Most importantly, it’s been a journey that helped me celebrate and honor all the women who came before me and what they looked like.
made it trendy in the early aughts. But I especially loved seeing how comfortable they appeared in their skin. That was how I wanted to look, and I wanted to achieve a flawless complexion like theirs without makeup. They made an impression on me because this was around the same time that I was on my mission to clear, even-toned skin.
Growing up, I never really saw myself — in the mirror or around me. Outside of the women in my Cuban family circle, I didn't know other dark-skinned Latinas. While many of my close friends were also Hispanic, they were the "typical" Latina that Hollywood and magazines were quicker to celebrate, with lighter skin and. I often felt like an outcast.
I didn't really hate my skin color, but neither did I completely love it. I kind of just tolerated it. I was always into skin care, and writing about beauty as a journalist didn't help my obsession with trying every product that promised so-called perfect skin. In my late twenties, I began what I considered a more grown-up
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