A Pop Of Color Paint Brushes
Kylie Jenner is in hot baptize for the amount point of her company's latest product.
On Thursday (December 7), the Kylie Cosmetics team teased the forthcoming release of their limited-edition 16-piece affluence architecture besom set on Twitter as the best contempo accession to their Argent Series. Unbeknownst to the brand, the account would atom a long-threaded controversy.
"All brushes are awash individually," the product PSA reads below a ablaze affectation of different architecture brushes accessible this week, December 13, "or you can buy the limited-edition set for $360, which comes with the argent cycle to abundance all of your brushes."
Apart from the bright array of cosmetic goodies, admirers couldn't advice but booty apprehension of the hefty amount tag for the 20-year-old's aboriginal besom line, which many considered to be annihilation abbreviate of basal and offensively overpriced.
Needless to say, aperture were dropped, Twitter fingers were fast at work, and consequently, a abandoned Kylie baking was born.
"Kylie Jenner tryna advertise $2 home annex acrylic brushes for $20," wrote rapper Lil Phag. Another user who goes by Meg absolved the advertisement entirely, writing, "Goodnight to anybody except kylie jenner and anyone who bought her $360 brushes bc that's absolute Nonsense."
In an ill-planned effort to bright her name amidst the storm of criticism over the amount of her Argent Series brushes, Jenner took to Twitter aftermost night (December 9) to accurate her excitement, vouching that her new brushes are top of the band and account every dime.
"I accept developed for you guys the best amazing affluence brushes ever. I am actual excited!" wrote the star. "Real brushes don't analyze to constructed brushes. Different performance/quality/everything."
"I consistently action for the everyman amount on all my products," Jenner added, in an accomplishment to absolve the amount of her brushes by comparing her set to that of more established corrective companies like MAC Cosmetics and Kevyn Aucoin, whose besom sets can be sold at upwards of $200.
However, Jenner's account alone seemed to infuriate admirers more, with abounding of them mocking her for considering her articles to be in the aforementioned degree as the brands she likens them to.
Nonetheless, Jenner said she hears her admirers loud and bright and alone wants the best for her followers. Whether that involves a cogent amount bead or sensible prices for her frugal afterward activity forward, we'll have to delay and see.
How's about it, Kylie bots, will you be cashing out on your fave's $360 architecture besom set?
