It’s time to get familiar with Golloria George if you haven’t already. The TikTok star has gained a massive following for her honest reviews of complexion products, holding beauty brands accountable when they fall short for her dark skin—and praising the ones that get it right.
She’s the creator behind the viral “Youthforia controversy” after calling out the brand’s darkest foundation shade and the voice who critiqued Rhode Beauty’s Pocket Blush for leaving her skin looking “ashy.” Hailey Bieber took notice, reformulated the blush, and after George’s retest, it earned her approval and a public thank you from the founder.
Now, George has set her sights on YSL Beauty. After receiving a package from the brand, she reviewed the luxury beauty brand’s Make Me Blush Blurring Liquid Blush, swatching the shades on her skin and telling the camera, “They all have a white base and none of these are going to work on skin as dark as mine. Take it back to the lab.”
@golloria 6 shades of DEY PLAY!
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George’s post wasn’t the first to call out the blush. Content creator Monica Ravichandran also took to TikTok to talk about the 69 Lavender Lust shade, which a woman with dark skin modeled on Sephora’s website. After testing it on camera with two layers, she expressed her frustration: “Not everything is made for my skin tone, but it really sucks when you’re the consumer and you want to buy something and the swatch looks completely different, not even close, than how it looks on you.”
@makeupbymonicaa Shoutout to my bestie @jazzi manalo 💄 for pointing out the swatches because…. I have no words 🤣 #yslbeautyblush#browngirlmakeup#lavenderblush#yslbeauty#makeupswatches#melaninmakeup#makeupcolortheory#colortheory ♬ original sound – Monica Ravichandran ✨
These conversations have sparked mixed reactions, with some misunderstanding the creators’ points. Both George and Ravichandran emphasize that they’re not suggesting the shades won’t work on anyone; rather, they’re calling for brands like YSL Beauty to offer a more inclusive shade range and avoid, as Ravichandran put it, swatching “everything on darker skin and fake it works cause that’s FALSE ADVERTISING‼️”