Beauty

[beach-mom]

I lived in Japan. The Geisha I met used Estee Lauder. I like a rice powder scrub, and Fresh used to make one but they don't any longer. I think anything that makes anyone feel good about using is worth the money, even though some of these "miracle" products are very high priced. Only we can decide if we want to spend the money on it.

To me Tatcha and "the book" are the same as Tarte and the Amazon clay, Josie Maran and the Argan oil, Edward Bess and the Black Sea, etc. Someone has an inspiration and decides to market it. If I feel better when "I" wear it, that's all I care about. I'm sure Tatcha will be around for a while, because it is one of the new "it" skin care lines.

[turtle52]

On 3/22/2015 Anonymous2012 said:

On 3/21/2015 turtle52 said:

Vicki is very beautiful and would be a wonderful advertisement for ANY beauty line. However, her products have received pretty poor reviews on Beautypedia. Check them out. I think that Miss Vicki is laughing all the way to the bank. We boomers are looking for a miracle and I don't think that it will be found in this brand (or any other for that matter).

In all fairness, I went to beautypedia to check reviews. When I clicked on Tatcha enzyme powder, it shows two stars. However, when I go to read the reviews it says "be the first one to write a review". So why is it showing two stars if no one wrote a review?

When I clicked on the one step cleansing oil, there was one 4 star review (the highest a product can get on the site) but yet it showed as having 3 stars.

I have never heard of beautypedia prior to today reading your post, but they don't have any credibility with me.

And I will say I bought Tatcha at my local Sephora and I bought the last ones. I would say if you like this product to go ahead and get on auto delivery. This is a first for me because I don't usually care for auto delivery.

I think that the star ratings are how Beautypedia rates the items. They just changed their website recently and it IS confusing. I don't use Beautypedia as the ultimate beauty word, but I find it helpful because it lists (potential) irritants in products. I have sensitive skin so I appreciate this information.

I find Tatcha to be very expensive. If I were to spend that much money I would go to a dermatologist instead for Botox, peels, etc. I think that there is a lot of hype surrounding this line because Vicki is very beautiful and also because she displays the book under glass as if these ingredients were a closely guarded ancient secret--maybe the Fountain of Youth?

That's just my opinion and I'm entitled to it.

[Harpa]

On 3/22/2015 beach-mom said:

I lived in Japan. The Geisha I met used Estee Lauder. I like a rice powder scrub, and Fresh used to make one but they don't any longer. I think anything that makes anyone feel good about using is worth the money, even though some of these "miracle" products are very high priced. Only we can decide if we want to spend the money on it.

To me Tatcha and "the book" are the same as Tarte and the Amazon clay, Josie Maran and the Argan oil, Edward Bess and the Black Sea, etc. Someone has an inspiration and decides to market it. If I feel better when "I" wear it, that's all I care about. I'm sure Tatcha will be around for a while, because it is one of the new "it" skin care lines.

You said a mouthful, beach-mom!

What I do not like about her presentation is when she shows the photo of the geisha in white makeup and then without. She implies that all geishas use the secret [Tatcha] recipes whether they are 20 or 80 and their skin looks just like the photo. She never tells you how old the geisha is in that photo. One thing our common sense tells us is that the geisha in the photo is not 80 years old!

So, in a general way, I agree with beach-mom's interpretation "the same as..."

Anyway, I sampled Tatcha, and while it was nice, it was something I did not want to continue with.

[Anonymous2012]

On 3/22/2015 turtle52 said:

On 3/22/2015 Anonymous2012 said:

On 3/21/2015 turtle52 said:

Vicki is very beautiful and would be a wonderful advertisement for ANY beauty line. However, her products have received pretty poor reviews on Beautypedia. Check them out. I think that Miss Vicki is laughing all the way to the bank. We boomers are looking for a miracle and I don't think that it will be found in this brand (or any other for that matter).

In all fairness, I went to beautypedia to check reviews. When I clicked on Tatcha enzyme powder, it shows two stars. However, when I go to read the reviews it says "be the first one to write a review". So why is it showing two stars if no one wrote a review?

When I clicked on the one step cleansing oil, there was one 4 star review (the highest a product can get on the site) but yet it showed as having 3 stars.

I have never heard of beautypedia prior to today reading your post, but they don't have any credibility with me.

And I will say I bought Tatcha at my local Sephora and I bought the last ones. I would say if you like this product to go ahead and get on auto delivery. This is a first for me because I don't usually care for auto delivery.

I think that the star ratings are how Beautypedia rates the items. They just changed their website recently and it IS confusing. I don't use Beautypedia as the ultimate beauty word, but I find it helpful because it lists (potential) irritants in products. I have sensitive skin so I appreciate this information.

