Latina Beauty: A Get-Gorgeous Guide for Every Mujer

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So I do think that, on the one hand, right, people say that, of that one way of understanding how women may be doing femininities in relation to masculinity. For Alba, the founder and chief creative officer of The Honest Company, it’s in the name of her multimillion-dollar brand. Just like African-Americans and other dark ethnicities, Latinas can get dry and patchy, too," notes Bianca Jade, founder of Mizzfit, health and wellness TV host, online fitness personality and influencer. So she turned to her mother (whom she describes as “stunning”) and her always-put-together grandmother as the women she looked up to.

I was really determined to pave a path for girls who didn’t fit a typical mold of Anglo/Caucasian, along with fighting the character archetype of a damsel in distress or leading lady who purely served the male storyline. Smiling mixed race mature man on grey background Handsome mid adult man with beard standing with crossed hands and looking at camera. We spoke to nine people with roots throughout Latin America about the cultural beauty tips they’ve learned from their mamis, papis and extended communities. I personally love it because now people don’t see the inconsistencies in my skin color when I decide to show off my arms and legs…which is all the time now! I am very grateful that the internet has leveled the playing field and now we all have the power to speak up and be heard and these practices are coming to light.So I think these practices look different and they’re always intentional, like the way mainstream media wants to see who Latinos are and the ways it wants to box us in and how we can be beautiful. My mom has multiple giant aloe plants that she propagated for my sister and me, so now we all have giant aloe plants!

While wearing big hoops and listening to traditional Mexican music helped Cano feel more connected to her relatives in Mexico, she eventually realized that these things didn’t necessarily have to define her. By the age of 12, Cano stopped straightening her hair, embraced her natural curls, and chose to grow out her unibrow. My mom would massage my scalp with this homemade concoction, which I wasn't a huge fan of because I. When hair is freshly washed and wet out of the shower, use a cotton T-shirt to scrunch dry," says César Ramirêz, celebrity stylist and Mizani global artistic director. As part of Archer’s active and engaged community, the Editorial Board welcomes reader comments and debate and encourages community members to take ownership of their opinions by using their names when commenting.From getting the perfect texture with a cotton T-shirt to finding out which colors to avoid (and which to embrace), you’ll never second-guess your beauty routine again.