How beauty brands failed women of color

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  • But the industry is changing - and Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty isn’t the only brand laying the foundation for a more inclusive beauty industry.
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    Rihanna’s new makeup line Fenty Beauty has been an instant success - and it’s not only popular because Rihanna’s name is attached to it. Fenty Beauty carries a wide range of foundations - 40 to be exact - which has the beauty industry shook. Cosmetics and the beauty industry as a whole, has a long history of creating products that did not match deeper-toned people of color. There are a number of factors that have lead many mainstream beauty companies to having a narrow selection for people of color - and not all of those reasons are rooted in product development. With Fenty Beauty, Rihanna is showing the industry that it’s worth investing money and time into creating nuanced products beyond the ranges of ivory, beige, and tan.
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  • @batmanlikespizza2541
    @batmanlikespizza2541 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11541

    Glad that Fenty caters to those who are albino (zero melanin) to those with extremely dark skin. Be more like fenty.

    • @oonaverse
      @oonaverse 5 ปีที่แล้ว +411

      Yeah I'm not albino but I'm so freaking pale!

    • @batmanlikespizza2541
      @batmanlikespizza2541 5 ปีที่แล้ว +312

      Opal Arts hey, ain’t nothin’ wrong with that!

    • @oonaverse
      @oonaverse 5 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      batman likes pizza except for the summer. Spf 90

    • @sarahmazambi372
      @sarahmazambi372 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      YASSS

    • @ferguswatt2884
      @ferguswatt2884 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      that's cool that Fenty does that. But if you are a small business owner in rural Ohio, should you really be expected to stock and restock every single skin tone equally when you know as a small business owner that the darkest make up skin tones only account for 1% of the total make up you sell? Why should that small business owner stock thousands of dollars of make up every year that she knows for a fact will never be purchased? Whenever a new line of make up is released, should that small business owner be obliged to purchase every skin tone available in equal portions, regardless of the fact that certain skin tones sell 5, 10, 20 times more than other skin tones?

  • @kaitoric
    @kaitoric 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3540

    there’s some foundations like:
    ✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋✋✋✋✋✋✋✋✋🏼✋🏼✋🏼✋🏼✋🏼✋🏼✋🏽✋🏾✋🏿
    smh

    • @shandasalad
      @shandasalad 5 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      tarte is shaking lol

    • @senpaisally69
      @senpaisally69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Some or most?!

    • @sewerratwithabaguette1443
      @sewerratwithabaguette1443 4 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      adri so is beauty blender ✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏼✋🏼✋🏼✋🏼✋🏼✋🏼✋🏼✋🏼✋🏼✋🏼✋🏽✋🏾✋🏿

    • @lonely1951
      @lonely1951 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      “Mocha” be looking like 🤚

    • @HaikyuuNoodleSoup
      @HaikyuuNoodleSoup 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You either too pale, too orange, too dark, or have no shade available. Maybe perfect.

  • @Jasmine-te5nu
    @Jasmine-te5nu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10230

    even the emojis have a better shade range than tarte 🖐🏻🖐🏼🖐🖐🏽🖐🏾🖐🏿

    • @deadasfboi
      @deadasfboi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +973

      If you got yellow skin I think you need to go to the hospital to get checked if your kidney is failing.

    • @Jasmine-te5nu
      @Jasmine-te5nu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +207

      @@deadasfboi lmao 😂😂

    • @adeeb0704
      @adeeb0704 5 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      Jerrodb5 wow the whole of china must be suffering kidney failure

    • @sev9642
      @sev9642 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Adeeb that’s even worse

    • @malevolent5496
      @malevolent5496 5 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      can we point out the yellow one is REALLY extreme.

  • @heist4420
    @heist4420 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5296

    the fact that i got a skin whitening ad on this vid...🤦‍♀️

    • @dianesophie2674
      @dianesophie2674 4 ปีที่แล้ว +299

      heist I got one a few days ago, I was shocked and kinda disgusted.

    • @ece9948
      @ece9948 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      judging by your profile pic u might be interested in those things

    • @melindawalker1392
      @melindawalker1392 4 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      @@ece9948 It's just a profile picture...

    • @PickleRicksFATASSCOUSIN
      @PickleRicksFATASSCOUSIN 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@melindawalker1392 r/wooosh

    • @arpitanayak3753
      @arpitanayak3753 4 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      @@ece9948 u can like a korean idol and still be proud of ur skin colour??? tf????

  • @spencerware4108
    @spencerware4108 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2535

    I remember when I was younger one of my teammates told me that she didn’t know that black people wore make up it was really funny. She said that she thought that black people were just naturally beautiful and it hadn’t ever occurred to her that people of color used make up

    • @dailiagent5099
      @dailiagent5099 4 ปีที่แล้ว +309

      As a kid it never occurred to me that anyone used makeup; when I went to stores I only saw the sweet ile and everyone in my class had baby skin! :)

    • @user-ze9bq3yj9u
      @user-ze9bq3yj9u 4 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      lol was that a compliment

    • @yo4522
      @yo4522 4 ปีที่แล้ว +209

      I felt similar. I assumed black women had naturally perfect skin.

    • @kamzamosweu2269
      @kamzamosweu2269 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Most women especially in Africa don't wear makeup. They are OK going without makeup except maybe lipstick or eye liners, it mostly has to do with makeup usually looking ashy, maybe Rihanna helped.

    • @dippledopple
      @dippledopple 4 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      @@yo4522 Black woman in africa have much clearer skin and a lot dont wear foundation
      People here do because the climate isnt good for our skin so we get more 'blemishes' and unclear skin hence the want to wear foundation
      I could be wrong on the want though

  • @osiokwanlee3436
    @osiokwanlee3436 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4041

    Cuz they have fifty shades of white and two shades of "Tan"

    • @unnecessaryannoyingleafbug4505
      @unnecessaryannoyingleafbug4505 5 ปีที่แล้ว +217

      "Light tan" and "dark tan"

    • @brosukeee687
      @brosukeee687 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I’m pale asf 😖

    • @vin_uranus1603
      @vin_uranus1603 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @Moonbyul Kimie im the same color when im sick....im the same color when i cant breathe...(same goes for if i "blush" or get "sun burn"😂)

    • @sarahmazambi372
      @sarahmazambi372 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Heaven_ the _black_chic_who_loves_kpop I wish I could blush🤗

    • @kiarakane995
      @kiarakane995 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@brosukeee687 ok then.....

  • @xvampcessx
    @xvampcessx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11240

    Tarte:
    ✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏼✋🏼✋🏼✋🏼✋🏽✋🏾
    Fenty:
    💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

    • @andicarusfell8387
      @andicarusfell8387 5 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Copied.

    • @magnusgranskau7487
      @magnusgranskau7487 5 ปีที่แล้ว +193

      but my hands are more pink

    • @mylokaf
      @mylokaf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @malevolent5496
      @malevolent5496 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      only 5 colors total

    • @mariah_the_mnm2053
      @mariah_the_mnm2053 5 ปีที่แล้ว +394

      Tart more like: ✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏼✋🏼✋🏼✋✋✋✋🏿

  • @JP-il2gj
    @JP-il2gj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1871

    As a dark skinned Indian women, I never found any foundation that matched my skin tone, I use MAC now which I bought from London, we don't have Fenty in India yet :(

    • @soso3792
      @soso3792 4 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      Oh no :( I hope they open outlets there soon!

    • @themaus3847
      @themaus3847 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      So So 2025 maybe?

    • @mojo5398
      @mojo5398 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      try ordering it from sephora or the fenty website itself :)❤️

    • @mahanadir
      @mahanadir 4 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      Same in Pakistan! For some reason we have porcelain skin shades in South Asia but not actual shades that will match majority of our population

    • @lamiaprokrity3908
      @lamiaprokrity3908 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@mahanadir exactly my question!! Why wont they make darker shades when india pakistan Bangladesh Afghanistan etc countries literally have like 80% brown people?!!

  • @shyfie
    @shyfie 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12640

    Im here wondering why we arent called "brown" and "beige" instead of "black" and "white"

    • @cdw3088
      @cdw3088 6 ปีที่แล้ว +630

      Shy Fie I wonder the same thing

    • @RunaSunset
      @RunaSunset 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1575

      because of black and white thinking. if there is something, there must be an opposite to that. it's childish, we should call ourselves beige and brown

    • @TheNewDelhiDossier
      @TheNewDelhiDossier 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1332

      As a brown Asian, I never feel represented. It is always about white and black. :/

    • @pepps779
      @pepps779 6 ปีที่แล้ว +551

      Mostly it is just that everyone is a different shade of brown. I mean Japanese or Koreans are not yellow, but that is the color they got assigned simply because providing an accurate identifier is too complicated or time consuming for people to bother with in common conversation.

    • @vitormedeiros153
      @vitormedeiros153 6 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      Renenlilje how about caucasian and african american?

  • @glassesvoices5097
    @glassesvoices5097 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1658

    Beauty: WOMEN OF COLOR DONT HAVE SHADES
    Fenty: hold my 50 shades bish

    • @sverkauu
      @sverkauu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Sommy Bunny 50 shades*

    • @ee8546
      @ee8546 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Or just replace the 40 with the 50 instead of just putting edit: 50???

    • @laurenlewis5907
      @laurenlewis5907 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      OF GREY

    • @jazharris2903
      @jazharris2903 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      40

    • @elisabethfanfan9560
      @elisabethfanfan9560 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She has a shade as light as snow for the them really oale pepale and some really dark shades for darler peaple

  • @emmabassett7314
    @emmabassett7314 4 ปีที่แล้ว +990

    Q: How do beauty brands fail women of colour?
    A: blatant racism.

    • @shauncameron8390
      @shauncameron8390 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Women of color like Asians, Arabs and Latinas?

    • @jordynalexander4153
      @jordynalexander4153 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Shaun Cameron Not Latinas

    • @lucasfc4587
      @lucasfc4587 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      •PeachiiSkiies• So you are going to be ignorant about dark skinned people in the most part of America? Great

    • @jordynalexander4153
      @jordynalexander4153 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @Lucas FC All Latinas aren’t dark skinned

    • @shauncameron8390
      @shauncameron8390 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@jordynalexander4153
      Most of them are of the half-White half-Indigenous variety.

