On Reflection Beauty Podcast

In this week’s show, Sonia Haria, Beauty Director at The Telegraph newspaper joins ORB host, Funmi Fetto to discuss the digital cover of Allure featuring Ellie Goldstein - the 18 year old model with Down Syndrome. We also ask whether come 2021 we’ll all be buying less products and explore Stella Bugbee’s piece on The Cut in the context of Instagram as a platform to express ones self - literally and metaphorically speaking. In Praise Of … is Sunday Riley’s Luna Sleeping Night Oil and photographer Alexandra Leese is here to talk about Me + Mine her new book which celebrates the power of the female nude.

Funmi FettoDecember 20, 2020diversity, Down Syndrome, Beauty Industry, beauty, Sunday riley, Sustainable beauty

In Praise Of …. Sunday Riley Luna Sleeping Oil

The oil that behaves nothing like an oil because it’s actually a retinol that gives you luminous skin - not clogged pores

In Praise OfFunmi FettoDecember 20, 2020Sunday riley, Luna Sleeping Oil, beauty, Beauty products

Does Ellie Goldstein Mark A Tide Change for Models With Disabilities?

In Episode 11, Sonia Haria, Beauty Director of The Telegraph joins me to discuss whether Ellie Goldstein, the 18 year old model with Down Syndrome, appearing on the cover of Allure marks a turning point for the beauty industry.

Episode 11Funmi FettoDecember 20, 2020down syndrome, disabilities, Diversity, models, Ellie Goldstein

Why We Might Be Buying Less Beauty Products in 2021

Cosmetic Business reported a forecast by John Lewis that fewer beauty products will be bought in 2021. In Episode 11, Telegraph Beauty Director Sonia Haria and Funmi Fetto discuss the implication of this on the industry and whether we will actually take a most sustainable approach to our beauty regime.

Funmi FettoDecember 20, 2020Sustainable beauty, john lewis, Beauty Industry, Pandemic

The Beauty Of The Female Nude Without The Male Gaze

Photographer Alexandra Leese joins Funmi Fetto in Episode 11 to discuss Me + Mine, her new book on the female nude. Created over lockdown, via Zoom, it captures 44 women of all shapes, sizes and ethnicities and explores women’s relationships with their bodies.

Episode 11, BooksFunmi FettoDecember 20, 2020Feminism, Body Positivity, Women, beauty, Lockdown, nudes

What Is Your Image Saying About You?

In Episode 11, Sonia Haria joins ORB host Funmi Fetto to discuss Stella Bugbee’s long read feature in The Cut questioning how much we share of ourselves - our real selves- on Instagram and how in 2020 it suddenly became an inadequate platform for expression.

Funmi FettoDecember 20, 2020instagram, expression, authentic

Welcome to On Reflection Episode Ten

In this week’s show, Jessica Schiffer, a Contributing Editor at Vogue Business who also writes for The New York Times, Instyle and the Business of Fashion joins me to discuss the Acne Positivity movement, why beauty’s commitment to diversity is short lived and the detrimental beauty standards passed down through generations. In Praise Of … is Paula’s Choice Defense Hydrating Gel to Cream Cleanser and Nina Davuluri, the Michelle Obama endorsed former Miss America turned activist and filmmaker, is with us to discuss her documentary COMPLEXion and her fight against colorism.

Episode 10Funmi FettoDecember 13, 2020Beauty Industry, Diversity, Acne, Miss America, Paula's Choice, Colorism

In Praise Of… Paula’s Choice Defense Hydrating Gel to Cream Cleanser

This is how you wash the pollution away...

Episode 10, In Praise OfFunmi FettoDecember 13, 2020Beauty Industry, Paula's Choice, Skincare, cleanser, Clear Skin

Meet the Michelle Obama Endorsed Ex Miss America Fighting Colorism

In Episode 7, Talking Points is with Nina Davuluri, a former Miss America who is now an activist and a filmmaker. She joins us to discuss the inspiration behind her documentary COMPLEXion and her ongoing fight against Colorism.

