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My Journey as a Latina Learning to Accept My Dark Body Hair

elsacavazosJanuary 25, 2023January 26, 2023

by elsacavazosJanuary 25, 2023January 26, 202302495

The first menstrual cycle is a major moment in any girl’s life but for me it was a sign that I was getting hairier. I have bushy eyebrows and grow hair on almost every part of my body but I...

Lifestyle

7 Latinas Get Real About Body Image and Their Insecurities

Johanna FerreiraJanuary 6, 2019August 19, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraJanuary 6, 2019August 19, 20202 30060

https://www.instagram.com/p/BUC-4CDBRlX/ We might have come a long way when it comes to body positivity and self-love, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a ton of women out feeling somewhat dissatisfied with their bodies. We might have had plus-size model Ashley...

Beauty

Shaving My Head Freed Me From Body Insecurities

kamariSeptember 18, 2018September 9, 2020

by kamariSeptember 18, 2018September 9, 202001536

A few weeks ago, I found myself on vacation feeling everything but relief, which is ironic considering travel and vacation are supposed to be immediate stress relievers. In fact, for most folks, from the moment of arrival at the beach...

News and Entertainment

A “White-Passing” Woman Won Colombia’s Señorita Afrodescediente Beauty Pageant and WTF?

Johanna FerreiraJuly 30, 2018September 24, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraJuly 30, 2018September 24, 202001848

A few days ago, a beauty pageant held in Bogota, Colombia called Señorita Afrodescediente crowned their winner. According to Remezcla, the mission behind the pageant is to honor and celebrate blackness within the Colombian community. But folks are furious that this...

Culture

When Will The World Finally Accept and Embrace Ethnic Noses?

Johanna FerreiraJuly 4, 2018November 9, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraJuly 4, 2018November 9, 2020112392

“I don’t understand why Latin women are so obsessed with making their noses smaller and thinner,” a white aesthetician asked me after giving me the inside scoop on which celebrities she could “tell” have had plastic surgery. I had asked...

News and Entertainment

Jennifer Lopez Was Told To Lose Weight But Refused To Listen

Johanna FerreiraMay 16, 2018October 6, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraMay 16, 2018October 6, 202001472

For many of us—Jennifer Lopez has hands down one of the best bodies in Hollywood. When we’re not trying to achieve her signature glow, we’re at the gym doing squats trying to get that famous J.Lo booty. But for Hollywood...