Personal Narrative: A Day Before Memorial Day

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While beauty is not limited to social media and online authority but has started from the ground up in stores such as Claire 's and Sephora which birth new trends and encourage women to “Be Yourself”. Claires, a store generally shopped at by pre-teens, has began created light BB & CC creams for sheer to light coverage. In Claire 's there are less than 2 Deep complexion shades for these young pre-teens… With the simple act of secluding African and African American teens from shopping at Claire 's diminishes their confidence in their skin from such a young age. With in-store technology advancing the precise matching of skin complexion Sephora has continued to break skin shade boundaries… or so we think. In a recent interview with a Sephora employee she states, “When an African American walks in looking for a complexion product the girls run away because they “can do it” (Amy). Sephora does offer a mandatory SkinIQ matching class which does show how to properly match shades (which also matches undertones). Shea Moisture (A hair and skin brand known for being African and African American promoted) created a groundbreaking commercial showing race being a divider

Its cosmetic department may face a similar situation to Gerdeman’s article where skin color bias is promoted through advertising. Skin whitening creams can be found in the cosmetic department along with propaganda to encourage customers to buy their merchandise. To ensure that there is no bias portrayed in the media, managers must reconsider how to portray an impartial view on fairer skin tones leading to happiness. If I were to lead the marketing campaign for skin lightening products at Macy’s, I would equally promote the product for restoring an individual’s natural complexion from damages of the sun. By taking this course of action, there is no particular skin color that is favored by the Macy’s establishment.

There has been speculation that using a tanning bed is the only harmful method to a person’s health, but that is utterly wrong. A tan, whether from a bed, on the beach, or through accidental exposure,

Women back then were told to cut a hole in the middle of a lemon, fill the hole with candy, burn it, squeeze the juice out, and proceed to rub the lemon juice on their faces. It was expected to clear and clean out the pores on the woman’s face. Today, women have products made for them. From lotion to acne cream, the women of today indulge in beauty products to make their skin look healthier, shinier, and clearer.

Even though I always look for ways to buck convention and societal expectations, I couldn’t ignore how scary my extremely pale skin and malnourished frame looked under the ghastly fluorescent lighting tailored to hair salons, so I gave in. As was pointed out to me, I was working in a job where appearance mattered, and mine was starting to frighten clients. With a few swipes of bronzer and mascara, clients were voicing their concerns less frequently, and the amount of prying questions died down. After some time, it became habit to apply more makeup when I felt worse, creating a thin layer between me and the outside world.

In late August 2015, several people flooded the social media with photographs of sunburns occurred after using the Honest’s SPF 30 sunscreen lotion. Even though the sunblock was advertised as a safe and reliable skin protection product, according to customers, it turned out to be ineffective despite the proper cream application. As a consequence of the customer dissatisfaction, two lawsuits were filed against the Jessica Alba’s firm accusing it of selling not only an ineffective sunblock but also questioning how safe the other Honest Co’s products truly are. The second $5M suit claims that products such as “Honest Diapers, Honest Hand Soap, Honest Dish Soap, and Honest Multi-Surface Cleaner” (Rose, 2015) contain synthetic preservatives, and

In True Colors women were realizing that they could control how others viewed themselves. In the 1950’s and 1960’s Clairol hired a copywriter by the name of Shirley Polykoff who created a brilliant campaign which asked “does she or doesn’t she”(Gladwell 79)? This slogan was effective and unforgettable. Clairol then produced an at home color bath that became a breakthrough in the American beauty industry; it was an all in one product. During this time women weren’t as open as they are now about dyeing their hair. This made people wonder “does she or doesn’t she” color her hair?” (Gladwell 77) No one could tell it was like nothing they had ever seen before.

