Makeup Lawsuit
Rachel Bilson’s Indictment Could Spark New Legal Case Against Glossip Girl
A makeup lawsuit is a civil litigation wherein one cosmetologist or make up artist charges another for performing a certain type of services. The services that are charged may be professional services, which means the types of services like making eyebrows, eyelashes, and lips. Also, the types of services that are charged are not necessarily cosmetic. For instance, some makeup artists perform lightening services on customers’ skin. This is not considered to be a cosmetic service. It is considered to be an artistic service.
Makeup Lawsuit
In order to become an accredited cosmetologist in the state of Texas, one must pass the Texas cosmetology licensing examination. Some cosmetology schools require students to take the cosmetology exam before they can legally become cosmetologists. Others allow students to have the exam without taking the licensing test. However, students who want to become hair makeup artists need to pass the exam in order to legally practice cosmetology. This exam, called the cosmetologist exam, is based on a multiple-choice test.
In one of the cases brought by disgruntled former beauty salon customers in Texas, the court found the defendants liable for injuries sustained by one of their customers, because the cosmetics artists failed to conduct appropriately during a hair makeup process.
First, the court noted that the defendants did not adequately train their makeup artists. The court further found that the cosmetologists failed to appropriately measure the strength of a customer’s hair, which resulted in excessive hair damage. Finally, the cosmetics artists failed to appropriately measure the amount of shampoo that a customer used, which caused the customer to suffer from skin irritation.
The defense argued that the defendant failed to cause any harm to the plaintiff.
Instead of using dry, powder-based baby powder, the defense argued that they should increase the amount of wet weight that they applied to the plaintiff’s body. The problem with this argument, according to the 9th Circuit of Appeals, is, “A person can get more ‘wet weight’ than they can ever get from using dry powder-based makeup.” The plaintiffs’ theory is that the only way that the defendants could possibly gain an advantage was by counting on the fact that many people, especially African Americans, do not apply enough talc to their bodies. Specifically, the plaintiffs contend that most black women “wet” their bodies with “practically” powder-free makeup, which results in “cakey” appearance and leads to chafing, irritation, and blistering. Specifically, the plaintiffs argue that they were subjected to “unnecessary” talc injections, which caused them to develop eczema and other skin conditions.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel will decide the ultimate fate of the complaint against Glossip Girl creator/writer/star Rachel Bilson and her studio, Lishco.
The three-judge panel will hear arguments from both sides of the question of whether or not Rachel Bilson and company are guilty of fraud, as a result of failing to disclose information regarding the ingredients in their supposedly “pure” makeup products. Specifically, the plaintiffs are accusing Glossip Girl of omitting data that indicated the presence of lead, asbestos, and cetearyl from its “body powder” line. Furthermore, the plaintiffs argue that the cosmetics manufacturer did not have an acceptable safety plan in place for use of its product-including a complete list of ingredients that it uses and a complete list of manufacturing facilities where the cosmetics are manufactured.
No date for a trial has been scheduled as of yet.
The parties involved in the litigation have until Jan. 7 to submit their final briefs to the court in opposition to the complaint, and any findings and conclusions by the administrative court will be issued after the case is concluded. So, there is no set timeline for resolving the litigation, but it will undoubtedly be a fascinating and controversial process.