  • @shabgt
    @shabgt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +405

    I'm asian with a very yellow dark skin and I can never find my foundation color, because most colors are too light and not yellow enough. It's such a pain and it makes me so sad looking at those light colors foundation in my country even though I live in equator where most people has dark skin
    The colorism is far too damaging for us

    • @PrincessKLS
      @PrincessKLS 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I have a question about Asian skin if you don’t mind? Are you all referred to as yellow-skinned because of your undertones?

    • @shabgt
      @shabgt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@PrincessKLS not undertones
      So a lot of east asian, central asian and southeast asian skin color basically are different shades of yellow aka dark yellow light yellow etc
      We may have different undertones (can be green, pink, etc)
      In fact my skin color is dark yellow with neutral undertone, so i cant use any makeup with warm undertone nor cool because it clashes with the shade of my skin even though hypothetically, it should be okay because i have neutral undertone
      Thus, i can only wear colors with neutral undertone so it wont clash with the shade of my skin

    • @AdityaDeo-cg6eu
      @AdityaDeo-cg6eu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Idk plenty of east asians look white to me. Infact whiter than many whites.

    • @ashrise
      @ashrise 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It reminds that people laugh at me when I say that my mother has a yellow skin when she really has a yellow skin.

    • @violetviolet888
      @violetviolet888 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      People of Color = Non-White. Period.

  • @Deniela_
    @Deniela_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5075

    I think Rihanna did a great job in creating this line so that everyone can feel beautiful and wear makeup

    • @thehoneyeffect
      @thehoneyeffect 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Deniela Bissoon Rihanna

    • @MyPiez
      @MyPiez 6 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      why would you need makeup to feel beautiful?

    • @IjeomaThePlantMama
      @IjeomaThePlantMama 6 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      My Piez it's a beauty enhancer

    • @michellemedina2665
      @michellemedina2665 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      For the ones that can afford it

    • @borisvujicic7817
      @borisvujicic7817 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Why wouldn't you?

  • @Mia-zx7nn
    @Mia-zx7nn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3617

    Why is this so disliked? It's not attacking anyone, it's just factually informative.

    • @xcvbnm123
      @xcvbnm123 6 ปีที่แล้ว +595

      because white nationalists think saying the word "black" is racist against white people.literally find any video that talks about race issues,go to the "newest comments" section and you'll see a ton of "it's okay to be white" comments.disgusting people.

    • @Mia-zx7nn
      @Mia-zx7nn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +238

      Although I agree that it's ok to be white, I'm from Denmark and that's something that I'm proud of ... but I don't understand why some white people will think that this is a personal attack. Even though the issues highlighted in this video are being slowly improved, not talking about the racist past of makeup and the beauty industry is disrespectful to the people who struggled with it in the past and the people who still struggle with it today. It's not 'leftist propaganda', it's just undeniable historical and present fact

    • @xcvbnm123
      @xcvbnm123 6 ปีที่แล้ว +127

      of course it's okay to be white,that's why white nationalists use it as a slogan because normally it is an obviously true and not at all offensive thing to say.and yeah another thing these people do is call it "propaganda" or "identity politics" when someone says "we shouldn't kill black people" lol.also you being proud of your heritage while caring about social justice for other racial groups is honestly amazing,i probably haven't met someone like you in real life

    • @Mia-zx7nn
      @Mia-zx7nn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      haha thank you :), there are more of us than you may think... unfortunately the ones with the most toxic ideologies always shout the loudest. It's all about education. To be honest, a year or so ago I wasn't near a open minded as I am now, I'm not proud of it, mostly because my family always lived in such a white place and so never bothered to learn about other races. Of course, my family has always been against segregation and racism, but I don't think they ever really thought about how they would react to POC coming to their country properly before the refugee crisis. Now our minds have changed and it's all through education teaching people what the world looks like from different perspectives. That's why videos like these are so important.

    • @xcvbnm123
      @xcvbnm123 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      aww that's great:)

  • @babymarioh5218
    @babymarioh5218 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1075

    Fenty is a unicorn in the makeup industry

    • @arminiusofgermania
      @arminiusofgermania 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Unicorns are from anglo-saxon folklore.

    • @onlythereal3233
      @onlythereal3233 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Arminius of Germania alright

    • @wambuiw.4032
      @wambuiw.4032 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Edit: Fenty is the Shaka Zulu of the make up industry.

    • @Sarah-yg8kt
      @Sarah-yg8kt 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fenty is a dragon in the makeup industry

  • @butterchimchim7862
    @butterchimchim7862 4 ปีที่แล้ว +310

    What's up with the 10k people who disliked? Only facts were stated, are you mad?

    • @violetviolet888
      @violetviolet888 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Many people of color who are not black were NOT fairly represented. They should have said this video was for Blacks. People of Color = Non-White. Period.

    • @rahmashidow5683
      @rahmashidow5683 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@violetviolet888 what is "Blacks" maybe black american you mean...

    • @handsomesquidward2130
      @handsomesquidward2130 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@violetviolet888 I'm guessing you didn't watch the whole thing

    • @acat6291
      @acat6291 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rahmashidow5683 black is just a color group where many different ethnicity’s possibly descending from africa are called because most can’t name or don’t know their ethnicity. Just like the color white. What is white? You’d get the same answer. Mainly it’s an American phenomenon

    • @lunadoodles8810
      @lunadoodles8810 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@violetviolet888 wh,,what 😭 im latine,, and i fall in the medium of skin tones. i felt represented by this video perfectly well.

  • @yasminadiab2094
    @yasminadiab2094 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1835

    I don't have an extremely dark skin color I'm a Carmel / brown color and it is still hard to find a color. I can't believe how hard it would be for woman and men who are even darker

    • @l.michelleindigenousred2757
      @l.michelleindigenousred2757 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Yasmina Diab Yeah I'm Caramel completed too,and I've also had problems with the buying makeup my complexion

    • @yasminadiab2094
      @yasminadiab2094 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      er lo my mom is darker than my dad which made me become a caramel color so please don't assume. But yes u are right I am Lebanese, and people From Lebanon r not white.

    • @velvet123
      @velvet123 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I have the same issue. The only one that has worked was fenty beauty and born this way foundation. All the others, look either too white or too dark. It's never right. Let's not forget eye shadows. Holly cow, my best f who is white. She kept telling me how amazing this eye pallet was. Well she tried it on my eyes and she was struggling. Cause it wouldn't blend well or it was not pigmented at all in my eyes.

    • @ih2246
      @ih2246 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I don’t really wear makeup, but I sincerely hope that this gets better I mean everyone deserves to look and feel beautiful if they want to and I just hope that we can make it equal for everyone and anyone

    • @user-di3oq6rh7n
      @user-di3oq6rh7n 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yasmina Diab same

  • @RebelleGameOfficial
    @RebelleGameOfficial 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4751

    Smh Tarte Shape Tape Foundation

    • @rainasingh5262
      @rainasingh5262 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yesss

    • @elina172
      @elina172 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was the 500

    • @Jenhalf
      @Jenhalf 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      At least Tarte ships to Australia and the price is not marked up. Including dark skin-toned people doesn’t mean everyone’s included.

    • @mr.jankowski1787
      @mr.jankowski1787 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Shape tape has what, 20 or less shades?

    • @Jenhalf
      @Jenhalf 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mr. Jankowski how many countries are there outside America? How many people are there living outside America?

  • @zoomime14
    @zoomime14 5 ปีที่แล้ว +333

    4:47 that google search broke my heart

    • @kadjagnee.4811
      @kadjagnee.4811 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      A few days ago, I went on google and wrote "beautiful woman" bc I was curious and all I saw was fair skinned woman not even one black women, it made me rlly sad. 🙁

    • @_sadgirl_8730
      @_sadgirl_8730 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Kadjagnee. I do that too 😔

    • @meeraa3329
      @meeraa3329 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@kadjagnee.4811 We need to change that

    • @XxSouIxX
      @XxSouIxX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@meeraa3329 This is hardly surprising, to be honest. If you Google the Chinese word for "beauty", you'll get only Chinese women. If you google the Arabic word, you get Arabian women. And if you google the Zulu word for "beauty", you get only Black women. The UK, USA, Canada, Australia... are predominantly Caucasian, so it makes sense that a search for the word "beauty" in English returns predominantly pictures of Caucasians. To be honest, I find it more surprising that no _man_ ever shows up when you google "beauty", in any language.

    • @Twonkae
      @Twonkae 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Mister Knightley you’re looking for the wrong word. Search up “handsome”

  • @vrushalidhongade5725
    @vrushalidhongade5725 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3249

    Doesnt take 9 minutes to explain this. It's because fair = beautiful. We've all been brainwashed into thinking that being fair is the gold standard and that darker skin tones mean you're not pretty. Darker skin tones have been neglected and ignored, and now Rihanna broke the mould and made it compulsory to offer more shades for darker skin tones.When other brands saw her profit from it, they all decided to follow the "trend" and offer more shades because it was now "cool" to be dark. The world is still a VERY racist place.

    • @graphiquejack
      @graphiquejack 5 ปีที่แล้ว +223

      That was the case in the 1800s, but not now. Fair skin used to mean you were rich, didn't need to work on the fields outdoors, so your skin was lighter.... and the wealthy were dumb enough to put lead paint on their skin in some cultures and time periods to look even more pale. But consider how many white people tan their skin to darken it. Now, 'tan' is beautiful and pale is ghostly and unhealthy. Is there racism in our culture? Absofuckinglutely, however, I would say with darker skinned people lightening their skin, and lighter skinned people tanning their skin, a mid-light-brown colour is probably deemed the most beautiful now.

