Which influencers do you really trust recommendations from?

[HG2614]

I echo love for Karenbritchick. Unlike some other influencers, she's actually talented at styling rather than just wearing expensive clothes and buying designer bags. And her genuine love for people's street style and for the items in her closet is so endearing! Look up her video on YouTube where she goes through the purses in her closet... The way she squished her Balenciaga city bag for 20 seconds... I kept replaying it...

 

[Emma1420]

For beauty content I love RawBeautyKristi. She's pretty straight forward, and she flat out says that she doesn't bother to review things that she knows that she will out right hate. And, mostly I like her because she's normal. She doesn't look like the stereotypical influencer. She's a little older (still in her 30's), shorter, has some extra pounds on her, and struggles with the stuff a lot of us struggle with. She's delightful, and whether or not it's true or not she seems really authentic on camera.

In terms of luxury videos, like minks4all for her minksmondays, but aside from that it depends on the content I'm looking for. And, I don't typically buy bags or make-up because of what is recommended by influencers. So many of them receive items for free or receive kick-backs that I just don't trust their opinions.

 

[giligy]

Lol my point about Chriselle Lim doing way better after getting famous on Tik Tok/Instagram stands... her house is now for sale and is she’s looking for a new place. House was purchased 2016 for $1.45m and she’s asking $1.65m.

5634 Sunmist Dr, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 | Zillow

5634 Sunmist Dr, Rancho Palos Verdes CA, is a Single Family home that contains 2654 sq ft and was built in 1965.It contains 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.This home last sold for $1,735,000 in December 2020. The Zestimate for this Single Family is $2,301,600, which has decreased by $76,955 in the...

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Sold in a day, according to her IG Stories the other day.

 

[starrynite_87]

I’m loving the ladies from Somewhere Lately

 

[idlehen]

I like watching Emma Anders as I feel she honestly does videos just for fun and her channel doesn't seem very promotion-y at all. Same for LeoLionLV mostly - she does promote her own store, but that is to be expected.

I like FashionablyAMY and Kat L as well. Amy does do sponsored videos from what I know, but she is transparent about it and she never seems too pushy/overhyped on the products. Their collab live show is pretty fun to watch too when I need a long video to have on in the background while I do other things.

So I would say I would probably trust reviews from the people mentioned above, as I don't feel they are pushing a personal agenda too much.

I will watch ChaseAmie and Minks4All from time to time. Amie's videos (as others have mentioned) are a little too promotion-y but I like them mostly for the eye candy. Minks4All is nice too but I find her energy a little much for me sometimes. I would for the most part, trust Mink's reviews but with a grain of salt.

Recently I started watching angeleyn, which is sort of a smaller channel. She does a lot of Senreve promotion, but does mention in one of her videos that she know it seems like she's always going on about them, but she does honestly likes their stuff.

 

[Joule]

I've found only three whom I enjoy: Like someone else said upthread, Colourful Noir is informative and soothing. I also get a big kick out of Amy Elizabeth and Autumn Beckman. They are both real women with smart senses of humor. Style-wise, I don't really match either of them, but who cares? I'm still entertained by their videos because they come across as genuine and no-nonsense, and are often hilarious to boot.

 

[BowieFan1971]

I've found only three whom I enjoy: Like someone else said upthread, Colourful Noir is informative and soothing. I also get a big kick out of Amy Elizabeth and Autumn Beckman. They are both real women with smart senses of humor. Style-wise, I don't really match either of them, but who cares? I'm still entertained by their videos because they come across as genuine and no-nonsense, and are often hilarious to boot.

I like Autumn because she is like me....loves luxury bags but focuses on the value and getting the authentic look for less. She buys a lot of pre-loved and vintage and gives solid advice.

 

[kristabos4]

Kelly Jane does research and I like how she explains the business history of the designers.

What happened to kelly Jane's videos?

 

[a-s]

I do watch some of the bigger influencers but find that their hauls are becoming boring and repetitive - a lot of the same LV, Chanel etc. I prefer to see pieces from different brands and reviews for what I’m considering buying. Here’s who I’ve been watching lately:
the geek is chic (I miss her!)
Bonjour Aika
Alyssa Lenore
Kaylan Alex
Maggyxchuu
Cocobeautea
BreeCaraAmore
Cassie Thorpe
Jaime Xie (extravagant and unique hauls)
Kenzie Meads (high street)
Je suis Lou (although getting bored of hearing about the same few Chanel/LV bags)

 

[Greenredapple]

I do watch some of the bigger influencers but find that their hauls are becoming boring and repetitive - a lot of the same LV, Chanel etc. I prefer to see pieces from different brands and reviews for what I’m considering buying.

