I’m Not So Sure This Is The Best Way To Sell Makeup

Illamasqua, a UK fashion company, put up this horribly offensive ad. Then they took it down after some people commented on their Facebook page. The best part is that they put it back up AGAIN after deciding they weren’t actually offensive, and released a pretty bogus statement to make themselves feel better. Not OK, Illamasqua.

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Deepa Kunapuli

Dec 6, 2012

First a makeup company put up this ad:

Here’s their response to comments and outrage:

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