    • @sariaht.5478
      @sariaht.5478 5 ปีที่แล้ว +255

      @@graphiquejack It all depends on where you come from. Most parts of Asia, for example, deem light skin as most beautiful

    • @pasjcl1807
      @pasjcl1807 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      It’s a colorist place

    • @kynslieb1306
      @kynslieb1306 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Vrushali Dhongade No the society is turning into liking people of dark skin and everyone else can suck it

    • @umiyang2765
      @umiyang2765 5 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      in the far East Asia, it is still known that being pale is beautiful and being tan or dark means you are ugly because in their history, slaves worked in the sun which tanned their skin a lot and this trend doesn't end for them. As a deeply coloured Chinese girl, I think this is not a good trend to keep following because it is now known that no body is a slave anymore and this trend is not looking to stop anytime soon. I have actually been bullied severely because of it. I have an African mum and I carried most of my genes from her so I came out to be dark. I was born in China and this beauty trend went as far as not allowing me to school because I looked like “dirt”. being there for 7 years and not allowed to school just because of that. I had to move from my home and go back to Africa which was also a bad thing for me because I couldn't speak English or French fluently at that time and I could only speak Chinese so I was classified as “stupid” in school. This whole disaster in my life has been caused only by that one idiotic trend. Beauty shouldn't be on someone's skin colour it should be on their personal features and that is why some people believe that everyone is beautiful in their own way

  • @disneyprincessintraining2725
    @disneyprincessintraining2725 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2173

    I didn’t realize how much of an issue this is until I talked to a friend of mine who has extremely dark skin, she’s one of the darkest people I’ve met, and foundation for her is a nightmare. She has to get very expensive foundation from places like Nordstrom. I’m really glad that it’s getting better!

    • @johnr2311
      @johnr2311 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Alex Larson aren’t you glad you’re white?

    • @og-rz6ny
      @og-rz6ny 6 ปีที่แล้ว +520

      John R That wasn't necessary -_-

    • @johnr2311
      @johnr2311 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      oмgιтѕвяιѕα yeah but cmon... aren’t you glad?

    • @BZJoQu
      @BZJoQu 6 ปีที่แล้ว +285

      I'm sorry, is that the way you react, when you see other people's struggle? That you feel glad it's not you? Cos I'm pretty sure that wasn't Alex's reaction. White women don't experience these things. If you do not experience somethings firsthand there's a degree of separation from the problem. Even if you have a friend who opens your eyes to it, you can listen, you can attempt to empathize, but you will never know their struggle fully because you haven't lived it. However, just because that degree of separation remains, that does not mean your takeaway will be "Aren't I glad that I'm not experiencing this first-hand", most likely it's "I see your struggle and though will never comprehend it fully because I am not the one living it please let me know how I can be of use to your cause". Peace.

    • @corasundae
      @corasundae 6 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      Alex Larson I can't imagine walking into a drugstore and not noticing that there are five shades that are about my color and no shades darker than Beyonce, at best.

  • @lizzyboo567
    @lizzyboo567 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1311

    My sephora's fenty foundation literally is sold out ALL the black shades except the darkest one. Fenty is selling out because we're all just looking for a nice foundation that matches us and other companies that make black foundation colors only have like 4/5 shades for us and doesn't match us good or get as dark as me

    • @prihaps
      @prihaps 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Mochahontas Lord knows you are gorgeous 😫and your complexion is life❤️🙌🏽

    • @prihaps
      @prihaps 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nature is Great what? I am so confused by your comment and where it came from…?

    • @prihaps
      @prihaps 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nature is Great oooooooh. I don’t agree but ok. Also what does that have to do with her comment though? Is it not towards the video?

    • @lizzyboo567
      @lizzyboo567 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Nature is Great they're not sayin white people failed them they're saying makeup companies as a whole even black owned ones..

    • @badgirlzeze6794
      @badgirlzeze6794 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Mochahontas in Germany the darkest shade is literally zendayas skincolor

  • @katienguyen210
    @katienguyen210 5 ปีที่แล้ว +678

    People: saying white and black while referring a race is perfectly okay.
    Me: Im yellow.
    People: thATS RACIST OMG JDKODDJKSOSFJKSOSA

    • @oonaverse
      @oonaverse 5 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      I'm legit white. Like a few shades darker than a napkin

    • @oonaverse
      @oonaverse 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      lab luvr ah good analogy

    • @brosukeee687
      @brosukeee687 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Opal Arts I’m more white too! I’m like one shade darker than a napkin 😭

    • @ryusensei7300
      @ryusensei7300 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'm yellow too

    • @suhani551
      @suhani551 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      daam same

  • @luanita307
    @luanita307 4 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    Of course they were sold out fast, it was the first time black women found foundations that match their actual skin tone!
    I was so happy to see all my black friends finally having decent foundations to buy, they were SO happy and I was so happy to see them smiling that way.
    I hate wearing make up, but I love *doing* make up and my friends love to be my models.

    • @EllinasUniverse
      @EllinasUniverse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I hope more people catch on and make cheaper versions, fenty isn't exactly cheap (i love rihanna not attacking her) and cheaper ones for both pale and darker skinned people should be there for everyone

    • @mssha1980
      @mssha1980 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They’re always been foundations with a wide color range. They weren’t marketed like Fenty

  • @ollynolly4592
    @ollynolly4592 6 ปีที่แล้ว +778

    Why do people in this comment section think that black people don't have money? Having products for minority groups in a predominantly white market isn't a loss. Markets catering towards the upkeep of black hair literally makes billions every year, meaning people are willing and have the means to pay for it. And if makeup for darker skin tones get sold out, then think about what kind of money you could make from expanding the business.

    • @sruthi671
      @sruthi671 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Trust me though blacks from my place are pretty well off...like I've been 3 different doctors from my local clinic and they are all black. Would be far fetched to think they can't afford makeup

    • @idioticSusie
      @idioticSusie 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Because from the blm movement... they constantly state that blacks arent as well off as whites, some take there.peoples words for it...

    • @user-oi5xs7uk5t
      @user-oi5xs7uk5t 6 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Because according to median adjusted income, black household income is lower than white household income by about 30k. Though I don't know why people will infer that as black people having no money. The keyword is "lower" and "median." Lower doesn't necessary mean you are dirt poor, you just have less than what somebody else has. Median means there are people above that median.

    • @vilecrocodile9171
      @vilecrocodile9171 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I thought it was because blacks (minorities) are a minority of the population so companies don't market to minorities as much as majorities.
      A more interesting video would be something you touched upon. "Why do black women spend so much on beauty products compared to whites?"

    • @ollynolly4592
      @ollynolly4592 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Kinickylj nobody said anyone has to. It's their choice to do so but companies have to cater to a certain group of people. It's not like food. Everybody eats food but clothes, make up and hair care is different for all groups of people. It would be smart to cater towards the majority but since there are already so many doing that your company might not make it. It might be a disadvantage to cater towards a minority group but that is only if you don't know what they want, they they are looking for in products and what they ultimately need. If you got all that you're good

  • @BlackGirlLovesAnime6
    @BlackGirlLovesAnime6 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6082

    look at the dislikes, why do people get mad when talking about dark skin inclusiveness in the country?

    • @sudokuzcalkami
      @sudokuzcalkami 6 ปีที่แล้ว +349

      maybe because it's not about race but about companies making products for most popular skin tones. I'm white af and can't find matching foundation anywhere. I gave up at this point, I don't need another bottle of orange death to spent my money on. As some comments said - buy from black brands, support your people and stop spending your money at sephora etc. they will feel the difference. there's so much WOC, you can make a difference. Me, with my pale skin- I have no power and no options. the only powder I found that matches my skin is white. and I mean white.

    • @ay-de6sq
      @ay-de6sq 6 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      BlackGirlLovesAnime6 theyre probably dislikiny cause this girls voice is annoying

    • @bami2
      @bami2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +112

      I disliked the video because every female vox presenter can't talk without vocal fry, including this one.

    • @infiniteworlds5
      @infiniteworlds5 6 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Yeah, I was going to say the same. Those of us who are so pale that there is nothing in our color get tired of being overlooked.

    • @infiniteworlds5
      @infiniteworlds5 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I haven't thought to try it. Considering Rihanna's involvement, I figured it was a brand aimed for darker skin tones. I'll look at what they have. :)

  • @KatieKnutzen
    @KatieKnutzen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Tarts be like:
    We need 50 shades of white!!!!!
    💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 ok maybe we will through 2 shades of Brown in there to be inclusive💪🏾💪🏿

  • @toricollins6516
    @toricollins6516 5 ปีที่แล้ว +282

    I prefer not to wear makeup from companies that don’t cater to my complexion. Fenty Beauty is amazing, though I haven’t purchase it yet; but I currently wear MAC & Makeup Forever b/c I found my undertones & overtones in the same bottle. This video was very informative, but naturally, ppl get defensive when women of color, especially Black American women ask to be represented. I am only a second generation regular makeup wearer, which speaks to the lack of options in the past. Rather than get triggered, people should educate themselves before hitting “dislike”. I NEVER look for powder, liquid/cream foundation, contour, or blush in the drugstores anymore. I don’t even try. Yes I spend more, but the quality is much better. I’ve seen this issue for really fair skin as well, so clearly makeup Brands need to consider more options & LISTEN.

    • @ennvee1989
      @ennvee1989 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No more drugstores trip for me neither.Sephora and mac have all my money!

    • @kaledonia1983
      @kaledonia1983 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      try Inglot inglotusa.com/139-foundations

    • @emilemilian7404
      @emilemilian7404 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      What would you gain if you were represented?

    • @lakethraj8594
      @lakethraj8594 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What's sad is that even in AA community the drug store doesn't carry many dark skin toned make up. Especially foundation! Is it the stores that opt to not carry the darker tones?

    • @zeewann
      @zeewann 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@emilemilian7404 Choice!!!! Duh

  • @moonanaii
    @moonanaii 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1818

    Great video, would have loved to see you talk about how makeup brands started changing their tune when Fenty launched. I found that really funny.

    • @Keesha_Hardy
      @Keesha_Hardy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      LuxCresent That part is hilarious to me as well.

    • @axureerheeid9136
      @axureerheeid9136 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      what happened? I'd love to hear that story, can someone tell me?

