Valkyrae\u2019s RFLCT co-founder fires back at criticism: \u201cIt\u2019s hard enough for young women to start a business\u201d RFLCTRachell \u2018Valkyrae\u2019 Hofstetter\u2019s launch of her gaming-inspired skincare product RFLCT has been interesting, to say the least. Now, RFLCT co-founder Joanna Coles is firing back in response to the backlash. Hoping to carve out a niche in the market with skincare product RFLCT, which claims to offer protection from blue light damage, Valkyrae\u2019s product launch has been met with a mixed reception. From professional analysis to damning influencer reviews, it is safe to say that RFLCT isn\u2019t off to the promising start that she had in mind. Nonetheless, Valkyrae has been quick to respond to detractors, clarifying that \u201call the hate is warranted.\u201d Joanna Coles, a co-founder of Valkryae\u2019s business, is defending their product from criticism. RFLCT exists in a \u201cmale dominated economy\u201d according to co-founder Speaking to The Washington Post, Coles gave insight into the road to launching RFLCT, commenting on how the product\u2019s website now has \u201cacademic studies citing the impact of blue light on the skin.\u201d With the project taking over two years to come to fruition, Coles added that \u201cit\u2019s hard enough for young women to start a business in a male dominated economy.\u201d \u201cI am confident that if a male gamer had come up with RFLCT he would have been roundly applauded,\u201d said Coles in regards to the reception of RFLCT among Valkyrae\u2019s audience. Despite the mixed reception to the product launch, Coles continues to show support without hesitation: Proud 2b ur partner on RFLCT, @Valkyrae CONGRATS!!! Wish I didn\u2019t spend 8 hrs a day w\/my screen. Having learned ALOT abt BLD I now know 2 prep my skin and take regular breaks. Mask +balm = faves & we were honored 2 work w\/ @claudiapoccia frmer CEO of LauraMercier. BRAVO GAMEGIRL \u2014 Joanna Coles (@JoannaColes) October 21, 2021 Valkyrae continues to be transparent with her viewers on RFLCT, as she plans to discuss everything that has transpired on stream on October 23: \u201c[I] will share my experience with RFLCT and everything about it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Valkyrae\u2019s RFLCT co-founder fires back at criticism: \u201cIt\u2019s hard enough for young women to start a business\u201d RFLCTRachell \u2018Valkyrae\u2019 Hofstetter\u2019s launch of her gaming-inspired skincare product RFLCT has been interesting, to say the least. Now, RFLCT co-founder Joanna Coles is firing back in response to the backlash. Hoping to carve out a niche in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63387\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}