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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Chelsea Ritschel

Beauty influencer accuses Target of racism for appearing to lock darker shades of cosmetics in security boxes

TikTok / @elileviofficial

A beauty influencer has accused Target of racism after visiting a store in which he says a cosmetic product in a darker shade was locked up while the lighter shade of the same product was not.

Eli Levi, who goes by the username @elileviofficial on TikTok, called out the New York City Target’s security measures in a video uploaded to the platform last week, in which he urged Target to “explain”.

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