Today’s episode, the last in the current season, is a special edition of Talking Points. This is where I speak to people moving the needle on the beauty conversation. My guest today is Sharon Chuter, the incredible LA based founder of UOMA beauty. She’s also the brains behind the grassroots campaign Pull Up For Change which was launched following the death of George Floyd a year ago. We discuss her journey as a beauty founder and activist.
Read MoreIn this week’s episode my guest is Chloe Hall, Beauty Director of US Elle. We discuss the culture of celebrity beauty brands, beauty’s complicity in racism against Asians , Ashley Graham’s Instagram post on hair removal and honouring Ma’Khia Bryant through her love of beauty.
Read MoreIn Episode 24 the guest for Required Reading is US Elle Beauty Director Chloe Hall. She joined Funmi Fetto, the host of On Reflection to discuss model Ashley Graham’s razor collaboration with body care brand Flamingo and the bare all advert she posted on Instagram.
Read MoreIn Episode 24, On Reflection host Funmi Fetto and Required Reading guest , Chloe Hall - beauty director of US Elle discuss a US Elle feature interviewing Asian American creatives and brand founders about why and how the beauty industry is complicit in the rise of Asian hate crimes. And what we can do about it.
Read MoreIn Episode 24 , US Elle Beauty Director Chloe Hall and Funmi Fetto, the host of On Reflection discuss a Beauty IRL feature on MaKhia Bryant , the 16 year old murdered by police the same day George Floyd’s killer was found guilty. We explore how her viral TikTok and YouTube videos -showing MaKhia’s hair and beauty tutorials -have enabled her to live on in a way that allows the world to remember her humanity.
Read MoreOn Reflection host Funmi Fetto and Chloe Hall, beauty director of US Elle, discuss the deep dive into the history of celebrity beauty brands written by Cheryl Wishchover in the May issue of Allure.
In this week’s show, I am joined by Kristina Rodulfo, the beauty director of US Women’s Health magazine . We examine the racial disparities in dermatology, we ask why beauty’s strive for inclusivity rarely includes disabilities, we consider the future of skincare and discuss the news of Zara’s imminent makeup launch.
Read MoreIn Episode 23, Funmi Fetto, the host of On Reflection, and editor and writer Kristina Rodulfo discuss Jessica Cruel’s feature in Allure where she interviews three top Black dermatologist and two dermatologists in training about the bias and racial disparities in their field.
In Episode 23, On Reflection host Funmi Fetto and journalist Kristina Rodulfo of Women’s Health US discuss a piece in The Cut by Daise Bedolla where she discusses with the post Covid future of skincare with the aficionado and Dieux brand founder Charlotte Palermino.
Read MoreOn Episode 23, On Reflection host Funmi Fetto and journalist Kristina Rodulfo talk about an Allure feature written by Ruby Allegra on why ‘Disabled hands are magical and deserve to be seen’
Read MoreOn Episode 23, the Required Reading guest , beauty journalist Kristina Rodulfo and On Reflection host Funmi Fetto discuss the news that high street behemoth Zara is launching a color cosmetics line developed by make-up artist and fashion show stalwart, Diane Kendal with the campaign shot by some of the world’s biggest fashion photographers. But does that guarantee its success?
Read MoreIn this week’s show, I am joined by Shannon Peter, the beauty director of Stylist Magazine. We discuss the problem with problem solving beauty, we look at why the post pandemic beauty boom is leading one Vogue writer to reconsider her beauty standards, we delve into foundations - shade names and the numbering system, are they inadvertently racist? And finally, we debate the merits of a great sink. In Praise Of … is Emma Hardie’s Midas Touch Super Serum.
Read MoreIn Episode 22, Funmi Fetto, the host of On Reflection, and editor and writer Shannon Peter discuss Viola Levy;s feature in The Stack which explores whether problem solving products actually don’t solve a problem but rather perpetuates the culture of negativity around women’s image?
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Read MoreIn Episode 22, On Reflection host Funmi Fetto and journalist Shannon Peter discuss the Vogue piece written by Emma Specter where she explains why in spite of the ubiquitous post pandemic beauty boom, she has no desire to return to the hair or nail salon.
Read MoreOn Episode 22, On Reflection host Funmi Fetto and Shannon Peter, the beauty director of Stylist Magazine talk about an Into The Gloss piece by Ali Oshinsky on the Tiktok account that only reviews bathroom sinks.
Read MoreOn Episode 22, the Required Reading guest , beauty journalist Shannon Peter and On Reflection host Funmi Fetto discuss the data driven feature in The Pudding which highlights how the naming and numbering of foundations may inadvertently have racist undertones.
Read MoreIn this week’s show, I am joined by Darian Symone Harvin , Founder of Beauty IRL, a newsletter publication that covers beauty at the intersection of politics and pop culture. We discuss the evolution of the selfie, what Meghan Markle’s experience tells us about the One Drop Rule and hair discrimination in America. In Praise Of … is StriVectin Intensive Eye Concentrate Plus and this week’s Talking Points guests are Ayana Byrd and Lori Tharps, the authors of Hair Story - Untangling the Roots of Black hair In America, a book that traces American history - through the vehicle and culture of black hair. 2021 marks its 20th anniversary.
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Read MoreOn Episode 21, On Reflection host Funmi Fetto is joined by Ayana Byrd and Lori Tharps, the authors of Hair Story, the seminal book that looks at the history of America through the culture and politics of black hair . We discuss how far things have changed since its original publication 20 years ago.
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