As a guy, this was an eye-opener. It made me aware and therefore empathetic to the pressures women face from society. I'm glad that the narrator found it in her to step up & challenge the baseless norms rather than just conform to them. Hopefully, other girls follow suit. Keep up the good work and looking forward to more videos from her.
it isn't that simple though. it has a lot to do with what it represents. There is a certain level of "tan" that is appreciated in "western" culture, and the purpose is to show how luxurious your life is and that you enjoy vacations out in the sun. It might also suggest that you do certain physical activities out in the sun, but of course, voluntarily. Now tanned beyond a certain point (as many of us from Asia can become with enough sun exposure) and the light-skin privilege disappears because colourism is still a thing everywhere. Darker skin is viewed as less desirable in many Asian countries also because of the associations with lower class and labourers, i.e. being FORCED to work long hours in the sun, etc. Has a lot to do with class and class perceptions
I once got a job as a receptionist at a nail salon because my boss was from Vietnam and really liked the look of my pale skin. I was so surprised when she commented on it. For most of my life up until that point I had always wanted to be more tan.
@@OpqHMg Exactly. There was also a time in the US when tans weren't fashionable (for the upper classes) because they were associated with the physical labor/working outdoors.
I understand TFD is an American company aimed predominantly at Americans, but this taste of a non-American experience was great and I would love to see more of it if possible.
I believe that expansion to other topics outside of the US is one of their plans. That's why Chelsea is learning another language and trying to hire a more diverse team. Im excited to see their growth, the bigger they get the better topics they can cover.
I was just going to add that in African, Caribbean, Southeast Asian and even Northeast Asian people (women specifically) have been pressured for centuries after the *“official”* end of European Colonialism to change everything about their natural appearance and it’s heartbreaking 💔😔
@@sammierose1150 yes the problem quite universal... No matter how you look naturally, it's just wrong... You must always be trying to change one thing or another about your appearance... Because brain, personality, the strength of character, ambition, intelligence.. I mean they are nice things to have... But fix your complexion first... 😠😡😤
I live in Germany but I have a Pakistani friend. Everytime I ask her if she wants to go outside for example for a walk or bike ride because the weather is nice (meaning, the sun is out) she is hesistant for fear of tanning. She is such a beautiful person in many ways and she would remain just as beautiful in my eyes even with more tan skin. It breaks my heart that she feels like she has to restrict herself because she doesn't feel comfortable in her skin.
@@messyhead3155 it has been so deeply ingrained in our head that most people have trouble growing out of this concern even after knowing the root causes of these complexes... I totally understand her...
Preach it! This also applies to some African nations, and countries in the Caribbean. We should be good enough, as is. No modifications needed, unless it's something you enjoy, or want to have in your life. i.e. a spa day as a relaxing treat, not skin whitening treatments because of society's pressure.
I was just going to add that - African, Caribbean, Southeast Asian and even Northeast Asian people (women specifically) have been pressured for centuries after the result of European Colonialism to change everything about their natural appearance and it’s heartbreaking 💔😔
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@@sin3358 we have letters in Europe too! It's just shops are lazy and generally sells only B cups. But if you ask them or look online, they generally have from B cups to D, sometimes F. Lovable and Primark are the only ones who sell A cups too
I remember being surprised years ago when an beautiful Indian American woman won Miss America or Miss USA and she said in India she would be considered ugly since she was "dark-skinned."
@@risitascositas1699 You may want to broaden it to "everywhere any group dominated by force, they imposed their cultural standards, beauty included". This is older and wider than European colonization.
@@silvasilvasilva While I agree with your statement, I don't think broadening is needed. My comment was tailored to what was discussed in the video = how white European standards of beauty affect people of color in modern times.
I'm short, overweight and pale. I've always wanted to be be taller, thinner and have a tan! This video made me so happy, thank you. I also really like the presenter, more from her please
That was really refreshing. I got a lot of mixed messages growing up about what was beautiful. I personally rebelled at a young age and decided if that's what it took to be considered beautiful, I didn't want it. I didn't want to wake up at 5am to start a beauty regiment.
I've been watching TFD for years now, I never felt left out of the conversation. But hearing an Indian accent on TFD makes me feel so validated and more connected to the community. Thank you :) About the video, yes to all. It's been more than 2 years since I went to a parlour. I used to cry every single time and needed three people to help me with my eyebrows haha. Who needs that shit. I take care of it on my own now.
This video is so relatable as a girl growing up in the post Liberalization era of India .... everyone endorsed just one unachievable standard of beauty. Now I'm in my 40s and since I no longer care of what society thinks of me I am much more sorted mentally and physically .... 😊
I so understand that. I too am a woman in my 40s and no longer care for what ppl think or say about me and though I still wax, it's something I've been meaning to ditch. Maybe I'll do that now. I'm also suffering from male pattern baldness and I've come to peace with it.
The main reason why I stopped using Dove was due to those love yourself as you are advertisement in the west while they keep pushing a fair skin superiority image on the east. Love yourself as you are as long as you are "Fair & lovely"
@Spell Check no that's the other brand under Unilever. One company telling westerns to love themselves with 1 brand and to the other side of the world that pale is better with the other brand
Each and every point I can relate. Even I have stopped using/doing all the things that u mentioned since my late 20s. I was very fond of nail polish once. Still have a huge collection but now I don’t apply whereas earlier I used to change it on weekly basis.
People with darker skin get told that fair skin was beautiful. I, a white girl. with skin so white you can see the blue of the veins on my legs, underarms, even breasts, was made to believe that only an evenly, deeply tanned body was beautiful. Both bleaching and tanning damage your skin. And will require treatment. And more products. Beauty standards suck... stay healthy everyone!
That's so true. I remember all of my relatives or ppl in shops telling me I can't wear certain colours because they "make me look pale". Well I am f** pale so let me wear my favourite colours.
I loved hearing another accent and other experiences!!! This was so interesting, and funny/sad how we can relate globally to the fact that most of us grew up not liking ourselves in one way or another.
Yay for more representation! Also, totally felt this as an Indian girl! Eurocentric standards of beauty have been forced on us since India opened economically in the early 90s. It bought us McDonalds, Coca Cola and all the beauty brands. L’Oréal Paris, Lakme, etc. Also Aishwarya Rai won Miss world. And that became the standard of Indian female beauty. I’ve never known a time before this and it is torture to try and mould your features into that of a race that isn’t yours. But unlike the Africans or south East Asian communities, Indian skin shades and features can range from European to African. So we often had our friends held up to us as an ideal to achieve. “See, she is so pretty! So fair. Why can’t you put some proper makeup on and you have the potential to get there.”
