Two years ago the website I wrote for silenced me and it was devastating. I wrote an article about racism in the beauty industry and they declined to publish it. Now I see black squares from the brand and the editor that didn’t think my voice was worth hearing. The constant silencing of Black women and minority voices in this industry is not a new thing, which is why to suddenly see so many brands and people who have engaged in racism post about blacklivesmatter has felt like a slap in the face. I have now shared four posts on my blog (link in bio). One is the original @victoriahealth article, another is about @oskiaskincare and an incident that @esteelaundry posted about in 2018 and then two I wrote this week. This is really, really hard for me. I am devastated by police brutality, anti-blackness and racism and exhausted by this lifelong fight. Things need to change. We cannot keep telling the world that Black people are worthless and then act shocked when these murders happen. There are so many good people in this industry and community but if we can’t talk about how we got here, how can we truly change? I am not advocating for any bullying or abuse towards anyone, I want there to be accountability and action, and we can’t have that if we don’t talk.
AD: Following on from what I posted yesterday, a big part of creating a simple yet effective routine is finding the right ingredients for *your* skin. 🧖🏽♀️✨ Over the past few months I have almost completely changed my AM and PM routines and I now keep it pretty simple with just a few key ingredients that do the most 💥 for my skin without needing too many products/steps. @officialmedik8 have recently had a beautiful makeover 😍 and while I very much appreciate the new eco-conscious 🌿 packaging (over 300,000 plastic parts have been removed 🙏🏽), I LOVE their new “CSA” philosophy which is all about creating a simplified routine using vitamin C and Sunscreen during the day and vitamin A in the evening. 🍊☀️💎 This approach suits me perfectly as I truly believe less is more when it comes to taking care of the skin and these ingredients have been a big part of my routines for years. So far my faves are the Crystal Retinal 10 (obviously), the C-Tetra Serum and Physical Sunscreen (no white cast on me). These three now form the core of my simple, but very effective routines and I can’t wait to tell you more about what I’m using now because my skin is the happiest it’s been in a long time. ☺️ Until then, I’d love to know what ingredients you use the most. Which ones are your favourites? Do you use Vitamin A and C plus sunscreen daily? Could you keep your routines this simple/consistent? 🤓
