A white content creator is taking heat online for her criticism of Fenty Beauty’s Hydra Vizor Huez, a lightweight tinted moisturizer with SPF 30. In a since-deleted TikTok video, the creator calls out Rihanna and the brand because although the product comes in 10 shades, the lightest shade was still too dark for her skin.
“I’m gonna need you to come out with some more lighter shades because I can’t wear that,” she says in the clip.
If you’re rolling your eyes while reading this, you’re not alone. Social media took one look at this video and rose up to call out this creator’s audacity. They’re asking how this person is complaining about not having a shade light enough for her when brands like Fashion Fair, UOMA Beauty and Fenty Beauty exist because the industry just keeps leaving out women of color when creating their color palettes.
YouTuber @Darkskin_qqueen2.0 put it best, asking: “How you All Lives Matter a makeup line when all of the makeup lines didn’t have all shades? I’m thoroughly confused.”
But even white women, like content creator @julesontherox are pointing out how insane these comments are.
“I don’t think that call out is necessary,” she said. “Yes, I have fair skin. Yes, I cannot wear this product. And you know what, that’s ok.”
She goes on to acknowledge that Fenty has offered a wide variety of shades for most products in their line. Even though she can’t wear this particular product, she knows women of color can have a much harder time finding inclusive shades when they’re looking for products like foundations and tinted moisturizers. Lest we remind you about the controversy surrounding Youthforia’s foundation, which one Black beauty influencer compared to Black face paint.
“For them to have one product that may not necessarily work for me but if it fills in a gap for so many other people for products that haven’t existed on the market until now, I am completely ok with that,” she continued.
We couldn’t have said it better ourselves.