I appreciate your thoughts on this but it wasn't a British enforced thing, lighter skin, sharp facial features, silky wavy hair (not frizzy) appropriately lean figure etc have been beauty standards for women in our country since always 😊 and why not? Fat body is a direct indication of non healthy body, frizzy hair means lack of proteins and vitamins in food, pinkish glow in skin means your blood circulation is good with adequate oxygen in blood. Even white people look dead pale its not about skin colour.
@@Cosmic_Penguin. I'm going to try and not be rude because you seem to have internalised some very incorrect things through unreliable sources. There are miles between "thin" of the size zero trend that happened in the 2000s as a result of westernisation and "fat". If you recall the height of sex appeal and beauty in India in the 70s and 80s was Mandakini dancing under the waterfall or Helen dancing in an item number and those women were by no means even close to the thin that western media portrays. They are now considered fat because of western socialisation. Also, who the fuck said that "frizzy hair" is a sign of lack of proteins and vitamins. By that standard all African people and all South Indian people are low on nutrients and that is obviously not possible. Hair texture is because of genetics and how hair grows out of your scalp. Lastly, pinkish glow is a sign of heightened "blood circulation" only in very translucent skin that is devoid of melanin and that is not a majority of indian population. It was the Brits and later westernisation that taught us to view white skin and pink cheeks in women as a sign of beauty and good health. Indian women with their lovely complexions ranging from white to coffee to dark chocolate don't have to show pink cheeks for blood circulation. I mean seriously, where on earth did you even read these facts.
@@SK28th 1. I said lean, which means low on fat, more like a fit body. I didn't say very thin not definitely not size zero thing. And a well shaped female body has always been desirable, from ancient to modern times. Trends come and go, chubby was beautiful 30 yrs ago, thin is the new beauty standard now, but a healthy lean female body is the ultimate beauty standard throughout all cultures in every time period. Indian women don't eat healthy food and dont take care of themselves thats why they get in bad shapes and health issues after childbirth. Before getting married almost all Indian girls are in good health and shape. So no need to do that "fat acceptance" normalizing as a part of Indian culture and genes. Indian women have better original body shape and fat distribution ratios than african women and better auto immune disease resistance than white women. 2. All proteins and vitamins different functions. The absence of protein that gives you good and smooth hair doesn't mean you're totally malnourished.
@@Cosmic_Penguin. You say and I quote "a healthy lean female body is the ultimate beauty standard throughout all cultures in every time period." I would like to introduce you to renaissance europe where the epitome of beauty was Venus and her voluptuous curves. Google Venus of Willendorf for ancient societies and their worship of voluptuous and fertile women. And look no further than Ancient India. Our goddesses are not "lean" at all. They are flabby and curvy and real. What you understand as "lean" is abs and a flat stomach and that is neither healthy nor an accepted beauty standard in the world. Each race and culture has had very different ideals of beauty and that has nothing to do with today's fat acceptance movement. I don't endorse obesity but what you describe as lean is neither healthy, real or entirely achievable by every body type. It is very eurocentric. As for hair you said exactly " frizzy hair means lack of proteins and vitamins in food", which is crap. If you want to understand why hair frizz please watch this video - ruclips.net/video/GSbP0eWmJZc/видео.html Please educate yourself before spreading information.
@@SK28th "Please educate yourself" ahaa i understand your narrative now.!! No more reasoning from my side, some things aren't worth wasting efforts on, better to leave them to their own shit...you can cope with this passive aggresive hate (unreasonable, but whatever makes you feel good). Just wished you could understand that being rebellious & opinionated is different from being dumb and opinionated.
I stopped shaving my legs (I had tons of ingrown hairs), and switched to wearing more sports bras, and it's been great! So many cultures have such strict rules that people are told they need to fit into, but my partner and I agree that they're just arbitrary and don't matter.
Loving the representation!! My Indian mother cried when I showed up at home after my first year at uni with a short bob haircut instead of the torturous long hair that I had to maintain when I lived with them. It saved me so much time and stress but I guess conforming to beauty standards was more important for her lol
Moms have a lot of attachment to hair, somehow? My mom is the same way. She once called me crying saying my sister had cut her hair and that only meant she didn’t want to get married anytime soon. lol.
When I got a haircut my mom gave me the silent treatment for an entire week followed by a month of taunts and passive aggressive comments. Its been 6 yrs since that incidence but the psychological trauma that I experienced is enough to stop me from getting a haircut again. I dream of having a pixie haircut someday😭😭
@@varshasatav8355 I totally feel that! I moved to a new city for work recently and got a short layered lob. I hate it but it's so freeing lol. And it's just hair, it grows back :)
My Russian mom reacted the very same way after I cut my hair shortly after getting married! I wasn't allowed to wear anything but long hair while I lived with them!
My mom always encouraged me to keep hair not longer than shoulder as she knew it would cause me discomfort and waste a lot of my time that I could use to study and do other useful things. She always Encouraged to properly oil my hair and take good care of it so that it looks healthy and thick but she is never obsessed with the length of hair
I recently discovered that I have curly hair (yes! I used to think I just had bad hair) and decided to chop off the damaged long hair to maintain it better. And the drama it created at home!!! But I am happy for it, because at least now they know I will do what is good for me even if they don't like it.
In a lot of ways, I was blessed to only have an Indian father and an American mother. My dad didn't care about long hair or body hair because those seem to be things that other women judge. I remember giving my sister a really bad haircut when she was a teen and she just chopped it all off for a cute pixie and has usually had short hair since then (even buzzing it at the start of the pandemic too!) She returned the favor to me and I also had short hair for a long time. Your beauty routine should be done to make you feel better, not to please others.
