Yves Saint Laurent backlash over white foundation

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Releasing a line of foundation or concealer is risky business these days… because you really have to be inclusive.

So when a HUGE makeup company like Yves Saint Laurent release a new foundation range with 500 (slight exaggeration) shades, you would expect them to be inclusive af.

Ohhhh but they weren’t.

Their twist-stick waterproof foundations have caused a bit of a stir online, as each shade is basically white, white.0 and white 2.0. Literally:

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Yikes.

Just look at this swatch where all the whites don’t even match a fairly white person.

Wellllllll this isn’t going to end well. Do your worst, Twitter.

Summer R

Summer is a Digital Content Writer for GF online. When she's not listening to 5SOS on repeat you'll find her wandering through the aisles of Sephora on the hunt for the perfect highlighter.

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