Janet
Very expensive, little ROI and charged more for "inflation"
This brand used to be relatively popular so between 2020 to 2022, I spent probably close to $600 on their skincare and that was a lot of money to me. Sadly, it took me that long to realize that their products don't do a better job than any other brand I've tried after (for much cheaper) and Drunk Elephant is VERY expensive for what they offer. Seems like most of the expense is at the cost of packaging and advertising than formulation itself. Some of the packaging like one moisturizer I bought, mislead you to think there's more inside the pump jar but there isn't and you couldn't open it to scoop out any remaining product. One of the peptide products smelled like bacon too. At some point, they started changing some of the ingredients and then charging $25-30+ more for the same product due to "inflation" and "shortages". I've stopped purchasing because I could no longer afford and started buying stuff from less expensive brands and K-beauty skincare lines. I get better quality formulas for a fraction of the price and the packaging is beautiful for most products. I'm not sure what demographic Drunk Elephant is trying to cater to now, but on top of only being retailed on Sephora and their own very sloppy and impractical website, I find this brand to be overrated, overhyped and only loved for its aesthetics.