It was quite the reverse for me. I grew up not doing any of the above cos my mom thought it was unnecessary. All that changed when it was time to get married and my husbands family was all about outward appearance. My mom and I step foot into the foreign world of parlours and beauty treatments. I blamed my mom for being as clueless as I was. This was before youtube so we had no idea what we were doing. Anyway I looked terrible on my wedding and that gave my family and friends a lot to talk about for years. I now realise my mom wasn’t wrong, and she always focused on character building and our faith which make me a better mom today. Always grateful for the unique approach she had
I had long waist length hair till I was 28, now I keep shoulder length hair only. It's been 4 years and it's amazing. Even I have switched to razors for body hair. I have reduced number of cosmetics to bare minimum: shampoo, conditioner, body wash and moisturizer. also an ayurvedic hair pack for hair scalp that I used once a week. I still by tummy Tucker's though, at least under certain dresses. I have always worn comfortable bras and I am happy without spending too much money
It’s true in the Asian culture in general. When I moved to Australia I got so many compliments on my caramel skin tone but no one from back home has ever appreciated that trait.
Most of the beauty routines you did in the past listed here are quite expensive for me, in my youth until today, I haven't ever gone to beauty clinic. Having long hair is not a beauty norm for women in my country as well, and I also prefer shorter hair for easier maintenance. But the number 4 you listed about wearing corset, it also happened to me during my teen, so I'm very related to that.
Nodding enthusiastically to everything Jagruthi has said.. I am a short, dark and overweight Indian and the insecurity I felt about my looks since I was little has been crippling.. I am 35 and only just starting to accept myself fully..Honestly, people need to stop telling you to lose weight or recommending lotions and treatments like they are looking out for you..
Accepting yourself with all the outside pressure is almost impossible these days. You have to put in a lot of work and energy on bettering your relationship with yourself and it's hard with all the diet culture and beauty standards. That being said, please do take care of your body. Don't fall into the "I'm not going to ever be skinny so why bother" trap. That is just as damaging as dieting to achieve the weight of a 20 year old when you are in your 30's. Skinny shouldn't be the goal. The goal should be to help your body keep you alive for longer and have a good quality of life. Wishing you all the best in your self-love journey! It will have its ups and downs, as I'm sure you already know, but I am honestly rooting for you, my dear! Sending you a huge hug 🤗
I LOVE this so much, thank you for putting this out there. I'm now working on ditching my conscious and subconscious beauty standards that I grew up with and still affect me, and hearing the struggles others face makes me feel less alone and more empowered. We need more of these voices.
I too have tried so many beauty products before as the society had made me feel insecure about myself, i tried to fit in but in the end, i realized that self acceptance, proper hygiene and confidence are all i needed to be beautiful. I said goodbye to all beauty products and services. I saved money and saved my true beauty. Tganks for your video!
I relate to the hair one… I have tailbone length hair and I love it but it takes so long to dry, sometimes overnight and it’s still damp. A shaven head sounds nice sometimes
I buzzed my head three years ago and I’ve never gone back! I found that my facial features really pop (eyes and cheek bones in particular) and I spend absolutely no time on it. I almost never wear makeup, but I realized it only takes a little mascara and a bold lipstick to look “fancy” with the buzz cut. I’m sure it’ll be a pain in the ass if I ever decide to grow it out, but I don’t see that happening anytime soon! 😁
As a Filipino woman, I was also socialized into thinking that light skin was more beautiful than dark skin. I've since opted out of that passed down colonial-mentality mindset and learned to love myself and the skin color I inherited from my ancestors.
I’m half white and half a mix of Native American & Jewish/Israeli. My skin is light from the Irish in my white side. Everyone would always praise how light my skin is, but still talk about how I should get contact for my brown eyes to be light, and a nose job to get rid of my “Jewish bump.” It’s horrible how obsessed the world is with light skin, hair, & eyes with soft round features. I can’t imagine how much worse it would’ve been pushed on me if I wasn’t fair skinned like my grams who is Native American.
This video shed so much light on a topic I didn't know much about! I hope post-pandemic (and post 2020 in general) people prioritize their comfort and well-being over something so arbitrary yet so sinister as "beauty standards"!
The pressure to conform started in the late 80s. I was petite, slim and fair and still faced a lot of pressure due to wearing glasses. I grew up before all day TV was a thing. Your lament about diet is spot on.
Well done explaining all of these! I, too, am reviewing all the beauty routines that have been imposed on me (ingrained in my mind as just a regular and automatic part of womanhood). I’m questioning which parts I truly enjoy and are beneficial for my life as a human. I’ve given up on 💅 nails, hair (simple haircut is fine), and eyeshadow. I’ve redirected my energy on finding clothes that fit me and support me, not ones that I will have to diet my way into. And getting massages feel great when you have chronic pain like I do. I still do some sort of beauty routine but one that I choose. Anyway, the point is, we are all different but I feel as liberated as you described even when your changes may seem more drastic. At a certain point, I just realized - hold on a minute, why am I spending time, money, and effort for these? Other than pain and the emotional toll, we often forget that these beauty routines cost a lot. I also observed the men (my cousins, uncles, colleagues) in my life and saw that they did not have such a long list of beauty “tasks” and kept their money for other purposes way easier because the internalized pressure to be beautiful isnt as strong for them. (Maybe for them, the pressure is for other things.) It’s also interesting that you said your cuisine gets pushed aside for weight loss diets when many “healthy/diet” recipe gurus who are not Indian often recommend Indian or Indian-inspired food as “diet” food.
I've been loving and binge watching TFD's videos and I'm so, so happy to see a fellow Indian host this show and talk about this topic! Thanks for this incredible video! Love all the content!
Kudos to you Girl. Belonging to a middle-class family the amenities like going to beauty parlour and buying shape wear was not accessible to me but I would be if I didn't wish for those. But now I know what happened , happened for good.
Completely agree with you regarding the long hair thing! I also impulsively cut my long hair short during the pandemic because without the regular professional cuts and stylings, it was driving me nuts. It was so liberating! Plus, all the time I saved not fussing with the long hair!
This was so great to see and hear that---- even in predominantly non-white, non-Western/First World nations---- beauty standards are still the same and women still feel the same pressure to be 'perfect'..... and for MEN, NO LESS!!! I love this woman..... I want to be her friend!
Been watching videos about how beauty standards badly affect women in different cultures and I feel just lucky I've never been touched by those things. It's not that there is no such pressure here; I just have some other things I can stick to than being beautiful. SEA girl here. Been teased of dark skin sometimes in the earlier stage of life by my own mom, though not seriously, I know it's out of love. Been recommended a few times by hairdressers to straighten my wavy thick hair but I said no I like my hair. Have body hair, arms and legs, and never been bothered to do anything with it. However, those standards are real for many girls here too, and I feel sorry for them. Thank you for sharing your experiences. I wish more girls see this kind of videos in their recommendation. ❤❤❤
Great , you go girl. I also ditched these and you forgot to add high heals , tight jeans and leggings all of which cause blood circulation issues and cramp abdomen.
