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Dear MAC, way to be tactless to the point of sick…
I have no general axe to grind with MAC. They don’t test on animals, they’re relatively eco-friendly insofar as cosmetics can be. I’ve heard variable stories about the quality of their products. I don’t buy them because they cost about three times what I’d spend on any given item. I could have been tempted to spend the money if I’d had it. Could have. The fact that they name a makeup line after a location famous for sweatshops and femicide - surprisingly enough - puts me right off doing so. I’m not a fragile little flower. I base fancy dress costumes on historical murders that have entered film noir history. I have a pretty sick sense of humour. I used to read embalming books on the train to school, to ward off perverts from sitting next to me and being pervert-y. Long story short, not easy to shock. But this did.
Apparently “Rodarte designers Laura and Kate Mulleavy had road-tripped from El Paso to Marfa, and were struck by the ethereal landscape and impoverished factory workers floating to work at dawn in a sleepy, dreamlike state.” And, what, that’s something to base a makeup line on? Not impressed. I have no idea what was running through these people’s minds, whether this is a Benetton-like attempt at shock-horror controversy or just genuine cluelessness, but it is so bizarre that someone at some point didn’t pick up on what a seriously bad idea it was.
Mizz Worthy and Helen have written way more and way better on this should anyone wish to know more.