I find Tatcha to be very expensive. If I were to spend that much money I would go to a dermatologist instead for Botox, peels, etc. I think that there is a lot of hype surrounding this line because Vicki is very beautiful and also because she displays the book under glass as if these ingredients were a closely guarded ancient secret--maybe the Fountain of Youth?

That's just my opinion and I'm entitled to it.

Yes, I never said you were not entitled to your opinion. I hope I did not offend.

I've never heard of beautypedia but in your post you referred to the reviews on the site and that's the only part I checked out. But I understand that there is other good information there according to your post.

At Sephora all the associates talked to me they all had good things to say about Tatcha. So I went ahead and bought it to try it. The fact that they were sold out after my purchase made me think that it must be a popular line. They had the last ones stores in the back. I like the results but still deciding if it is worth the price. With me having the oily skin and not being able to find a moisturizer I really like, when I use the cleaning oil it leaves my skin moisturized enough without having to add extra lotion afterwards. I like the enzyme powder because it exfoliates without being harsh. I tried other oil cleansers (like DHC, and even ShuUemera) with subpar results. I even tried plain olive oil to wash my face but . I was buying ShuUemera regularly but stopped when it seemed like they changed the formulation. So so far, until I find something else, I will re-purchase when I run out.

[turtle52]

On 3/22/2015 Anonymous2012 said:

On 3/22/2015 turtle52 said:

On 3/22/2015 Anonymous2012 said:

On 3/21/2015 turtle52 said:

Vicki is very beautiful and would be a wonderful advertisement for ANY beauty line. However, her products have received pretty poor reviews on Beautypedia. Check them out. I think that Miss Vicki is laughing all the way to the bank. We boomers are looking for a miracle and I don't think that it will be found in this brand (or any other for that matter).

In all fairness, I went to beautypedia to check reviews. When I clicked on Tatcha enzyme powder, it shows two stars. However, when I go to read the reviews it says "be the first one to write a review". So why is it showing two stars if no one wrote a review?

When I clicked on the one step cleansing oil, there was one 4 star review (the highest a product can get on the site) but yet it showed as having 3 stars.

I have never heard of beautypedia prior to today reading your post, but they don't have any credibility with me.

And I will say I bought Tatcha at my local Sephora and I bought the last ones. I would say if you like this product to go ahead and get on auto delivery. This is a first for me because I don't usually care for auto delivery.

I think that the star ratings are how Beautypedia rates the items. They just changed their website recently and it IS confusing. I don't use Beautypedia as the ultimate beauty word, but I find it helpful because it lists (potential) irritants in products. I have sensitive skin so I appreciate this information.

I find Tatcha to be very expensive. If I were to spend that much money I would go to a dermatologist instead for Botox, peels, etc. I think that there is a lot of hype surrounding this line because Vicki is very beautiful and also because she displays the book under glass as if these ingredients were a closely guarded ancient secret--maybe the Fountain of Youth?

That's just my opinion and I'm entitled to it.

Yes, I never said you were not entitled to your opinion. I hope I did not offend.

I've never heard of beautypedia but in your post you referred to the reviews on the site and that's the only part I checked out. But I understand that there is other good information there according to your post.

At Sephora all the associates talked to me they all had good things to say about Tatcha. So I went ahead and bought it to try it. The fact that they were sold out after my purchase made me think that it must be a popular line. They had the last ones stores in the back. I like the results but still deciding if it is worth the price. With me having the oily skin and not being able to find a moisturizer I really like, when I use the cleaning oil it leaves my skin moisturized enough without having to add extra lotion afterwards. I like the enzyme powder because it exfoliates without being harsh. I tried other oil cleansers (like DHC, and even ShuUemera) with subpar results. I even tried plain olive oil to wash my face but . I was buying ShuUemera regularly but stopped when it seemed like they changed the formulation. So so far, until I find something else, I will re-purchase when I run out.

No offense taken! Enjoy your day!

[CWS22]

On 3/22/2015 beach-mom said:

I lived in Japan. The Geisha I met used Estee Lauder. I like a rice powder scrub, and Fresh used to make one but they don't any longer. I think anything that makes anyone feel good about using is worth the money, even though some of these "miracle" products are very high priced. Only we can decide if we want to spend the money on it.

To me Tatcha and "the book" are the same as Tarte and the Amazon clay, Josie Maran and the Argan oil, Edward Bess and the Black Sea, etc. Someone has an inspiration and decides to market it. If I feel better when "I" wear it, that's all I care about. I'm sure Tatcha will be around for a while, because it is one of the new "it" skin care lines.

I entirely agree with that statement above, as far as what feels good to someone. I find that if the process is enjoyable and makes me feel good, it's worth it to me. Even if I don't see amazing results...if my skin feels good and the experience of using the product is something I look forward to, then I stick with it and enjoy it. Those small moments each day are hard to put a price on.