One of the best things that happened to me was embracing shaving instead of waxing. All my life I have been told that if I shaved my hair would grow thicker and darker, which is a lie. That and shaving was considered a "masculine thing". Now I just keep a couple of razors just in case and I shave when I feel like I want to, I'm still trying to feel more comfortable without shaving around friends and family tho.
When i was 8-9 years old i used to rub my face with soaf 4-5 times a day whenever i go outside to look a little fair but whenever now i think about it makes me feel guilty my friends classmates tease me for my skin complexion but know things change alot i started to embrace my natural skintone and start loving me makes a huge difference in this lockdown i cut my hair shorter without telling my mom i love my short hair without caring what others say😊
Since the pandemic I’ve taken to wearing only Sports Bras or cloth bralettes - I have a DD so going bra-less is too sweaty most days. But I’ve tossed my wire bras. The only time I’m wearing one again is in my wedding dress next month.
I ditched a lot of beauty practices too and guess what?! I ended up saving a lot of money and now when I look back I can't believe I did all those things. A lot of things were extremely painful and it's more like self-abuse (cough brazillian wax cough). I too use a lot of DIY solutions and focus on having a clean diet and my skin feels so much better now.
As an Indian I really really needed to hear that someone has challenged this "beauty norms" and still felt like their best self this was really helpful thank you tfd for this amazing video!
@@jagruthimaddela1119 oh my God!!! Thank you soooo much for replying this just made my day and once again thank you for the video!!!hope you'll have an amazing day😊
I love this representation on TFD! Its fantastic that the world learns about financial frugality while taking our cultural differences and backgrounds into perspective. Would love to have Jagruthi here more often :)
I definetely stopped buying push-up bras but the funny thing is I never really wanted the appearance of a bigger bust it was just what was available for my cup size around 6-10 years ago when I was a teenager. That definetely made me feel like society does not accept how my breasts look if all available models to me were coming with something that felt like prosthetic padding in them. Bralettes coming into fashion finally was a bit of a small revolution to me not gonna lie lmao.
Me chopping off my hair really short dgaf abt what people or family members will say abt it. It's MY hair after all. Brown is beautiful and I have only waxed my arms once(I wanted to no one forced me)and got rashes so no waxing. And I have been skinny shamed half of my life! Like can't they let me live in peace
This message is so important, thank you! We need to wake up, these are all businesses, and we don't need to support them if they don't support our health. We can save that money and put it towards something else.
The education of this video is so beautiful. The animation of this video is so beautiful. I'd love to know what video animation software was used create this.
My mom never wears any make-up not even a lipstick. She never went to these salons as she consider them unhygienic. Me nd my sister too never knew much about make-up and procedures etc. I was a happy and fortunately my friends didn't mind me being simple. But then u enter society as an adult your bloody relative aunties starts judging u. I started by buying those beauty products at 20 it was tiring rather than having fun with my friends I cared about my appearance now three years later I ditched them again. I only do a basic skin care
As a guy, this was an eye-opener. It made me aware and therefore empathetic to the pressures women face from society. I'm glad that the narrator found it in her to step up & challenge the baseless norms rather than just conform to them. Hopefully, other girls follow suit. Keep up the good work and looking forward to more videos from her.
Respect to you 🙌
Thank you
Thank you sir for your support and comment, we need understanding humans like you in our society🙌
1. Maintaining long hair
2. Hair removal treatment
3. Facial or skin brightening treatment
4. Spanx or tummy trimmers
5. Painful bras
Thanks didn't have to watch the whole video
@@norinb3522 lol I didn't even start this to begin with XD
Thanks! I really enjoyed watching the video though. My trauma felt healed
@@rocketlioness Your loss. The best part is not that list.
Ugh what. I've never done any of those like ever 😅 its eye opening realizing what fashion fads lead to
It’s so interesting how eastern culture tends to skew more towards lightening of skin tones while western culture tends to glamorize tanned skin.
Right. It is like no matter what culture we are in the message to females is, "whatever you naturally are isn't good enough. Change."
it isn't that simple though. it has a lot to do with what it represents. There is a certain level of "tan" that is appreciated in "western" culture, and the purpose is to show how luxurious your life is and that you enjoy vacations out in the sun. It might also suggest that you do certain physical activities out in the sun, but of course, voluntarily. Now tanned beyond a certain point (as many of us from Asia can become with enough sun exposure) and the light-skin privilege disappears because colourism is still a thing everywhere. Darker skin is viewed as less desirable in many Asian countries also because of the associations with lower class and labourers, i.e. being FORCED to work long hours in the sun, etc. Has a lot to do with class and class perceptions
I once got a job as a receptionist at a nail salon because my boss was from Vietnam and really liked the look of my pale skin. I was so surprised when she commented on it. For most of my life up until that point I had always wanted to be more tan.
@@OpqHMg Exactly. There was also a time in the US when tans weren't fashionable (for the upper classes) because they were associated with the physical labor/working outdoors.
As long as it's a tan and not melanin you were born with...
I understand TFD is an American company aimed predominantly at Americans, but this taste of a non-American experience was great and I would love to see more of it if possible.
I completely agree! I would also love to see content comparing financial advice for women in different countries.
I believe that expansion to other topics outside of the US is one of their plans. That's why Chelsea is learning another language and trying to hire a more diverse team. Im excited to see their growth, the bigger they get the better topics they can cover.
Totally agree! Would absolutely love to hear more as well.
Well said 🙌
You mean USAmericans, right? Bc that's the only kind of experiences i've seen here
So happy to listen to the narrator. We want to hear more of her. She has a very good voice.
SHE WAS AMAZING!!!!!
Yesssss
Exactly! I wanted to keep listening to her!
As an Indian women in her late 20s I can attest that each word in this video is true.
