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Why Refy handed creators full control — no approvals — for its latest launch campaign
By Sara Spruch-Feiner
May 1, 2026

About a month ago, Refy launched its latest product, the Skin Base Skin Tint, with a smattering of paid creator posts, as many brands do. But it also did something different: It did not ask to approve the content it paid 12 creators to post.

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