The Evolution of (Black) Beauty

Our perception and definition of beauty has morphed over time, so instead of trying to define everything we focused on three areas of the beauty industry: haircare, skincare, and makeup -- to show you just how far the industry has come. From Overton's high-brown face powder to Rihanna's Fenty Beauty, here's how African American beauty standards have evolved. #BeautyGurus
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[@kailab4717]

I can smell that pink lotion through the screen

[@tashajackson7968]

Kaila Bandison ain’t it strong 😂😂😂

[@brittbrown13]

Fa real!

[@theprobester6034]

Fr Fr. I remember having to help my sister put that pink lotion in her hair when she couldn’t get help from our mom because she’d be at work. Man that stuff is strong

[@kjaroundtheworld]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Banana-lk7tf]

Yeah, and it's disgusting!! LOL

[@TheGraceOfEbonee]

I think black people will forever be roasting jheri curls.

[@jallei.337]

That's what it was made for. 😂

[@kaydreams6051]

they are coming back now but with bigger curls

[@tomarasmith4459]

I hated my hair for years because of it the roasting and I have NEVER had a Jheri Curl that is my natural hair texture and still got roasted.

[@TheGraceOfEbonee]

@@tomarasmith4459 Same. I had very curly hair and it was compared to Jheri curls. Mine was very oily too.

[@SayItLoudPBS]

Forever ever! - Hallease

[@KiaraIrie]

The video of the wrestler getting his drears cut off still makes me blood boil 😔

[@justjo510]

Yes its a punch in the gut

[@MCAndyT]

+

[@netajones2098]

I totally agree. I had to pause the video and take some deep breaths so I could calm down and pay attention to what Evelyn and Hallease were teaching us. That was just WRONG. SMH

[@beautifulleaves8616]

Truly breaks my heart

[@moustik31]

it broke my heart. the fact that I couldn't understand what the deal was but everybody in that room did (or stayed silent) broke my heart 😞💔 ✊🏾

[@MilesJaiProductions]

When Hallease threw that wig on top of her wrap...highkey a LEÜK.

[@hallease]

💁🏿‍♀️

[@layjahlove]

Fr😂😂😂 I love your KZbin channel

[@arizonabusinessleague918]

Ze is leuk? Of is dat een ander Engels woord?

[@FreeSpirit0978]

It actually was. It leüked so good. And I'm very confused.

[@victorysampson]

@@arizonabusinessleague918 Ja, Engels word 🤣

[@tashajackson7968]

“Now before you go praising this particular flavor of colonizer....” 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 #imweak Shout out to Jackie Aina!!!

[@sophinenijland2510]

Natasha Jackson i strongly dislike jacky but bc this vid is so cute i dont mind😂

[@LailabulaBekele]

@@sophinenijland2510 whyyyy? (Genuinely curious, I've never heard much criticism about her.)

[@kimberley3577]

@@sophinenijland2510 "strongly dislike" her, why?

[@kimberley3577]

@@LailabulaBekele llol this should be good

[@jquiet6487]

@@kimberley3577 She falsely accused a KZbinr of theft

[@mzjacqui224]

Black women born before 1990 know the ashy faced makeup struggle 🤦😉💜

[@QubilahHarden]

mzjacqui224 OMG YES!! I remember buying Cover Girl in high school and still never finding the right undertone. It was a mess.

[@nainai6030]

Makeup for black people came in two undertones - ashy and red

[@Angie_Onaleta]

🤦🏿‍♀️🙋🏿‍♀️

[@431gemini]

mzjacqui224 I know so will I work in Beauty industry and I still makes my colors I’ve been doing it since I was a kid because no one’s going to get it perfect I just got a love your beautiful brown skin

[@meloi661]

Yes. I do remember fashion fair and then Iman. When I could not find either I found Mac. Now there are a lot more options.

[@kyranoelle7506]

"I need to know you're giving me something darker than a toasted almond" WHEW I have never felt more known 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@LearnTwiwithEfiaBAE]

"It's our perseverance and ingenuity not society's kindness that has allowed us to make the strides we have." Evelyn

[@MsLotusBlooms]

Not totally true. There were people in society who helped us make it happen.

[@Lia_Alexis]

Tina simple minded people like you always make a dumb comment. But I’ll help you out. SOME PPL DOES NOT NOT REFLECT the whole of society!

