Deconstructing the "Ideal" Black Female Ft Mandy Harris Williams

Harlem-born, LA-based artist Mandy Harris Williams is thinking about beauty on a *much deeper* level. This was the intellectual beauty I conversation I've been chasing all 2019. Mandy’s ultimate aesthetic: summering on Martha’s Vineyard with a strong no-makeup skin flex. Listen to hear Mandy & I discuss the mythology behind the ‘ideal’ black woman, being ‘uglied’, fitting into cultural norms, high heels as a manifestation of the patriarchy and how we feel about white women wearing braids. We also get into: 

• How beauty privilege manifests itself 
• Hyper-pigmentation & acne scarring 
• Tattoos & her art career
• Hair identity politics 
• How institutions like Jack & Jill, Trinity & Harvard can shape your self-perception

& so much more. This is one of my favorite episodes, please enjoy! And if you love it please take the time to give the show a rating & review on the Apple Podcast app. Tag me @NakedBeautyPlanet with a screenshot as you’re listening to support. 

Products Mentioned:

Thayers Witch Hazel Toner

Stridex Daily Pads with Aloe Vera

AMBI Even & Clear Daily Moisturizer, SPF 30

Clinique Pore Mattifying Lotion 

Honey Dew Me up serum from NYX

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