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Beyonce's skin whitened in new Loreal ad? What do you think?
Looks like Michael Jackson just found himself a new photo retoucher!
The people at L'Oréal are denying that Beyonce's photo was purposely retouched to make her look "whiter." Seriously. The new print ad for L'Oréal Paris' Feria hair color was officially released this week. It featured a "paler" than normal Beyonce. However, the cosmetics company is denying any wrongdoing. A rep for the company says, "Beyoncé Knowles has been a spokesperson for the L'Oréal Paris brand since 2001. We highly value our relationship with Ms. Knowles. It is categorically untrue that L'Oréal Paris altered Ms. Knowles' features or skin-tone in the campaign for Feria's hair color." As for Beyonce, her rep has yet to comment. Look at her arm, it practically IS white. And did they alter her features in some way, she looks like a mixture of Solange and Ciara! This isn't the first time something like this has come up, Nelly Furtado said a mag lightened her face, too. | |
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And I bet that's NOT her natural hair color either  | |
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purplesweat said: What do you think?
Looks like Michael Jackson just found himself a new photo retoucher!
The people at L'Oréal are denying that Beyonce's photo was purposely retouched to make her look "whiter." Seriously. The new print ad for L'Oréal Paris' Feria hair color was officially released this week. It featured a "paler" than normal Beyonce. However, the cosmetics company is denying any wrongdoing. A rep for the company says, "Beyoncé Knowles has been a spokesperson for the L'Oréal Paris brand since 2001. We highly value our relationship with Ms. Knowles. It is categorically untrue that L'Oréal Paris altered Ms. Knowles' features or skin-tone in the campaign for Feria's hair color." As for Beyonce, her rep has yet to comment. Look at her arm, it practically IS white. And did they alter her features in some way, she looks like a mixture of Solange and Ciara! This isn't the first time something like this has come up, Nelly Furtado said a mag lightened her face, too. she looks a hot mess in both photos  "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
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Beyonce is lightskinned but she aint that light 
somebody on another website said they were tryna make her look all Sarah Jessica Parker-ish...I had 2 agree
In the end tho...this is sad 
Shes light as hell and still wasnt light enough? | |
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If L'Oreal was so desperate to have a white face in their ads, why didn't they just get a white spokesmodel? This is just stupid. | |
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DEEEEYYYAAAAMMMMM!, she looks real white, like Mariah Carey white. Thats Jacksonacula in full effect 17 Years ago I made a commitment to Prince | |
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Having a woman in a weave advertise hair products is just bizarre as it is. Thats the main issue at hand surely in this fake advertising campaign. | |
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Dsoul said: Having a woman in a weave advertise hair products is just bizarre as it is. Thats the main issue at hand surely in this fake advertising campaign.
Never understood it myself.As for the photo, if I didn’t know it was Beyonce, I wouldn’t know it was Beyonce.  Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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That is an ugly picture, period.
It doesn't even look like her face, way it's carved in the cheek area and the hair. I can see lighting makes you look lighter than you are, in the photo on the left up there, there wasn't that much light. She is probably that light, at least it seems like that in most of her videos. nipsy | |
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JackieBlue said: Dsoul said: Having a woman in a weave advertise hair products is just bizarre as it is. Thats the main issue at hand surely in this fake advertising campaign.
Never understood it myself.As for the photo, if I didn’t know it was Beyonce, I wouldn’t know it was Beyonce. Funny you said that... Here's what her publicist said The diva's rep insisted a bleached Beyoncé is still recognizable. "There is no doubt that anyone seeing that ad will know that it is Beyoncé," said publicist Alan Nierob. | |
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purplesweat said: What do you think?
Looks like Michael Jackson just found himself a new photo retoucher!
The people at L'Oréal are denying that Beyonce's photo was purposely retouched to make her look "whiter." Seriously. The new print ad for L'Oréal Paris' Feria hair color was officially released this week. It featured a "paler" than normal Beyonce. However, the cosmetics company is denying any wrongdoing. A rep for the company says, "Beyoncé Knowles has been a spokesperson for the L'Oréal Paris brand since 2001. We highly value our relationship with Ms. Knowles. It is categorically untrue that L'Oréal Paris altered Ms. Knowles' features or skin-tone in the campaign for Feria's hair color." As for Beyonce, her rep has yet to comment. Look at her arm, it practically IS white. And did they alter her features in some way, she looks like a mixture of Solange and Ciara! This isn't the first time something like this has come up, Nelly Furtado said a mag lightened her face, too. 
Oh no, it's the BPB test again. | |
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 What did they do to her nose?! | |
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People, are we really surprised by this. Let's just be honest with ourselves, Loreal doesn't exactly cater to minorities. This was done intentionally without question. This is done for the same reason that the cosmetics companies use Halle Berry and Queen Latifa (which is still a surprise to me). Hell I can guarantee that they use Eva Longoria for the same reasons. They are lighter and have more "white" features. Why not use Eva Mendes, Ciara or Gabrielle Union. Because they are darker and have more black or hispanic features. Let's face it people race is a bigger factor in this country than most people care to acknowledge.
I think Beyonce should just start doing advertisements for "Just For Me" she can even sing the jingle!  | |
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she's lightened and I hate it. She looks beautiful he way she is. Now NOTHING in the ad is afro-ish. No curlies, no black skin. | |
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ChristopherTracy319 said: Why not use Eva Mendes, Ciara or Gabrielle Union. Because they are darker and have more black or hispanic features. Let's face it people race is a bigger factor in this country than most people care to acknowledge.
