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Youtube is full of smoking mirrors, one of my friends is a youtuber/influencer and what he portrays on social media vs the way he is in real life are 2 completely different things, thats why i struggle to believe what they say. In the nicest way possible, she isn't going to admit to accepting money from her family even if she was because then it completely takes away the whole 'down to earth' aspect she's trying to portray. Supposedly working not 1 but 2 jobs, plus youtube?...And still having time to edit which in its self i'm told is such a long tedious process. The bags she's buying are not cheap, nor is the jewelry... So it's a little difficult to believe her. But thats just my thoughts and impression on things
I agree with what you said..
Honestly I don’t get how those Youtubers can afford to buy the Chanel or Hermès bags every other week. Let’s be honest, even a six-digit salary wouldn’t suffice that buying habit.I agree with what you said..
She did say in a more recent video that she comes from a wealthy family and her family used to buy her bags or she used the family money to do so (I forgot exactly what she said), but she is no longer receiving any help. Whether that is true or not who knows but I assume if that is the case she probably sells the bags her family got her when she wants to fund new purchase. Without going into detail of her family problems she could have disclosed that from the start instead of leading people on to believe that she is buying all of these on her own while doing youtube, working multiple jobs and going to school.
This is my issue with a lot of youtubers nowadays. Everyone is so focused on trying to portray themselves as self-made to afford these bags. I can care less if you are making six digits yourself, using your family money, getting gifts from PR/wealthy significant other, or even saving up while working at McDonalds. I enjoy watching it regardless of how they funded the bag as long as they are honest about it. I don't mind if they don't mention how they afforded the purchase either as long as they're not trying to create this false image of themselves because that just makes me not believe what they say at all. This is also one of the reasons why I can't get into the bags that influencers were pushing like crazy such as senreve.
I watched both videos and boy, she does come off as tone-deaf. I kinda have to agree with Dacob here.
He does get annoying, but he can be really informative.
- could you please elaborate?She said to go for the holy grail bag first, as if many people starting out are able to buy a Birkin (plus, you’d have to spend to be offered the Birkin) or a Chanel flap. If you are a young 20-something, I think it’s irresponsible to spend $10k if you don’t have the means. The comment about buying your holy grail only applies if you have the funds. She also said her vintage Chanel lambskin is her throw-away, everyday bag since it’s so old. She also mentioned that her “cheap” evening bag is a YSL and that as an alternative to that one, she recommended a Chanel flap (which is not an inexpensive evening bag option). Lastly, she wanted to buy a Chanel Deauville to carry her Birkin in while traveling (so she wanted to buy a 4K bag to carry her $10k bag in).I haven’t watched Dacob’s video but I did watch Lou’s and her bag type recommendations seem to be the same as every other luxury YouTuber? E.g. one for evenings, one for travel / work etc. Nothing about her recommendations seemed tone deaf to me
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Also I just recently discovered Zuzkainstyle, whilst she doesn’t only collect Chanel, she has a really nice collection, particularly of coco handles.
