Tag archive for "African-American Hair"

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Week in Review, Weekly Essentials

Week In Review: 10/9-10/15

No Comments 15 October 2011

Catch up on what’s been discussed on Beautyskew this week: Sheila taught me to embrace my daughter’s beauty…but in the right way Weekend Observations: What Sheila Kelley Taught Me MAC cosmetics defies beauty industry norms again with its new campaign.  But does this campaign convince you to go out and buy more MAC?  Do they [...]

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A Cultural Perspective, Beauty News

Does Your Hairstyle Keep You From Working Out? Many Say Yes, Yikes!

1 Comment 13 October 2011

I was flying back from L.A. a few months ago and sat next to a very friendly and astute African-American woman around my age.  She and I started talking about my blog and spoke almost the entire trip home.  She clued me in something interesting: I’m not very likely to see African-American women in the [...]

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Week in Review, Weekly Essentials

Week in Review: 8/28-9/3

No Comments 03 September 2011

The sensuality of organic skincare products Weekend Observations: Becoming A Skin Goddess Amazing, massive sculptures on New York’s Governor’s Island Pic of the Week: Governor’s Island Spectacular .   The undeniable politics that surround African-American hair The Politics of Hair . The beauty mags have it totally wrong, older women can be gorgeous enough to [...]

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A Cultural Perspective

The Politics of Hair

No Comments 31 August 2011

Hair. It’s something I fuss with, complain about, and think about everyday.  But I’m lucky.  I don’t have to spend a ton of money or time on it, at least not until those few white hairs I pull out start multiplying at an exponential rate. But my African-American friends, colleagues and consumers I develop communications [...]

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