U.K. Bans Two Retouched Makeup Ads For Being ‘Misleading’

Turns out, not even celebrities have skin this nice. A British advertising watchdog is cracking down on two L’Oreal foundation ads after a Liberal Democrat MP, Jo Swinson, complained that they pass off airbrushing as makeup results. Swinson, who’s known for crusading against advertisers who portray unrealistic and “misleading” images of women, has brought complaints

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U.K. Bans Two Retouched Makeup Ads For Being ‘Misleading’

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