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8 Oct

The Inclusivity Gap in 2024’s Hottest Blush Trend –

The Inclusivity Gap in 2024’s Hottest Blush Trend –
TikTok As we transition into fall, we’re naturally reflecting on the makeup and sweetness trends that defined summer 2024. While some dubbed it the “Brat Summer,” in the wonder world, it was unmistakably a “Blush Summer.”  The “sunset blush” trend, popularized by Alissa Holmes, set the tone at first of the season, quickly followed by the “boyfriend blush” and “blush smoothie” looks that dominated throughout. Daring and radiant cheeks were on the forefront of beauty trends, with every shade of pink, coral, and berry popping up on shelves and across social feeds. Nevertheless, as this blush frenzy swept through the wonder landscape, a glaring issue remained: the dearth of true inclusivity for deeper skin tones. Beauty brands eagerly embraced the blush boom, launching latest...
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4 Aug

Why disability stays the sweetness industry’s next inclusivity frontier

Why disability stays the sweetness industry’s next inclusivity frontier
In the previous couple of years, the sweetness industry has got higher at starting conversations about products made for those with disabilities, but all too often these projects never go beyond talk With the constant influx of latest beauty products released daily, you'd think shopping for products could be a breeze. Nevertheless, for the 1.3 billion people diagnosed with various types of disability, the experience is entirely different. From hard-to-open lids and brushes with no grip, to unidentifiable products in aisles, the design of a product holds an enormous weight on the subject of usability and lots of products are inaccessible to those with disabilities. In the previous couple of years, the concept of...
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22 May

TikTok Star Golloria George on Beauty’s Inclusivity Problem

TikTok Star Golloria George on Beauty’s Inclusivity Problem
Golloria George is making her voice heard. The 21-year-old Austin, Texas, native is harnessing her platform of greater than 943,000 TikTok followers to revive the discourse surrounding shade inclusivity — a matter which had a cultural reckoning within the late 2010s, tacitly understood by many as unfinished to at the present time. “Tone inclusivity is literally the bare minimum,” said a upset George in a January TikTok video, by which she tested Essence’s latest Keep Me Covered Foundation, the darkest shade of which was still several shades too light for her. The video, which has garnered greater than 28 million views to this point and hundreds of comments either referring to or sympathizing with George’s experience, is one in...
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19 Mar

Why disability stays the sweetness industry’s next inclusivity frontier

Why disability stays the sweetness industry’s next inclusivity frontier
In the previous few years, the sweetness industry has got higher at starting conversations about products made for those with disabilities, but all too often these projects never go beyond talk With the constant influx of recent beauty products released on daily basis, you'll think shopping for products could be a breeze. Nevertheless, for the 1.3 billion people diagnosed with various types of disability, the experience is entirely different. From hard-to-open lids and brushes with no grip, to unidentifiable products in aisles, the design of a product holds an enormous weight on the subject of usability and plenty of products are inaccessible to those with disabilities. In the previous few years, the concept of...
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