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Op-Ed | The Slippery Slope of Beauty Transparency

As the number and price of treatments and products spiral ever higher, endless content on how editors, influencers and celebrities achieve their perfect looks may be doing more harm than good, argues Sable Yong. Sometimes, ignorance really is bliss.
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Where does transparency stop, and bragging begin? (Getty)

Sable Yong is the author of Die Hot With A Vengeance. She’s also a beauty writer and host of the “Smell Ya Later” podcast. She’s based in New York City.

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