Great video as always
Hj
Endeavor to write him for profitable results 💯
Yessss
It is true for all women/girls residing not only in India but also in Pakistan... Divided by wars, united by their love for fair skin... 😔😔
I was just going to add that in African, Caribbean, Southeast Asian and even Northeast Asian people (women specifically) have been pressured for centuries after the *“official”* end of European Colonialism to change everything about their natural appearance and it’s heartbreaking 💔😔
@@sammierose1150 yes the problem quite universal... No matter how you look naturally, it's just wrong... You must always be trying to change one thing or another about your appearance... Because brain, personality, the strength of character, ambition, intelligence.. I mean they are nice things to have... But fix your complexion first... 😠😡😤
I live in Germany but I have a Pakistani friend. Everytime I ask her if she wants to go outside for example for a walk or bike ride because the weather is nice (meaning, the sun is out) she is hesistant for fear of tanning. She is such a beautiful person in many ways and she would remain just as beautiful in my eyes even with more tan skin. It breaks my heart that she feels like she has to restrict herself because she doesn't feel comfortable in her skin.
@@messyhead3155 it has been so deeply ingrained in our head that most people have trouble growing out of this concern even after knowing the root causes of these complexes... I totally understand her...
@@sammierose1150 the pressure definitely isn't the same in African and Caribbean countries.
Someone who sounds like me on TFD? Ngl I teared up a little bit.
So did I 🥺♥️
I'm not even Indian (I'm African), and I was also happy to hear a non-American, non-English accent. I'm feeling second-hand representation!
I'm from a central European country but I was also happy to get to know a new perspective and voice!
Same 😭
I was sooo happy to see this. It was a great eye opener. That beautiful second-hand representation 🤎🤎.
Preach it! This also applies to some African nations, and countries in the Caribbean. We should be good enough, as is. No modifications needed, unless it's something you enjoy, or want to have in your life. i.e. a spa day as a relaxing treat, not skin whitening treatments because of society's pressure.
I was just going to add that - African, Caribbean, Southeast Asian and even Northeast Asian people (women specifically) have been pressured for centuries after the result of European Colonialism to change everything about their natural appearance and it’s heartbreaking 💔😔
As an indian woman, this made me feel so validated!
I love this narrator/presenter. I want to hear her more.
Me too i love her voice
And her message of course
Yes! Me too!
Thank you ♥️✨
Bra tip: if you love the style, but it feels too tight (& you can do with a bit less support): go down a letter and up a number. E.g. swap a 36DD for a 38D (or even a 40C).
And never let anyone tell you it's ok for it to hurt! (Even if they work at Nordstrom.)
There are also extenders. Just got a few and love them!
Lol, the shade
I learned this last week at the age of 30, only cause the D cup was on sale and I was being cheap. Totally prepared to sew in padding 😂
That's a great tip! Sadly I'm from europe so our sizes don't have letters in them, just numbers. But for online shopping that's useful to me :3
@@sin3358 we have letters in Europe too! It's just shops are lazy and generally sells only B cups. But if you ask them or look online, they generally have from B cups to D, sometimes F. Lovable and Primark are the only ones who sell A cups too
I remember being surprised years ago when an beautiful Indian American woman won Miss America or Miss USA and she said in India she would be considered ugly since she was "dark-skinned."
Goes back to colonisation when the British ruled India and "fair" skin was associated with wealth and power.
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Yep, I teach my students wherever the Europeans colonized they have colorism; it's not limited to the USA.
@@risitascositas1699 You may want to broaden it to "everywhere any group dominated by force, they imposed their cultural standards, beauty included". This is older and wider than European colonization.
@@sajidaraja9058 it pre-dates colonisation, but it was definitely reinforced by it.
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While I agree with your statement, I don't think broadening is needed. My comment was tailored to what was discussed in the video = how white European standards of beauty affect people of color in modern times.
I'm short, overweight and pale. I've always wanted to be be taller, thinner and have a tan! This video made me so happy, thank you. I also really like the presenter, more from her please
1. Maintaining long hair.
2. Hair removal treatments.
3. Facial or brightening treatments.
4. Spanx or tummy tuckers.
5. Painful bras.
That was really refreshing.
I got a lot of mixed messages growing up about what was beautiful. I personally rebelled at a young age and decided if that's what it took to be considered beautiful, I didn't want it. I didn't want to wake up at 5am to start a beauty regiment.
As a Indian woman, I feel so well represented. I love it! I'm so glad TFD put out this video.
I like the narrator's way of speaking....simple, no unnecessary dramas and clear on point.
So happy to see India/women of colour stories being narrated!
I've been watching TFD for years now, I never felt left out of the conversation. But hearing an Indian accent on TFD makes me feel so validated and more connected to the community. Thank you :)
About the video, yes to all. It's been more than 2 years since I went to a parlour. I used to cry every single time and needed three people to help me with my eyebrows haha. Who needs that shit. I take care of it on my own now.
So well explained ! No one deserves to undergo so much of pain and adjustment. Thanks for sharing this !
Refreshing voice. So beautifully narrated !
This video is so relatable as a girl growing up in the post Liberalization era of India .... everyone endorsed just one unachievable standard of beauty. Now I'm in my 40s and since I no longer care of what society thinks of me I am much more sorted mentally and physically .... 😊
Awesome 👏🏾
I so understand that. I too am a woman in my 40s and no longer care for what ppl think or say about me and though I still wax, it's something I've been meaning to ditch. Maybe I'll do that now. I'm also suffering from male pattern baldness and I've come to peace with it.
The main reason why I stopped using Dove was due to those love yourself as you are advertisement in the west while they keep pushing a fair skin superiority image on the east. Love yourself as you are as long as you are "Fair & lovely"
Good for you!
They also test on animals. In this day and age, this is completely unnecessary
@Spell Check no that's the other brand under Unilever. One company telling westerns to love themselves with 1 brand and to the other side of the world that pale is better with the other brand
I'm so glad TFD is covering more diverse topics. Thank you!
Each and every point I can relate. Even I have stopped using/doing all the things that u mentioned since my late 20s. I was very fond of nail polish once. Still have a huge collection but now I don’t apply whereas earlier I used to change it on weekly basis.
People with darker skin get told that fair skin was beautiful. I, a white girl. with skin so white you can see the blue of the veins on my legs, underarms, even breasts, was made to believe that only an evenly, deeply tanned body was beautiful. Both bleaching and tanning damage your skin. And will require treatment. And more products. Beauty standards suck... stay healthy everyone!
That's so true. I remember all of my relatives or ppl in shops telling me I can't wear certain colours because they "make me look pale". Well I am f** pale so let me wear my favourite colours.