    • @anniesilver
      @anniesilver 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I want to know too

    • @xKalah
      @xKalah 6 ปีที่แล้ว +174

      After brands saw that the darker shades of Fenty were always sold out they started posting their darker shades on their social media as if to say 'we're here too !!!' even though they had previously mainly posted their light skin models so much so that you wouldn't even know they had products for darker complexions

    • @60sAmethyst
      @60sAmethyst 6 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      LuxCresent I know right...I'm seeing all kinds of new products now, some even imitating some of Fenty's exclusive products. We all know what happens from here.

  • @hachinguyen334
    @hachinguyen334 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4368

    I think you should say “people of color” instead of “woman of color” because there are also guys who wear makeup too

    • @kristenmorris3189
      @kristenmorris3189 6 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      HachiNguyen oh true

    • @hisoka4595
      @hisoka4595 6 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      HachiNguyen unfortunately

    • @didiaskfr
      @didiaskfr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +311

      Justin Bieber why is that unfortunate

    • @didiaskfr
      @didiaskfr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      Styx well a lot of them are hella attractive and very wealthy so what's the issue you have?

    • @didiaskfr
      @didiaskfr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Styx you just said onky ugly guys did it now you're saying the opposite. Why can't grown men just put what they want on their face

  • @maedesmond2461
    @maedesmond2461 6 ปีที่แล้ว +326

    Coming at from a painter perspective, what if they offered the 4 base colors and you could mix your own color foundation? 😁 I know that's not really a good product but I'd like it!

    • @crystalsplace7163
      @crystalsplace7163 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Mae Desmond The Body Shop use to do that in the 90s.

    • @TheSweetForever
      @TheSweetForever 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      I’m not about to pay 40$ plus dollars to do work 🙄. I’m paying a brand to do that. I didn’t choose my skin color don’t make me do additional work because you’re lazy 😂

    • @AquaMarino
      @AquaMarino 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Yet not all people are painters. Its kind of difficult but exciting.

    • @qaimaali6546
      @qaimaali6546 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😂😂nice idea bro

    • @lilfairyprincess1o1
      @lilfairyprincess1o1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Not a bad idea at all

  • @audraelynnegrimmelhaussen8808
    @audraelynnegrimmelhaussen8808 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    As an Asian woman with brown-red skin, I am glad Fenty is doing this.

  • @Trund27
    @Trund27 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1040

    It looks like Fenty will become the gold standard for inclusive makeup. Beautiful! ✨✨✨

    • @jackieandrea
      @jackieandrea 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Snodge Kat that is awesome!! Too bad Lion got triggered over it. Guess it's the only way he/she/it feels relevant, lol

    • @Lion-lv5rb
      @Lion-lv5rb 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You Fell Pefectly Into My Trap Card.

    • @MJ-xk8jr
      @MJ-xk8jr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I would love to try fenty but the ingredients in the highlighters and foundation scare me tbh

    • @cc_isgreat671
      @cc_isgreat671 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Exactly! After she launched, then other companies tried to change last minute lmao

    • @datbishruby4430
      @datbishruby4430 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lion Crackert

  • @batmanisreal929
    @batmanisreal929 6 ปีที่แล้ว +747

    I live in India where most women are of brown skin with some fair skin tones too,however all the ads and stores sell lighter tone products,we are made to believe looking dark is dirty and you desperately need make up or face creams which will lighten your skin tone to make you look more attractive.Yes,there is economics involved in this,but anyone who is denying that this is a race issue also is simply unaware.This was a colonial racial mindset that you have to look fair to be attractive,the numerous racists ads running in my country is proof.This is a worldwide issue,so simply saying if you want dark toned makeup go to a non white country is again,ignorant.

    • @rarepearlz2762
      @rarepearlz2762 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Sad

    • @t-.-t.
      @t-.-t. 6 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Its a cultural issue. In this country fair looking people were always treated as being superior. You see matrimonial ads where asking for a fair skined bride is the norm and so much importance is given to skin colour. The companies are just cashing in on it. Not their fault entirely.

    • @vilecrocodile9171
      @vilecrocodile9171 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I don't think guy's care about the shade of a woman's skin as much as the prettiness of her face.

    • @nntflow7058
      @nntflow7058 6 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      ^You clearly never traveled abroad to other countries around the world.

    • @bsinita_wokeone
      @bsinita_wokeone 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Sounak Basu yup ur so right. I pray for all my dark skinned sisters and brothers around the world to stay strong.

  • @pancakes615
    @pancakes615 6 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    I am a white girl but see that I. Every shop there is loads of light shades and that all women of colors don’t have a choice if they wanted foundation or not because there color isn’t there like it’s 2018 people I think 🤔 its time to change

  • @luna_longsword4211
    @luna_longsword4211 5 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    I am the whites of white I find it impossible to find foundation light enough. I can't even IMAGINE what it's like for women of colour!

    • @bunniifangz
      @bunniifangz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      exactly the same for them, just with a different color

    • @Nonamelol.
      @Nonamelol. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bunniifangz exactly

  • @torijohnson5582
    @torijohnson5582 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3103

    Being extremely pale, I have issues finding shades light enough for me. That being said, I definitely think that brands cater to light/medium skin tones... there doesn’t need to be 20 different shades of beige. Rihanna absolutely killed it with her launch 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻💕

    • @obianujuikeaka9947
      @obianujuikeaka9947 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      ❤️

    • @lorimcadoo5143
      @lorimcadoo5143 6 ปีที่แล้ว +318

      just say you're racist and go

    • @AntiCuteness
      @AntiCuteness 6 ปีที่แล้ว +272

      Kelly S
      Not really, seeing that black people exist everywhere on the world and that the make up producers have their products everywhere in the world?

    • @ducky3984
      @ducky3984 6 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Lori McAdoo how is that racist?

    • @HeadHunter697
      @HeadHunter697 6 ปีที่แล้ว +248

      Its racist because though People of Colour are a minority in America, that doesn't mean they don't exist. Just like how very pale untannable people like me exist. I'm a minority among my people, not as much as poc. But I am, if you are not a shade of beige you have no place in beauty. That's the message makeup brands send to poc and many other skin tones that are not catered too. You are not beautiful. Because of your colour. That's wrong.

  • @xXHatsuneMikuFanXx
    @xXHatsuneMikuFanXx 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1806

    riri, you’re doing _great,_ sweetie

  • @azereth338
    @azereth338 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Why does white have to be the default?

    • @yuh8740
      @yuh8740 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Scientifically, white is the default skin color. But if there’s much melanin in the skin cells the skin is gonna be darker

    • @azereth338
      @azereth338 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@yuh8740 umm... first of all I was talking about society as a whole. Second, no human beings were originally black. Being white was a genetic mutation. Black people were the default. Second of all y can’t u accept and see it

    • @gogomonow
      @gogomonow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lingering racism in society.

    • @azereth338
      @azereth338 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gogomonow exactly

    • @mapofhersoul8007
      @mapofhersoul8007 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yuh8740 no it’s not hush

  • @madysonwright2034
    @madysonwright2034 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Unlike most darker people, I have a cool/neutral undertone instead of a warm/golden, and half the times even the ones labeled as "neutral" make me look like I had an accident with spray tan

  • @Galuxius
    @Galuxius 6 ปีที่แล้ว +612

    Can someone actually explain what is so upsetting for so many people in this video? It's just a historical account of makeup for women of colour and it has somehow garnered such ardent hate for it minutes after being uploaded. All the negative comments appear to be from white males who view this as an attack against whiteness; a lot of them being posted before anyone could even finish the video on 2x speed. I for one have little to no interest in makeup but decided to watch through the video to see why it almost instantly gained so much hate and I'm failing to see why other than a bunch of white men who hate blacks and women...
    I mean if you have any genuine reasons for disliking the video, I'd be glad to hear and discuss them but it's pretty obvious that there are a lot of racists (ironic or not) in this comment section.

    • @josephsheldon8582
      @josephsheldon8582 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Anime profile picture.

    • @iAmTheSquidThing
      @iAmTheSquidThing 6 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Vox has become a target for many on the right. And in fairness it has put out some horribly biased content in the past. So now they're on a mission to bury any content that they disagree with.
      I don't think there was much wrong with this video. Except it did rather jump to the conclusion that the lack of products was driven by racism, when there might be a more innocent explanation that the products just weren't economically viable.
      Though also, it wouldn't surprise me if racism was a factor, or simply ignorance. Because the fashion industry can be notoriously shallow.

    • @8linck8
      @8linck8 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      It pins it all to racism when in reality it's just basic economics. Companies aren't going to have the same amount of dark shades of make up as light shades when only 6% of the population is going to be interested in the dark shades vs. 36% being interested in the lighter shades.
      If you release a new dark shade some dark skinned women are going to gravitate towards it because it might fit their skin better than the alternative. The same thing happens when you release a light shade though, and even more people will flock towards it because there's more light skinned people than dark skinned ones. That basically means that the vast majority of the time it is better to just release yet another light tone than a dark tone. There's no point in competing with other companies over a tiny amount of market share.

    • @ebonymurray2264
      @ebonymurray2264 6 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      +Lynkz If it weren't for all the dark shades at fenty beauty being sold out for a long period of time I would have almost believe this but...they just restock on their website(450 still sold out last time I checked) and also all the sephoras near me like in a 150 mile radius is sold out. it been almost three months since they launched and their still sold out. I live in Canada.

    • @ownageDan
      @ownageDan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      and here we go with the generalizations. great job.

  • @yasmingarcez3668
    @yasmingarcez3668 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1220

    Actual question: why people think this video is bad/fake news? I dont see where it is lacking...

    • @krasj5658
      @krasj5658 6 ปีที่แล้ว +226

      because it has the word black in the title

    • @majorevangelism
      @majorevangelism 6 ปีที่แล้ว +325

      Alt-Right snowflakes get triggered whenever they hear any issues involving races other than the White people.

    • @JanSanono
      @JanSanono 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Yashiteru it lacks statistics.

    • @egg1556
      @egg1556 6 ปีที่แล้ว +202

      The words "women" and "color" are trigger words to angsty teens who use the phrase "kek" unironically.

    • @Bobogdan258
      @Bobogdan258 6 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      Here are statistics 4:08 4:19 and also pointed out some sources.

