Problematic D'alba PR Trip - Toxic Sunscreen Pizza & Filler Dissolving Disasters - Ugly Beauty News

[@stinajones9847]

I love that you highlighted some of the black creators. Thank you, James!

[@JamesWelsh]

Just a handful of some of my fave creators!

[@RaindropsOnLichen]

Yes. Black people are valued for their skin color. Talent hopefully helps too

[@bonk895]

​@@RaindropsOnLichen🤨🤨🤨🤨 the reason they are pointing it out is that historically and consistently black creators are not highlighted//pushed down at times despite their talent, time, and effort. white//paler skinned creators are usually the ones spotlighted regardless of their talent

[@auklett]

Listen, I already have micro plastics sloshing around in my body. I think I can handle sunscreen in my pizza.

[@Crabernacker]

Sunscreen adds flavor

[@Bunnyrabbit-e7u]

😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤

[@lolobee313]

I still remember when it turned out that Subway had yoga mats in their bread. This feels like that. Lol

[@ashleypizel7167]

​@@lolobee313what do they really?

[@boni9033]

@@CrabernackerGIRLLLL 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@neonloneliness1]

for people using the “they’re a korean brand” argument - they should’ve invited exclusively korean/east-asian influencers then? but they didn’t, bc they’re expanding to us/uk markets

[@AdaBarishnikova]

100%. It's intentional and any excuse they give is just that, an excuse

[@lolobee313]

So for the people saying, "they're a Korean brand though", genuinely wondering if they invited any dark-skinned Asians to this event? I ask because I've noticed that anti-blackness and colorism often go hand in hand.

[@t0629721]

An important issue that I'm glad you're giving voice to. Thank you for your continued advocacy!

[@RaindropsOnLichen]

😂

[@randl7423]

​@@RaindropsOnLichen Hey, you've been making a lot of problematic comments here - why not just say it with your whole chest and let us all know you have a problem with Black people? Yikes. GTFO of here.

[@darleenvangorder4753]

I will test anyones pizza......for safety reasons.....

[@LL-zb3dl]

😂😂😂😂

[@teri2466]

Lmao ❤

[@syd658]

The comment saying "lib woke snowflake"-oh brother 🙄, just throwing out all the buzzwords. I agree with you! The argument that "it's a Korean brand that doesn't need to be diverse " doesn't work here. They invited women from the UK. It's obvious they are trying to reach different markets.

[@JamesWelsh]

Exactly!

[@tylociraptor8131]

I mean, I'd argue that Korean beauty standards lean towards paler skin tones, so they're probably hitting their target audience with pale white women from the UK as well.

[@nadiahassan5307]

Please don’t forget brown creators as well. Asians, especially southeast Asians come in many skintones as well.

[@beccaa6187]

LOVE these videos! And I really appreciate you speaking about the importance of getting qualified professionals for invasive procedures!

[@AngelaSmith_1970]

1:51 and that’s just terrifying 😢 I hope these people get the help they need and the appropriate authorities do something about this very real issue, thank you for bringing this problem to light 😭💜💜💜

[@ajd8558]

Are they "not getting their old face back" because of the filler being dissolved, or because of normal ageing process, which does change your face and cause hollowing? You may have looked that way anyway, but you just staved it off or disguised by using fillers. Normally, because the change is gradual, you don't really notice those age-related changes but, if you dissolve all your filler in one go, it's very sudden. Even if you only had it a year, a lot can change in a year.

[@k8eee]

it's also because fillers stretch your skin-- if it's dissolved, the skin can't snap back into the exact same shape as before (and also yes of course they've aged since they got the filler, there's no way to reverse time!!!)

[@TaylerBootz]

Filler that is hyaluronic acid is often devolved with something that dissolves all hyaluronic acid, even the natural stuff in your skin. People have had their skin separated from their face due to this. Filler has been found to not go away on its own. The whole thing is scary.

[@holliemichailidis2951]

Don't forget muscle mass loss as well. Especially if botox is also used.

[@wendyn3256]

D'alba rant was on point 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@mimipcy]

JUST when i was about to wash my face and do my routine, u are a blessing james 🫶

[@JamesWelsh]

💜💜💜💜

[@diabolical8868]

These are some of my favorite videos right now. Such a good series and so well done!

[@JamesWelsh]

Thank you!!

