Makeup reviews.

fluffysmom · ‎03-09-2010

I was reading reviews for a newer brand of cosmetics here and though they sounded like they were written by a pro. There were 4 or 5 out of six that sounded professional. I noted they had few previous posts some were just for this brand. Have you ever felt that way?

on the bay · ‎03-09-2010

I've felt that way about many kinds of reviews-the most recent about a healthcare center that you had to pay a lot-How could all be 5 stars?,

and some apartment reviews.

I think Amazon's reviews tend to sound more real to me.

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CinNC · ‎10-05-2012

One of the jewelry websites I frequent.........I sort by customer reviews and notice many items come up with 5 star reviews......but only 1 review. It makes me leary of that review.

Cindy

tototwo · ‎03-09-2010

It's a "work at home" job that I've seen advertised. Yes, you too can get a job writing fake reviews for various companies for a salary.

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SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

I also notice that the more a product costs, the higher the rating...generally speaking. To me it appears that people give those higher ratings to justify their spending and not necessarily for the product's performance.

Shanus · ‎05-17-2010

I’m more interested to know how long a person had or used a product before posting a review. Shmearing on a moisturizer for a few nights is not a sufficient test to give a review whether 1 or 5 Stars.

ajsidney12 · ‎02-10-2013

@fluffysmom I am skeptical as well, and yet I think some people have become more proficient at writing these because of YouTube "stars" doing reviews, bloggers, complaints by other customers about the lack of detail in reviews, etc. I know I have felt compelled to give as much information as possible to address for others the information that I would want to know. However, if it is Amazon, I always sort by Verified Purchases only and then read through them. HSN requires you to have a purchase for at least a week, before the system allows you to review an item. I have said this many times, I believe the Q should use the same process (they are sister companies after all).

spot555 · ‎03-09-2010

I bounce between MakeupAlley, & Nordstrom for most of my makeup reviews.

Irshgrl31201 · ‎03-18-2010

I find that I like Makeup Alley best for reviews. People get really detailed there and I feel there are a lot of people here who get really defensive about certain products (Wen for one) so it makes me a little more weary. I don't know if this is still the case but I always like that at HSN you had to buy the product to leave a review where at the time, you didn't have to buy it here to leave a review. That may have changed though.

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