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A two-minute mirror rule was effectively enforced for many of my childhood — as often as possible, I allotted myself a gracious two minutes for mirror usage to minimise seeing myself. Mirrors jogged my memory that frizz control was beyond me, my dark complexion scolded me to remain out of the sun, and my hooked brown nose dominated my entire face.
By ignoring brown racialised noses, the mainstream beauty industry reduces South Asians as simply “other,” revoking the complexity to a cultured identity. Lots of us develop self-hatred for our roots because of the socialised disgust for anything that isn't white. We predominately see white women, “respectable” light-skinned black women, and everybody else that may be a brand of white-passing within...
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We already love Kelly Rowland for her stunning voice, enviable figure, and firece representation for black women. And now we are able to add one more item to that ever-growing list — the Grammy Award-winning singer has revealed that she’ll be launching a makeup line created specifically for ladies of color. Insert: Praise dance! We caught up with Rowland on Monday night — at an event sponsored by Claritin and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America — where she gave us the inside track on the exciting recent project. “My makeup artist Sheika Daley and I are literally starting a makeup line we’re ensuring we make, well, we’re setting out with lashes after which we’re going to have...
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