Fans of Beyonce have lashed out on Twitter, after more than 200 alleged unretouched photos from her 2013 L’Oreal cosmetic campaign were leaked on a fan site called The Beyonce World.
The superstar, known for her hit track “Flawless (I woke up like this)”, appears to have uneven and pimply skin under heavily applied foundation in the supposed pre-Photoshop images.
But her admirers have come out in support online, criticizing the posting of the pictures, with many claiming they are not real. Beyonce has yet to comment on the unretouched photos, which were immediately taken down by the website soon after they were posted.
The outtakes appear to be from Beyonce’s adverts for L’Oreal’s Feria and Infallible products, which advertise hair dyes, lipsticks and foundations.
Incase you havent seen the L’Oreal commercial, here’s a video below.
Due to the widespread condemnation of the images, the fansite has since removed them and has posted a message.
This whole issue makes me wonder if people are angry at the fact that Queen Bey agreed to the concept or if they are angry at the brand for misleading them?
Photoshop is used to enhance the model’s face for a commercial, it’s all business. But some might argue and say Beyonce and the L’Oreal team misled the public, especially the young girls who’ve always struggled with self esteem issues, annorexia or any other form of teenage challenge.
Beyonce is beautiful with or without photoshop. We have to learn to accept ourselves just the way we are and love the skin that we’re in. After all she is flawless and “wakes up like this” everyday. Besides everyone filters their pictures for Instagram and other social sites these days.
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