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Florida woman tries to make appointment with her nail tech. Then she gets caught in a 180—and wonders if it’s because of her ‘chicken breast nails’

By Apr 16th
Woman says Ulta cashier wouldn’t take no for an answer when pushing store credit card. Then the customer’s lie backfired: ‘I’m a felon’

By Apr 15th
‘Vaseline ain’t ever did me wrong’: Houston woman uses EADEM lip balm. Then it ‘burns’ off her lips

By Apr 9th
Woman buys Harbor Freight spray gun. Then she reveals a secret trick that puts her husband to work: ‘I’m not using my husband to his full potential’

By Mar 30th
‘Native is lying to you’: Virginia esthetician sees Native body wash ad. Then she says the brand is fearmongering

By Mar 17th
Woman gets lymphatic drainage massage. Now she’s issuing a warning after experiencing an unexpected side effect: ‘That’s how you know it’s working’

By Mar 8th
Woman books manicure at nail salon. Six surgeries later, she’s warning people to stay away from them completely

By Mar 6th
‘I paid 9$ for 3 of them at tjmax’: Maryland Sephora customer buys $42.40 Fenty Skin body butter. Then she opens it and realizes she’s been bamboozled

By Mar 5th
California woman goes to Mexico for cosmetic surgery. She doesn’t feel well after—then she learns it’s because they took a kidney

By Mar 3rd
Woman buys $116 Glossier perfume. Then she finds a $16 dupe at Marshalls: ‘I’m about to return that one’

By Feb 16th
Los Angeles woman finds $430 Shark hair tool at T.J. Maxx with no price. Then a worker says she can have it for $99: ‘I have never felt so betrayed’

By Feb 14th
Florida woman goes to nail salon. Then the manager ‘bullies’ her and a worker in front of the whole salon: ‘THEY MADE YOU CRY??’

By Feb 11th
Tennessee woman says your press-on nails will not budge if you use this glue. You can get it at Sally Beauty: ‘It’s like 14 bucks’

By Feb 9th
Woman gets free scalp detox sample from Ulta. Now she says she’s left with chemical burns: ‘You need to get a lawyer’

By Feb 7th
Woman’s hair wouldn’t stop falling out in clumps. Then she takes a look at her Dove shampoo + conditioner: ‘Me buying these literally today’

By Feb 4th
Georgia woman receives ‘extremely hard to find’ $180 Viktor & Rolf perfume from Ulta as gift. Um… is it used?: ‘Might be old’

By Jan 30th
Woman takes advantage of Bath & Body Works sale. Then the package arrives—and she realizes she may’ve been scammed: ‘Where’s the rest?’

By Jan 28th
Woman gets ‘addicted’ to product in bachelorette gift basket. She finds out it’s $26, so she asks the internet for a dupe: ‘It’s cheapest at Costco!’

By Jan 27th
Why could no one buy an Ulta Beauty World ticket? A cybersecurity expert weighs in: ‘I waited online for over an hour’

By Jan 25th
Florida woman picks up car from getting oil change at Walmart. Then the worker at the register starts sniffing her: ‘It was you’

By Jan 24th