A TikTok video of a black woman doing her make-up has gone viral and for all the wrong reasons.
A Twitter user shared the video yesterday, highlighting the fact that she had to use eyeliner to contour because she couldn't find a contour shade deep enough for her skin tone.
It's now been retweeted tens of thousands of times and has sparked a conversation about the lack of inclusivity within the make-up industry.
Because the internet is great, people shared suggestions for products they thought would work well for her.
@makeupiztherapy I love this! And idk her @ but @fleshbeauty has a bomb shade for her contour. I was having a hard… https://t.co/YSLDEcsc3L— Goonica Jr. (@Goonica Jr.) 1579549650
@makeupiztherapy I was looking at contour products on BeautyBay and these are the darkest i found (the first two we… https://t.co/QFACkHlkIW— 🐈💨 (@🐈💨) 1579607308
@makeupiztherapy I don’t wear makeup so I might be ignorant but I really don’t understand why brands have like fift… https://t.co/F0X7JbHtdn— ivy (@ivy) 1579611269
And there was a lot of love for the OP.
@makeupiztherapy She looks so good & the way she improvised is amazing. But, it’s sad makeup brands need to step up their bronzer game!— yerubi (@yerubi) 1579545264
The beauty industry is notoriously lacking in diversity, with options for deeper skin tones few and far between amid a sea of different variations of beige. It's something brands are beginning to take into consideration but clearly, there's still a long way to go.
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