  • @theo4394
    @theo4394 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I can’t believe i haven’t seen other comments point this out yet, but women aren’t the only people that wear makeup....

    • @vojtechmartinek6389
      @vojtechmartinek6389 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      They are main group so no need to point to anything

    • @lunadoodles8810
      @lunadoodles8810 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      i’ve seen a lot of comments pointing it out actually :} i’ve been sorting by new tho haha ^-^

    • @theo4394
      @theo4394 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@vojtechmartinek6389 this is the dumbest reply i’ve ever seen. the whole video was about including everyone, even if they aren’t the largest demographic. why should this video target specifically women of color when then topic is about everyone of color?

    • @theo4394
      @theo4394 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lunadoodles8810 oh that’s nice. good to see people are thinking more inclusively

  • @beamshark
    @beamshark 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Beauty Line: We include everyone !
    The shades:
    ✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏾✋🏿

  • @kijiji93
    @kijiji93 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1759

    My skin tone falls within the "mainstream" shade range so I v rarely have issues finding a match... but it's is SO unacceptable for large cosmetic companies to continuously undercut black women/WOC I am sick of it!!! And it ANGERS me when ppl say that WOC should just shut up and be happy that they have Fenty Beauty, MUFE, Mac, or Lancome to choose from...Like no, why should they be complacent a whopping 4 brands catering to them? They should be able to choose from the 18959857 makeup brands ranging from cheap drugstore to high-end just like white/light skin women can.

    • @cuteONE22
      @cuteONE22 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      kijiji93 large companies generally don't have the same range as fenty beauty. I'm not black, or Asian, or Mexican or white. I'm from the Middle East to this day I can't find a perfect match because all shades are either too white for me or too dark.

    • @amandamurphy3868
      @amandamurphy3868 6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Not the same problem exactly but I struggle with finding shades that match me with my extremely pale skin it makes me mad when I see foundation with only three shades because of how many people they cut off

    • @punishedwhispers1218
      @punishedwhispers1218 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It has nothing to do with racism and more of the fact that there won't be as many people to buy a large variety of darker foundations. Companies that everyone can seamlessly buy from would be nice, it however isn't realistic given that companies don't want to waste money. Perhaps these companies should have a small amount less needed variety available to order as a specialty item?

    • @BlackGirlLovesAnime6
      @BlackGirlLovesAnime6 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      youre going off of stereotypes and assuming that black people cant afford high end makeup. if you havent noticed when fenty came out, there are many darker skin people who are willing to buy foundations from companies that represent us.

    • @KevinementD
      @KevinementD 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Black people make up about 13% of the US population. As a major beauty brand, would you rather focus on 13% or 87% of the market?
      There lies the problem.

  • @funkmotion6788
    @funkmotion6788 6 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    I don’t get what’s bad about this video... like I’m a white dude who doesn’t care about beauty at all, but come on like just make a shade for everyone isn’t that simple? Like why do people care so much about this isn’t it simple like if I was doing something about skin I would make like every shade right so everyone can get what they need

    • @funkmotion6788
      @funkmotion6788 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Kez H ay thanks yeah idk why people don’t it just seems common sense too ya know

    • @mr.o2291
      @mr.o2291 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Sadly, not everyone thinks like you

    • @cjo4210
      @cjo4210 6 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      What many fail to realize is that dark skin isn't just limited to white people. There are Indians, Southeast Asians, and various other ethnicities that can be darker than me, and I'm black.
      The reason why Fenty is successful is because there is clearly an open market for these people who haven't been successful to match their foundation due to limited shades. And the reason that is, as much as people want to deny it, is because of darker skin not being seen as a beauty investment. Sometimes there just IS a racial component. You can't deny the impact the past has had on the present and tell people that they are the ones making it an issue.
      This has never been an issue for white men so I don't know why they are so concerned when this video really isn't for them. (I'm directly talking about the people who have a weird problem with it-not the cool curious white dudes)

    • @JammieJohnny1
      @JammieJohnny1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      FunkMotion I presume they focus on white people because theres more money in it, because its a bigger market. But all this does is leave a hole in the market that sooner or later someone will exploit for profit so its really a non issue.

    • @someonedifferent7071
      @someonedifferent7071 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      People honestly make it into a racial thing but I can kinda understand why. It's because beauty brands comes up with shades for "fairer" skin than darker skin tones. They would normally make a darker foundation but only 1 or 2 darker shades, not thinking of the variation of darker skin. And people are pissed about it because it's not hard to make darker foundation for people who are darker skinned. That's why you're seeing the brand Fenty so much because it's a successful brand that fulfilled the needs of people of all skin colours, black to white.

  • @bradandmawm3630
    @bradandmawm3630 5 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    So THAT'S why I can't find makeup for my olive undertones. There's no blue pigment.

    • @indrinita
      @indrinita 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      What? Olive is more green than blue. But you can create it anyway with those four colours because no one actually has a "green" undertone - you probably just need more a combination of more yellow and black together to get the undertone you need. If you had a "blue" undertone, you'd literally be dead. No living person should have a "blue undertone". Not sure where you got that from.

    • @pluto-qd2qu
      @pluto-qd2qu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      olive is a mix of yellow and greenish brown, there’s no blue involved

    • @AN-ou6qu
      @AN-ou6qu 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Asha Hanson actually not greenish-brown. Literal black.

    • @bradandmawm3630
      @bradandmawm3630 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think I know what my own skin looks like

  • @esthervanderpol4804
    @esthervanderpol4804 5 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    A really really light foundation is also really hard to find, they are always too yellow. This makes me literally too white😂

    • @donnajoseph-barford1076
      @donnajoseph-barford1076 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My friend Sarah as the same issue.

    • @MsNottrolling
      @MsNottrolling 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Maybelline fit me matte and poreless has the best drugstore fair shade/undertone range!

    • @TechnoScorpion2137
      @TechnoScorpion2137 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'm white as snow with blue veins and pink cheeks. I found the right foundation once, short after that it got banned. Now i'm mixing the lightest shade I could find with some white and blue mineral powders.

    • @MsNottrolling
      @MsNottrolling 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TechnoScorpion2137 it got banned?

    • @youraveragebraincells620
      @youraveragebraincells620 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      True! My undertone is red/pink

  • @Vox
    @Vox  6 ปีที่แล้ว +603

    Correction: In a previous version at 2:27, we mistakenly used a photo of Grace Bol when referring to Alek Wek.

    • @grojan808
      @grojan808 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Vox 2 questions! Can anyone answer them for me?
      1.
      What is the percetage of african american in the us? Cause 4:18 -4:25 does not seem to be such a bad represantation of the overall population?
      2.
      Do african american woman tend to put on a darker or a lighter color for their makeup?
      Thx:)

    • @kerdi_board
      @kerdi_board 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      google

    • @vanessadavis5441
      @vanessadavis5441 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Jan Hen African American woman want make up that matches them... we don’t wear darker or lighter colours unless we make a mistake in matching

    • @technicality
      @technicality 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      *Alek Wek, not Alex Wek 😉

    • @br1an._.922
      @br1an._.922 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Vox wtf!

  • @Blahcub
    @Blahcub 6 ปีที่แล้ว +503

    So many dislikes but no arguments on what's wrong with the video 0_0

    • @emilleanthonette
      @emilleanthonette 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Victor Dalloz I actually want to know which sex is disliking this video more rather than why.

    • @jerueltoribio2384
      @jerueltoribio2384 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Now you made me also curious....

    • @cv4809
      @cv4809 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Blahcub There are actually many arguments in the replies

    • @Blahcub
      @Blahcub 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      posted that comment when there was 100 dislikes and 85 likes

    • @JohnDoe-yq5bd
      @JohnDoe-yq5bd 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      THExWASP this

  • @immathechopsticksthatjinal5441
    @immathechopsticksthatjinal5441 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Respect to everyone either white,caramel,brown or black skin colored people wearing make-up,it requires a lot of skills and efforts.

  • @josjoererg
    @josjoererg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    The fact I am seen as more "beautiful" for being white in this industry... this isn't okay.

  • @xxprincessbooxx7035
    @xxprincessbooxx7035 6 ปีที่แล้ว +887

    I have a makeup technology idea
    What if makeup foundation was clear but it blends with your skin, it adjust to your skin color and covers imperfections and corrections, that would be very smart considering that you wouldn’t need a certain shade because the makeup could blend in with you skin, naturally, like water on skin but instead it erases imperfections without being a color. It wouldn’t be hard to allow dark skinned people to find a color, or pale people to find a color or in between colored person to find a product, a clear foundation would allow for all to have their color as it adjust and dries on your face.
    Now wouldn’t that be smart?

    • @allydr90
      @allydr90 6 ปีที่แล้ว +118

      Le Bigmac I would love that for myself as I get somewhat pale in the winter but super dark in the summer. I would love to not have to buy four sets of make up - one for every season of the year.

    • @leahvarghese9559
      @leahvarghese9559 6 ปีที่แล้ว +197

      something similar to this already exists but the problem is that it is not incredibly accurate and most of the products completely ignore undertones so even though the color might match it won't match your undertone which is just as bad as not matching your skin tone.

    • @Kiasace
      @Kiasace 6 ปีที่แล้ว +133

      This idea is lowkey pore erasing primers

    • @dianeshelton9592
      @dianeshelton9592 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      L’Oréal cc cream uses this concept except it doesn’t work properly.
      I thought great being really pale THIS will work for me. It came out hideously orange, Trump orange! Yuk.

    • @keithparkhill8546
      @keithparkhill8546 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      diane shelton Watch John MacLean on TH-cam. He can help. He has a whole series on the lightest shade.

  • @keel7898
    @keel7898 6 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    I don't see why so many people are disliking this video. It's factual, it's not someone spouting off about how angry they are at the beauty industry. Though I don't have dark skin, I notice how limited makeup shades are for darker skinned women. And this video explains why. People are getting so butthurt about "but what's a person of color?" That's not the point of this video.

    • @XingAoShen
      @XingAoShen 6 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Double D you clearly didn't watch the video because they did point that out and showed there is in fact as much demand. and the us is not the only country in the world that the makeup is supplied to, for your information.

