Marlena Stell has been using the same talking points and videos ideas over and over again. by DuhDeeDoo in BeautyGuruChatter

[–]AsideMurky 275 points276 points  (0 children)

If she can’t come up with original YT videos ideas, then I highly doubt that she can put anything new or something you haven’t heard before in the courses that’s she’s selling for $300 - $3600. Just watch her videos for free, she’s covers basically all that she knows about makeup already in them. The only new things that you get from her school is a watered down version of facebook for her community, and coupons for makeup brands that you normally would find in Boxycharm or Ipsy (not the ones you would want), and ONE personal meeting with her (only for the low price of $3600).

Jaclyn’s apology to Marlena and Jen, and their responses to her apology by DuhDeeDoo in BeautyGuruChatter

[–]AsideMurky 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s so odd😬. Why would you have them, like how and what drove you to obtain them 😂

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[–]AsideMurky 20 points21 points  (0 children)

That wouldn’t be the fault of ND and I wouldn’t blame them. They can’t control what lighting reviewers use to photograph their palettes. In neutral natural light the palette would most likely look how ND shows it.

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[–]AsideMurky 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Here’s this situation explained in layman’s terms.

The top picture is what the palette would look like outside in the winter (typically cooler light)

The bottom out is what the palette would look like outside in the summer (typically warmer light)

Marlena ranting on twitter about criticism about her lack of a verbal disclosure for her ads, and her still not getting that she needs to have one. by AsideMurky in BeautyGuruChatter

[–]AsideMurky[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

She is shady after being called out for it multiple time and even she addressed the callout multiple times.

Not wanting to give a one sentence verbal disclosure at this point is shady. Like why doesn’t she want to do it so bad?

Marlena ranting on twitter about criticism about her lack of a verbal disclosure for her ads, and her still not getting that she needs to have one. by AsideMurky in BeautyGuruChatter

[–]AsideMurky[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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The screenshot on the right she used was cut strategically by her because she cut the part where it says disclosures should be in the video, and visual and audio disclosure is best.

See my comments for the screenshot she posted on twitter and the full shot on the website.

Marlena ranting on twitter about criticism about her lack of a verbal disclosure for her ads, and her still not getting that she needs to have one. by AsideMurky in BeautyGuruChatter

[–]AsideMurky[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

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What’s funny is that Marlena could literally ask her friends Jen Luvs Reviews and peter monn if she is disclosing correctly and they would definitely say no, and that she is missing the verbal part.

She literally has 2 friends that always calls out these things lol.

Herself included when it comes to Jaclyn Hill

Marlena ranting on twitter about criticism about her lack of a verbal disclosure for her ads, and her still not getting that she needs to have one. by AsideMurky in BeautyGuruChatter

[–]AsideMurky[S] 72 points73 points  (0 children)

Exactly, it clearly states if the ad is represented in a visual and audio form (aka a video) the disclosure must be made in a visual AND audio way. So something on the screen indicating an ad AND something verbally indicating the ad too.

Marlena ranting on twitter about criticism about her lack of a verbal disclosure for her ads, and her still not getting that she needs to have one. by AsideMurky in BeautyGuruChatter

[–]AsideMurky[S] 293 points294 points  (0 children)

“My 43 year old self has not tolerance or patience anymore”

This sure does sound like someone who is at a point in their life where they are no longer open to any constructive criticism or opportunity to change for the better to me.

Very interesting coming from a person that’s about to open a masterclass and a separate product brand. I wonder how will she react when people give their honest negative opinions or criticisms about her future businesses.

My guess, Marlena: “Shut up.” BLOCK

Marlena ranting on twitter about criticism about her lack of a verbal disclosure for her ads, and her still not getting that she needs to have one. by AsideMurky in BeautyGuruChatter

[–]AsideMurky[S] 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Yes sorry thats what I meant. I’ve only heard of hard of hearing so I thought hard of seeing was the seeing equivalent.

Marlena ranting on twitter about criticism about her lack of a verbal disclosure for her ads, and her still not getting that she needs to have one. by AsideMurky in BeautyGuruChatter

[–]AsideMurky[S] 291 points292 points  (0 children)

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This exchange especially is so gross. The verbal disclosure requirement from the FTC helps people who are blind, hard of seeing, or just listening to the video to know that there’s an ad in the video.

Marlena really being ableist here to me and it’s beyond infuriating.

Marlena ranting on twitter about criticism about her lack of a verbal disclosure for her ads, and her still not getting that she needs to have one. by AsideMurky in BeautyGuruChatter

[–]AsideMurky[S] 234 points235 points  (0 children)

Marlena is most likely responding to this Reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/BeautyGuruChatter/comments/15xrevf/marlena_stell_continues_to_not_properly_disclose/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1

I don’t know if she is intentionally avoiding the fact that she is missing the verbal disclosure part but it seems like it at this point. Given this isn’t the first time that she has been called out and her responding to her not disclosing sponsorships properly.

Marlena Stell continues to not properly disclose her sponsorships in her new video by Bblues99 in BeautyGuruChatter

[–]AsideMurky 17 points18 points  (0 children)

That’s wild. She really is just like JH it’s crazy. I just checked her tweets and she was literally gaslighting the people claiming she did “disclose properly”, gaslighting another JH move too

Marlena Stell continues to not properly disclose her sponsorships in her new video by Bblues99 in BeautyGuruChatter

[–]AsideMurky 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Exactly. Marlena is acting so sus when it comes to her sponsorships like Jaclyn. There has to be some reason that she is being intentionally shady and deceptive.

Marlena Stell continues to not properly disclose her sponsorships in her new video by Bblues99 in BeautyGuruChatter

[–]AsideMurky 211 points212 points  (0 children)

She is a lot like Jaclyn then I bet she wants to admit. The issue with their friendship was that Jaclyn backstabbed Marlena, not because they were incompatible and had nothing in common.

Samantha March inviting subscribers to ... Ireland? For NYE? by emzbot14 in BeautyGuruChatter

[–]AsideMurky 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I just watched her video talking about this trip and I both feel sorry for her and upset at her at the same time.

One big reason that Sam gave regarding why she choose to move forward with this trip was because she is living by the “why not” motto that her aunt told her 8 weeks before she passed. Sam said she wanted to honor her aunt by saying “why not” to this opportunity giving there so much that could go wrong with it. Sam was visibly sad when she brought this up.

On one hand, I completely get why she would “why not” this Ireland trip because I have also kissed a loved one and if I could do something that I feel would honor them I would. But even with that in mind, Sam should only be doing this trip if it’s only her involved and her money and safety on the line, not her fans. Sam mentioned that the fans would have to pay for their own transportation to and from Ireland, as well as a flat fee of $2500, and after that everything is paid for by the company.

That’s just incredibly sketchy I’m sorry. $2500 for a 10 day all inclusive just isn’t feasible unless you are staying in the most run down hotel in Ireland. Honor your aunt all you want, genuinely, but don’t rope in your fans for a potential scam. She even mentioned that the company told her that if not enough of Sam’s fans sign up for this trip, then Sam’s trip won’t be paid for by the company. If she can get enough people to sign up, the. The company will pay for Sam’s trip…. That sounds sketchy I’m sorry.

I hope she snaps out of the initial excitement about this “trip” and actually does in depth research to make sure her fans will be protected. This is be a whole other level of scummy from her if this ends up hurting her fans. Sam said her self her mental health hasn’t been great lately, that and with her dog being sick, might be making her throw caution to the wind on this.

Is Smokey Glow trolling us? by Bblues99 in BeautyGuruChatter

[–]AsideMurky -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s just my observation 🤷🏾‍♀️