Tarte Cosmetics Dubai Influencer Trip: A Full Deep Dive
This episode is powered by HP and their new premium laptops, the HP Envy and HP Spectre. Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Join our Geneva home: https://links.geneva.com/invite/7eb23525-9259-4d59-95e3-b9edd35861a5 In this week’s episode, we bring you a full recap of the Tarte Cosmetics Dubai influencer trip that has taken over all of our social feeds. First, we recap the entire trip, including who was in attendance and a rough cost breakdown, before diving into why it was so controversial and some of the opinions from both sides of the argument. Timestamps: 8:27 TikTok confirms that its own employees can decide what goes viral 17:06 TikTok’s ‘scar girl’ celebrates 700K followers after gaining notoriety for her controversial facial scar 21:08 Kylie Jenner reveals name of her son nearly a year after giving birth 23:43 The Gossip Girl reboot gets cancelled after two seasons at HBO Max 28:20 Selena Gomez holds hands with Drew Taggart from Chainsmokers 30:48 Tarte Cosmetics Dubai influencer trip recap - what it was, who went, rough cost assumption 34:41 Why it went viral and the controversy around the trip 50:37 What marketers & social media professionals have said about the backlash Resources: https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilybaker-white/2023/01/20/tiktoks-secret-heating-button-can-make-anyone-go-viral/?sh=9a167206bfd4 https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/20/23564242/tiktok-heating-view-boosts-creators-businesses https://centennialbeauty.com/nessa-barrett-defends-tiktoks-scar-girl-amid-controversy/ https://centennialbeauty.com/kylie-jenner-son-name-aire/ https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/aug/25/gossip-girl-review-completely-stupid-in-all-the-wrong-ways https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/gossip-girl-season-2-review-a-total-flop https://sports.yahoo.com/selena-gomez-drew-taggart-were-205300096.html#:~:text=Cosmopolitan-,Selena%20Gomez%20and%20Drew%20Taggart%20Were%20Seen%20Holding,NYC%20After%20Her%20%23IAMSINGLE%20Post&text=On%20Saturday%2C%20January%2021%2C%20Selena,single%20in%20an%20Instagram%20Story https://centennialbeauty.com/tarte-cosmetics-faces-controversy-over-lavish-dubai-influencer-trip/ https://www.voguebusiness.com/beauty/tartes-dubai-backlash-are-influencer-trips-tone-deaf-in-2023https://www.voguebusiness.com/beauty/tartes-dubai-backlash-are-influencer-trips-tone-deaf-in-2023 https://www.glossy.co/pop/exclusive-tarte-ceo-maureen-kelly-sets-the-record-straight-on-the-brands-influencer-trip-to-dubai/