LOS ANGELES—A woman is suing a cosmetic company with many celebrity clients, alleging its false eyelashes that contain mink fur are falsely advertised as being manufactured in a “cruelty-free” way when in fact they made in China in a manner abusive to the semiaquatic mammals.
“The animals frequently show signs of extreme psychological distress, such as frantic circling and self-mutilation, and suffer from … illnesses and injuries that commonly go untreated,” according to Haylee Woodard’s proposed Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit against El Segundo-based Lilly Lashes LLC.
Woodard’s lawsuit allegations include false advertising, consumer fraud, unjust enrichment, breach of express warranty and negligent misrepresentation. Woodard seeks an injunction against Lilly Lashes’ alleged manufacturing practices as well as a refund to all class members who bought mink eyelashes from April 2018 to the present in the suit brought Tuesday….