Re: Edward Bess gone?

Shanus · ‎05-17-2010

@Trix wrote:
I realize QVC must be mindful of what is profitable and in their business every vendor is expendable. However, when they contract with these new and lesser known brands, they really do have some obligation to push the lines a bit more than they seem to. Maybe these small up and comings beauty brands could be prominently featured on the (variety brand) beauty shows. My feeling is the brands which have regular dedicated shows really don't need to be on the variety beauty shows, but somehow QVC marketing is to pack products from those brands into those shows, often following the beauty hour with a two-hour window of one of the popular brands. We saw plenty of that last weekend. That leaves very few opportunities to showcase products from the brands many customers aren't familiar with.

@Trix ITA. If on shows like We Love Beauty, etc., they’d leave out IT and Philosophy which we see ad nauseum and have put in the brands like Edward Bess & Nude Stix (which we lost), Eve Pearl, K. Buckle, Bobbi Brown (online, but no longer on air)....They’re just not getting what women want in makeup/skincare variety. If I see one more bowl of water w/ a sponge and a Philosophy vendor squeezing the gel into mounds of bubbles, I’ll scream. After all years and 1/2 a brain, we get that shower gel lathers when water added. Don’t take 15 minutes to demo in a beauty or worse, clothing show.

Trix · ‎03-16-2010

@Shanus wrote:
@Trix wrote:
I realize QVC must be mindful of what is profitable and in their business every vendor is expendable. However, when they contract with these new and lesser known brands, they really do have some obligation to push the lines a bit more than they seem to. Maybe these small up and comings beauty brands could be prominently featured on the (variety brand) beauty shows. My feeling is the brands which have regular dedicated shows really don't need to be on the variety beauty shows, but somehow QVC marketing is to pack products from those brands into those shows, often following the beauty hour with a two-hour window of one of the popular brands. We saw plenty of that last weekend. That leaves very few opportunities to showcase products from the brands many customers aren't familiar with.
@Trix ITA. If on shows like We Love Beauty, etc., they’d leave out IT and Philosophy which we see ad nauseum and have put in the brands like Edward Bess & Nude Stix (which we lost), Eve Pearl, K. Buckle, Bobbi Brown (online, but no longer on air)....They’re just not getting what women want in makeup/skincare variety. If I see one more bowl of water w/ a sponge and a Philosophy vendor squeezing the gel into mounds of bubbles, I’ll scream. After all years and 1/2 a brain, we get that shower gel lathers when water added. Don’t take 15 minutes to demo in a beauty or worse, clothing show.

@Shanus

icezeus · ‎10-30-2010

@Katcat1 wrote:
I believe each vendor has a contract and a certain responsibillity to appear on TV. Edward Bess did not impress me at all. His prices were too high and dare I mention his long hair. Yuck.

@Katcat1

I did not really care about his hair, but his prices were to high for my pocketbook. I think that more than anything was perhaps his demise for the QVC shopper.

stevieb · ‎03-10-2010

@Shanus wrote:
@chrystaltree wrote:
@Mz iMac wrote:
Never purchased any of EB products. However, I would always tune in to the Q just to stare at his extraordinarily beautiful hair.

That's why I couldn't sit through one of his shows. His appearance was a complete turn off me. Perhaps for others too.
@chrystaltree Somehow judging someone by his looks and not his products doesn’t sit right with me.

I agree @Shanus... and yet somehow, in this case, I'm not surprised...

In my pantry with my cupcakes...

stevieb · ‎03-10-2010

@chrystaltree wrote:
QVC isn't a club and they don't exist to build up those companies. The products that sell the most get the most air time and the premium air time. QVC is promoting the IT and Josie Maran and all the others we see so frequently; those are popular brands that bring in a ton of money.

I think we all pretty much know how things around here work. That doesn't preclude expressions of frustration when brands that have garnered a following, even a small following, are discontinued, nor does it preclude suggesting QVC might make some effort to build up some vendors rather than rely on endless repetition of the same few. I'd guess no one honestly expects anything to change, but sometimes feeling one has 'had one's say' is important and it's also rather harmless... I too liked the Bess brand and regret it's no longer carried by QVC.

In my pantry with my cupcakes...

RainyDayGal · ‎03-09-2010

That's too bad, I always enjoyed watching him. I use IT Cosmetics skincare, but OMG they are on everytime I turn the TV on. I really can't take watching them anymore. Same with Philosophy. I love the stuff, but I can only watch so much of the same presentations over and over.

depglass · ‎03-10-2010

Yes, we knew the line was expensive, but selling sample sized lipsticks for prestige full size prices just doesn't cut it. That was maybe the second beauty item I've returned in 22 years and I've bought a lot of lines.

Roni18 · ‎08-22-2013

I discovered Edward Bess through QVC. It is a great brand. I love his foundation. I just ordered the last one from Neiman Marcus since Q no longer offers it. Got free shipping too. I liked all of the items I got from him which I can't say about many brands.