“Sorry, Mama”: Woman Fumes After Face Reacts to Online Skincare Products, SA Astonished
- A heartbroken lady showed off her swollen face after trying out facial products from a popular brand that she bought online
- In a TikTok video, the babe shared her disappointment, calling out the local online selling platform for doing her dirty
- Social media users sympathised with her and advised her never to buy beauty products and perfumes online, saying stores sell legit products that online platforms might not
- Briefly New spoke to Limpho Nonkonyana, a beauty influencer and journalist on skin care products
Source: TikTok
A local babe posted a video showing her swollen face with puffy eyes, expressing pain after a skincare set from Nivea that she bought from Takealot.
The lady, TikTok user @goitseoone shared her frustration in a clip on the video streaming platform, attracting many views, comments and likes.
The Takealot purchase leaves the lady angry
The clip shows the frustrated woman revealing her swollen face. She mimics a viral angry voice recording, and in the caption, @goitseoone blames herself, saying she never learns. After one social media user asked which Nivea product she bought she said it was the Nivea cellular Luminous630 Anti-dark Spot Bundle that retailed for R599.
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Watch the TikTok video below:
Buying original products for your skin
We at Briefly News had the pleasure of speaking with Limpho Nonkonyana, a beauty influencer who also worked as the beauty and fashion writer for one of the leading local magazines.
We asked for her advice on buying skincare online. She said:
"I think as a person, you always need to double-check the originality of the products before you purchase as some resellers sell fake products."
The team asked if it is possible to tell if a beauty product is fake or risky. The young lady responded:
"I think doing research before buying products helps as sometimes it's not the product that's the problem, but maybe you're suffering from unknown allergies in the ingredients of that product or maybe your skin barrier."
When asked if she had seen similar reactions to products and what to do when it happens. Limpho said:
"Not really! Like most people, I have been influenced to buy certain skincare products, and I have learnt what works for me and stuck to it. I think one needs to understand their own skin type before purchasing products.
For example, do you have oily, dry, or acne-prone skin, and do the products you use align with your skin type?"
SA debates about Takealot products
Social media users flooded the lady's comments section with warnings, saying they had similar experiences or witnessed questionable practices on the platform. Many promised to cancel their Takealot orders worried that the products might not be originals after learning that some suppliers do not sell legit goods.
Some bragged about buys from the platform, saying they had no skin issues after using them, and would buy again.
Source: TikTok
User @User74
"Takealot is a platform for selling. Everyone can sell their products there, fake or authentic. If you want real makoya, go to stores, not Takealot. There are a lot of fake products there, even appliances."
User @TeePay commented:
"Takealot is a marketplace, meaning anyone can get onto it and sell fake products. I’m sorry mama, try retail stores."
User @YabaXhosa Foodie added:
"Yoh that seller is in trouble shame. Selling dupes is prohibited on Takealot."
User @tebo_mok shared:
"I once bought a perfume from Takelot and it smelled so bad from that day I learned not to trust their products."
User @MissT said:
"Takealot sells stuff from China Mall. I was once there and saw a Chinese guy packaging stuff, wrapping the Takealot box... I never ordered anything from Takealot."
User @user74686799457902 shared:
"I don’t think they sell original products. I am shocked when people buy things from that online store. People are now going to buy from them because of that beauty event they had last week😩."
3 Briefly News articles about Takealot
- A young lady bought her second-choice headboard after the first one was out of stock at Takealot and admitted she was happy with her decision.
- A woman plugged others with Agita Paint, a product that eliminates flies, sold at Takealot for R399 and Mzansi thanked her.
- A babe unboxed a gorgeous set of cast iron pots from Takealot, priced at R1.6K, leaving many social media users envious.
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Source: Briefly News
