April 30, 2018
Woman Goes Viral For Posting Five-Star Review Of Eyeliner Because It “Didn’t Budge” After Car Accident 0
Anyone who wears makeup and is on the lookout for a new brand will know how useful reviews can be when deciding which one to settle on.
Yes, they’re pretty handy but rarely do they receive any form of viral attention.
Usually, unless the product being reviewed is from a celebrity’s makeup line:
But one particular review did receive an extraordinarily high number of views for a special reason.
And what was that reason? Well, the reviewer in question posted a five-star review of an eyeliner brand because – get this – it “didn’t budge” even after she was caught up in a car accident.
Her name is Shelby, and she is a registered nurse who posted a review of Kat Von D’s ‘Tattoo’ eyeliner on the brand’s website about eight months ago.
In the review, she wrote, “This product is truly amazing. June 28th I was pulled over in my car calling for roadside assistance when a distracted driver hit me going 55mph. I was taken via ambulance to the ER where I remained for eight hours.”
“My mascara was running down my face from crying and all other products had been wiped off in the transfer to the hospital. But not my tattoo eyeliner. I am posting a pic to show you, this product lasts and looks amazing through anything. Never buying any other liner again.”
And as promised, she did share a photo of herself in the hospital bed wearing the eyeliner that hadn’t “budged” along with a neck brace and smudged mascara.
So how did this particular manage to receive such widespread attention?
Well, it had a little something to do with the fact that Lahari Manchikanti, a student a the University of Florida, shared it on her Twitter page.
After the story went viral, Shelby decided to make herself known, saying, “It’s me. Girl, when you find a good product, you have to share the info.”
“As a registered nurse, I work 12-hour shifts so if I do wear makeup, I need it to last. I had worn the eyeliner many times but was still surprised it survive my 12-hour shift, an accident, and some tears!” she told The Independent.
“I took the selfie to send to my mom who was worried and in case the police would need it for evidence. I later posted it on Instagram to share my story and multiple people stated how well my eyeliner stayed.”
“I wrote the review later on after people commented about it on my Instagram. I wrote the review eight months ago on her beauty site so I never thought anything of it. I rarely use Twitter so when my notifications started going off I was so confused! Most people are supportive and laugh with me about it, which I appreciate.”
Many people expressed their sheer delight at the rave review on their own Twitter pages:
You can buy the eyeliner for $20 and, in fact, many people have suggested that Kat Von D Beauty should give Shelby and Lahari lifetime supplies. I mean, they did throw a hell of a lot of promotion their way, after all. Here’s hoping the brand get behind this very reasonable suggestion…
May 1, 2018
Mercedes’ Electric Maybach SUV Comes With a Built-In Tea Kettle 0
by MeDaryl • Cars • Tags: Electric Vehicles, Luxury cars, Mercedes-Benz, SUVs, transportation
The future of the auto industry is China. It’s the world’s largest auto market, it’s growing quickly, and its emissions regulations—among the strictest on the planet—are even pushing the world’s automakers to abandon the internal combustion engine. Chinese customer preferences have also led designers to increase rear seat legroom and offer in-car perfume systems. And now, China has gifted the world an electric Maybach SUV.
At the Auto China 2018 car show in Beijing today, Mercedes-Benz showed off the Vision Mercedes-Maybach Ultimate Luxury, a vehicle so stuffed with goodies you might even decide to overlook the questionable exterior design. Mercedes, which owns the Maybach brand, says the crossover is inspired by both a sedan and an SUV. But that tension is not necessarily a good thing: The car starts with an overly long hood (despite the absence of an engine to put in it), and the rear two thirds look as if they have been contracted and converted into some extra height. More pleasing exterior details include turbine-style, 24-inch wheels, and door handles that lie flush against the body, and pop out when in use, like the ones on a Tesla.
The four electric motors (one for each wheel) combine to produce a gargantuan 750 horsepower, enough to hustle this behemoth of a car up to 155 mph. The range from the 80-kwh battery pack is a less impressive 200 miles. By comparison, the Tesla Model X with a 100-hwk pack, which starts at $96,000, goes nearly 300 miles between charges. Startup SF Motors promises 300 from its forthcoming SUV. You can expect 200 miles from Jaguar’s I-Pace.
Whatever, your chauffeur can figure out where and when to charge the thing. You should be focused on the interior. Maybach, you see, stupendous luxury doesn’t cut it around these parts. The Maybach name intimates something greater: opulence. To complement all the fine woods and half a feedlot’s worth of the finest white nappa leather, the backs of all four seats are coated in ultra shiny, rose gold-colored aluminum. The seats offer massages too, of course, and in the back, come with calf supports.
The driver gets a pair of 12.3-inch screens, and the fancier folk riding in back get a tea set. Yes, the Vision Mercedes-Maybach Ultimate Luxury comes with a built in, heated ebony tray that holds a teapot and cups. Per the press release, this setup allows “exquisite tea-drinking enjoyment.” (Note to butler: Enough Lipton’s, please start buying exquisite tea.) Just hope the ride quality is smooth enough to keep you from staining anything.
The car is just a concept for now, but expect Mercedes to follow up with a production version of the car in the next few years; the Maybach as shown wouldn’t require any major changes to make it meet regulations. The exploding market for SUVs and regulators’ insistence that automakers selling cars in China ramp up their electric offerings makes this luxo-barge nearly ready to set sail. As long as you’re ready to pay for it.
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Read more: https://www.wired.com/story/mercedes-maybach-suv-concept-photos/