Fake Beauty Products Are Everywhere — Plus the Rise of Rhode-Themed Kids’ Parties
Gloss Angeles
Kirbie Johnson and Sara Tan
4.6 • 772 Ratings
🗓️ 17 March 2026
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Kirbie shares the beauty tool she’s excited to try, then Sara breaks down Wirecutter’s investigation into fake beauty products — including how easy it is to buy counterfeit makeup and skincare, how to spot dupes vs. fakes, and the potential safety risks for consumers.
Plus, we dive into the growing trend of beauty-themed kids’ parties and bat mitzvahs, from Rhode-inspired events to LoveShackFancy aesthetics — and why classic themes like Paris and Hollywood are being replaced.
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| 0:00.0 | G.M. Los Angeles. |
| 0:05.6 | Hi, Kirby. Hi, Sarah. |
| 0:08.4 | Welcome to Los Angeles. |
| 0:14.2 | For anybody that may be hearing a leaf blower in the background, sincerest apologies, we're recording from home today due to our schedules. |
| 0:24.1 | I'm going to try to mute myself as much as possible, but unfortunately, you have to listen |
| 0:28.5 | to me talk a little bit longer because I have something I need to bring to everybody's attention. |
| 0:34.2 | This is going to be a game changer, y'all. |
| 0:36.0 | And you might say, curb, stuff like this already |
| 0:39.5 | exists. It's already out there. But marketing is marketing. And for me, I am hooked, |
| 0:44.7 | hooked line, and sinker. I cannot wait. I practically begged this brand to send me this. And Sarah |
| 0:52.6 | knows, I just go out and buy shit. Yeah. I am the |
| 0:55.8 | worst beauty editor on the planet. I never call things in. I just go and get it. What is it? |
| 1:01.4 | It is the shark chill pill. Oh yeah. I have never liked, sent, saved, Googled something faster. I was like texting Sarah, why don't I have this? |
| 1:15.2 | Where is this? And she's like, oh, I've been pitched this. I'm like, they haven't been pitching me. |
| 1:18.9 | Then again, par for the course. I just had to look through my inbox and I found the pitch. |
| 1:23.6 | They were. They were. They were pitching me. But I try to avoid emails at all costs. So that's my own problem. What is the Shark chill pill? This is the latest innovation from Shark. It is a three and one personal cooling system. So you may see it online and be like, that's a fan. There's so much more. So it combines fan engineering with cryo-inspired cooling innovations developed by Shark. |
| 1:49.5 | And if you know anything about Shark, you know that they have a lot of cryo in their beauty |
| 1:55.3 | assortment. |
| 1:56.2 | They have their fans, of course. |
| 1:59.4 | And they said, we're going to give it up for the women that are |
| 2:03.0 | perimenopausal and menopausal or perhaps pregnant or just lives in the state of Texas |
| 2:10.3 | during the summer. |
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