I loved hearing another accent and other experiences!!! This was so interesting, and funny/sad how we can relate globally to the fact that most of us grew up not liking ourselves in one way or another.
Yay for more representation! Also, totally felt this as an Indian girl! Eurocentric standards of beauty have been forced on us since India opened economically in the early 90s. It bought us McDonalds, Coca Cola and all the beauty brands. L’Oréal Paris, Lakme, etc. Also Aishwarya Rai won Miss world. And that became the standard of Indian female beauty. I’ve never known a time before this and it is torture to try and mould your features into that of a race that isn’t yours. But unlike the Africans or south East Asian communities, Indian skin shades and features can range from European to African. So we often had our friends held up to us as an ideal to achieve. “See, she is so pretty! So fair. Why can’t you put some proper makeup on and you have the potential to get there.”
I appreciate your thoughts on this but it wasn't a British enforced thing, lighter skin, sharp facial features, silky wavy hair (not frizzy) appropriately lean figure etc have been beauty standards for women in our country since always 😊 and why not? Fat body is a direct indication of non healthy body, frizzy hair means lack of proteins and vitamins in food, pinkish glow in skin means your blood circulation is good with adequate oxygen in blood. Even white people look dead pale its not about skin colour.
@@Cosmic_Penguin. I'm going to try and not be rude because you seem to have internalised some very incorrect things through unreliable sources. There are miles between "thin" of the size zero trend that happened in the 2000s as a result of westernisation and "fat". If you recall the height of sex appeal and beauty in India in the 70s and 80s was Mandakini dancing under the waterfall or Helen dancing in an item number and those women were by no means even close to the thin that western media portrays. They are now considered fat because of western socialisation. Also, who the fuck said that "frizzy hair" is a sign of lack of proteins and vitamins. By that standard all African people and all South Indian people are low on nutrients and that is obviously not possible. Hair texture is because of genetics and how hair grows out of your scalp. Lastly, pinkish glow is a sign of heightened "blood circulation" only in very translucent skin that is devoid of melanin and that is not a majority of indian population. It was the Brits and later westernisation that taught us to view white skin and pink cheeks in women as a sign of beauty and good health. Indian women with their lovely complexions ranging from white to coffee to dark chocolate don't have to show pink cheeks for blood circulation. I mean seriously, where on earth did you even read these facts.
@@SK28th 1. I said lean, which means low on fat, more like a fit body. I didn't say very thin not definitely not size zero thing. And a well shaped female body has always been desirable, from ancient to modern times. Trends come and go, chubby was beautiful 30 yrs ago, thin is the new beauty standard now, but a healthy lean female body is the ultimate beauty standard throughout all cultures in every time period. Indian women don't eat healthy food and dont take care of themselves thats why they get in bad shapes and health issues after childbirth. Before getting married almost all Indian girls are in good health and shape. So no need to do that "fat acceptance" normalizing as a part of Indian culture and genes. Indian women have better original body shape and fat distribution ratios than african women and better auto immune disease resistance than white women.
2. All proteins and vitamins different functions. The absence of protein that gives you good and smooth hair doesn't mean you're totally malnourished.
@@Cosmic_Penguin. You say and I quote "a healthy lean female body is the ultimate beauty standard throughout all cultures in every time period." I would like to introduce you to renaissance europe where the epitome of beauty was Venus and her voluptuous curves. Google Venus of Willendorf for ancient societies and their worship of voluptuous and fertile women. And look no further than Ancient India. Our goddesses are not "lean" at all. They are flabby and curvy and real. What you understand as "lean" is abs and a flat stomach and that is neither healthy nor an accepted beauty standard in the world. Each race and culture has had very different ideals of beauty and that has nothing to do with today's fat acceptance movement. I don't endorse obesity but what you describe as lean is neither healthy, real or entirely achievable by every body type. It is very eurocentric. As for hair you said exactly " frizzy hair means lack of proteins and vitamins in food", which is crap. If you want to understand why hair frizz please watch this video - ruclips.net/video/GSbP0eWmJZc/видео.html
Please educate yourself before spreading information.
@@SK28th "Please educate yourself" ahaa i understand your narrative now.!! No more reasoning from my side, some things aren't worth wasting efforts on, better to leave them to their own shit...you can cope with this passive aggresive hate (unreasonable, but whatever makes you feel good). Just wished you could understand that being rebellious & opinionated is different from being dumb and opinionated.
I stopped shaving my legs (I had tons of ingrown hairs), and switched to wearing more sports bras, and it's been great! So many cultures have such strict rules that people are told they need to fit into, but my partner and I agree that they're just arbitrary and don't matter.
Loving the representation!! My Indian mother cried when I showed up at home after my first year at uni with a short bob haircut instead of the torturous long hair that I had to maintain when I lived with them. It saved me so much time and stress but I guess conforming to beauty standards was more important for her lol
Moms have a lot of attachment to hair, somehow? My mom is the same way. She once called me crying saying my sister had cut her hair and that only meant she didn’t want to get married anytime soon. lol.
When I got a haircut my mom gave me the silent treatment for an entire week followed by a month of taunts and passive aggressive comments. Its been 6 yrs since that incidence but the psychological trauma that I experienced is enough to stop me from getting a haircut again. I dream of having a pixie haircut someday😭😭
@@varshasatav8355 I totally feel that! I moved to a new city for work recently and got a short layered lob. I hate it but it's so freeing lol. And it's just hair, it grows back :)
My Russian mom reacted the very same way after I cut my hair shortly after getting married! I wasn't allowed to wear anything but long hair while I lived with them!
My mom always encouraged me to keep hair not longer than shoulder as she knew it would cause me discomfort and waste a lot of my time that I could use to study and do other useful things. She always Encouraged to properly oil my hair and take good care of it so that it looks healthy and thick but she is never obsessed with the length of hair
I recently discovered that I have curly hair (yes! I used to think I just had bad hair) and decided to chop off the damaged long hair to maintain it better. And the drama it created at home!!! But I am happy for it, because at least now they know I will do what is good for me even if they don't like it.
In a lot of ways, I was blessed to only have an Indian father and an American mother. My dad didn't care about long hair or body hair because those seem to be things that other women judge. I remember giving my sister a really bad haircut when she was a teen and she just chopped it all off for a cute pixie and has usually had short hair since then (even buzzing it at the start of the pandemic too!) She returned the favor to me and I also had short hair for a long time. Your beauty routine should be done to make you feel better, not to please others.
