Once upon a time, Allure ran advice columns by our favorite beauty pros.
DearAllure,
I try my best to be a good beauty consumer.
But sometimes I also buy cotton rounds at Walmart.
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One of my favorite skin-care products was made by somebody who eventually got “canceled.”
Are there ethics in beauty shopping?Danielle, Brooklyn
First, thank you for writing.
You are unlikely to lose any public favor based on your beauty product choices.
What are dollars if not enchanted pieces of paper we exchange for toilet paper and massages?
Personally, I love the stuff, cannot get enough of it.
We have a simple and powerful relationship: The more money I have, the less feeble I feel.
Many have tried to combat moneys magic and failed.
If I give up some of it I will still be wealthy to an unfathomable degree.
Fine, here’s my debit card"!?
Or, you know, we could dramatically overhaul our tax laws.
If you are serious about using your money to do that i.e., shopping ethically (see?
I havent forgotten your question!)
I encourage you to think about the communities you wish to support.
Might I suggest, however, reallocating some of this time to other productive exercises, like protest?
There are many ways to effect change.
Try them all and see what happens!
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