[@witchskee]

To preface, these unqualified people doing these unlicensed procedures DEFINITELY need to be stopped and held accountable, and measures need to be taken to prevent these kinds of procedures from being done. But there's something bothering me, too. At this point, in 2024, if someone is on the internet enough to feel bad about themselves bc they don't fit the current beauty trends, then they're online enough--again, at this point in 2024--to have seen videos and news articles covering the topic of back alley beauty treatments that end in injury or death. To be sure, the victims do NOT deserve what they went through, but it's also frustrating bc girl. Did you do ANY research? At what point does it become self-inflicted (in a sense, anyway)? Genuinely wondering here, like I'm trying to say all this as delicately and understandingly as possible, but there's copious amounts of information online denouncing this kind of shit. Why do people keep doing it? If it's out of desperation to fit the beauty trend, then I have no sympathy you got what you paid/didn't research for. Some people just cannot be saved from themselves. Idk...

[@diana2063]

People are really allergic to accountability these days. They’d rather blame everyone and everything but themselves. Ever heard someone say they didn’t know before they had kids that babies cry a lot, and “why didn’t anyone tell me it’s hard?” Same thing.

[@tiredbat3468]

I saw the undercover footage! It was mad!!

[@JamesWelsh]

It was unbelievable

[@yvettebasson1243]

Looooved the the EWG rant 😂 They are awful.

[@JamesWelsh]

They’re so bad 😭

[@PiXie232]

I know that got me laughing out loud 😂 it's so true!

[@LaNimrodelle]

Haha as a Brit living in Australia, I smiled a little bit at the phonetic pronunciation of Melbourne. You learn quickly here to say 'Melburn' if you want to blend in. Great vid as always! ❤

[@jojomarch]

a one day lipo training? my god... Very disappointing from D'Alba. Lol the EWG rant, they are absolute *ankers. I can only imagine the crap they are concocting re spf and pizza...

[@herminee.2027]

I love these kid of videos

[@JamesWelsh]

Thank you!!

[@larkfly9273]

What spf are you using? *Pepperoni*

[@akong331]

US , I just heard, we have veneer “techs” doing teeth! They equate them to nails!! Smh. It’s crazy.

[@fmalovegirl98]

It's almost 11pm where I live and now my fav creators are dropping new videos. I will stay up no matter what and watch all of it haha.

[@chenanigans]

When he said the same doctor that did his salmon injections under the eye told him that there’s a safe way to remove the filler without causing sagginess. I was just like wow. I won’t even say anything about the salmon injections, but any doctor trying to pretend that there’s a Safeway to remove filler without causing sagging this is literally just trying to get your money. It’s plain and simple and it’s common sense. Think about the ladies who have to get their breast implants removed? They always end up having sagging breast. The point is you stretched out that skin you filled it up and you’ve worn out the elasticity of it. if you’re young enough sure maybe it will snap back but the harsh reality is a lot of us are in our 30s and 40s getting this done and our collagen and elasticity is not there anymore like it used to be and you’re just gonna be left with sagging because you filled something up like a balloon and now you’ve taken that volume out There’s no way around it. You stretched it out. It’s gonna sag now.

[@Thellovespider]

This video in particular was such a masterpiece James, your commentary and advocacy across the topics add so much to these stories and make them so powerful.

[@kaitov5]

it's very brave to call out a brand you've previously worked for ❤ thank you for all the details and context. really gross to see so much repeated antiblackness from brands and their followers.... people are so dumb, just admit you're racist and it would make it easier to avoid you

[@juliannasmith6061]

Appreciate addressing the brand trip ❤ I saw the tiktok and had tagged you and I hope I didn’t pile on, I hadn’t seen anyone else tag you and figured you knew but wanted to just in case. You responded super quickly which I was NOT expecting but super appreciate. The way you and Robert use your platforms (even on brands you work with) is why I think you’re content creators that others can take some notes from!!! All love 💜

[@lindsay419]

Ooh this looks like a good one have a wonderful Friday 💜

[@lauradoesart]

Haha your eye in the thumbnail 😆

[@JamesWelsh]

Concerned eye

[@plmwrites]

I love you and your brother so much❤ Thank you for being allies. ❤❤❤

[@DoraSometimes]

I've just watched Jen Luv's video and she was also emphasising how much she despise EWG with their fear mongering and shitty data. 😂 It's nice to know that all of my favourite creators on this platform are sharing the same values👌 Love from Croatia 💙

[@descendingoncewhile]

The blinking pizza at 12:23 really got me 😂

[@Bunnyrabbit-e7u]

My favourite time of the week! James posting a video ❤❤❤

[@lydia56]

Luxury Medical Aesthetics is one mintues walk from my house. For some reason I always assume the dodgy practises were not literally on my doorstep. How absolutely terrifying. I am 45 and I don't have anything in my face or body (I use tretinoin and that's as far as I'm going) and the idea that capitalism has convinced a globe full of humans that not only are we not allowed to age, but our DNA is unacceptable and we MUST fill, alter, and paralyse our faces in the name of feeling good about ourselves is utterly dystopian.

