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Beautypedia

TuesdayTaylor — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 07:24:32 GMT

Oh my goodness, I finally checked out "Beautypedia" and I feel like a chump for spending the way I do for skin care products! QVC has turned me into a product snob - thinking that you get what you pay for with skin care - but I see that I can spend a whole lot less and still get good results. Thanks to my fellow beauty board members for letting me know about Beautypedia and also about Paula's Choice!

Re: Beautypedia

HappyDaze — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 07:40:38 GMT

lol, just an fyi, prepare to get a bunch of posts that say the following- or at least some version/facsimile of the following:

1.) I don't trust paula's reviews since she also rates her own products

2.) I trust my results, not Paula's opinions

3.) There are alot of ingredients she says are bad for the skin but I've never had any issues so I don't care what she says.

4.) Paula's ratings have lost credibility with me ever since she started her own line and rates all her products as the best.

5.) I use what works for me, regardless of what she says is good or bad.

This are the usual responses but there are several more I didn't list that are said alot.

Re: Beautypedia

gonnab — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 09:58:25 GMT

Beautypedia used to be my go-to when I wanted info on a product. But I now agree with #4 - since Paul started her own line, which she consistently rates the highest, I've lost trust in her and now think that she is obviously biased. She still has good info but I take it with a grain of salt and specticism.

Re: Beautypedia

Iwantcoffee — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 12:08:06 GMT

@gonnab wrote:
Beautypedia used to be my go-to when I wanted info on a product. But I now agree with #4 - since Paul started her own line, which she consistently rates the highest, I've lost trust in her and now think that she is obviously biased. She still has good info but I take it with a grain of salt and specticism.

I think we all have biases and preferences with beauty products, I know I do.

Re: Beautypedia

millieshops — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 12:23:32 GMT

Whether you listen to Paula, your dermatologist, your friends, posters here - the greatest waste of beauty money is not what you buy, it's not using what you buy. Too many of us chase some mythical beauty idol and buy far more than we need.

Figure out what you really need and will use, buy what your own wallet says makes sense and use what you buy. You'll be ahead in the long run.

Re: Beautypedia

MomCat — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 13:06:03 GMT

@millieshops wrote:
Whether you listen to Paula, your dermatologist, your friends, posters here - the greatest waste of beauty money is not what you buy, it's not using what you buy.

You are so right! I got in trouble with auto deliveries, which I never do now, and I don't think I will live long enough to use up what I have. QVC definitely has some good values on skincare products, but sometime they don't. The problem with being stacked up on product is that you don't get to try the latest and greatest on the market, without tossing what you have. I've thrown away enough to realize I need to stop wasting money on expensive creams that are no better than something in the drugstore. Good luck to all of us who simply want to look our best, no matter what that is.

Re: Beautypedia

just bee — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 13:17:11 GMT

I subscribed to Beautypedia back when one had to pay to have access. When Paula made it "free" I was annoyed because I had paid for it. I was shocked when the company contacted me and offered me the choice of a refund or credit towards a PC product. Smart woman, that Paula. I skipped the refund and tried one of her products and I've been a customer ever since.

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Jacie — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 13:22:53 GMT

Paula lost all credibility for me. It's seems a conflict of interest to rate your own products so high in what was originally supposed to be an unbiased format.

Re: Beautypedia

Rachb — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 13:24:05 GMT

Ofcourse Paula is going to be bias....she wants to sell her own product. But, the negatively reviewed products from other lines are also how she built her own product line. She built her line with ingredients that she believes are safe and beneficial. So anything that doesn't have those ingredients is susceptible to her negative review. I really like her products (which has nothing to do with the review topic, just sayin'.)

Re: Beautypedia

wilma — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 14:31:40 GMT

I discovered Beautypedia and Paula's choice a few years ago. Nothing has helped my skin as much as her products. Even prescriptions from my Derm did not help.

I still read the reviews on her site especially when new products come out. I also read reviews on these boards and other places online. Then I make a decision if I want to try the product or not. Her reviews are not my only source for making a decision, but I do trust her judgment in many cases, because they are based on scientific research on specific ingredients. Even then I may buy a product that doesn't work for me. No one product is going to work for everyone regardless of who reviews it and whether that person likes or doesn't like it.

Re: Beautypedia

tucsongal — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 15:01:01 GMT

I can understand some of the skepticism but on the other hand, why would she put out a product that wasn't composed of the best ingredients? (Of course that assumes that she is interested in quality products, which I happen to believe she is).

Most of my skin care is now PC but I haven't loved everything and I do like some other items that aren't highly rated. Read the reviews closely as some are rated lower because of price or potential issues.

Re: Beautypedia

aggravated — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 16:16:35 GMT

Beautypedia is not currently owned or operated by Paula. It's now unrelated third parties doing the reviews. Or so they say. Beautepedia certainly does always seem to recommend Paula's products though.

Re: Beautypedia

HappyDaze — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 19:08:01 GMT

@tucsongal wrote:
I can understand some of the skepticism but on the other hand, why would she put out a product that wasn't composed of the best ingredients? (Of course that assumes that she is interested in quality products, which I happen to believe she is).

Most of my skin care is now PC but I haven't loved everything and I do like some other items that aren't highly rated. Read the reviews closely as some are rated lower because of price or potential issues.

BINGO! Exactly! She reviewed other products LONG before she started her own line. She developed her line based on PROVEN RESEARCH- not HER research, but unbiased scientific studies. No one would ever put out a line of products that were LESS than their own reviewing criteria. So silly.

You can like or not like her products- matters not to me- but not ONE SINGLE other line will give you a list of OTHER brands and products that they'd recommend. Not one single other brand does this. ALL other brands tout their own products as the best and would never ever recommend other brands or products that compete with their own line. I'd say that is as unbiased as it gets, especially now that she also has her own line. Funny how most people IGNORE that fact.

Re: Beautypedia

TuesdayTaylor — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 19:43:18 GMT

Oh no, HD, I didn't realize I was opening a can of worms! I'm sorry everyone! Thanks to everyone for responding so kindly and helpfully! I really have been overspending on skin care, believing the sales pitches and expecting miracles. It was good for me to find Beautypedia because it opened my eyes to the fact that there are options out there that are more affordable for me.

I can't tell you how much I've learned from this QVC beauty board. I truly appreciate the years of combined wisdom here.

Re: Beautypedia

TuesdayTaylor — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 07:27:19 GMT

By the way, I like that the site mentions whether a company does animal testing or not. All-in-all it's been a fun site for me and I've spent way too much time there! :-)

Re: Beautypedia

Rachb — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 12:04:38 GMT

Interestingly, with all my junkie research, I never really read Beautypedia reviews....until yesterday. I find the reviews very helpful now. For instance, I was trying some free samples of a moisturizer that came in a tiny tube. But the full size purchased product comes in a tub. Beautypedia gave high remarks for the product but not for the packing. And the reasoning makes sense (not just a sanitary issue but it compromises the potency of particular ingredients over time.) As an aside, I tried a new product last night and my fave was really warm after. Not burning or tingling, just warm. I washed it off and applied my PC 2% bha liquid followed by resist intensive repair cream, and within 20 minutes, my face was cool as a cucumber.

Re: Beautypedia

Mysticmom — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 15:37:41 GMT

Yes, I ran into a Beautypedia quandary just last night. I read in the latest issue of Allure that you should use a pre-wash primer to protect your hair, and they recommended Nexxus. So I ordered it (not yet received it) and lo and behold Beautypedia listed that exact product in their worst new hair products section (along with a product that I ordered a sample of from Sephora!). I guess it'll be returned before I even open it