Episode 10Funmi FettoDecember 13, 2020Miss America, Colorism, racism, Indian, Skin whitening, nina davuluri

Aesthetic Trauma; The Repercussions of Inherited Beauty Standards

In Episode 10, Vogue Business Contributing Editor, Jessica Schiffer is this week’s guest on Required Reading. She joins me to discuss Tonya Russell’s feature in Allure about how the beauty standards we inherit from those we love are at the heart of our biggest insecurities.

Episode 10Funmi FettoDecember 13, 2020Beauty standards, Beauty trauma, social media, Hollywood, celebrities

Why Are Beauty Companies Reverting Back to Whiter Skin Tones?

In Episode 10, Jessica Schiffer and I discuss the Fast Company article stating - backed by stats - that the commitment to diversity touted by beauty companies following the death of George Floyd earlier in 2020 was short lived.

Episode 10Funmi FettoDecember 13, 2020Colorism, George Floyd, beauty brands, racism

How Acne Became a Badge of Honour

In Episode 10, journalist Jessica Schiffer joins me for Required Reading to discuss the British Vogue feature by Georgia Day which, following a candid shot model and activist Adwoa Aboah posted to her instagram account highlighting her battle with breakouts, champions the Acne Positive Movement.

Welcome to On Reflection Episode Nine

This week is a special episode where I am joined by Gina Tonic and Chloe Sheppard, the founders of The Fat Zine. We discuss fatphobia, fat shaming, society and the beauty industry’s fear of fat and why it’s important to use the word ‘fat’.

Episode 9Funmi FettoDecember 6, 2020Beauty Industry, Fatphobia, Fat Shaming, Fat Zine, Body Positivity, Plus Size

The Biases and Bigotry Against Fat Bodies

In Episode 9, we speak to Chloe Sheppard and Gina Tonic from The Fat Zine to discuss why they decided to launch a Zine ‘by fat people, for fat people and people who care about them’. We talk about the beauty industry’s biases against fat people, and how Black and Jewish women inspired the fat liberation movement.

Why Fat Is A Neutral Word

In Episode 9, The Fat Zine founders, Gina Tonic (seen above) and Chloe Sheppard, explain their reclaiming of the word ‘fat’, why it needn’t be loaded with negative connotations and how the world can normalise fat bodies.

Episode 9Funmi FettoDecember 6, 2020Fatphobia, Fat Shaming, Plus Size, curvy, curvy women, Black Women, Fat Zine

Welcome to On Reflection Episode Eight

In this week’s show, Julee Wilson, the Beauty Director of US Cosmopolitan, joins me to discuss the commercialisation of the Black maternal mortality issue, what everyone can learn about beauty from black women and Pharrell’s new skincare line Humanrace. In Praise Of … is Kate Somerville’s Goat Milk Cleanser and dermatologist Dr Anjali Mahto answers your most asked skincare questions - everything from pigmentation to dark under eyes to laser treatments and why hydroquinone is not such a bad thing.

In Praise Of… Kate Somerville Goat Milk Cleanser

A cleanser that cleanses your skin without stripping it of life.

In Praise OfFunmi FettoNovember 29, 2020Kate Someville, Goat milk cleanser, cleanser, Skincare, Beauty products

Pharrell’s Skincare Line Humanrace

In Episode 8, Julee Wilson of US Cosmopolitan joins me for Required Reading to discuss Pharrell’s skin care line, Humanrace, which he unveiled in an exclusive interview with Allure.

What Everyone Can Learn about Beauty From Black Women

In Episode 8, US Cosmopolitan’s Beauty Director Julee Wilson, this week’s guest on Required Reading, joins me to discuss her feature in the latest issue around black women’s very particular relationship with beauty - from our mindset to ageing to getting beauty tips from strangers in the street.

Is Corporate America Profiteering From The Black Maternal Mortality Crisis?

In Episode 8, US Cosmopolitan’s Beauty Director Julee Wilson joins me for Required Reading. We look at a Refinery 29 feature which explores large corporations attempting to profit from the high mortality rates of black mothers -to -be in the healthcare system.