L’Oréal is under fire after a beauty blogger accused the cosmetics company of rejecting her from a campaign because of her acne. Kadeeja Khan, who goes by emeraldxbeauty on Instagram and boasts more than 127,000 followers, took to Instagram on Wednesday, February 28, to accuse L’Oréal of discriminating against her because of her skin.
Khan—who reached internet fame for her tutorials on how to cover severe acne with makeup—slammed L’Oréal in two Instagrams. The first featured a screenshot of an email from a L’Oréal spokesperson, who allegedly told Khan that she was being pulled from a campaign because of her “skin issues.” Khan blurred a majority of the email, but left one line highlighted and clear: “L’Oréal can’t be involved with people with skin issues.”
“To think we’re supposed to live in an advanced society that not only ACCEPTS of ALL walks of life but actually embraces people of all backgrounds, religions, ethnicities and disabilities.. Shame on you L’Oréal,” Khan wrote in her caption.
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Though Khan didn’t divulge any details about what exactly happened with L’Oréal, she did post a second Instagram shaming the cosmetics company. She opened up about the impact that the exchange had on her, as well as others who might have acne. Khan also took aim at L’Oréal’s slogan, “You’re worth it,” by claiming that it was only intended for people who are “perfect.”
“I’m already use to ‘trolls’ trying & bring me down. But coming from a global international brand? .. Really hurt,” Khan wrote. “It honestly made me feel like their really isn’t any room in the industry for people like me. It made me feel that “your worth it” … ONLY if your perfect.”
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In an interview with The Sun, Khan claimed that L’Oréal initially reached out to her for a campaign and offered to fly her to Paris for the launch of a new vegan hair dye. Things changed when the company later revoked its offer based on her acne.
“It’s honestly such a shame. I love L’Oréal and their products and was really excited when they reached out to work with me,” Khan said. “But after I’d already got my hopes up I was completely let down and insulted by their reason for not wanting to work with me. It just shows that L’Oréal only want to work with people with perfect skin, but that isn’t real. They are promoting an image of perfect beauty that simply isn’t real.”
Along with taking aim at L’Oréal, Khan also shared a full screenshot of her email with L’Oréal’s spokesperson, which suggested that the company shifted the focus of its campaign, leaving Khan out in the cold. Since the interaction, Khan is trying to raise awareness about the company and its alleged discrimination.
“I know internet trolls will say horrible things to me, but to have that confirmed by an international brand has made me feel like there isn’t any space for people like me online,” she said. “People deserve to know what this company are like. I have shared it with my following and a lot of people were shocked that they would behave this way. My followers are disgusted at this, some of them have been sending me videos of them throwing their L’Oréal products in the bin.”
Photo: Kadeeja Khan
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In a statement to The Sun, L’Oréal claimed that a miscommunication led to the company no longer needing Khan for its campaign. The brand claimed that the campaign was supposed to include hairdressers and lifestyle bloggers for a hair dye launch, but a miscommunication between the company and a casting agency led to the casting of bloggers with skin issues.
“We deeply apologize for any upset caused, and have made direct contact with the individuals involved to clarify this unfortunate misunderstanding,” the company said in a statement. “The photoshoot was designed to support a new hair color launch and feature hairdressers and lifestyle bloggers. Unfortunately, a misunderstanding resulted in the agency casting bloggers with skin concerns for this shoot. This resulted in the wrong profile being cast, which was then poorly and insensitively communicated to the individuals concerned. We do not have regulations in place that restrict us from working with people with skin conditions. At L’Oréal we work with women and men with all skin types and celebrate beauty in all its diversity.”
StyleCaster has reached out to L’Oréal and Khan for further comment. We will update this post when we hear back.
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