Latina Beauty: A Get-Gorgeous Guide for Every Mujer

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Some of our Latina beauties are no-makeup makeup people, some are all about the skin care, and some are full-beat glam. Jamaican with East Indian and Cuban roots, 24-year-old Bethany Morrison grew up between Queens, New York and Jamaica. Happy mature woman smiling on grey wall Confident mature woman with crossed arms in casual clothing standing against grey background with copy space. I hope you get a release from that energy as soon as possible, and you lean further into your soul’s purpose and what you’re here to do, which is to bring joy and entertain people.

It has long been customary for Afro-Latinas like Veloz to relax their hair straight, so it took until her mid-20s to be comfortable with her natural texture . Young beautiful blond woman smiling outdoors in summertime Closeup portrait of young beautiful blond woman in summertime.But at the end of the day, the winning narrative seems to be that the closer we are to being white, the better. Black and Latina women had no choice but to use eyeliner — in some cases even brow pencil — as lip liner or black eyeshadow as lip liner 'cause there were no lip liners on the market that were deep enough to complement their skin tones. Latina Powerhouse is an annual initiative celebrating the most influential, empowering, and inspiring Latinas.

A lot of us grew up with some version of a spiritual ritual, regardless of our country of origin, and our grandmas/tias/mamas have a lot of the same kind of prayers. She goes on to end the piece with an empowering message about being confident and beautiful for yourself, not to prove something to the dominant culture. She would mix half an avocado, half a banana, 2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil, 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise, and one egg. Woman applying moisturizer Woman caring of her beautiful skin on the face standing near mirror in the bathroom. However, when society forces a whole group of people — people who all look very different, might I add — into one mold, there are going to be all types of problems.What many see as new and trendy after its popularization by white celebrities [are] looks [that] are rooted in Black and Latina legacies of makeup as resistance.

On the one hand you have this historical legacy of, uh, colonialism in the Americas, that prioritizes European descent. It’s almost as if our beauty regimen is one of the most powerful things that we have full control over in a world where so much is out of our control. Fast-forward to 20 years later, and here I am at 37 using Coty Airspun Loose Face Powder —EVERY DAY. I like music and clothes that have nothing to do with Mexico and Colombia, and I still love being Mexican and Colombian — I won't let that identify my entire persona.KPCC, staff members wrote about a study from the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism that found that “less than 5 percent of actors in top Hollywood films are Hispanic, and that Latinas are more likely than women of any other ethnicity to appear partially or totally naked on screen. 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. Encouraging therapist talks with young woman Positive young female therapist gestures as she talks with a female client.