[@cw1041]

Yay!! I love these videos!

[@JamesWelsh]

🥹💜💜

[@maya6562]

It “wasn’t discrimination” and it’s “just how it happened to be” ????? What a pathetic excuse lol. Even if you as a company weren’t intending to discriminate, then take the proper steps to solve that???? If you didn’t mean to not include black and brown people, then add additional spaces for them it’s the least you could do. How is this still happening????

[@stinajones9847]

That is so scary. I need to watch itv footage. Let me go sign up for Surfshark lol.

[@sondesf4035]

Love this series

[@alyssaburrell9866]

Man at this point people should just be happy how we look, it’s to dangerous to be getting these Botox fillers and surgeries

[@JamesWelsh]

A lot of people have taken advantage of something that can make positive changes. But the government is so far behind in regulating something so potentially dangerous in the wrong hands 😢

[@c5t41x9]

Not me that ordered hylauronidase and needles off eBay and dissolved my own filler a few years back🙃. I was in my early 20’s then, had no money, and my filler had migrated so bad that I looked ridiculous (I was so down about it). This is the problem with all the wealthy people and celebs making it so “normal”…because then it is either us non wealthy people feel inadequate or go to these cheep places or end up screwed down the line😭. Luckily I did a good job and my face returned to normal😫.

[@CowGirlKat8691]

Have a great weekend everyone! 🤠

[@caitlinwhatthefrick2361]

I loooove my lip filler it really “evened out” my face. I used to hate my larger nose but now with juicy lips it doesn’t look so large and I love my nose now. I made sure to go to a highly qualified person with over 20 years experience

[@rachelruthfrankle3905]

Just got the new Shark LED mask and looking forward to seeing how this addition to my evening routine 😊

[@AdaBarishnikova]

No black creators is 100% on purpose and anything they say besides "sorry, we will do better" is a piss poor excuse for their intentional exclusion and racism

[@KryCaNe]

Black AND Brown. That includes South Asian, c’mon.

[@AdaBarishnikova]

Right?! Like, just say you are racist so we don't ever have to support you.

[@liss-sanedrac]

Are you still swollen from the injections you got on your cheeks? I want to get the same thing done but I’m nervous about how long it seems for swelling to go away.

[@glitteringmaze]

Comment section today is only half passing the vibe check today.🙃

[@monicapatton1405]

Oh I hope d’alba will do better I love their products and don’t want to have to boycott 😅 actually just ordered one of many replacements for the spray in the prime sale.

[@Sofia-vq7ud]

Wish people were honest They are dissolving old filler as fillers are now hugely changing the old style fillers more likely to migrate etc etc They are refilling I can see they are Now less is more But to say I had my filler dissolved And not to say But I’m having filler again just placed differently and a better up to date type

[@LilKitLen]

If this pizza thing is going to be the same "subway uses a yoga mat chemical in their bread!!!!" when it was literally just a rising/foaming agent akin to baking soda, I am going to go on a rampage

[@Alethiometer]

NEW Subscriber I LOVE your honesty along with your knowledge is so refreshing because it is obvious you DO your research. @15:30 Yes the removal causes issues I think the words you were searching for were Volume & elasticity, while allowing your fillers to be slowly dissolved will help considerably with those issues, BUT the understanding & acceptance of the normal aging process might be a whole different issue I also think it might be easier psychologically to stagger the removal as well, I think plastic surgery needs to have a better relationship with mental health I better stop here.

[@witchsistah]

They REALLY need to rethink their approach to a Black American woman market now, post November 6th.

[@envy2069]

Lol at this point if we not dying from frozen, we dying from some other common food 😭😭😭

[@TaylerBootz]

Who the heck is D'Alba? I guess I am still under my rock. Guess I dont have to worry about them anyway.

