On Episode 15 Required Reading, journalist Anita Bhagwandas joins On Reflection host Funmi Fetto to discuss Melissa Leung’s Instagram post accusing the beauty industry of cultural appropriation and Anita’s own feature in Glamour about how beauty rituals and practices intrinsic in other cultures are co opted by white women with no acknowledgment of its heritage.
Read MoreIn this week’s show, Phoebe McDowell, Assistant Editor at the BURO 24/7 discusses Emma Corrin baring armpit hair on the cover of Glamour UK, the rise of Period Poverty and the meaning of Self Care. In Praise Of … is Murad’s Retinol Youth Renewal Eye Serum. (Sign up to our newsletter for an exclusive 25% of Murad Skincare on murad.co.uk (T&C apply) and the Gen Z founders of Topicals, the hyped up brand rebranding the treatment of stigmatised skin conditions, share their experiences of raising money as young women of colour, systemic racism and launching a brand in a pandemic.