Exposing the Lies, Greed, & Corruption that's Destroyed the Beauty Industry | BEAUTIFUL and BOTHERED

On this week’s episode of Beautiful and Bothered, Johnny and Kevin dissect the lies, greed, and corruption of the beauty industry. Johnny reveals incredibly specific examples as they discuss content creators selling their souls for brand deals, brands exploiting honest content creators and manipulating consumers, and dupe culture ruining innovation.

🖤 A note (and elaboration) on today's conversation:

"I can't tell you how much a struggled with the decision to even release this episode. Not out of nervousness to alienate brands, but the apprehension of getting our points across in a logical and humble manner to all of you. It's nearly impossible to have a conversation like this (especially on the internet) without triggering someone's defense. Either telling you... your experience is wrong, how they think you should feel about it, or that theirs or someone else's experiences are worse. We want to make it clear from the start... we're not on the offensive. To any of these inevitable comments, we say, "...we know." We're not prioritizing our problems over anyone else's. We would actually love for you to share your story or get something off your chest, if you're comfortable doing so. The space we've created here is one in which we can help each other and take genuine concern for each others well-being. We hope to always be there for you with understanding and grace, as we hope you will be for us. As Kevin and I say in the episode, makeup and beauty used to be a space of beloved creativity and self-expression. As professional makeup artists for over a decade, that was the industry we fell in love with.

Some of you might be thinking, “it’s not a big deal.”

Please understand that for us, it is not only our livelihood, but it saved our lives in a world we regularly get told we're not welcome in. The frustration you see in this conversation is two people mourning the loss of that security to corporate greed and social media. Above all else, I hope you understand how grateful I am for the platforms I have and the opportunities I have received.

But what good is a platform without using it to amplify the voices of those desperate for honesty, equality, and integrity?

I also want to make it clear how much we celebrate the success of our female counterparts. Our frustrations at the sexism and homophobia we face does not detract from our feelings of how WORTHY they are for the opportunities they receive. The discussion of inequality often gets reduced to a contest of, "what someone wants... will take something away from another." We're all aware of the defensive arguments from threatened men in male-dominated fields when women speak up about being denied a much-deserved seat at the table. I hope this conversation doesn't inspire the reverse.

It is a conversation and safe space for all persons who are tired of climbing a mountain that is exponentially steeper because of their gender, race, sexual orientation, age, etc. Our ONLY goal in sharing these struggles is in the hope that one day everyone will get to run towards their dreams on the same playing field. 🖤 We love you all.

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