#tiktokmademebuyit

WSS joins the trend of fast-paced and overly-saturated reviews on TikTok as students give their ratings of products the app convinced them to buy.

Katherine Shoppa, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief

Jade Spicher ’23

Athena Wu

Item: Sunset lamp 

Description: An LED lamp featuring multiple color settings that come together to project a sunset across any room. 

Star rating: 4 stars

“The colors are amazing and vivid, but only for a certain distance. The half sphere inside isn’t wide enough to cover my whole room, but it does get [the] majority of it with amazing colors … Overall, this is an amazing lamp, and it didn’t cost all that much.”

 

Athena Wu

Kevy Huynh ’23

Item: Mushroom cup

Description: A white ceramic mug with four different-colored lids painted to resemble a mushroom. It is microwave and dishwasher-safe with a 10 oz. capacity.

Star rating: 5 stars

“It’s good quality; it’s functional. It met all my expectations I had when I clicked on it the first time.”

 

Lienah Ali ’23

Athena Wu

Item: Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush

Description: A long-lasting liquid blush created by Selena Gomez’s beauty brand to blend smoothly into the skin. It is available in both matte and dewy finishes with 13 different color options.

Star rating: 5 stars

The pigment is amazing, and the color goes well with my skin.”

 

Athena Wu

Ahmed Elsheikh ’24 

Item: Cirkul bottle

Description: A bottle that flavors the water. After choosing from over 50 flavor options, a cartridge is inserted into the water bottle lid which allows for adjustable flavor intensity. 

Star rating: 4.5 stars

“The way it’s advertised is it flavors your water. But it’s not that sustainable because the filters don’t last that long or the flavor cartridges … You have to throw them away, and it’s a bit expensive. [But] the flavors are really good, [and] you choose how much [flavor] you want.”

 

Ella Vakiner ’25

Athena Wu

Item: Dior Addict lip glow oil

Description: Lip oil that moisturizes and revitalizes the lips. Sold in many different color tints, it can be used on its own, as a primer or as a top coat over lipstick. 

Star rating: 4 stars

“I really like [it], but it’s not very practical because of the price tag. I only found out about it because of TikTok, and if I didn’t know anything about it from TikTok, I would’ve looked at the price and thought [it] was not worth the $35.”

 

Athena Wu

Violet Baumann ’24 

Item: Aurola gym shorts

Description: Shorts made with moisture-wicking, four-way stretch material. They are available in a wide range of colors.

Star rating: 4.5 stars

“Very buttery soft but super long since I’m short.”