Kim Kardashian announced the launch of her new skincare line, SKKN, and Black women accused her of stealing from Lori Harvey.
According to Page Six, the reality star filed to trademark Skkn by Kim in March 2021. The name of her line and the minimalist packaging looks and sounds eerily similar to Lori’s skincare brand Skn.
“I’m excited to finally introduce to you SKKN BY KIM, a rejuvenating nine-product skincare ritual that I have developed from start to finish,” the 41-year-old tweeted.
I’m excited to finally introduce to you SKKN BY KIM, a rejuvenating nine-product skincare ritual that I have developed from start to finish.
Photo: Mario Sorrenti pic.twitter.com/8AyapI8mgJ— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) June 1, 2022
“I’ve been so privileged to learn about skin and skin care over the years from the world’s top dermatologists and estheticians, and every bottle from my new line is filled with the knowledge I’ve accumulated along the way.”
I’ve been so privileged to learn about skin and skin care over the years from the world’s top dermatologists and estheticians, and every bottle from my new line is filled with the knowledge I’ve accumulated along the way.
Product: Hannah Tveite pic.twitter.com/WrN8Co5fZ6— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) June 1, 2022
After revealing the brand, Black women cooked the wannabe over her post.
One user said, “SKKN by Kim?? What happened to SKN by Lori Harvey??? One thing the Kardashians gon do is take from black women, chileee.”
SKKN by Kim?? What happened to SKN by Lori Harvey??? One thing the Kardashians gon do is take from black women chileee, pic.twitter.com/aWxS7MuFRi
— bigLo (@CallMeBigLo) June 1, 2022
So… Lori Harvey have a line called “skn” now Kim kardashian copied it and hers called “sknn” that whole family is fraud
— Britt🤎 (@bfor_brittany) June 2, 2022
So Lori Harvey launched a skincare line called SKN and not long after that Kim K launches a skin care line with the same/similar products called SKKN???? One thing the Kardashian’s will always do is steal from black culture/creators for a profit
— Erin Cella (@ErinCella) June 3, 2022
SKN by Lori Harvey seeing SKKN by Kim Kardashian with that extra K. pic.twitter.com/gR7SIlRqEw
— k. matt | kristyn (@heyitskmatt) June 1, 2022
Kim naming her skincare brand SKKN when Lori Harvey’s skincare brand name is SKN doesn’t sit right with me. Seems like they’re stealing from a black woman for the thousandth time.
— kay (@makaylamdavis) June 1, 2022
Though it’s unclear when Harvey started developing her line, she mentioned it during Vogue’s “Beauty Secrets” segment in May 2021. Lori dropped her line in October after announcing the concept by creating an official Instagram page for the brand in July.
Meanwhile, this isn’t the first time Kardashian has been accused of stealing fashion or beauty ideas from Black women. In July 2021, the 41-year-old received a cease-and-desist letter from Beauty Concepts LLC, a brand that has used a similar name since 2017.
Cyndie Lunsford, the black-owned business owner, claimed she filed a trademark for SKKN+ on March 28, two days before Kardashian issued her paperwork, TMZ reported. In the letter, Lunsford explained that she runs a beauty spa that uses the SKKN+ products, and adding “by Kim” would confuse her customers since they both have akin brand names.
Once again miss Kim K is stepping on black women pic.twitter.com/J6p0z3pmKn
— Stan upppppp!! (@her_khumalo) June 2, 2022
Lunsford recently opened a location in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and uses @skknplus for advertising the business on social media.
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