    • @jenniferhunter4074
      @jenniferhunter4074 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      same here. It's pretty obvious when I look at makeup that there are very few shades for the darker skinned tones. meanwhile, I can find my shade in any brand.

    • @jenniferhunter4074
      @jenniferhunter4074 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Double D - Nope. It's about making money. And I will sell foundation for women of color if it makes me money. Fenty showed that women of color aren't afraid to drop mega bucks to buy foundation. It's a case of "if you build it, they will come".
      (Smart people always look at capturing more market share and gaining brand loyalty. If I were in any industry in the US, I would be looking at the spending potential of non-white markets and doing my damnedest to make sure they buy my products. that's just common business sense. You don't follow the trend in business. You make the trend. People of color have money and their money is the same shade of green that white people money is.)

    • @keel7898
      @keel7898 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Double D You used inferior wrong you mean superior? How could you take darker skinned women struggling to look for their foundation shades with them being superior to us? And the 12% population is meaningless. From the Fenty Beauty release, the darker colors were sold out within a few days. Darker skinned women buy foundation. Just because there are more light skinned women in the U.S. doesn't mean "oh well let's make these shades for these specific women." Brands would make so much more money if the expanded their shade range.

    • @violetevans4742
      @violetevans4742 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I feel like this piece misses a few large points and that is why it was so heavily downvoted. There is a lack of discussion surrounding the way shade ranges are introduced, a lack of economic reasoning, and brushes over the previous failed attempts at darker shade ranges. While inequality may be where the beauty industry initially went wrong, I think a misguided approach to introduce darker shades is where things go wrong today.
      The few shades of dark skin tones that have been sold don't encompass many people, so they haven't ever sold well and proved "market viable." Previously and currently companies literally "test run" the darker colors, and if they don't sell well the shade ranges are never expanded. As it logically makes sense that with a smaller target audience would buy less of a product, this poor selling ability was never questioned. Now, Fenty had bridged it so everyone can find their color, so now it shows market viability that largely wasn't seen before.
      Pushing all of the issues off as social inequality, like this video by Vox did, only further polarizes audiences which is personally why I downvoted the video. My downvote of this video had nothing to do with my skin color and I am an advocate for increasing shade ranges. I watch just as much Jackie Aina and Nyma Tang as I do Jeffree Star and Tati. I have like dozens of videos by Vox in the past that deal with social issues by coming at the issue with facts as a basis for the argument. This video didn't interview a makeup company about shade ranges. It focused on a professor that had no history in the industry, she made no economic points and there was no "expert" economic opinion. This piece missed the mark.

  • @rhodageorge1068
    @rhodageorge1068 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Basically,
    *_Fenty 👏🏼 Stans 👏🏽 Queen 👏🏿_*

  • @sneepsnorp3801
    @sneepsnorp3801 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    When ever I see the foundation section, all I see is the same shade of beige/tan and they all look the same

  • @jasminegibson1364
    @jasminegibson1364 6 ปีที่แล้ว +599

    So many dislikes.....why am I not surprised? Thank you to the brands that stopped WOC from looking ashy and casket ready. Lord knows my mom and aunts had it hard.

    • @gokaren420
      @gokaren420 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Extraordinary One ....lol

    • @majaaa1810
      @majaaa1810 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Nature is Great
      Do you even know what you’re saying. Grow up dude, it’s 2017.... about to be 2018. How do you ever expect us to come together as unison and show how far we’ve come. I’m a Muslim and I know how it feels to be reading hate comments such as yours, but if we don’t change the way close-minded people, such as yourself think, how will we ever come together. Can we all just think as everyone as human-beings and nothing different. Hope you learned something.

    • @dove3099
      @dove3099 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nature is Great 😂 so that's why most of white females want to be darker. Got it

  • @Meli_Mel_619
    @Meli_Mel_619 6 ปีที่แล้ว +696

    As somebody who works for a company who produces makeup. It's creators and other people who work on it are all 40+ year old white men. We launched a darker set of foundations just about 2 years ago because they "didn't think of catering to darker skinned women." Which is sad cus our only sales rep is a black women....

    • @chrisgerard1650
      @chrisgerard1650 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Then why don’t black women start a makeup company? Are there any makeup companies in Africa?

    • @rarepearlz2762
      @rarepearlz2762 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sad

    • @adriimsp9623
      @adriimsp9623 6 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      Chris Gerard Not everyone in Africa is black? I know that you didn't say that but still it's like you're acting everyone in africa is black.

    • @princessjello
      @princessjello 6 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Chris Gerard it's like you didn't watch the video at all

    • @gearsandsteam1
      @gearsandsteam1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Also Sockai -chan never said the company they work for is in Africa. It could easily be anywhere in the world. I'm guessing its a smaller company since there is only one sales rep.

  • @cowboykpop1861
    @cowboykpop1861 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I wish you could use the color dropper for foundation lol.

    • @rjthealpaca8889
      @rjthealpaca8889 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yup that would be great, Also hi army :)

    • @xexpaguette
      @xexpaguette 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      *alas, we get corona instead*

    • @sarithajagajith6568
      @sarithajagajith6568 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rjthealpaca8889 please stop it. It's annoying. If you people are doing like this, people cannot put bts as the profile picture.

    • @toottoot5439
      @toottoot5439 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sarithajagajith6568 geez calm down it was a simple 'hi army :)' if you're the one that's getting mad then your the problem

    • @missshhhi4091
      @missshhhi4091 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sarithajagajith6568

  • @jamilgotcher5456
    @jamilgotcher5456 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Fashion Fair was for woc and it was here way before Fenty Beauty. It's not like Rihanna pioneered makeup for woc. Iman had her own line before Rihanna too.

  • @mothereric8774
    @mothereric8774 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1001

    I say makeup should be done like wall paint. Every color/product has a RGB, RGBA, CMYK, CIE, CIELUV, or HSL and HSV Color Number. You go to a store and they mix up whatever color/shade you want. This would also be nice because you could use a device like this:
    sensing.konicaminolta.asia/products/cr-10-plus-color-reader/
    to know your exact skin tone too. No more random shades.

    • @kushinaa1XD
      @kushinaa1XD 6 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      MotherEric Thats actually a really good idea

    • @kenobadogomba376
      @kenobadogomba376 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Yes that too. But mixing colours won't make anything dark enough for my skin lol but your idea is really good I can smell the money

    • @Selektionsfaktor
      @Selektionsfaktor 6 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Keno Badogomba Mixing black pigments in (as they showed in the video) wouldn't be enough to match your skin? That sounds physically unlikely.

    • @jasperw.7930
      @jasperw.7930 6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      I don't know about mixing it at the store, but it would be nice if makeup companies used some kinda consistent system. However this wouldn't be good for the company because it discourages brand loyalty. If you know EXACTLY what shade you are in a product that may be better/cheaper, what's stopping you from switching products? If they keep you in the mindset of "I don't want to change brands because it'll be the wrong shade" they make more money.

    • @imonfire112
      @imonfire112 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Shhh... delete this comment. I think you actually have an amazing idea that could be considered intellectual property.

  • @ohyeaiknowthat
    @ohyeaiknowthat 6 ปีที่แล้ว +734

    That dislike bar doesn't make sense. This is a genuine problem that doesn't have some deep seeded underline bias that covers the truth.

    • @tilemacro
      @tilemacro 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      The world doesn't make sense to a child.

    • @AleksandrKramarenko
      @AleksandrKramarenko 6 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      I have no real clue about this subject, so correct me if I'm wrong, but the story seems somewhat flawed. She went to a bunch of stores, she couldn't find the product she was looking for and then she blames the manufacturer of the product. That is not a problem caused by the manufacturer of a product. That problem is caused by the store, who decided not to buy (put in stock) the product she was looking for. For example, she complains there aren't enough makeup options for non-white women in the stores she visited, but if I go to a bunch of online stores in my own country, then I find about the same number of makeup options for both white and non-white people. So, instead of blaming the manufacturer, shouldn't the video be about why the stores in the US don't give her more options?

    • @noyousitdown
      @noyousitdown 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cheikhouna Gueye true but at the same time it's make up

    • @ohyeaiknowthat
      @ohyeaiknowthat 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      +Sascha You have a genuine point on there which the video should've focused on as well.

    • @ohyeaiknowthat
      @ohyeaiknowthat 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      +Janae Fuller I know, but at the same time there should be better availability. It's definetly not a serious problem since it's makeup. But I know most of the people who disliked did not dislike it because it focused on makeup. 5k is ridiculous.

  • @Monica-sy2lo
    @Monica-sy2lo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I’m not African American, in fact I’m completely the opposite of a dark shade. Fenty is One of the only brands that carries my shade.

  • @dimas44444
    @dimas44444 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    From a business point of view, its mind boggling that they would ignore such a big market

  • @chairshoe81
    @chairshoe81 6 ปีที่แล้ว +978

    in the comments: men complaining about womens cosmetics

    • @ademaya4773
      @ademaya4773 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      chairshoe81 ...because they're not men.

    • @iansavii4278
      @iansavii4278 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      What comments are you reading. All I see are women talking about the dislikes

    • @sarcasticspaceleopard8439
      @sarcasticspaceleopard8439 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Its not about cosmetics you dumbass, it's about the race baiting nonsense. And no, that isnt just done by men. I know you like to demonize half the worlds population just so you dont have to think critically, but thats simply not how reality works

    • @PopularNobody
      @PopularNobody 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      *white men

    • @sarcasticspaceleopard8439
      @sarcasticspaceleopard8439 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's NOT a problem that exists. Companies exist to make money. It's simply supply and demand, a child could understand it They do not push ideologies, let alone racist ones.

  • @AyannaActing
    @AyannaActing 6 ปีที่แล้ว +536

    S/o to this reporter. Sis, you’re doing amazing. Keep it up queen.

    • @annoythefish
      @annoythefish 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ayanna Cash shes doing great at tricking black people that racism is holding them back

    • @aydandraws9444
      @aydandraws9444 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      annoythefish
      what??? How?

