The problem with writing for Chidi Beauty, or any luxury skincare blog or vlog really, is that it is easy to become accustomed to using high-end skincare and beauty products. That is not to say that all high-end skincare and beauty products are necessarily wonderful, or even ideal for any…
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Beauty Heroes is by far one of, if not the most worthwhile beauty subscription box on the market. But after a bad customer service experience following Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, ironically the same months that Beauty Heroes first featured Ayuna, I decided not to renew my subscription. …
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Shopping for skincare products as a black woman can sometimes feel like searching for an expensive needle in an ashy, off-colour haystack. Regular readers of this blog might remember that part of the impetus for Chidi Beauty’s existence was my quest to find a clean, physical sunblock that would…
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Yesterday, The Outline published an article titled The Skincare Con. The author, Krithika Varagur, argues that what she has coined “new skincare” is characterized by “buying things, and displaying them for others to see – to prove that you worked hard for what you have, even if you’re, say,…
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Season’s greetings dear readers! Christmas was yesterday, and while it surely must not feel like it for most of you, the official start of Winter was only five days ago. As tends to happen, one season has passed and another is upon us all in the blink of an…
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