One common issue that is commonly overlooked by major makeup brands like L’Oreal and Clinique is colorism. Many women of color will only shop specific brands, so larger retail brands are missing out on this market. A lot of women love make up, but despite, blogs, articles, posts and I’m sure journals, many brands continue to miss the mark when it comes to pleasing this market. Because of the context of limited options in an environment and frustration, a lot of women of color will boycott certain companies and that also applies to hair

One hot, sunny, summer day in Texas Kayla and Serenity decided to go to the beach. “I’m so glad summer is here! I’m badly in need of a tan.” Said Kayla. “Me too! Beach?” asked Serenity. “You bet!” replied Kayla. They packed up their beach items and headed to West Valley beach, outside of the city. When they got there they searched until they found the perfect spot to set up their stuff and begin tanning. Kayla immediately plugged her headphones in and put her sunglasses on; she began to relax while lying under the warm summer sunshine. Serenity on the other hand, she put on some sunscreen, put her sunglasses on and got up to walk around and look cute.

Do you look and feel incomplete without make-up? Can you go through a day without using any cosmetics? Try as we might, abandoning cosmetics that are a daily part of our routine may be a firm task because of the wide range of cosmetics available to consumers. The definition of cosmetics varies from person to person with a wide range of products to choose from. Cosmetics not only include everyday make-up but also include products such as “deodorants, sunscreen, toothpaste, and soap among others” (Cosmetics and Skin). The “average person consumes up to ten of these different products daily” (Cosmetics and Skin). As the use of cosmetics has increased, people have taken more interest in the cosmetic

During this discussion with my friend, I would have to disagree with her disclaimer that: “Only women who are vain or insecure would use those products”, since judging by certain actions that someone makes, doesn’t automatically make them vain, until we know the full story; yet I do agree with her statement that skin-lightening brands which are being sold to the mass are toxic products masked as beauty enhancers. The reason why I disagree with the vain and insecure argument is the ongoing factors that are influencing these women to take these risks. In sense, in our society, skin-lightening brands are used as global capital, profiting from the social construction of race. Thus, it becomes hard not to see how the Western ideals are dominating what is perceived as right. A notion of beauty that can be seen as a relic of the past, yet it has just as much influence in our modern day's society then it did before. To support my argument against my friend, I would be using the readings from Nakano Glenn as my platform. Glenn argues that the underlining factors why women use these toxic products are because of the significance of colorism in our society. She argues that men and women alike are trying to gain privileges that white skin can offer and raise their social status in society; therefore, the option of skin-lightening products are seen as an admirable tactic to get a lighter complexion and the social advantages that come with it. (Nakano Glenn, 2009, p. 102) More

There are an abundant amount of young ladies and even young men who love makeup but never know which brands to buy. These young men and women often think that buying ‘dupes” of high end makeup in the drugstore is the best way to go when in all actuality, it is not. Drugstore makeup is a “go-to” when the makeup artists are not doing an extravagant look and when the consumers do not care so much for the outcome. On the other hand, a makeup artist would go for the high end makeup for those elegant looks when they do care for the outcome and want perfection. When high end makeup is compared and contrasted to drugstore makeup, the buyers can clearly see that high end makeup is the better choice.

There she was, applying her usually powder to blurred her textured skin, using a bold dark pencil to line her lips and finishing it off with her plum-colored lipstick. I never got tired of seeing my mother do her makeup routine. I wanted to be just like her, she gave me baby power to smooth out my baby skin and a cherry lip gloss top it off. At night, my father skimmed section by section through my mother’s layered shoulder length hair apply her hair serum as she sat on the weaved chair with her aloe vera mask on. She was a beauty in my eyes and I wanted to be just like her as a child. As I grew older my mother and I began doing nightly skincare routine, consisting of the natural remedies to tighten, brighten, lift, firm, hydrate, cleanse our face.

Child beauty pageant can destroy parent’s little precious and turn them into a little monster. Every beauty pageant begins with how each of the contestants look, meaning they must have the perfect skin. Tanning spray is a quick and effective way to obtain shiny, gold skin, but toddlers and parents never think about the aftereffect. Tanning spray contains many chemicals, and there is a