2017 has been the year of makeup.
If it's not Kylie Jenner's Lip Kits, it's Rihanna's Fenty Beauty, which has taken makeup stores by storm. Now, more than ever, young women are dying for the perfect face, and they're willing to shell out a lot to achieve it.
You only have to look at the popularity of beauty bloggers such as Michelle Phan, who makes over $3 million a year, and has over 10 million subscribers across different social media platforms, to understand the new power that makeup has achieved in the zeitgeist.
With all this cash flowing in, you'd think retailers were taking precautions with their cosmetics, right? You'd think they'd make sure their cosmetics were absolutely, positively a hundred percent safe, right?
And even if they weren't safe, you'd think the cosmetics would have only minor problems, like too much oil base, or maybe staph-causing bacteria.
Actually, wait, that's sort of really bad...
In any event, one Rhode Island mom found out the hard way that cosmetics aren't necessarily safe, and what she found led to the mass recall of several products by a beloved teen retailer.
Several make-up sets from @claires have tested positive for asbestos https://t.co/3ru78ZCRhR https://t.co/5jVlW0qiQD— Yahoo Style UK (@Yahoo Style UK)1514457600.0
@claires O...M...G... Are you serious? Do you even have a quality inspection from your buyers? Multiple kits? #asbestos— meowmix (@meowmix)1514070083.0
https://t.co/GAXmxiCwEm— Claire's (@Claire's)1514062870.0
- Ultimate Mega Makeup Set (code 71844)
- Metallic Hot Pink Glitter 48 Piece Makeup Set (code 76094)
- Pink Glitter Cellphone Makeup Compact (code 26556)
- Bedazzled Rainbow Heart Makeup Set (code 11767)
- Rainbow Bedazzled Star Makeup Set  (code 20926)
- Rainbow Glitter Heart Shaped Makeup Set (code 97275)
- Mint Glitter Makeup Set (code 74769)
- Rainbow Bedazzled Rectangle Makeup Set (code 21044)
- Pink Glitter Palette with Eyeshadow & Lip Gloss (code 97276)
Exactly.Refund? Oh no, this is considered evidence now. Hope you called your lawyers cause this will cost more than a mere refund. #clairesclassaction pic.twitter.com/GPIjT62Ktb
— Devin Perfect (@DPPlumbingGas) December 28, 2017