It was quite the reverse for me. I grew up not doing any of the above cos my mom thought it was unnecessary. All that changed when it was time to get married and my husbands family was all about outward appearance. My mom and I step foot into the foreign world of parlours and beauty treatments. I blamed my mom for being as clueless as I was. This was before youtube so we had no idea what we were doing. Anyway I looked terrible on my wedding and that gave my family and friends a lot to talk about for years. I now realise my mom wasn’t wrong, and she always focused on character building and our faith which make me a better mom today. Always grateful for the unique approach she had
I had long waist length hair till I was 28, now I keep shoulder length hair only. It's been 4 years and it's amazing.
Even I have switched to razors for body hair.
I have reduced number of cosmetics to bare minimum: shampoo, conditioner, body wash and moisturizer. also an ayurvedic hair pack for hair scalp that I used once a week.
I still by tummy Tucker's though, at least under certain dresses. I have always worn comfortable bras and I am happy without spending too much money
Loved this. So ironic that she is encouraged to have fair skin, and we are encouraged to have tan skin.
It’s true in the Asian culture in general. When I moved to Australia I got so many compliments on my caramel skin tone but no one from back home has ever appreciated that trait.
Most of the beauty routines you did in the past listed here are quite expensive for me, in my youth until today, I haven't ever gone to beauty clinic. Having long hair is not a beauty norm for women in my country as well, and I also prefer shorter hair for easier maintenance.
But the number 4 you listed about wearing corset, it also happened to me during my teen, so I'm very related to that.
Nodding enthusiastically to everything Jagruthi has said.. I am a short, dark and overweight Indian and the insecurity I felt about my looks since I was little has been crippling.. I am 35 and only just starting to accept myself fully..Honestly, people need to stop telling you to lose weight or recommending lotions and treatments like they are looking out for you..
Thank you Rima ♥️
Accepting yourself with all the outside pressure is almost impossible these days. You have to put in a lot of work and energy on bettering your relationship with yourself and it's hard with all the diet culture and beauty standards.
That being said, please do take care of your body. Don't fall into the "I'm not going to ever be skinny so why bother" trap. That is just as damaging as dieting to achieve the weight of a 20 year old when you are in your 30's. Skinny shouldn't be the goal. The goal should be to help your body keep you alive for longer and have a good quality of life.
Wishing you all the best in your self-love journey! It will have its ups and downs, as I'm sure you already know, but I am honestly rooting for you, my dear!
Sending you a huge hug 🤗
Rima, I absolutely agree with this sentiment! By the way, I looked at your channel and your recipes look delicious. I subscribed!
Be gentle to yourself...remember pretty is as pretty does. Positive vibes from New Hampshire, remember to be kind to each other and yourself
@@Felineintuition Beautifully said
I LOVE this so much, thank you for putting this out there. I'm now working on ditching my conscious and subconscious beauty standards that I grew up with and still affect me, and hearing the struggles others face makes me feel less alone and more empowered. We need more of these voices.
I too have tried so many beauty products before as the society had made me feel insecure about myself, i tried to fit in but in the end, i realized that self acceptance, proper hygiene and confidence are all i needed to be beautiful.
I said goodbye to all beauty products and services. I saved money and saved my true beauty.
Tganks for your video!
I relate to the hair one… I have tailbone length hair and I love it but it takes so long to dry, sometimes overnight and it’s still damp. A shaven head sounds nice sometimes
one wouldn't need to razor all of it though, it could just be cut short and still have some freedom
I buzzed my head three years ago and I’ve never gone back! I found that my facial features really pop (eyes and cheek bones in particular) and I spend absolutely no time on it. I almost never wear makeup, but I realized it only takes a little mascara and a bold lipstick to look “fancy” with the buzz cut. I’m sure it’ll be a pain in the ass if I ever decide to grow it out, but I don’t see that happening anytime soon! 😁
I'm so happy that my favourite channel has collaborated with an Indian Influencer/Journalist. Thank TFD. Much love
As a Filipino woman, I was also socialized into thinking that light skin was more beautiful than dark skin. I've since opted out of that passed down colonial-mentality mindset and learned to love myself and the skin color I inherited from my ancestors.
I’m half white and half a mix of Native American & Jewish/Israeli. My skin is light from the Irish in my white side. Everyone would always praise how light my skin is, but still talk about how I should get contact for my brown eyes to be light, and a nose job to get rid of my “Jewish bump.” It’s horrible how obsessed the world is with light skin, hair, & eyes with soft round features. I can’t imagine how much worse it would’ve been pushed on me if I wasn’t fair skinned like my grams who is Native American.
such a comforting voice 💗
Thank you ♥️
@@jagruthimaddela1119 🌹
This video shed so much light on a topic I didn't know much about! I hope post-pandemic (and post 2020 in general) people prioritize their comfort and well-being over something so arbitrary yet so sinister as "beauty standards"!
The pressure to conform started in the late 80s. I was petite, slim and fair and still faced a lot of pressure due to wearing glasses. I grew up before all day TV was a thing. Your lament about diet is spot on.
Go South Asians! Love the narrator ❤️
Thank you TFD
Thank you Reetu 😍✨
This was amazing. Relatable and very well put and the narrator's voice is so pleasant.
Love hearing a perspective from another part of the world! Please have South Asian authors and narrators again!
YES, YES YES! You have no idea how happy this has made me
I found this fascinating! Yay for the author's for coming into her own, and yay for a broader variety of perspectives on TFD! Thank you!
Well done explaining all of these! I, too, am reviewing all the beauty routines that have been imposed on me (ingrained in my mind as just a regular and automatic part of womanhood). I’m questioning which parts I truly enjoy and are beneficial for my life as a human. I’ve given up on 💅 nails, hair (simple haircut is fine), and eyeshadow. I’ve redirected my energy on finding clothes that fit me and support me, not ones that I will have to diet my way into. And getting massages feel great when you have chronic pain like I do. I still do some sort of beauty routine but one that I choose. Anyway, the point is, we are all different but I feel as liberated as you described even when your changes may seem more drastic.
At a certain point, I just realized - hold on a minute, why am I spending time, money, and effort for these? Other than pain and the emotional toll, we often forget that these beauty routines cost a lot. I also observed the men (my cousins, uncles, colleagues) in my life and saw that they did not have such a long list of beauty “tasks” and kept their money for other purposes way easier because the internalized pressure to be beautiful isnt as strong for them. (Maybe for them, the pressure is for other things.)
