In my opinion the growth of the ethnic market is stupendous. I say this because it wasn’t easy for people of color to have the right foundation or get certain jobs in the beauty industry. In one of the articles that I read by the new york times, they talk about a model named Iman who worked during the 70s and 80s, having to blend her foundations to get her correct color she later created her own makeup line because of this. Photography plays a major role in not fulling the beauty needs of women of color. The article talks about photographers not being able to light women if color. I’ve noticed that some women of color look lighter in professional pictures and civilians would accuse them of bleaching their skin, but in all honesty their picture just had too much lighting.
The article also talks about celebrity women of color who wear their hair in its natural state and don’t feel ashamed about it. I wholeheartedly agree with this. Nobody should have to assimilate to another culture because that’s what society feel is “right” or “better looking”. Rihanna a pop singer of the 2000s created her own cosmetic line called Fenty beauty. A line that covers all shades of beauty from the lightest to the darkest. It has been a hit ever since it was released back in 2017, an article by W magazine talks about Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty ushering in a new era of inclusivity in the beauty industry.
-Written by Ny-asia Folk
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