[@Chronorust]

@@MsLotusBloomsI'm sure they mean it in general terms. Not literally, case-by-case.

[@starcherry6814]

Oh no not the Pink hair lotion 😹 That brings me back to my perm days

[@shazz286]

Burning my scalp like a dummy!!!whooo thank goodness we're out

[@emmaheart371]

@Star Cherry You know!

[@Banana-lk7tf]

I always hated the smell of that stuff.

[@monohina1997]

I had long natural hair until my grandmother attempted to perm it recently. Most of it is still somewhat “curly” but a lot in the front is straight. Gonna take another five years to grow it back out to my butt.

[@DBMe33]

Do they still make Pink Oil. I stopped messing with that as soon as new options came out. Yes, its that smell. 😝

[@LauryneAmanda]

Y'all put my Cinderella in this video! I HAVE to stan. 👏🏾👸🏿

[@theartistscorner689]

The best Cinderella!

[@Farzee49]

Yeah but as far as makeup trends...it's been more than a few years since Brandy and I were rocking that 90s brown liner with ash colored nude lip

[@goddessnoir290]

Aaaaaamen!

[@kryptseae]

exactly

[@thesunsetinnorth]

As someone who grew up in norway as a child of an african immigrant I felt so ashamed of my skin colour (also my heritage and background, used to distance myself from anything linked with Africa or being black) and felt completely lost not finding anything that fits my skin tone. However thanks to the world wide web, I have been able to build confidence, learn to love myself and also learn beauty hacks for POC. This also influenced my choice in moving to a multicultural country for uni. I am so thankful to the black community I found online.

[@blackrabbit2282]

That's great! I'm glad you found yourself again. ❤

[@kNINER-tj6mq]

That's how it feels being mixed. White and black

[@mitocondrias.9656]

thesunsetinnorth Same but I'm Mexican. I completely rejected my cultural heritage before until I went to live in Mexico a few years, but hispanic and black is in more than ever and damn I'm sure as hell enjoying it.

[@nathon6650]

Where in Norway?

[@thesunsetinnorth]

@@nathon6650 Bergen

[@neochasez]

Evelyn + Hallease = a realized dream

[@kristoohy8868]

Grew up in a small Canadian town that was 99% white. It's embarrassing that I need to be educated on stuff like this.

[@4knewt505]

no it's not. Welcome, friend. We all learn something and that's how we grow!

[@chantee5327]

Don’t be embarrassed. At least you’re willing to reach out and do research.

[@lg4944]

NEVER feel embarrassed we all need community. We r all learning and evolving.

[@cheyennelanae777]

No it's great that your learning from this channel and videos from channels like this.

[@n.ayisha]

i grew up in the middle of Brooklyn, NYC... and i'm still learning. nothing to be embarrassed about. if you're not learning something every day, you're not living right.

[@checkmattee222]

This channel is what Dear White People tried to do but drastically failed. I LOVE this content. Gold. Just gold.

[@KAIZORIANEMPIRE]

Failed in your opinion. Lol.the great things about opinions is everyone has got one but they're all wrong. I liked dear white people and I don't like this. Lol see what happened there ?

[@checkmattee222]

@@KAIZORIANEMPIRE True, everybody's got an opinion. I stated my opinion, and you stated yours. No need to attack others with words.

[@KAIZORIANEMPIRE]

@@checkmattee222 just saying you don't need to compare them. This is good on it's own and dear white people is too on it's own. You can't be both fun and informative as this is for the masses .

[@nonbinarybeauty]

@@KAIZORIANEMPIRE facts and you aren't attacking anyone 😁

[@cosodesign8953]

queen 'Araweela no one attacked you, fam.

[@melvincassii3359]

I dropped my tea the first time I saw those jheri curls. AND THE SECOND TIME.

[@kindlydols1215]

what is it with jheri curls i dont understand?

[@keeshabrown7353]

@@kindlydols1215 You have got to watch the movie Coming to America. There's a few scenes. Also Hollywood Shuffle. I'll say this - there is a lot of curl activator and spray involved in the daily maintenance. I know a couple people who still sport the hairstyle. Mmm mm m

[@chicee123]

I remember when I was in high school I wanted to have "scene" hair. I used to straighten my hair so much it was FRIED honey. But then I started watching youtube and seen all these natural haired women and I wondered if under the perm, my hair looked as beautiful. And it did.

