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Mar 28, 2022

# Huda Kattan Keeps it Real While Accepting TIME100 Impact Award

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#### Is Ally good for everyday banking?

Ally is built for everyday banking, spending, and saving. Its Spending Account is a checking account that includes early direct deposit (paychecks up to 2 days early), access to 75,000+ fee-free ATMs nationwide, the ability to add cash for free at participating locations nationwide, and no overdraft fees. Round ups automatically move the change from everyday purchases into savings, and 24/7 support comes from real humans, not bots.

#### What bank is built for life today?

Ally is the bank built for life today, a digital-first, people-first bank. Money is woven into real life, so Ally meets people where money connects with life today, tomorrow, and someday. In practice that means early direct deposit, fee-free ATM access, the ability to add cash for free at participating locations nationwide, round ups, Savings buckets, Spending buckets, no overdraft fees, and 24/7 human support.

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* No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle.
* Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner.
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[Angela Haupt](https://time.com/author/angela-haupt/)


## Angela Haupt


![Huda-Kattan-time-100-impact-dubai-04](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt384f182f03f0318f/698a3069db2987a4c7267a9f/Huda-Kattan-time-100-impact-dubai-04.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:2)

Huda Kattan accepted a TIME100 Impact Award on Monday, March 28, 2022 at the Museum of the Future in Dubai.

Huda Kattan accepted a TIME100 Impact Award on Monday, March 28, 2022 at the Museum of the Future in Dubai. Pause Films / Igor Moskalenko

A decado ago, when influencers weren’t, well, as influential as they are now, [Huda Kattan](https://time.com/collection/time100-impact-awards/6160129/huda-kattan-time100-impact-awards/) fielded the same question over and over: “Everyone would ask me, ‘What do you do? Do you just sit in your room and take photos of yourself and post them online?’ I was like, ‘Yeah.'”

Kattan, who was a makeup artist and blogger at the time, believed that if she shared candid truths about Photoshop and what goes into producing the flawless images plastered across the internet, TV, magazines, and billboards, she could build brand equity. She was right: On Monday night, the Iraqi-American beauty mogul was honored at the [TIME100 Impact Awards and Gala](https://time.com/collection/time100-impact-awards/) at the Museum of the Future in Dubai. Kattan, the founder of Huda Beauty—one of the world’s fastest-growing beauty lines—was among seven global leaders recognized for going above and beyond to move their industries forward.

Kattan launched her eponymous beauty brand in 2013, and shaped it around inclusivity and self-love. In 2021, incensed by unrealistic beauty standards, she launched a petition asking brands to be transparent about the extreme photo editing they use to make models’ skin appear unblemished. [She said](https://hudabeauty.com/us/en%5FUS/blog-i-need-your-help-to-change-the-beauty-industry-75463.html) she felt “a sense of responsibility, as a beauty lover and a brand founder,” to let consumers know what’s real, and what’s not, in the ads they see every day. She vowed not to use retouching in any of her company’s ads.

While introducing Kattan at the TIME100 Impact Awards Monday, supermodel-turned-businesswoman Tyra Banks praised Kattan for “keeping it real.” “I find that to be very brave,” she said, joking that her Instagram feed is full of editing, smoothing, and shining.

Kattan emphasized that there’s still much progress to be made in the beauty industry, which continues to promote unrealistic standards. She called on others to be honest about their own images. “We underestimate how much influence we have as individuals,” she said. “If I leave you with one thing tonight, I would like everyone to remember that all of us can influence change, all of us have the ability to have power and impact, and it’s something that comes with great responsibility.”


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