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Whatever Happened to the ‘Fenty Beauty’ Effect?

In 2017, the launch of Rihanna’s ground-breaking Fenty Beauty forced the beauty industry into unflattering light. Shade inclusivity was supposed to become table stakes, but in many ways, the industry is backsliding.
A collage of foundations.
“When Fenty hit the scene, it was not only a reckoning, it was also a birthing of a new acceptance and conversation at the beauty counter,” said Nyakio Grieco, a serial beauty entrepreneur and co-founder of Thirteen Lune, a retailer dedicated to Black and brown founders. (BoF Team)

When Golloria George first went viral in 2022, it was for a reason that seemed out of another beauty era: Not being able to find a foundation shade dark enough for her skin tone.

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Daniela Morosini
Daniela Morosini

Daniela Morosini is Senior Beauty Correspondent and Special Projects Editor at The Business of Beauty at BoF. She covers the global beauty industry, with an interest in how companies go to market and overcome hurdles.

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