Part 4 of Chapter 56
Please Like Her 07 – Take Xiao Mi home + Idol drama broadcast (supporting role) + Beauty livestream
The bathroom door was opened from the inside, and Shang Lu had already washed her face. She held a face towel gently against her face and walked over to Lin Yanyan’s warm welcome, then sat next to Lin Yanyan.
Shang Lu waved towards Lin Yanyan’s phone, saying, “I’m Shang Lu, good evening.”
[Ahhhh, my wife! My wife without makeup! She looks so beautiful!]
[Indeed, if you often follow the princess, you’ll meet Shang Lu.]
Lin Yanyan looked at Shang Lu and asked seriously, “Hello, Ms. Shang, welcome to Yanyan Beauty Store. May I ask what kind of makeup look you’d like today?”
Shang Lu thought for a moment and replied, “Christmas is coming, so let’s go for a Christmas makeup look.”
“Great!” Lin Yanyan immediately agreed. She first selected her favorite toner and serum to prep Shang Lu’s skin. She introduced Shang Lu’s skin condition to the camera and then said earnestly, “These are my favorite products of the month. You can observe and compare the makeup effects for different skin types. There are no ads throughout the process, so feel free to watch and choose based on your own needs.”
With that, Lin Yanyan began her makeup process.
Shang Lu closed her eyes and felt the makeup sponge and brushes touching her face. However, Lin Yanyan’s technique was excellent, and she had good control, comparable to a professional makeup artist.
Half an hour later, Lin Yanyan had almost finished Shang Lu’s makeup. The eyeshadow was a combination of red and green. Shang Lu’s long hair was permed, which might look somewhat out of place on ordinary days, but surprisingly complemented the current makeup perfectly. The colorful hairpins, seemingly casually clipped at her ears, added a sense of liveliness.
Shang Lu blinked at Lin Yanyan and asked, “Is it good?”
Lin Yanyan covered her lips with one hand and didn’t answer. Instead, she pushed Shang Lu to face the camera and let everyone give their opinions.
[Shang Lu looks so vibrant! She’s my little deer in the forest! Can she please model for a magazine with this makeup?]
[Both the makeup and the person are so beautiful that I don’t even know where to start with compliments!]
[I’m telling you, Lin Yanyan’s skills are wasted if she’s not a makeup artist.]
[Oh my goodness, I thought the eyeshadow was going to be a disaster when it was first pulled out, but it looks amazing! I need to order the same one!]
[Ladies and gentlemen, please wake up! This eyeshadow is not for everyday use! We ordinary people don’t have Lin Yanyan’s skills or Shang Lu’s face!]
[Thank you, sisters. Let me take a second to calm down. I’ll see if there are any other good products to buy.]
Lin Yanyan quickly introduced a series of cosmetics for Shang Lu to use today, but she didn’t mention the names, just showcased the products in front of the camera and gave different evaluations.
Shang Lu nodded in agreement all along until Lin Yanyan praised the base makeup product for today. She asked, “Can I say what’s not good about it?”
“Of course,” Lin Yanyan nodded and said seriously, “You can really say anything.”
[Shang Lu : Test. Lin Yanyan : Be bold.]
[Hahaha, a livestreamer who doesn’t need to please sponsors are confident!]
Shang Lu pointed to her left cheek and said, “I just looked at it, and the concealer used here is only okay for covering dark circles. The others look quite conspicuous. Plus, it’s a bit dry. My skin is already in good condition, so it’s not very noticeable, but for those with bad skin conditions, it might cake.”
Immediately, some netizens expressed agreement.
[Exactly, I have the same concealer, and the color for covering blemishes is so conspicuous, and it’s ridiculously expensive. When I complained on Weibo, people scolded me, saying, ‘Can’t you mix the colors yourself?’ I was so angry!]
[Everyone, calm down a bit! Shang Lu can use that concealer because her skin is already flawless! She doesn’t even need to use it!]
[And the only usable thing in that palette is for covering dark circles. The rest is useless! Don’t buy it!]
Shang Lu then pointed to the loose powder she used on the same side of her face, saying, “The effect is actually not bad, but the fragrance is very strange. Personally, I don’t recommend it.”