Revlon uses Eva Mendes as a spokesperson.  | |
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sextonseven said:[quote] ChristopherTracy319 said: Why not use Eva Mendes, Ciara or Gabrielle Union. Because they are darker and have more black or hispanic features. Let's face it people race is a bigger factor in this country than most people care to acknowledge.
Revlon uses Eva Mendes as a spokesperson. Didn't know, but still you get my point. | |
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Gabrielle has had makeup contracts before. I've seen her in makeup ads in the stores.
Its no surprise. Gabrielle Union has the most flawless skin in Hollywood.Now somebody school me a little on this topic. What makeup companies cater to "ethnic" women and what makeup companies are more "mainstream"? I don't know much about this topic. | |
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BlaqueKnight said: Gabrielle has had makeup contracts before. I've seen her in makeup ads in the stores.
Its no surprise. Gabrielle Union has the most flawless skin in Hollywood.  She signed with Neutrogena.
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sextonseven said: BlaqueKnight said: Gabrielle has had makeup contracts before. I've seen her in makeup ads in the stores.
Its no surprise. Gabrielle Union has the most flawless skin in Hollywood. She signed with Neutrogena.
Not a "makeup company" or "hair color" company. [Edited 8/8/08 11:35am] | |
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ChristopherTracy319 said: sextonseven said: She signed with Neutrogena.
Not a "makeup company" or "hair color" company. [Edited 8/8/08 11:35am] I didn't say Neutrogena was. I was responding to Blaque's comment about her having the most flawless skin in Hollywood. | |
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That's perfect for Gabrielle. If you were a company that specialized in making skin products, who better to make your company look like its better than it is than to use someone with perfect skin?
Anyway, a quick google search yielded this: Celebrity cosmetics contracts The media always plays with peoples' perceptions. Ad companies do this all of the time to suit their needs. | |
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This is nothing new, a recent Jennifer Lopez movie that had her "full body" shot on the movie poster was edited to make her ass look smaller. Model Vida Guerra appeared in a music video recently and BET edited out a shot of her full body, they made them cut the shot out and change it to a "head shot" only, as Vida said, BET all of a sudden has a problem with asses? "We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F | |
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BlaqueKnight said: That's perfect for Gabrielle. If you were a company that specialized in making skin products, who better to make your company look like its better than it is than to use someone with perfect skin?
Anyway, a quick google search yielded this: Celebrity cosmetics contracts The media always plays with peoples' perceptions. Ad companies do this all of the time to suit their needs. And how many "darker" skinned women did we see on that list? HMMMM! Interesting. | |
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ChristopherTracy319 said: And how many "darker" skinned women did we see on that list? HMMMM! Interesting. Women of color on the list: Rihanna: Cover Girl Gabrielle Union: Neutrogena Eve, Lil’ Kim: MAC Queen Latifah: Cover Girl Eva Longoria: L’Oreal Penelope Cruz: L’oreal Vanessa Minnillo: Flirt Aishwarya Rai: L’Oreal Halle Berry: Revlon Jessica Alba: Revlon Eva Mendes: Revlon Beyonce: Armani fragrance and L’Oreal black women on the list: Beyonce Queen Latifah Rihanna Eve Lil’ Kim Halle Berry Gabrielle Union Its almost even with the sistas. Who would you suggest be on this list? Keeep in mind that they must be a CELEBRITY, as in name is instantly recognizable. | |
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If they're gonna include Neutrogena (a skin care line), what about Angela Bassett for Olay Body Lotion? Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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JackieBlue said: If they're gonna include Neutrogena (a skin care line), what about Angela Bassett for Olay Body Lotion?
And Vanessa Hudgens, shes spanish. "We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F | |
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Dsoul said: Having a woman in a weave advertise hair products is just bizarre as it is. Thats the main issue at hand surely in this fake advertising campaign.
That's not even a weave, it's a wig and she buys the hair already that color, you don't color it afterwards. All this shit is fake.  And PP she ain't THAT bright, she's definitely red-toned. She been trynta whiten up for awhile, since the nose job. | |
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BlaqueKnight said: That's perfect for Gabrielle. If you were a company that specialized in making skin products, who better to make your company look like its better than it is than to use someone with perfect skin?
Anyway, a quick google search yielded this: Celebrity cosmetics contracts The media always plays with peoples' perceptions. Ad companies do this all of the time to suit their needs. I've been up in Gabby's face many times and her skin is NOT perfect. She's a pretty girl, no doubt, but she's got pimples, big pores, and dark spots just like the rest of us. You do know they put LOTS of makeup on actresses and re-touch photos ESPECIALLY in ads right?[Edited 8/8/08 12:55pm] | |
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BlaqueKnight said: ChristopherTracy319 said: And how many "darker" skinned women did we see on that list? HMMMM! Interesting. Women of color on the list: Rihanna: Cover Girl Gabrielle Union: Neutrogena Eve, Lil’ Kim: MAC Queen Latifah: Cover Girl Eva Longoria: L’Oreal Penelope Cruz: L’oreal Vanessa Minnillo: Flirt Aishwarya Rai: L’Oreal Halle Berry: Revlon Jessica Alba: Revlon Eva Mendes: Revlon Beyonce: Armani fragrance and L’Oreal black women on the list: Beyonce Queen Latifah Rihanna Eve Lil’ Kim Halle Berry Gabrielle Union Its almost even with the sistas. Who would you suggest be on this list? Keeep in mind that they must be a CELEBRITY, as in name is instantly recognizable. And not a darkie on the list. Typical.  | |
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