tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post431379077686498525..comments2024-03-28T00:20:19.015-07:00Comments on brutally honest beauty: The Downside of Indies: Mentality Polish and "Sensitivity"Lyn Bhbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12081735635995970890noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-60143934395490692492015-08-25T18:28:13.905-07:002015-08-25T18:28:13.905-07:00That's a good point - though I was under the i...That's a good point - though I was under the impression that Mentality had been around for a while and yet this still happened. Well over a year anyway. It's disturbing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02075243940219740263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-69745336550174445302015-08-25T17:14:14.596-07:002015-08-25T17:14:14.596-07:00I refuse to use indie makeup companies until they ...I refuse to use indie makeup companies until they have been established for a while with proven results. So like when Makeup geek first came out, I held off for at least a year till I saw good positive reviews from others. Lime Crime NEVER interested me and and thank God for many reasons. Same goes with Skincare companies. I held off on Colleen Rothschild till I saw some reviews from others. I mean its face, hands and body right. You need to make sure these companies are legit before you use them. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962923028104553844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-56020238744575243132015-08-25T06:31:26.559-07:002015-08-25T06:31:26.559-07:00That sounds like great information to put out ther...That sounds like great information to put out there!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02075243940219740263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-26497918112301764942015-08-25T05:48:32.635-07:002015-08-25T05:48:32.635-07:00Most of us indie nail polish brands are as horrifi...Most of us indie nail polish brands are as horrified as everyone else. It sounds now like Mentality might have been making their own base and screwed up somehow, and are trying to cover that up. A bunch of us (including me) have been writing posts discussing the standards we use for testing and our refund policies just to reassure people that we're not all bad!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13764944048635416065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-77511318643085896252015-08-24T15:33:28.915-07:002015-08-24T15:33:28.915-07:00I don't really follow indie polishes either, b...I don't really follow indie polishes either, but I follow a few great nail bloggers on Instagram, including Mercurial Magpie, so that's how I heard about this. I agree. I'm sure there are many, many indie cosmetics makers who have a lot of integrity and who are conscientious about health and safety, but how can we tell which ones those are (or aren't) before there's a problem? Larger companies are subject to more scrutiny and oversight, at the very least.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02075243940219740263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-9956765475904326692015-08-24T15:30:57.612-07:002015-08-24T15:30:57.612-07:00That's what I thought of too, especially since...That's what I thought of too, especially since LC started out indie and then tried to hold on to that indie cred for a long time. I agree that if they had been upfront about the problem when they became aware of it and apologize, they wouldn't have been subject to "bullying" and probably wouldn't have been in the same financial trouble either.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02075243940219740263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-85577296682628332592015-08-24T09:53:38.562-07:002015-08-24T09:53:38.562-07:00Wow, that's horrific. I don't follow the w...Wow, that's horrific. I don't follow the world of indie polishes at all, so I'd never have heard of the Mentality scandal if not for your post! Honestly, this sort of thing is a big part of the reason I'm reluctant to buy from indie companies. Say what you will about larger corporations, they usually have systems in place to ensure that customers' nails don't literally fall off from a bad batch of polish.auxiliary beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02704228759091361669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-17053060271231294202015-08-24T09:07:59.030-07:002015-08-24T09:07:59.030-07:00From the accounts I'm reading, the way Mentali...From the accounts I'm reading, the way Mentality is responding is starting to sound a lot like the ways of the bonkers owner of Limecrime. Yipes. <br /><br />Even if you're a small brand with limited funds, good communication, politeness and taking responsibility go a long way to making things right, even if you can't fix the problem.<br /><br />KMayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09646075917607497305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-79553368512921437012015-08-24T05:42:07.408-07:002015-08-24T05:42:07.408-07:00And the big corps have insurance, too, I should ad...And the big corps have insurance, too, I should add, which makes a difference in their responses.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02075243940219740263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-16480474733650647422015-08-24T05:36:43.935-07:002015-08-24T05:36:43.935-07:00I agree. I think with indies there's probably ...I agree. I think with indies there's probably a lot more variation based on the personality of the owners. With bigger corporations, even if they don't want to behave ethically, at least they have teams of lawyers saying, "Legally, you have to do X, Y, and Z, now," so they don't just ignore things and whine about bullies.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02075243940219740263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-58358483416852944452015-08-24T05:34:54.072-07:002015-08-24T05:34:54.072-07:00There is a serious rabbit hole to go down reading ...There is a serious rabbit hole to go down reading about this (and Mentality seems to keep digging themselves deeper too)!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02075243940219740263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-47764285332353113652015-08-24T01:17:48.914-07:002015-08-24T01:17:48.914-07:00Holy fucking shit!! looks corrosive.
I think ind...Holy fucking shit!! looks corrosive. <br /><br />I think indies have a wider range of extremes. The good are great, fastidious, and respond great. I believe Haus of Gloi had a (small in comparison) contamination issue recently and they responded very promptly and without any coverups. On the other hand there are lots of indies who are terrible businesses with horrible customer service. Big corporations at least, generally have to answer to regulations. I think this is something the guys at the beauty brains mentioned before, that indie companies demanded to be excluded from certain regulations, so only us as consumers lose. <br /><br />This is terrible stuff, I hope people get over the 'shiny new stuff!!1!' And try to look beyond the product into good business ethics.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02549904797508920577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-47943500843515444592015-08-23T21:47:10.314-07:002015-08-23T21:47:10.314-07:00I can't stop reading about this crap. There ar...I can't stop reading about this crap. There are crazy people who still want to use their Mentality polishes. WHAT.Liz (Beauty Reductionista)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12248806073054637457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-6023892748125805312015-08-23T21:33:06.631-07:002015-08-23T21:33:06.631-07:00Holy fucking shit. Thanks for the heads up. I neve...Holy fucking shit. Thanks for the heads up. I never took an interest in this brand but two "indie" brands that I love and are now maybe too big to be considered indie are a-England and Picture Polish. It never even occurred to me that nails could be damaged to this degree simply by applying something over them.Liz (Beauty Reductionista)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12248806073054637457noreply@blogger.com