[@ResearchXProject2016]

Lol, that Soul Glow segment. 😂

[@Dandreatoyou]

I love this channel! It always makes me feel even more proud to be a black woman.

[@SayItLoudPBS]

Yay we're so glad! - Hallease

[@msmrs251]

First of all I need y'all to drop a video every week. Second, I need it to be TWO videos. Thaaaanks. -Not Management.

[@SayItLoudPBS]

😅😅😅😅😅 - Hallease

[@corazoncha8963]

Speak on it!

[@kimberley3577]

Agreeeee

[@charlottejean8151]

@ms mrs I'm with u on that Not Management😌😌

[@alineblacklaw2175]

waouhh what else? löl

[@CrowandTalbot]

"Soooo, that was heavy. We need some comedy." * *Jerry Curls* * I laughed way too hard

[@cyancyborg1477]

I live in Oregon. It's been a week since I've seen another Black person. I have been blessed by the KZbin algorithm today.

[@rosieschweebie]

Excellent!! Im 52, and Im so glad I lived to see the day that I can finally buy make up that matches my skin to a tee! Yeah!! Oh, and I had a Care free curl in the 80's ya'll :)

[@Tonia682]

I definitely feel ya! I'll be 51 in Dec and I remember the STRUGGLE in finding matching makeup in the late 80s and early 90s. Just yesterday I was putting on my Brown Suede Black Opal foundation. I thought to myself how wonderful it was to have makeup that actually matches my complexion and undertone.

[@Msbean1220]

Oh....I know what you mean...I am 3 years younger. I remember buying 2 shades to mix together. I could never buy 1 bottle of foundation.

[@enaruvie]

Rose Schwiebert I’m 53 in a few months, recognise the previous make up struggle and also had a carefree curl. I remember how red we looked if we chose to wear makeup. Things have come a long way.

[@diannamallar1155]

I also have several palettes of eyeshadow that I never use. It just looks so pretty in the store.

[@louise-yo7kz]

Guilty as charged

[@TNDCBaby]

Yes! Then I punk out and don't want to wear brightly colored attention getting makeup outside.

[@t.c.3393]

Thank you ladies sooo much for injecting humor into heavy topics. And I was super pleased to see my favorite beauty influencer Jackie Aina in your video. She stays holding brands accountable for ignoring dark skin women of color and I love it.

[@SayItLoudPBS]

JACKIE JACKIE JACKIE JACKIE! -Hallease

[@4knewt505]

I remember my mom's favorite makeup in the 80s and 90s was Fashion Fair. I can still hear the song. I loved watching my mom put on makeup. She has beautiful, flawless skin. She doesn't wear makeup anymore but it was my first introduction to makeup. I started wearing Mary Kay in my late 20s and my mom would tease me because it wasn't for black women in her day. Now I wear what my pocketbook approves.

[@nainai6030]

I’m going to miss Azie so much. 😭 Hallease, I’m glad we get to see you on camera now! You and Evelyn will be great. :)

[@TalontedVixen]

Wait WHAT?!?! That wrestler having to cut his dreads news is ABSOLUTELY BONKERS!! I immediately got emotional for him- that has such psychological and meaningful spiritual ties-- the fact that they made him do that!! And right then and there too- it’s the worst having something done to you you weren’t prepared for.

[@babyv2992010]

Hallease and Evelyn together. #IStan. And did no one warn PBS not to give Evelyn a wig!?

[@SayItLoudPBS]

It's out of our control, she brings her own wigs to set. LOLOL - Hallease

[@joanjones6882]

Can you do one just for hair???? I want to know more about afros, Jerry curls, and hair trend history!

[@kryptseae]

Joan Jones same

[@pearlsrevealed]

www.history.com/news/black-hairstyles-visual-history-in-photos www.history.com/news/black-hairstyles-visual-history-in-photos

[@charltonbasson1512]

in the present day makeup look Evelyn looks like a solid 15. wow Queen. you snapped.

[@stillirise4401]

The SoulGlow segment was pure gold!! Now I have to watch Coming To America lol. This was a phenomenal video! Hilarious & informative :)

[@tamikathomas6543]

My natural hair looks just like a jeri curl and that's why I keep it short lol

[@chicagogirl14]

Ahh I was just looking for vintage beauty pictures of Black women on Pinterest. It’s so frustrating seeing vintage beauty looks without black people. Thank you for this video!!