It's the same for me. While I might once in a while enjoy luxury haul videos, it gets tiring after some time when it's just Chanel, Dior or LV. There is not much variety in terms of brands or even lesser known indie brands.

 

[lalame]

Amie is a snooze...
As for Chriselle: yes what you say is true, but ever since TikTok her followers on instagram have shot up and her content feels much different. I doubt she was worth as much before... I know the house she lives in—it’s nice but nothing grand like some other influencers here in LA. I’m sure gaining popularity from the younger generation on TikTok helped her a lot.
I don’t know... started getting on my nerves too ever since she’s been taking her daughter for riding lessons once a week in the area I live. Shows up in expensive clothing to take pictures of herself while her daughter rides. Keeps going on how she’s a “barn mom” and “lives at the barn” now... as an equestrian it bothers me haha. Like taking a picture in front of someone else’s expensive car to get the rich vibe and saying #FerarriLife. All of us are in breeches and tall boots with our horses and she comes in her free Dior dresses that drag in the dirt so she can get her pics. I guess that’s the influencing game though. Plus she doesn’t even tag the barn to help them advertise while she’s using them for vibes.
But hey these people with million+ followers certainly aren’t hurting from me not wanting to follow them lol!


I’m just so skeptical about anything influencers say or post about now. I’ll scroll through feeds and see what styles and new things I like but I don’t follow or watch any particular person religiously.

i agree with everything you said though I think why she doesn’t tag the places is probably because she is scared fans or stalkers will start going there just for her and she’ll lose her sense of privacy. I can see it since it’s her child’s hobby.. would be sad if they had to stop bc it was getting weird.

But what you described is so off putting. I’ve seen influencers in the wild too taking photos and honestly there’s nothing glamorous about randomly striking weird editorial poses in the middle of a street or alleyway. I can’t unsee it whenever I see these so called glam photos, like the ones you posted below.

 

[lalame]

Does anyone follow Aimee song? She was SUPER big at one point (maybe still is)! I catch her vids once in awhile and while I like her personality, in my opinion she pulled back the curtain on a few things that shocked me about high end fashion influencers like her. For one, they have stylists?? Wtf? She has some vlogging vids from fashion weeks around the world and shows the process of coming up with an outfit with her stylist(s) and her assistants. I didn’t think even celebrities had this kind of lifestyle much less a normal fashion blogger/influencer.

When I think of this type of lavish lifestyle and the fact their image is basically a product, it helps me not get sucked in. How many products do you have to shill for a normal person to get that wealthy?

I don’t even blame their motivations and assume many might even be sincere in liking things they promote but the calculus is totally different for someone like that. If they’re gifted 10 designer bags it’s easy to “like” them - liking it today makes them money and they can easily sell them the next day for a profit if they want. There’s no downside to liking them, even if it’s not actually their style. I’ll wear a bright pink Birkin if you gift it to me, even if it’s not my style. But for consumers like us spending thousands of dollars on a bag, I need to more than like it... I need to like it more than anything else I can buy with that money. My bar is higher so I can’t really take their reviews too seriously.

 

[ghoulish]

Here’s who I’ve been watching lately:
Jaime Xie (extravagant and unique hauls)

I have to agree with you on Jaime Xie. Both her budget and tastes are limitless! She finds some unique pieces that you don't see often on YT, and I enjoy seeing how she styles her items.

 

[giligy]

Does anyone follow Aimee song? She was SUPER big at one point (maybe still is)! I catch her vids once in awhile and while I like her personality, in my opinion she pulled back the curtain on a few things that shocked me about high end fashion influencers like her. For one, they have stylists?? Wtf? She has some vlogging vids from fashion weeks around the world and shows the process of coming up with an outfit with her stylist(s) and her assistants. I didn’t think even celebrities had this kind of lifestyle much less a normal fashion blogger/influencer.

When I think of this type of lavish lifestyle and the fact their image is basically a product, it helps me not get sucked in. How many products do you have to shill for a normal person to get that wealthy?

I don’t even blame their motivations and assume many might even be sincere in liking things they promote but the calculus is totally different for someone like that. If they’re gifted 10 designer bags it’s easy to “like” them - liking it today makes them money and they can easily sell them the next day for a profit if they want. There’s no downside to liking them, even if it’s not actually their style. I’ll wear a bright pink Birkin if you gift it to me, even if it’s not my style. But for consumers like us spending thousands of dollars on a bag, I need to more than like it... I need to like it more than anything else I can buy with that money. My bar is higher so I can’t really take their reviews too seriously.

I love Aimee Song. I think she still is big, but she's pulled back on the content creation a bit to focus on herself and her mental health, much like the OG makeup youtuber Michelle Phan did a while back. I love how open and real Aimee is about mental health, her childhood, and her lows.

 

[xforeverlove11]

I enjoy Lailili Mirza's content