[Meta] Something that really bothers me in skincare communities... (long)

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Hi! I am a first time poster so please tell me if I tagged or formatted this wrong or broke any rules/guidelines. I recently purchased the BEST toner ever (Thayer's alcohol-free witch hazel toner with rose, its like $11 at target it will make you literally glow) and while it is quite lovely on my teenage, combo-to-oily rosacea prone skin, I can't help but think about how so many people would look down on it's low price.So basically, as a 15 yr old girl, I'm pretty big into social media, my favorites being Instagram and Tumblr (yeah...tumblr...sorry...), and on those sites there's this trend of buying from brands like Glossier, Milk Makeup, etc. Those brands are kind of what this little rant is about.If you are unfamiliar with these brands, they are quite trendy and really on the pricey side. They market their products as special and unique with magical ingredients and beautiful, aesthetically pleasing minimalist packaging.Basically, they'll produce a .5 oz pot of a generic cleanser/moisturizer/mask/whatever with subpar ingredients, give it a name like 'fresh grrrl sparkle unicorn dew rose jelly miracle elixir' do an ad campaign with a clear and dewy-skinned pretty model, and sell it online for $30...The issue I have, however, is that their marketing is quite misleading and manipulative. Their ingredients are cheap and while may not be harmful or bad, they certainly are not worth the big bucks they charge, as if one can't buy the same crappy dimethicone laced moisturizer from target for way cheaper than your trendy tumblr cool grl brand sells. Heck, glossier sells a bottle of rosewater spray for like $18 when you could get a bottle of the same thing for $8 at ulta!I just felt the need to address this as many people are falling into the marketing traps of these brands, especially when these brands portray their products as 'all natural' (they aren't) and the brands themselves as 'indie'.(edit: double spaced and added more details)
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