What happens when your name is on the packaging, but you’re no longer behind the brand? This week, we discuss Isamaya Ffrench’s departure from her namesake makeup line, the questions surrounding the split, and whether naming a beauty brand after yourself as an artist is worth the potential complications. We also unpack the latest ruling in Sol de Janeiro’s lawsuit against MCoBeauty—and debate where affordable alternatives cross into copying. Plus: Kirbie’s first-time Felicity watch continues, we have a business proposal involving discontinued beauty favorites, and a reminder that beauty journalism covers a lot more than lipstick. (Although we cover that, too.)
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