Which influencers do you really trust recommendations from?

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This is something i have reflected more in recent months. My relationship with influencers has been rocky to say the least. On the one hand i shouldn't judge influencers for making money, and on the other hand I dislike many of them for straightout lying to their viewers. When i started watching lux youtube content, i genuinely thought many of them were honest and sincere in their reviews. How naive I was back then


I have been wondering if brands pay online retails/marketplace and they in turn ask influencers to mention the brand to boost visilibity. If so then it's probably part of the service package that they offer to brands. When there is lot of money involved why not take a cut for yourself...

I know this might sound harsh but lux community in youtube has become boring to me. It's always Chanel, Dior, Hèrmes or Lv. Not that there is anything wrong with these brands in particular, but prominent influencers know that mentioning these brands will generate more views so they are often featured in videos.

The lux content in youtube is bland nowdays. There is no risk-taking, no creativity and no personality. Instead there are clickbaiting and repeated content being produced over and over again. I am bored. Perhaps i shouldn't be so harsh to influencers because it's youtube that pushes these type of content to generate even more revenue. They just produce the type content that algorithm will pick up.

Yes, you're right. Everyone's posting about the same bag at the same time, the same shoes, the same accessories. When did people lose their individuality? To be fair, some things become popular for a reason, and if it's really good and just *happens* to be trendy, then ok. But everyone just seems to be trying to keep up with everyone else, so all the content being created just ends up being redundant. Granted, I don't have the most out-there style - I dress on the more neutral, minimal side, and prefer classic pieces, but still - it would be nice to see someone show something other than classic flaps and Birkins!
 
Yes, you're right. Everyone's posting about the same bag at the same time, the same shoes, the same accessories. When did people lose their individuality? To be fair, some things become popular for a reason, and if it's really good and just *happens* to be trendy, then ok. But everyone just seems to be trying to keep up with everyone else, so all the content being created just ends up being redundant. Granted, I don't have the most out-there style - I dress on the more neutral, minimal side, and prefer classic pieces, but still - it would be nice to see someone show something other than classic flaps and Birkins!

I agree.

The funny thing is most will profess their love for fashion while knowing very little about designers and the history of fashion houses.

Gems can be found in the most random places and it's not hard to find wearable pieces. Doesn't have to about hauls of new items. Why not just shop your own closet or finetune the garments that you already own? I love it when a blogger reuses things that they already own.
 
I agree.

The funny thing is most will profess their love for fashion while knowing very little about designers and the history of fashion houses.

Gems can be found in the most random places and it's not hard to find wearable pieces. Doesn't have to about hauls of new items. Why not just shop your own closet or finetune the garments that you already own? I love it when a blogger reuses things that they already own.

Ooh which bloggers do this? I would love to see that.
Also still looking for you tubers who buy bags - not gifts or shills & reveiw them honestly pros & cons & how they hold up over time.
There was a male youtuber i randomly came across who did this but i can't for the life of me remember who it was.....
 
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I really like Style Hard.
is she from Canada?

I followed her and Eric(k)a form FL, because they were good entertainers. But one day I found out that they follow Anna Bay, a great scammer. I was disappointed in their choice and unfollowed those ladies.
Another influencer called Mel from M, has been unfollowed as well.
Her content is getting down: asking her own children what bags of mine do you like is insane. Having bought 2 LV bags and asking her followers which one should she keep. Come on, lacking content but needing YT money???
Sophie S, I like her, sometimes too fussy, she buys a Chanel bag and promote something from another segment, doesn't it sound strange?
 
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is she from Canada?

I followed her and Eric(k)a form FL, because they were good entertainers. But one day I found out that they follow Anna Bay, a great scammer. I was disappointed in their choice and unfollowed those ladies.
Another influencer called Mel from M, has been unfollowed as well.
Her content is getting down: asking her own children what bags of mine do you like is insane. Having bought 2 LV bags and asking her followers which one should she keep. Come on, lacking content but needing YT money???
Sophie S, I like her, sometimes too fussy, she buys a Chanel bag and promote something from another segment, doesn't it sound strange?

Yes she is. Who is Anna Bay, and how does she scam? I haven't heard Style Hard mention her.

That's a bit weird. I guess trying to be different, but not doing it properly.
 
Yes she is. Who is Anna Bay, and how does she scam? I haven't heard Style Hard mention her.


Anna founded a school of affluence and teaches naive young ladies how to secure the bag :annoyed:
Style Heard follows Anna on IG and vice verse.
 
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Yikes! I still like her content though. Style Hard doesn't do that from what I've seen. Though if she starts to, I will definitely unfollow. I wonder if they even communicate. It seems in that business, they all just follow each other out of habit.
 
I really like Emma Hill. She has been buying mostly second hand bags and accessories lately, which I like because she'll review some styles that have come and gone from stores so no one else is reviewing them. I think she might be sponsored by Vestiaire but I only think that since she seems to buy a lot from them... IDK if that's just THE place to go in UK.

She does give very honest reviews too. Sometimes I feel like you can't trust influencer reviews until you see them a year later and they're still wearing or not wearing the item... that's the only way to know what they really think.
 
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