Lin Yanyan found the concealer and loose powder that Shang Lu was complaining about on the table in front of her and was a bit surprised. She said, “Wow, Lulu, they seem to be from the same brand! Both are…”
Lin Yanyan paused halfway through her sentence, looking at Shang Lu with a puzzled expression.
Shang Lu looked at Lin Yanyan strangely, took a closer look at the products, and her expression became complex.
It was a coincidence that these two products were from the same brand, the top domestic cosmetics brand, LK.
Coincidentally, LK had been acquired by Shang’s three years ago.
Shang Lu didn’t really care, since she had already spoken her mind. She continued, “Many of their products have a very low cost-effectiveness, even if you have money, you can buy them because they are not difficult to use. But in the same price range, there are many better products available in China, such as…”
Shang Lu went on to talk, and this time, it was Lin Yanyan who nodded in agreement beside her.
Two people greeted each other and decided to evaluate the products in front of them one by one, reaching a consensus by clapping their hands to the side if possible, and placing the products in the middle if they couldn’t reach a consensus.
The number of people in the live broadcast room was increasing.
[Haha, can I understand what they’re saying?]
[This is truly the boldest livestream in history. Shang Lu and Lin Yanyan are going crazy!]
[Are they refusing endorsements? No brand has received a complete positive review from them so far.]
[It’s very realistic. No brand can do everything well. It’s normal for every brand to have both good and bad products.]
[But it seems like LK and SY are the ones getting the harshest criticism from them. The former indeed has a low cost-effectiveness, and the latter used to be good but has been getting worse in recent years.]
[Both of them are top luxury cosmetic brands in China, and they have been competitors for a long time.]
[Listening to their livestream for an hour, I’ve decided not to buy many products, but I’ve also been tempted to buy a lot.]
[I really like how they talk. It’s like sharing skincare and makeup tips with my girl friends.]
Soon, the hashtag #Shang_Lu_Lin_Yanyan_Skincare_Makeup_Live_Class# started trending.
Even LK and SY, the two brands, started trending as well because many consumers had grievances about their products and were venting their frustrations.
And soon, someone discovered the group to which LK currently belonged.
[Wait a minute, isn’t LK part of the Shang’s company? Shang Lu was criticizing her own family’s products, haha!]
[Did the previous commenter forget that Shang Lu said she cut ties with her family? So technically, it’s not her family’s.]
[Whether or not she has ties now, the fact that there’s a connection means there’s a real problem with LK’s products, haha!]
[Shang Lu didn’t target this brand specifically. She gave a fair evaluation of every brand. I think everything she said is true.]
After concluding the meeting, Father Shang heard from his assistant that Shang Lu and LK’s products were trending together. He was in a good mood initially and even considered offering Shang Lu a brand ambassadorship.
However, when he saw that Shang Lu’s evaluation of LK’s products was not entirely positive, his face turned completely dark.
LK’s official Weibo account quickly responded to the situation.
@LK : [Bringing personal relationships into brand evaluations is not credible.]
[Is this implying that Shang Lu is taking a personal revenge?]
[The official account of a brand actually responded. It seems like it’s targeting Shang Lu.]
[But your products really do have a low cost-effectiveness, so you can’t blame people for saying that.]
[I’m just an ordinary consumer, can I speak?]
Meanwhile, SY’s official account also posted a Weibo.
@SY : [Over the years, we have always wanted to bring more beautiful experiences to everyone, and we hope to achieve this goal soon. However, the live reviews by Teacher Shang and Teacher Lin have made us feel very ashamed; the issues they mentioned as consumers are indeed real. So, we would like to invite @Shang_Lu and @First_In_Beauty_Lin_Yanyan to become our spokespersons, providing honest feedback and urging us to improve.]
[Woah, @LK, come see what the standard answer looks like.]
[@LK, do you still deny well-known issues and silence people? Look at how SY responded. Are Shang Lu and Lin Yanyan also considered consumers by you? Do you think everyone online criticizing your products as being ineffective are just Shang Lu’s alternate accounts?]
[I unilaterally declare! SY’s PR department’s year-end bonuses are doubling this year!]
[SY is awesome! Isn’t this opening up new templates!]
Well, I can already predict who’s sales will go up and who’s down