[@TheYAyaLady]

That soul glow moment had me😄😀. Tan off? Black skin remover? Bad taste is left in my mouth....wow. I am who I am. A chocolate, thick woman with curly hair. Those white men always loved black women. I remember Afro sheen.

[@braeliosburn3234]

In India skin bleaching is sadly still a big business. The most well known brand is called "Fair and Lovely" and they hve billboards and commercials that overtly imply that if you use the product and lighten your skin then your life will improve. It is so mainstream and reinforced in the culture there that I have been offered skin bleaching everytime I went to a salon. And I'm a pale ass white girl about 3 shades above paper. It breaks my heart and infuriates me to see beautiful women of all shades being told they should ruin their beauty and health by bleaching their skin.

[@e.e.7900]

@@braeliosburn3234 It's absolutely tragic how everyone is taught to hate themselves. In the West white women are encouraged to darken their skin as much as possible and in the United States specifically, there have recently been numerous instances of white women coloring their skin brown in order to pass off as African-American or Latino-American. It's honestly so sad. Love your skin!

[@TheCoca84]

😂 I love the Coming to America tribute. Hey my daddy had a Jheri curl until I was 13 he had the Superman curl in the front and all. He ruined a couch with that doo, curl activator problems. One day he came home with a fade. I missed the smell of the hair product for a while but, he needed an updated haircut. My aunties still have Jheri curls to this day.

[@laseandupre6470]

Creole here! Idk why I wear my head wraps but the fabrics look so pretty! I wear it with beads jewelry... I see it’s in my blood.

[@beebrown4054]

LaSean Dupre cant wear head wraps on the job...to the office

[@aring.6307]

I think my overall favorite part of the black beauty wave, is that we are Unapologetically ourselves. I know I say it time and time again, but there is no lightening techniques (like stated in the video), emphasizing our thick natural lips, and my favorite part ofc, the natural hair styles! (I'd really love to see a video on hair if ever possible) bc wearing my afro gives me so much confidence istg

[@aaliyahjackson9734]

I would love to wear my Afro if I weren’t in the city I am in now:( I care too much about the stares, so uncomfortable 😣

[@jayemaelle3462]

Janelle Monae is my beauty ICON. Queen of monochromatic makeup 💋💋

[@StephPerla]

I really enjoy this series and have learned so much about black culture. Thank you Azie, Evelyn and Hallease for being my teachers.

[@tikimillie]

Stephanie preach! White here too and i enjoy learning about other cultures, so i quite enjoy this series too.

[@assesinbattle6635]

Why do you need to sign, white girl? Can you not say you've learned a lot without drawing attention to your whiteness? You're part of the problem.

[@tikimillie]

assesinbattle actually my intent was to let them know that not just black people enjoyed their content but people of all sorts of different races and backgrounds. Considering my current profile pic is a straight up pony, knowing my white and thus not neccesarily the target audience might not be so hard to decipher. I mean sure, they mainly did this for black people but im sure they’d appriciate to know npoc people are interrested too. But yes. If i wasn’t incredibly insecure about the way i look and actually used a picture of myself in the thumbnail people could see i was white and i wouldn’t be letting them know. I guess it could be seen as me wanting to be all like “oh hell ye im white and im proud” but that wasn’t my intent at all and im sorry if i was too naive to see that.

[@StephPerla]

assesinbattle Ok. I signed it white girl cause I feel blessed by this show to understand a culture that I see from the outside but don’t have a deeper understanding of.

[@keepinitkawaii]

@@assesinbattle6635 its not that deep

[@MarianDrayton]

Had to pause and comment at the “Soul Glo” spot. Literally laughed out loud. Ok, continue. 😂

[@Dani-uv8hg]

My beauty icons are Evelyn from the Internets, Jackie Aina, and the cast of Living Single

[@DuchessofBeauty]

OMG!! That Pink Lotion was ALL my mom used on my hair growing up lol 😂

[@LovelessBeloved1]

And blue magic😂😂😂

[@justchelsea4176]

Duchess of Beauty I Same 😂😂

[@Sunny-we7uv]

Yessss sameeee

[@Sunny-we7uv]

But not on hair, skin

[@Believerfearless]

Yep same

[@amandaakatukunda]

Those ashy faces reminding me of old pics of my aunts when they were young.The commonest face powder available here was called "Copper Girl".....it's all in the name

[@politereminder6284]

Hello. You must be Ugandan. 😊

[@amandaakatukunda]

@@politereminder6284 you got it!