    • @annoythefish
      @annoythefish 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      SquidSoda theres no dark make up because it doesnt sell well, not because of racism

    • @aydandraws9444
      @aydandraws9444 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      annoythefish She doesn't say that though. No body says because racism.A lot of darker shades tend to look grey on dark skin but look fine on paler skin, so if darker make up doesn't sell well It's because of wrong undertones or a lacking formula. Black people have been making their own cosmetic brands left and right. Fenty is the newest brand. Black people don't think that racism has been holding them back entirely. But it does hold society back.

    • @thomasstewart2870
      @thomasstewart2870 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why does she get praise for complaining. She didn’t solve anything or even create a platform to raise awareness she just complained lmao

  • @Gothixarchitecture
    @Gothixarchitecture 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Fenty:🖐🏻🖐🏼🖐🏽🖐🏾🖐🏿✋🏻✋🏼✋🏽✋🏾✋🏿👋🏻👋🏼👋🏽👋🏾👋🏿🤚🏻🤚🏼🤚🏽🤚🏾✋🏿
    Well done Rihanna not just with skin with body types and clothes it’s doing great

  • @teratrillionz
    @teratrillionz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Petition to rename this video to 50 shades of beige

  • @couch_philosoph3325
    @couch_philosoph3325 6 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    I think this uproar was needed and Rhianna not only had a good vision, but also carried it out awesomely

    • @PHlophe
      @PHlophe 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rafaelita, the trouble is black ladies had been clamouring for this , i feel like black ladies did help middleastern and indian girls in the process. we know chinese are not going for this as their make up is entire lotus bleaching

  • @damienscullytoo
    @damienscullytoo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +759

    So the video argues that there have been less choices of shades available for Women of Colour and how we should change that.
    Right so, where the hell are they wrong? commenters mind explaining? maybe im missing something.

    • @Seraphim-yv9sn
      @Seraphim-yv9sn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      I first watched the video and then looked at the dislikes and I have no idea what's going on. So if you are missing something, then we are missing it together ;)

    • @Haydan1980
      @Haydan1980 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Because the products appear to exist, the issue appears to be societal, not the make up industry which seems to just be reacting to and providing for consumer wants

    • @ryankelsey642
      @ryankelsey642 6 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      I'd say the biggest issue is how Vox is framing this. What really bothered me about this video is how they brought up that only ~16% of black women worked in a certain beauty company, which is really close to America's black population. We shouldn't expect people of color to be overrepresented in an industry that isn't marketed towards people of color exclusively.
      This also explains why there typically aren't as many darker shades of makeup. If less than 20% of your consumer base buy darker shades, realistically you're not going to be able to sell a wide variety of darker makeup since the extra cost to produce more shades won't be made up by their relatively low sales.
      To be fair, the video did a good job on highlighting how smaller, independent companies can fill this share of the market. It's just that the video implied that women of color had fewer mainstream options because of racism rather than supply and demand.

    • @myuh96
      @myuh96 6 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      But they point out how Fenty dark shades have sold out which implies, though not stating outright, that there IS a demand and that if companies put those shades out there they would get purchased

    • @Seraphim-yv9sn
      @Seraphim-yv9sn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Exactly. The reason for these dislikes can not simply be people seriously reflecting about supply and demand and how marketing works. Especially since the video adresses that

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    @darcy206 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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  • @StefanyxHerrera
    @StefanyxHerrera 5 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Fenty was not the first brand to be inclusive. MAC, NARS, Makeup Forever, Graftonian, Kryolan etc. some brands have cared for a long time.

    • @livsawazzock2354
      @livsawazzock2354 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I agree, in the UK we have Revolution who have many shades in their foundations as well

    • @mjohnson1741
      @mjohnson1741 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      But the video said that the darker tone makeup is more expensive why is that?

    • @aku0l280
      @aku0l280 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@livsawazzock2354 not in Australia sadly

    • @ananyanegi8313
      @ananyanegi8313 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      No they don't

    • @reneedasilva1153
      @reneedasilva1153 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Did you watch the video??

  • @circleinfo
    @circleinfo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +352

    2 minutes Online - 200 Dislikes. Bet all these people watched the full video before they judged.

    • @sarcasticspaceleopard8439
      @sarcasticspaceleopard8439 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's Vox doing it's usual race baiting again. Watching it is not needed.

    • @1234Tsukichan
      @1234Tsukichan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Sarcastic Space Leopard how is it racebaiting? Its seriously much harder for poc to find make up for their color. Its basically a fact

    • @zaper2904
      @zaper2904 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      and ? yeah that's how economics work less demand = less product

    • @Ben-fj2cc
      @Ben-fj2cc 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jan nis TH-cam doesn’t update in real time it updates depending on an algorithm to manage the flow of net traffic.

    • @Ben-fj2cc
      @Ben-fj2cc 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Trish Prescott What? Can you hear how ridiculous you sound? No one hates black women it’s just that for many years due to other reasons company’s haven’t developed ranges for poc, meaning it’s difficult to make a range. Also you’re a minority of course your not going to have the same choices as a majority that’s economy 101.

  • @hollysadler-evans5406
    @hollysadler-evans5406 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    When I was young I always thought it was strange they had such a limited range, especially in the exclusion of darker shades. Plus, the "best excuse" I ever heard was that black skin doesn't need it :/ Also, obviously it's worse for those with darker complexions, but I've also struggled finding colours for how pale I am :( And even if you find the right shade, because so few lines have a proper range, you might hate the formula and how it works with your skin type. I hope the Fenty Beauty sets the new standard for a foundation launch for all beauty brands.

    • @trevorchester4439
      @trevorchester4439 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Holly Sadler-Evans no skin needs it. It's a waste of money. Your average western woman wastes thousands and thousands of dollars throughout their teens twenties and thirties. By the time they reach their forties they're nowhere near where they could have been in life as a result of frivolous consumer spending

    • @hollysadler-evans5406
      @hollysadler-evans5406 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Trevor Chester true that it is a luxury and I don't need it, but I enjoy it. I have fun with it and it makes me happy and not because I feel I need it to look attractive. I feel like all skin colours should have the ability to enjoy makeup.

    • @trevorchester4439
      @trevorchester4439 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think the poor financial education of the US population is the reason why the country is 20 trillion dollars in debt

    • @hollysadler-evans5406
      @hollysadler-evans5406 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Trevor Chester that's not what this video is about and I'm not American :P

    • @trevorchester4439
      @trevorchester4439 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well it's the reason why the video has so many dislikes and my argument is equally as applicable for the UK, and I'm not from the US either but it's a yank video :P

  • @whyparkjiminnotridejimin
    @whyparkjiminnotridejimin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It's not that hard to have many shades, these brands are just lazy.🙄

  • @yasminehussien1977
    @yasminehussien1977 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

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    • @mellowlemons22
      @mellowlemons22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      more like tarte:🖐🏻🖐🏻🖐🏻🖐🏻🖐🏻🖐🏻🖐🏻🖐🏻🖐🏻🖐🏻🖐🏻🖐🏾

  • @JasonCookingham
    @JasonCookingham 6 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Thank you for the video. It is an issue I have not had to consider.

    • @witchplease9695
      @witchplease9695 6 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Jason Cookingham Thank you for a calm and decent response.

  • @PhoebeHB
    @PhoebeHB 6 ปีที่แล้ว +660

    Genuine question: why does this video have so many dislikes?

    • @yasmingarcez3668
      @yasmingarcez3668 6 ปีที่แล้ว +267

      Phoebe HB white boys get triggered when a topic has nothing to do with them and what they think of it.

    • @iansavii4278
      @iansavii4278 6 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I'm a black male and disliked. I don't know wtf the point of the video was.

    • @fquint6468
      @fquint6468 6 ปีที่แล้ว +110

      The alt-right saw two things they hate "black" and "women" in the title and immediately dislike.

    • @mortyjames5897
      @mortyjames5897 6 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      This is coming from a white guy: white men will just dislike instantly because they think it's gonna be a video condemning them, like something you'd see on buzzfeed. However, Vox is actually good quality and wouldn't do this.

    • @danielmodise5945
      @danielmodise5945 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      its trolls, i.e. people who are paid to post negative comments or reviews to discredit a brand, company, topic or product. some are much more advanced because they use algorithms and bots to discredit brands or social justice topics

  • @kyara1260
    @kyara1260 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Once Rihanna does it, they all start

  • @DarkMoonlitFairy
    @DarkMoonlitFairy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Mh, now I'm wondering if I could get away with yellow blush as a fair-skinned girl :DDD I actually struggled to find my shade, too, but thankfully Korea offers a lot of really pale shades, stores over here, I could use some of the highlighters as foundation :'D

  • @Dywindel
    @Dywindel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +823

    I support the content of this video.

    • @r4tzd0ll
      @r4tzd0ll 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Dywindel Me too.

    • @spastikman
      @spastikman 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      YOU MONSTER! /s

    • @justinhanna9152
      @justinhanna9152 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Nellie Rutten what?

    • @MrGamelover23
      @MrGamelover23 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nellie Rutten Did you actually watch it, it mentioned all that. Colorism is a thing yes, and it sucks, yes, and it even spawned the black is beautiful movement, but first of all the video actually said that dark skinned people DID try making their own products (apparently they never got popular or something, maybe the stores didn't buy it) and while it's true that they can make their own products and companies (which has happened) the mainstream brands foolishly ignored the demand, at best because they ignorantly ignored the market research proving it's profitable and at best because they feared their reputation would be threatened because other people would dislike them for it.

  • @joanwhong
    @joanwhong 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    yall say this is a misunderstanding of demand and supply, but i feel like the demand has been always been there but never vocalized to these companies until fenty came out and swept the competition. you dont just tell women of color to go to companies that already cater to their skintypes because why should they be limited to what they have? why should they be complacent with the companies that already do? they have the voice as consumers to be able to also try to add more inclusivity. “supply and demand balances it out” yeah but it’s not balanced right now.

  • @domefun3699
    @domefun3699 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Good thing I come from Ecuador a country where instead of a thousand beige shades we actually have a lot of dark shades to choose from

  • @giovannamae7635
    @giovannamae7635 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love this video! At the moment I am writing an essay for my University on this topic and it helped a lot! Thank you for this video!

