Re: How much do celebrities influence your buying?

Irshgrl31201 · ‎03-18-2010

@Susan Louise wrote:
@Irshgrl31201 wrote:
@Noel7 wrote:
@Irshgrl31201 wrote:
@Noel7 wrote:
@Irshgrl31201 wrote:
@Noel7 wrote:
I don't think I usually see celebs pushing products. If they have, I've only noticed one, Jennifer Aniston and Aveeno, which I bought because of an ad without her in a fashion magazine.

@I'm glad I tried it, it's a great product for me. I noticed @Irshgril said something similar recently. I do pay attention to Irshgrl, she knows what she's talking about.
Well thank you! Yes Aveeno is a good product, it has some good actives in it and also is without a lot of fragrances which can cause a loss in collagen production. A lot of derms recommend it!
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Thanks for mentioning that @Irshgrl31201 ! I have had sensitive skin on and off and have had to throw away a variety of products. I have at least five different things from Aveeno and I'm so pleased. No irritation and my skin feels so soft
Oh I am so happy to hear that @Noel7. My mom has sensitive skin and rosacea and she really loves their products too. They are good. For some reason though people think if they spend $100 on a cream, they are getting a better product when I can tell you that is rarely the case. In terms of science, most of those products aren't even as cutting edge as the majority of drug store products.
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@Irshgrl31201

I've spent a lot on cosmetics and creams over the years at high end stores, what a waste.

I also have rosacea, it comes with lupus, at least the breakouts were never too bad and it's been gone for years.

I know that most women do. Even people who are ingredient savvy get stuck in that trap. The skin care industry is very good at doing what they do. For instance, La Mer is a very expensive product. The majority of that product is made up of petroleum jelly. I don't have a problem with petro. jelly at all, it is an excellent protectant and used after many procedures by derms to protect the face. Next is mineral oil. Again, not a bad ingredient but nothing antiaging. It contains seaweed extract which is billed as a star antioxidant and it is an antioxidant but there are many more cutting edge antioxidants on the market, this one is barely considered fair. It is used in many products from cosmetics to food and is very cheap. Now all of that and they charge $155 ounce. It has a cult status that can't be explained. In terms of science it isn't even as good as Neutrogenas worst antiaging cream but for some reason a cream that cost MAYBE $1 to produce can sell for that.

I am really glad you found something that you liked and that my recommendation could have helped. I didn't realize that rosacea came with lupus. It seems so many things do, don't they?
@Irshgrl31201 and @Noel7 I also had rosaeca...had it all removed with 2 laser treatments back in the late 80's...

Yes, @Susan Louise the pulsed dye laser can be really helpful. It destroys the lining of inflamed blood vessels. There are other types of lasers that are good too. My mom doesn't have a lot of redness, she has a problem with certain ingredients that aren't great for sensitive skin like certain essential oils and other things like that.

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Lila Belle · ‎01-24-2013

Not a bit.

lilac lover · ‎01-17-2011

0%. I could care less!

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

@Carmie wrote:
I don't think I have ever purchased a product because it was endorsed by a celebrity. I think celebrities for the most part choose the wrong path in life after they become famous. I think it is ridiculous to think they can suggest to me what to buy and how to live.

I can make my own choices.

Sometimes, after watching a commercial, I have to ask what product is being presented. The Matthew McConaughey commercials for the cars are the worst. Took me a while to figure them out.

The only two I'm currently aware of are that Lincoln commercial and Jennifer Anniston selling eye drops. OH! .... Jennifer Garner is advertising Mastercard or something similar ..... Nothing else comes to mind.

When I DO see a celebrity pitching something, I tend to wonder how much they got paid for doing it. lol

One thing I've always noticed is several celebrity fragrances come out at holiday time ..... who actually buys that stuff, anyway?

Lucky Charm · ‎03-09-2010

99.999% of *celebrities* mean ZERO to me.

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

Not at all - I am not at all impressed with celebrity.

DiAnne · ‎09-22-2010

@Irshgrl31201 wrote:
@Noel7 wrote:
@Irshgrl31201 wrote:
@Noel7 wrote:
I don't think I usually see celebs pushing products. If they have, I've only noticed one, Jennifer Aniston and Aveeno, which I bought because of an ad without her in a fashion magazine.

@I'm glad I tried it, it's a great product for me. I noticed @Irshgril said something similar recently. I do pay attention to Irshgrl, she knows what she's talking about.
Well thank you! Yes Aveeno is a good product, it has some good actives in it and also is without a lot of fragrances which can cause a loss in collagen production. A lot of derms recommend it!
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Thanks for mentioning that @Irshgrl31201 ! I have had sensitive skin on and off and have had to throw away a variety of products. I have at least five different things from Aveeno and I'm so pleased. No irritation and my skin feels so soft
Oh I am so happy to hear that @Noel7. My mom has sensitive skin and rosacea and she really loves their products too. They are good. For some reason though people think if they spend $100 on a cream, they are getting a better product when I can tell you that is rarely the case. In terms of science, most of those products aren't even as cutting edge as the majority of drug store products.

I guess everybody is different because a friend recommended Aveeno to me so I picked up a bottle at Costco. I could not stand the smell of it - it smelled like mold to me so I threw it away.

Nancy Drew · ‎03-11-2010

Oh I think it is obvious celebrities don't influence us as much as they think they do.

Wrong is still wrong just because you benefited from it.

tansy · ‎01-02-2011

tansy · ‎01-02-2011

I don't think I'm swayed by celebrities (I don't know know who many of them are) but obviously it works for selling products or the companies wouldn't put out the money for their endorsements.