[@JFoster310]

The Soul Glo commercials took me out! I loved Coming to America so much🤣🤣🤣

[@YoungAfricana]

This Was Such An Awesome Segment And I Just Want To Say Thank You For Featuring My Picture. You Had A Girl Hype In Her Seat When I Saw My Face 😂❤️. Keep It Coming 🙏🏾

[@KammyKamzz]

Good to see Hallease and Evelyn back together again ❤️😊

[@hallease]

🤓🤓

[@Jenshine-mf7wc]

Pressed the like button as soon as I saw Hallease 💃🏾

[@hallease]

💃🏾💃🏾

[@miathapapaya]

Oh god, I can smell the greasy pink lotion from here. (10 year old me barfing)

[@starcherry6814]

Thank you for mentioning how important it is not to shame each other ❤️

[@SayItLoudPBS]

Always! - Hallease

[@Mamignonne100]

Important to mention; however, this will never stop! Dammed if we leave our hair natural (we could be told; oh my goodness! What happened to your hair? Or you should straighten it, or that it is unkept) Yet on the other hand, if we as Black women, do put chemicals in our hair; Or weaves, or extensions or dyes; then we get accused of: Not being Black or Black enough or not like being Black, or that we have self hatred)! This war on Black hair (and how we do our hair, or not do it); and how we do our makeup will NEVER END! We should be entitled to do what we want to our hair, our make up, and other lines of cosmetics (including putting in brown contact lenses, or whatever coloured lenses). Is it a big deal when White people get a tan? No! And they shouldn’t be harassed for it either if they do, nor be accused of self hate! But it seems like Black women are always criticized for almost everything we do. Even dating outside of our race, you name it, we will get bashed! There are videos of Black girls who are and we’re considered having or being light skin getting bullied at school for their light skin and looser curled or wavy hair. They would be accused of “thinking that they were cute/cuter than the darker girls because of their aesthetics! Really? Seriously? That says a lot about the accuser! And why should anyone care if someone thinks that they are cute? ( If they are humble, than who cares)! If not, than why even associate with them? Please know your worth and keep your head up and move on! Stop worrying about what the next girl is doing especially if you don’t like it! Stop the bashing of each other and mind your own business instead!

[@alisonhilaire4170]

When Evelyn and Hallease are on the screen at the same time: #blackgirlmagic always happens!!! The Soul Glo ad parts were hilarious! Perfect skin, terrible hair lol 🤣 I live in France and I don't know any organic make up brands for darker skin tone. I can get away with the current shades due to my extreme beigeness lol, but what about my brown skin girls? I'm waiting for Fenty organics lol.

[@BlkWillow28]

That Soul Glo part tho! I spat out my pink drink and had to dash to the powder room real quick. Y'all are a Mess!! 😂🤣💖

[@ShernoneM]

I Love ya'll 😊😊 That soul glow segment 🤣🤣

[@beyondthesunpodcast]

I went to Anthony Overton grade school and didn’t know about his contributions until I watched this video. 🤯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@julirehugstrees]

You made my day with the Soul Glow

[@heathertea2704]

AWW Azie's gone? That's okay. Wish her well. Love u guys.👏👏👏👏👏😊 And don't Y'ALL talk about my 'FRO'S. 😂😂😂

[@redcarpetfly]

Loving this new wave of black beauty we are experiencing. I LOVE all the natural styles and melanin makeup that's now available. It's funny though, my parents who were very pro black when they were younger, have very different views on this movement, especially the natural hair movement. I currently wear my hair natural but I have worn it straight and everything in btwn. Has anyone else experienced this difference btwn the old "black & beautiful" movement & the current one?

[@MsLotusBlooms]

Yes, my parents prefer natural hair on bw but think it should be "tamed" with a flatiron or hot curler. They're very old school. I love natural hair on bw and find it super cool and uniquely beautiful. Some people don't know how to style it well, but some do and it looks great.

[@clarajefferson9851]

The soul glow clips got me 😂😂😂😂

[@4knewt505]

it's going to be an earworm all day for me LOL

[@tashajackson7968]

4Knewt right! now i have to watch coming to America 😂

[@nrsimmons178]

Love this! My favorite beauty icons are Iman, Grace Jones, Tina Turner, Pam Grier, Viola Davis, Naomi Campbell, Gabrielle Union, Lupita Nyongo, Angela Bassett and the late, great Eartha Kitt, to name a few! My favorite beauty vloggers are Nyma Tang, and Nikki Perkins here on YT-they're both beautiful dark-skinned women with flawless makeup technique! Check them out!