  • @troymacdonald6197
    @troymacdonald6197 6 ปีที่แล้ว +349

    Wait why all of the hate?

    • @troymacdonald6197
      @troymacdonald6197 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Seems like a fairly opinionated video, but it's not malicious? The only thing I can see people getting irritated over is the whole conspiracy of brands purposefully avoiding people-of-colour because it 'damages' them

    • @alamatrix488
      @alamatrix488 6 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      Troy Macdonald it wasn't even overly opinionated, it was just saying "hey Rhiana started selling makeup for a wide variety of women and it's selling well" then going on to talk about historical underrepresentation of black women in the marketing of cosmetics.
      I don't understand how people are even have any reaction other than, "oh, it's good that they're getting represented now"

    • @HollyandChanel
      @HollyandChanel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Alam Atrix racism is weird.

    • @troymacdonald6197
      @troymacdonald6197 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Agreed, it's just terrible that people always feel the need to hate on something just because it's a real issue

    • @troymacdonald6197
      @troymacdonald6197 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      the trashman What's pandering about it though? It's a real complaint and the video is in relation to how amazingly the dark shades of Rihanna's new makeup has sold, and I don't really see political correctness to be an issue when it's not censoring what they actually want to say

  • @chloerose2299
    @chloerose2299 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    This problem is horrid and needs to be brought up more, I can relate because I'm reallllly pale and its hard finding light enough shades, but it would really be upsetting if my favorite makeup brands didnt make a shade anywhere near my own.

  • @TechnoScorpion2137
    @TechnoScorpion2137 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    After 9 years of struggling me and my friend found very pale and very dark foundations, perfect for our skintones. Short after that those got banned. Now she has to use too light foundation and I too dark, orange-like foundation again. I hate the fact that 99,9% of foundations are for people with medium skin, but in different shades. People with very pale or very dark skin can never find anything for them.
    Sometimes I mix my foundation with white base and blue powder and my friend with some black mineral powder. I wish that someday we'll be able find the right shade in cosmetics store that doesn't cost us 200$.
    Sorry for my english and have a nice day.

  • @_mahi_7107_
    @_mahi_7107_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    As a person of color fenty is the best at having a foundation that matches every shade

  • @LimeGreenTeknii
    @LimeGreenTeknii 6 ปีที่แล้ว +382

    If you're a white guy, and you clicked on a video about makeup for black women, you can't be disappointed that the video doesn't pertain to you.

    • @stefanoneil6937
      @stefanoneil6937 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      LimeGreenTeknii correct yourself its about make up for women of color

    • @JohnDoe-yq5bd
      @JohnDoe-yq5bd 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You assume we are all white men. Every white man i've seen on here commenting are white knights defending the video. Theres even 2 comments ive seen by white men saying how the white man is evil.
      What are you even talking about?

    • @LimeGreenTeknii
      @LimeGreenTeknii 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I'm talking about the people who are disliking the video

    • @silverfern165
      @silverfern165 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      r/therewasanattempt

    • @andrecappalot
      @andrecappalot 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @John Doe I'm making it my mission to find every comment your dumbass typed and ask why haven't you explained how this video is so wrong yet? you disliked it, you keep going around telling everyone you disliked it but you're yet to provide any reasoning.

  • @JordansBeauty22
    @JordansBeauty22 6 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    1.) for people saying its simple economics to not sell darkers shades. Or if you complain so much why not make your own brands. We do and the thing is they are in beauty stores and drugstores all around the nation and they are doing very well because there is a need for darker colors. So clearly the market is there for darker shades financially so why not have big brands just make more darker shades when it would benefit them financially. and on top of that its not just about dark shades not being in rural small town walmarts because of lack of supply in demand(even tho there is still darker skin friendly companies like milani and black radiance selling their stuff in those very same walmart and drugstores there) but because the company could sell the darker colors online if they didn't put the colors in areas where there is lack of poc their market is worldwide but still there is barely any darker shades.
    2.) I know this seems like such a small issue but I'm a "lightskin" black female and i use the darkest shade in several popular brands or they don't even have a shade dark enough at all and my skin own is the same as a lot of darker asains, middle easterns, indian/desi, native American, Hispanic, and Polynesian/pacific islanders. That's a huge chunk of diverse people in the USA that lack of dark skinned colors effect this isn't just a black issue or a supply and demand issue when poc make up so much of our country. And this isn't even talking about the darker colored people i cant even imagine dark skin girls tryin to find shades with no luck.

    • @user-vu8zy1pu3v
      @user-vu8zy1pu3v 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why did you say indian/desi when you put Asians already😂 just saying

    • @user-vu8zy1pu3v
      @user-vu8zy1pu3v 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And they did say woc not just black people, this doesn't just affect America because you said country this is a problem worldwide

    • @emilkruse8726
      @emilkruse8726 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The problem could possibly be with the supply, when there is ls limited shelf space in stores, they try to market to the broadest consumer market, which is why a lot of the makeup found in stores, is marketed to different shades of white, despite there being just as many different shades with people of colour. The possible reason as to why Rihanna's Fenty beauty was so popular, was not necessarily because it targeted a new market but because it was sold online more as compared to the makeup found in stores. When you track down the product, instead of the product being available near you, there is a higher degree of specification. It's the same reason why if you want a specific coffee bean for your coffee, you have better chances of finding it online than in a random grocery store.
      This is just a point that could be made, it's not to say that there isn't any truth to the arguments they make in the video, just there still are a lot of different points they haven't explored.

    • @user-vu8zy1pu3v
      @user-vu8zy1pu3v 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@emilkruse8726 true

    • @teishahickman2108
      @teishahickman2108 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why do we need them too? Support the people who are already doing it.

  • @sidneysoup5969
    @sidneysoup5969 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    If I had the money I'd release a line with 105 shades, Five sections with 21 in each section, 7 for each undertone. Fair, Medium Fair, Medium, Medium Dark, and Dark. Then the undertones would be cool, neutral, and warm. I'd make sure to not just focus on foundation, but also lipsticks and blush, which do need more pigment.

  • @leodavinxi3402
    @leodavinxi3402 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    1:49-1:51 My Brother confessing his sins be like.

  • @Housewarmin
    @Housewarmin 6 ปีที่แล้ว +704

    I just watched the video and left. i'm not about to even read these comments

    • @kushinaa1XD
      @kushinaa1XD 6 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Sincerelyy Eccentric there are not so so bad..
      But wait till the crazy racist find this vid..

    • @MaureenMurphy_
      @MaureenMurphy_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Then how are you commenting if you left??

    • @Thaiax
      @Thaiax 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Clearly you still had the need to express yourself. You *didn't* just leave.
      I mean come on... If you're gonna watch the video and leave, actually do so. What you did was read comments and THEN say "I didn't read any comments, just left xoxo"

    • @damienwayne2347
      @damienwayne2347 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Well no you didn't just watch the video you wrote this comment _then_ left

    • @rhiroyonve7517
      @rhiroyonve7517 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Because you know they're going to apply actual logic to the situation... I'm black btw

  • @MusicMysteryLover
    @MusicMysteryLover 6 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    I feel like companies just ignore the women of color and the women of no color. I'm super pale, as in lightest shape of foundations and concealer but not WHITE in color. I can hardly find stuff for my color because companies don't care for people with pigment or no pigment. I always see the beige color for "tan" or sun-kissed girls, and I can't wear any of products because they are just too dark or orange for me. I'm glad to see companies finally getting it in their brain that not everyone is the same damn shades of beige or tan.

    • @barryeylle9760
      @barryeylle9760 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      MusicMysteryLover yeah I’m super pale and absolutely do not ever want to tan because I think everyone should be able to have their own skintone and not have to change it just to look pretty for someone else. I never wear makeup because none of the available shades match me as my natural self I just wish they could makes shades for every tone.

    • @isobelle2357
      @isobelle2357 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      YES its so hard to find foundation when you're SUPER pale

    • @Shadywolf09
      @Shadywolf09 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have yet to find a shade that matched my skin. It's either too tan, too pink, too yellow, or a mix of yellow-tan. In high school, I actually bought a pure white powder from Hot Topic to tone down my foundation because it was too dark (and I'm talking the lightest shade possible) I am extremely fair and I'm still waiting for a foundation (one that is cruelty free, sulfate and silicone free) that matches me.

  • @liaju8840
    @liaju8840 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    am latina so i have tan skin they never get the skin tone right

  • @LostinTranslation479
    @LostinTranslation479 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The thumbnail is beautiful

  • @Jessi-44
    @Jessi-44 6 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    I would say beauty brands have failed women of no colour too xD My Irish ass skin doesn't match any foundation that isn't Fenty lol

    • @arminiusofgermania
      @arminiusofgermania 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Irish huh? Sexy. 💗

    • @lancebitoy8912
      @lancebitoy8912 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      @@arminiusofgermania you are disgusting

    • @lina5054
      @lina5054 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Arminius of Germania uh... right

    • @ferguswatt2884
      @ferguswatt2884 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lancebitoy8912 huh? Nigerian women are beautiful.
      You're going to comment "disgusting" right?

    • @cristinasalazar9293
      @cristinasalazar9293 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@ferguswatt2884 Your comment is ridiculously off-topic.

  • @kyrabell6216
    @kyrabell6216 6 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    I'm like as pale as paper and I can never find my shade. The lightest color is too dark

    • @Saddiesinclaire
      @Saddiesinclaire 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Literally same!

    • @cristinasalazar9293
      @cristinasalazar9293 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know right.

    • @carolinesalv
      @carolinesalv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Baby powder!

    • @Shadywolf09
      @Shadywolf09 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@carolinesalv No joke, I used baby powder before buying some pure white face powder from Hot Topic.

  • @xrystal89
    @xrystal89 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Then brands like Fenty became popular and suddenly so many beauty brands had a lot more colors in their palette. Guess they finally realized that money is still green, no matter the shade of the hand giving it.

  • @squishyspud9636
    @squishyspud9636 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Plot twist:
    This video was sponsored by Fenty