The reason why Black women and other women of color are hesitant to trust an esthetician is simply lack of education. There are not enough resources readily available to us in the form of skincare education. Most of us either use drug store brand products that we were introduced to us as adolescents or use nothing more than regular soap and water.
Read MoreSex and the female body are such taboo topics in the Black community that all some people know is that one day everyone’s saying you’re cute and the next, everyone’s saying you’re fast. Fortunately for me, my aunt talked to me about my body and sent me resources to do my own exploring.
My anxiety brings me irrational thoughts gift wrapped in ribbons and bows, and when I open it, it’s all I can think about. The inability to move from this spot is my anxiety personified. Trying to find ways to cope with it is something I struggle with, but I continue to work at it every day. Most recently, my anxiety took me to a place I never thought I’d go.
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