[@justokayemilay6029]

Real talk, will my sunscreen taste like pizza?

[@_DROM_]

(4.05) In this case, I wouldn't even say diversity or inclusivity. It's simply a matter of representation. You sell globally, meaning the world is your target audience/market. Have people truly from all over...

[@d.on.in.a]

I saw the title and clicked so fast

[@jangminoona]

Omg I actually use the truffle mist by d'alba 😫 how terrible

[@Kasatrea]

Don't mind me, just commenting for the algorithm

[@aed925unicorn]

They have been trying to regulate it for years and we are moving towards that now. But there was a lot of resistance from the previous government... Make of that what you will.

[@milana7314]

Thank you for talking about these diversity inclusion issues!

[@equaloskat]

I mean there’s still a huge racism issue in Korea and the truth is they don’t want them to represent the brand ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I think all my relatives and friends would be cancelled in 1 second either. Korea is still a very conservative country and the people who are involved in this company are most likely Korean. Don’t shoot the messenger though. I never said I agreed with their statements

[@inprogress9757]

Hiii! 🥺🪽

[@JamesWelsh]

Heyyyyyy

[@Affrica28]

❤❤❤

[@Sofia-vq7ud]

Il also say something that needs to be more transparent Certain medics trained in this area that are in the media talking about being safe Sad fact Three of them trained by me yes me myself ❤ sad really

[@ragnegjengedal7803]

Oh, great. Stoking panic against both food and sunscreen in one efficient headline. The brand not inviting Black influencers choose to invite Russian ones? So, they're actively trying to grow their brand in Russia? So, two reasons not to support that brand.

[@yourdadhasadogfilter2505]

This may sound wild, but you look almost exactly like a guy I played football with. Are you sure you're not triplets? 😅

[@OrangeSlices.]

10 likes in less than a minute!

[@epacaris8546]

💜🖤

[@efraysur]

What are we replacing D'Alba with? Just got their spray serum

[@ashleypizel7167]

From Melbourne lol its pronounced melbun 😂❤

[@nazzkid23]

🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@joanbecenti8938]

So if diversity is about including black people, what about including native americans, the LGBTQ community, etc? With all due respect, diversity is a broad spectrum, not just black people.

[@kilahb3742]

Diversity IS about including Indigenous peoples and people who are part of the LGBTQ community. I think black people are at the forefront(?) of this diversity push because we are still underrepresented and if we are represented, there's push back or hate directored towards those individuals more so than other groups. It's only recently, I would say in the last 10ish years that there are foundation colors that match people of darker skin tones, a majority of which are black people, where there are t.v. shows that cast diverse groups, including black people, and not just in the role of the sassy black friend. Obviously diversity is more than black people, but why is it when black people are getting the 'spot light', we start with the 'what about...'? I genuinely think that the more black people are included, the more people will see that if you can include a black person and still be well received, the more other diverse group can too be included! Obviously we still have a long way to go, by including Indigenous peoples and Trans people, (and people with varying intersectionalities) but even then, we have started! Which is, I think, still a huge win! I hope that made sense and didn't come off rude!!!!

[@morgianasartre6709]

Maybe the brand already ticked all the other boxes so they could only focus on the issue of black people. 🤭 You know, because people always have to nitpick and complain about something, drama is content and content is money.

[@joanbecenti8938]

@kilahb3742 I get you. I think the woman in the video was kind of overreacting by making it a bigger issue than it is. Perhaps the influencers just happened to be white.

[@kilahb3742]

​@@joanbecenti8938 I don't necessarily think she was overreacting, but I do see your point! I think at this point, in our day and age, it is sus when brands have these trips and don't have any black people, but other people of color or no POCs. Especially when they invite creators from countries with a larger black population. Like I don't expect to see a black or brown creator coming from Korea, but when you invite people from the UK or the US, I do. I think it's fair to call this stuff out because, at this point, it does feel like a conscious thing, or at least something you should be aware of when doing publicity events like this. And maybe the influencers did just happen to be white, but then you have to think about why? Like, who made the list? Whether consciously or not, if you have other white people making that list, they may go for and may be more likely to choose people who look like them and to who they relate more.

[@AdaBarishnikova]

Wow bring in the whataboutism. All of those demographics should be included, and a FIRST step is addressing that NO ONE of color was included at all.

[@_sunchildd]

wait you and your brother are black?! i never knew that.

[@lipstickzombie4981]

Latino.

