The message from the beauty industry was loud and clear: I was not valuable enough to be part of the conversation. I would go as far as saying it changed the lives of beauty-loving black women. There are moments when I sense an exciting shift taking place in the beauty industry. A significant amount of this spend goes on black-hair products, yet the mainstream hair industry remains the least inclusive part of the beauty industry. The mainstream hair industry remains the least inclusive part of the beauty industryAt a recent beauty industry dinner, I complimented a fellow editor on her hair.

Source: The Guardian September 29, 2019 10:01 UTC