[@clivebby4877]

I recommend I am Eloho for makeup tips and just all around Goddessness, she's a pro black channel, dark skinned Nigerian American ex-model, who serves "the looks, the facts and the tea" though most of her makeup vids are from the beginning of her channel, they're still there and she posts new ones sometimes too I highly recomend her

[@batya7]

I love it that black wonen are going natural. The relaxer industry has done you wrong. The makeup and fashion industries have done all women wrong. We are beautiful as we come. So rock an afro, wear locs, or just do you. I do me, too.

[@mothertwinkles4198]

The weave & braid industry has done them wrong. People are bald because of it.

[@charliepaige196]

As a non poc, I really appreciate these videos. I love learning knew things so that I can be as educated and open as possible. Love this channel❤️

[@samantha4130]

Charlie Sanders Likewise! I’m loving this channel!

[@shazz286]

I thought the guys next door podcast was starting in the background😂😂this was really good. Also who gave Evelyn hair😂😂😂YOU KNOW WHO SHE IS

[@Princemercury90]

My beauty icons are Tika Sumpter, Nupita, Keke Palmer, Kelly Rowland, and Lizzo.

[@thebeigesheep6132]

Please keep uploading we miss you guys. And sad shes gone

[@vonnababeimyamansfantasy8436]

😭😭that "Soul Glow" took me out 🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😂😂

[@andreiamuhitu159]

hi!!! well I'm black, but since I live in Africa and have albinism I deal with another problem. NO MAKE UP FOR ME AND MAKE UP ARTISTS ALWAYS IMPROVISE USING MAKEUP THAT IS TWO SHADES DARKER. Okay what I would like is an episode on how people with albinism were treated in the olden days and how it has evolved.

[@AnielleReid]

Amazing topic suggestion

[@akaziaj]

Love this channel because it brings historical context to issues we as a community continue to deal with. The content is inclusive and allows for further discourse.💓👏🏽💓

[@chaeburger]

I love how Beauty Bakerie organizes and advertises their products. You almost never see foundations shades numbered from darkest to lightest.

[@indhiraelsevyfgarcia6430]

Thanks for the laughs! Happy International Day of Afro-Women of the Diaspora 🙌

[@michaelmartin6042]

I love this channel. You ladies rock!!! And I love the makeup sequences showing real natural skin up until the finished product. I have pushed for my daughters to love their natural looks, and their own sense of beauty. Keep up the good work.

[@TheOyaOshun]

HALLEASE!!!! OMG! CONGRATULATIONS! from a less than reserved puddle of melted British Black Woman!

[@hallease]

😎😎

[@l.bunting5754]

You guys are hilarious and so informative!! Thank you for lightening that heavy piece about trying to be accepted as a human being. That’s real.

[@ashleyhw4388]

Wow! I just researched the Tignon Law yesterday in the wake of the whole bonnet controversy. Great work, Evelyn and Hallese! I really enjoyed the video and it was very informative.

[@zigzag1able]

My black women are just so BEAUTIFUL 😍 I'm absolutely in love ❤️❤️❤️

[@msgirly6827]

@@jovialthinker he never said he did but ok.

[@EnricaGarroni]

They really are. I think black people are the most beautiful

[@keepinitkawaii]

🥰🥰🥰

[@keiths.9239]

As a white chick with curly hair that grew up in antique southern town. I remember my grandmother having to go up to my elementary school multiple times raising kane because the teachers found my hair distracting and wanted me to straighten it or would tell me to wait in the hall. One kid went as far as cutting my hair in class without even getting in trouble. This was the late 90's. Some places only except straight and white.

[@QubilahHarden]

I so loved this segment. It gives me a lot to think about. I love how the beauty industry has come a long way with options, their overall message of inclusivity can use some improvement. As many of the KZbin influencers often say, it’s like the brands just said, “here are a few products, be happy”.