[@loufox4954]

Honestly, I don’t really pay attention to a company’s diversity anymore and more on whether a product works for me. I know that sounds horrible but at the end of the day I don’t have enough time to refind products that work for me and make sure that the new product works for me. If you have time to boycott good on you but I have other things I have to get done.

[@AnnabelleLee_]

Wow. While I guess understand the not having time to do research, it’s wild to me that you willingly put this statement out on the internet lol. It does sound horrible, but I guess you don’t care which all the power to you, I guess?

[@glitchessence]

🤎🖤🤎🖤

[@NiconD80]

The brand can invite anyone they want, why do we need to cancel everyone for literary anything? If James, who is pale and white, considers himself as person of color, why that girl on tik-tok didn't think that other "too white" influencers aren't ppl of color? 8:45 so does it also mean that we must boycott black brands just because they do products for black skin and ppl with light skin aren't target audience and can't use their products?

[@maya6562]

Being pale and fair-skinned doesn’t mean he’s white.

[@psychedoublezero]

Yall love this word cancel even tho cancelling isn’t a thing 🤭 I’m sorry but if you can’t see the anti blackness and racism then you’re definitely apart of the issue. People will call that bigoted behavior out, it’s not “cancelling” anyone especially since the company did that to themselves by being weird. And in general black owned makeup companies DO have products for lighter skinned people so 💀. You’re probably like 10 because ain’t no way a late teen or an adult wouldn’t know why racism and anti blackness should be a line that should be drawn. Also James isn’t white (edit: he’s not JUST white, he’s white and Mexican forgot to add that), just because someone is paler doesn’t erase their POC identity because if it did albino black people would be considered white. Y’all need to READ and REFLECT ON YOUR INTERNAL BIASES more before talking.

[@gthetigerqueen9197]

He's mixed, Mexican and European

[@morgianasartre6709]

It's not about cancelling anyone, it's about giving your money to brands whose morals align with yours, if you don't care - skip on ahead, I do that when people talk about boycotting brands that test on animals. Also they weren't talking about people of color here, this was specifically about black people.

[@syd658]

Here you all go with that cancel word. No one is canceling anyone. Just because he's pale doesn't mean he's not a person of color. By that logic, Asian people with lighter skin shouldn't be considered Poc.

[@RM-fe6ye]

The part of D’Alba brand being called out is matter of opinion… I think this is out of proportion for not inviting black influencers…

[@RaindropsOnLichen]

Why are black creators valued because they’re black over what they do? Can I complain if there aren’t Jews? I know how people hate Jews now that they think we’re all Jenna’s sidal.

[@LiquidShivaz]

Uhm what? Crawling into Korean cosmetics 💩 and then accuse them of being un diverse, and yes, I know they’re based in Italy, but but but Korea as a culture or country is not diverse. Not that I care, I don’t use it anyway, but the tone here is so friggin hypocritical

[@AdaBarishnikova]

Okay, even if you were right about Korea not being diverse (you aren't), they aren't trying to sell to only Koreans. They are trying to expand globally. So why not include others? Is there a reason besides racism? I can't seem to think of one besides racism

[@Undefinedinc]

This is why I love you. Thank you for always using your platform for good 🫶🏾

[@leanneemily]

This genuinely breaks my heart. I’ve felt the pressure to change my body in one way or another. If you’re doing it for you, then absolutely go for it! But if it’s because social media and its unrealistic standards have sucked you in, that’s a different story. I’m 30 now and basically skipped puberty 🤣-still rocking an AA cup size. I remember wanting a boob job when I was younger because that’s all I saw online. It took a lot of grounding and reminding myself to love me for me. As a teen, I was obsessed with needing a “thigh gap” thanks to Tumblr, which led to an eating disorder. I was bullied for my eye shape and being Asian, and I even considered eyelid surgery to look more “normal.” Now, people are getting fox-eye surgery to change their eye shape. When fillers and Botox became popular, I had to ground myself again 😫. Now, seeing people dissolve them improperly is equally horrifying. (Just to be clear, there’s nothing wrong with changing your appearance-this is just my personal experience.) Please don’t let social media or the internet make you feel like you’re not enough. You are enough, just as you are 🤍

[@laetishamarie7104]

Great video 🎉 if it’s helpful for the future, it’s pronounced Mel-bin (cause Aussies are lazy) and if you ever need to say Brisbane, it’s Bris-bin 😂