How I Rediscovered Beauty in the Pandemic

Putting on your face isn’t as important as it used to be

afrobella
ZORA
Published in
5 min readSep 9, 2020

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Black woman applying cream to her face in front of a mirror.
Photo: NickyLloyd/Getty Images

I grew up with a mother who believed in “putting on her face” before even venturing downstairs to greet company. She long proselytized the power of wearing makeup as a spiritual pick-me-up. Beauty was an exercise I was expected to perform from my earliest stages. Makeup and clothing were types of…

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afrobella
ZORA
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Beauty, hair and culture writer. One of WWD's 50 Most Influential People in the Multicultural Market. Often called the Godmother of Brown Beauty Blogging!