[@HSMLover2414]

I had 15 minutes before my second job, so glad I spent it watching this. Ugh I stan

[@SayItLoudPBS]

Wow, been there. I know that struggle all too well. Thank you for spending your break with us. - Hallease

[@Sassybutstillcassie]

I love your videos! I’m from South Africa and it’s interesting to learn about black history from an American context ☺️ even the Indian community I come from values/d lighter skin and I grew up knowing there were lightening products available

[@corazoncha8963]

Azie, you’re phenomenal and will be missed! So happy to see Hallease become part of this project. You both already have a beautiful chemistry working together. I’ve been subscribed to you both for a long time. Looking forward to more amazing videos!

[@SweetTea742]

Another great video ladies. The Jheri Curl will forever be synonymous with the movie Coming to America for me lol!

[@stephanies7284]

One of the most nostalgic scents from my childhood is the smell of the pink hair lotion. I still love the smell of it!

[@kales2179]

Ahhh, I love this! I love learning so much about other cultures and their histories! It helps me admire, understand and be respectful! Another note; You ladies are both so beautiful and funny! I am so inspired of the self confidence and I hope to find that same confidence in myself someday! Bless 🍀

[@thehamsterarmy2380]

When I saw head wraps, I lowkey got triggered because it reminded me of how there's a white woman(forgot her name) selling bonnets for 100$ as though she invented them XD I talked to my class about Tignon laws because I was I kid you not, the only black kid in class

[@JB-ry9qs]

Girl yea sarah selling them expensive axx bonnets lol.

[@thehamsterarmy2380]

@robin mcgregor Well foolish one, we don't wear the type of bonnets that white people made. The ones that black people wear are made by black people for our hair texture. It is a completely different style. Also, seeing as you lack comprehension skills which is proven by how you could not read, I said, "As though she invented them." I said she specifically referring to the white woman who claimed she invented it knowing it resembled a bonnet that black people use while pricing it above 100$. She has since apologized.

[@anirae6416]

I learn so much from this series! Thank you for making so fun 💄

[@wanderingcrystal]

LOVE the Soul Glo throwback. Ah, that is seriously the best movie of all time! Great video!

[@ziyanda_theartist]

You ladies are beautiful and I loved this video!!! Thanx you, KZbin Recommendations

[@turducken77]

I love this channel! You guys are so funny and informative! Thank you for expanding my knowledge and mind ❤️

[@geligniteandlilies]

I love you ladies. Beautiful, funny and educational. Thanks for your work! Oh and the lil Soul Glo re-enactment had me cackling. It's been too long since I watched that film.

[@piaggio]

Good luck, Azie! You were fantastic! And welcome in, Hallease! I loved your first video in front of the camera.

[@hallease]

Thanks :D

[@myrbl30akan60]

Speaking of the color code. The saying was. If you're white you're alright, if you're yellow you're mellow, if you're brown stick around but if you're black get back. It's 2019! It's time to change destructive and outdated narratives about what it means to be Black and start speaking our truth. At the start of our day, our mantra should be. Say it loud! I'M BLACK AND I'M PROUD!

[@manager-nim2623]

I've always loved brandy as Cinderella, when I was a kid I remember thinking she was the most beautiful princess in the world! And then I would watch that movie so maybe times when I was in middle school, it made me feel so beautiful in my dark skin

[@CforChiTwo]

Thanks for the comic relief in between sad scenes. I was so downcast. We have seen it all ♥️♥️♥️👌🙏

[@BruhWhy5]

i love this, I learned alot!

[@Starlight_Silver]

Very interesting video, and oh my God, your soul glow parody was hilarious. 😁👍

[@kelleykelley1914]

Joyce M.Kelley (my Grandma), 90's Whitney Houston & Danai Gurira *is my beauty Icon*

[@MsDiana-fl7be]

THE JERRY CURL SKIT HAD ME ROLLING 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@804smiles]

Ladies lol now y da heck did I really think dat was da real Soul Glow clip lol great job sisters!!!

[@KarleneA380]

This video was amazing! You ladies ROCK! 👏🏾👏🏾 Had me laughing out loud with the 80s jheri curl segments. 🤣🤣 Your videos are so informative. Keep up the great work!👍🏾👍🏾 Best wishes to Azzie.🥳

[@brentkaufman1723]

Just an older white guy here. They do a great job explaining the subject and its history.

[@cherahsBroll]

I absolutely love this video. Thank you so much beauties! 💕

[@catanne4700]

I just found this channel an hour ago, have already watched two videos with no intention of stopping. Awesome!!

[@PinaColobster]

Hallease the beaassst!! I've been following hallease for years! So happy to see her here 😃👍🏽