You could say NARS is one of the founding fathers in the luxury makeup world.

A world that one could arguehas now been taken over by celebrities.

So he created more.

The image of makeup brand NARS

And in compliance with China’s laws, the once cruelty-free company began testing on animals.

After receiving a lot of backlash for this decision, NARS took to their social media to clarify.

“We want you to know that we hear you,” they wrote.

brightly-colored NARS lipsticks

“The global elimination of animal testing needs to happen.

So was that an apology?