Is This Any Way to Sell a 'Razor Sharp' Eyeliner?

Urban Decay defends image that got scorched in social

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Urban Decay's promotion of its Razor Sharp eyeliner, with what it called "Razor Sharp Swatches," has drawn the ire of some of its consumers. At issue is a photo the brand tweeted of a model with color swatches on her wrist—which, given the name of the product, some saw as a reference to cutting. 

The beauty brand was inundated with complaints on social media, but has left the post up (as of this writing) and posted an explanation of the tweet. 

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