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woman speaking with hand on chest (l) Morphe sign over store (c) Morphe employee speaking caption 'Morphe Employee JUSTICE. No more SILENCE.' (r)

‘Justice for Morphe employees’: Employees call out Morphe after the company abruptly shutters all stores

'They just threw us to the curb.'

On Dec 29, 2022 by Jack Alban

IRL

‘Whenever you see packaging like this, just plain black and white, pay attention’: TikToker shares PSA to find name-brand makeup at Dollar Tree

'I never knew this.'

On Nov 22, 2022 by Melody Heald

IRL

Young woman crying in car (l) Ulta Beauty (c) young woman in house (r)

‘Ulta is legit the Mean Girls of makeup’: Customer says Ulta employee made her cry, laughed as she left the store

'If you don’t know how to wear makeup, you shouldn't be made fun of for it.'

On Jul 18, 2022 by Lauren Castro

IRL

Jesse McCartney on light grey background

‘He yelled at me in front of the other actors’: Former celeb makeup artist says Jesse McCartney brought her to tears (updated)

'Funny how he sings that beautiful soul song when he’s the one who is ugly inside.'

On Jul 14, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

IRL

influencer and youtuber jeffree star rolling his eyes with his hands on his head, photo of a yak on his Star Yak Farm in Wyoming

‘I thought he treated them like family’: Jeffree Star is selling Yak meat from his Star Yak Ranch—and many fans are shocked

"Star killing yaks...is a pivot I genuinely did not see coming."

On May 28, 2022 by Jack Alban

Internet Culture

Wpman greenscreen TikTok over Ulta app pointing to rewards caption 'Forget the makeup haul HOW DID YOU GET THAT MUH OFF???? How many points did you have' (l) Woman holding Ulta bag caption 'Haul rn' 'ULTA HAUL' (c) woman greenscreen TikTok over Ulta app pointing to points deals caption 'Forget the makeup haul HOW DID YOU GET THAT MUCH OFF???? How many points did you have' (r)

‘HOW DID YOU GET THAT MUCH OFF?’: TikToker uses Ulta points system to get nearly $700 haul for under $1

'I been saying they have the best points!!'

On May 27, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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Bobbi Brown holding globs of foundation in both hands (l) Bobbi Brown hands together caption 'SO I ALWAYS LOVE LEARNING NEW MAKEUP TECHNIQUES' (c) Bobbi Brown hand on face applying foundation caption 'HMM..DIDN'T REALLY WORK laughing emoji*' (r)

‘I would quite literally never show my face again’: Bobbi Brown mocks beauty influencer in viral TikTok

'Not you shading her.'

On May 17, 2022 by Charlotte Colombo

Internet Culture

Woman greenscreen tiktok over instagram dm's caption 'ur not even good at makeup stick to curing fruit I know this selfie is a joke but you have a lot of videos of you doing ur makeup that's not a joke and every time it looks bad so just stop' (l) womans joke selfie with makeup caption 'makeup guru' with greenscreen tiktok reaction top left (c) greenscreen tiktok instagram dm's caption 'I dunno if this is a joke or not (n even if it is, its not a good one)' (r)

‘Why are they so mad’: Men send TikToker hate comments after she jokingly posts makeup photo

'I don't know why, but it really set off the Y chromosome.'

On Apr 29, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

Internet Culture IRL

Doors caption Finally found her attorneys and didn't realize the woman sitting on the bench talking behind me was his team (including Camile Vasquez)' (l) woman outside building caption 'DUDE. How do we get this information to Johnny's team?! Legally... or not' ((c) Room with people sitting in chairs caption 'I approached her and told her I had information that could be useful to the case. She said she was in the middle of a meeting and that I could email her. I told her I already emailed it last night and she said 'Oh you did? Thank you!' Fingers crossed this is actually useful'(r)

TikToker goes to courthouse to hand-deliver ‘Milani evidence’ to Johnny Depp’s legal team

'Hi guys, I'm here at the courthouse. I'm going to go inside right now and try to find his attorney.'

On Apr 23, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

Internet Culture IRL

‘LOOK AT THE GOOD STUFF’: TikToker finds ‘full’ beauty products while dumpster-diving at Ulta

'Looks can be deceiving.'

On Feb 22, 2022 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Internet Culture

‘Lovecraft Country’ accused of colorism after extra reveals her skin was darkened on TikTok

‘I had no idea they were going to do this to me, and if I knew beforehand I would not have accepted the job.’

On Mar 7, 2021 by Alexandra Samuels

Internet Culture IRL

woman applying makeup on tiktok to look like a republican

How to look like a Republican woman is TikTok’s newest makeup trend

'Republicansonas' are heavy on bronzer and pink, and light on authenticity.

On Feb 15, 2021 by Claire Goforth

Internet Culture Tech

young woman puts dark makeup around her eyes

Are under-eye circles actually a new TikTok makeup trend?

The TikToker's video was more about loving your insecurities.

On Jan 22, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

Internet Culture

TikTok prankster immediately regrets putting wife’s makeup brushes in the dishwasher

'Do we need a wellness check on this man?'

On Jan 15, 2021 by Samantha Shaps

IRL

Concealer for men called War Paint dragged in debate on toxic masculinity

Is this makeup line a step forward or a step back?

On Jan 5, 2021 by Rachel Kiley

IRL