It’s also interesting that you said your cuisine gets pushed aside for weight loss diets when many “healthy/diet” recipe gurus who are not Indian often recommend Indian or Indian-inspired food as “diet” food.
BRAVO!!!! I Good on you for not caving and doing what feels good for you.
Love this video! I'm so glad to hear more diversity of voices (both stories and narration) here. :)
👏👏👏 more of this version of Making it Work
I've been loving and binge watching TFD's videos and I'm so, so happy to see a fellow Indian host this show and talk about this topic! Thanks for this incredible video! Love all the content!
I loved this video! More diverse narrators please! I love hearing about experiences across the world
Kudos to you Girl. Belonging to a middle-class family the amenities like going to beauty parlour and buying shape wear was not accessible to me but I would be if I didn't wish for those. But now I know what happened , happened for good.
So well done! So very apt! So true to so many women out there! U go gurll❤️❤️❤️ so proud of you😘😘😘😘😘
Completely agree with you regarding the long hair thing! I also impulsively cut my long hair short during the pandemic because without the regular professional cuts and stylings, it was driving me nuts. It was so liberating! Plus, all the time I saved not fussing with the long hair!
This was so refreshing to watch! Thank you TFD for pushing for more diverse and real content!
Oh my!
So proud to hear a fellow desi on TFD!
This was so great to see and hear that---- even in predominantly non-white, non-Western/First World nations---- beauty standards are still the same and women still feel the same pressure to be 'perfect'..... and for MEN, NO LESS!!!
I love this woman..... I want to be her friend!
Been watching videos about how beauty standards badly affect women in different cultures and I feel just lucky I've never been touched by those things. It's not that there is no such pressure here; I just have some other things I can stick to than being beautiful. SEA girl here. Been teased of dark skin sometimes in the earlier stage of life by my own mom, though not seriously, I know it's out of love. Been recommended a few times by hairdressers to straighten my wavy thick hair but I said no I like my hair. Have body hair, arms and legs, and never been bothered to do anything with it. However, those standards are real for many girls here too, and I feel sorry for them. Thank you for sharing your experiences. I wish more girls see this kind of videos in their recommendation. ❤❤❤
"am keeping my dark beautiful skin"....preach!
Great , you go girl. I also ditched these and you forgot to add high heals , tight jeans and leggings all of which cause blood circulation issues and cramp abdomen.
One of the best things that happened to me was embracing shaving instead of waxing. All my life I have been told that if I shaved my hair would grow thicker and darker, which is a lie. That and shaving was considered a "masculine thing". Now I just keep a couple of razors just in case and I shave when I feel like I want to, I'm still trying to feel more comfortable without shaving around friends and family tho.
When i was 8-9 years old i used to rub my face with soaf 4-5 times a day whenever i go outside to look a little fair but whenever now i think about it makes me feel guilty my friends classmates tease me for my skin complexion but know things change alot i started to embrace my natural skintone and start loving me makes a huge difference in this lockdown i cut my hair shorter without telling my mom i love my short hair without caring what others say😊
Since the pandemic I’ve taken to wearing only Sports Bras or cloth bralettes - I have a DD so going bra-less is too sweaty most days. But I’ve tossed my wire bras. The only time I’m wearing one again is in my wedding dress next month.
Good for you!,I wear a sports bra as well and I’ll never go back to my uncomfortable bra!
love seeing the representation and diverse perspective on this channel!
Thank you for sharing this. I love these type of videos!
This was so good... I would love to hear more from Jagruthi!
I ditched a lot of beauty practices too and guess what?! I ended up saving a lot of money and now when I look back I can't believe I did all those things. A lot of things were extremely painful and it's more like self-abuse (cough brazillian wax cough). I too use a lot of DIY solutions and focus on having a clean diet and my skin feels so much better now.
This is amazinggg. So relatable.
P.S Love the narrator’s voice
Thank you for your courage in sharing your story! It's inspiring and empowering and I hope to reach that level of love for my true self one day
As an Indian I really really needed to hear that someone has challenged this "beauty norms" and still felt like their best self this was really helpful thank you tfd for this amazing video!
Omg this made me so happy ♥️
@@jagruthimaddela1119 oh my God!!! Thank you soooo much for replying this just made my day and once again thank you for the video!!!hope you'll have an amazing day😊
Really interesting video. Thanks for sharing!
I love this representation on TFD! Its fantastic that the world learns about financial frugality while taking our cultural differences and backgrounds into perspective. Would love to have Jagruthi here more often :)
Thank you Atrayee ♥️
Loved hearing a different voice and experience in this minimalist approach
I would love to see the narrator, she is amazing!
Great the video! 💛 Would love to hear more from Jagruthi.
sugaring at home is mostly pain less as long as you do it well with reearch and pactice also very cheap and last longer
5:44 YESSSSSSSSSSS I can't be bothered with terrible underwire torture devices anymore
I definetely stopped buying push-up bras but the funny thing is I never really wanted the appearance of a bigger bust it was just what was available for my cup size around 6-10 years ago when I was a teenager. That definetely made me feel like society does not accept how my breasts look if all available models to me were coming with something that felt like prosthetic padding in them.
Bralettes coming into fashion finally was a bit of a small revolution to me not gonna lie lmao.
I am really happy that even though im insecure about my body i didnt wear shapewears that shit is extremely uncomfortable
Pleasantly surprised to hear someone from the same background as myself. Thank you for the video, I’m glad we’re talking about this. :)
Loved this ❤️Thankyou ❤️
I can honestly tell you I love my long hair and facials. It is extremely therapeutic and a form of meditation for me.
Thank you for this awesome video!
I really enjoyed this video. It's nice to hear different perspectives.
I really liked this video, it's refreshing to hear experiences that are not from US Americans
Me chopping off my hair really short dgaf abt what people or family members will say abt it. It's MY hair after all. Brown is beautiful and I have only waxed my arms once(I wanted to no one forced me)and got rashes so no waxing. And I have been skinny shamed half of my life! Like can't they let me live in peace
This message is so important, thank you! We need to wake up, these are all businesses, and we don't need to support them if they don't support our health. We can save that money and put it towards something else.
I freaking loving this!! More from this chick
Thank You Brittney :)
@@jagruthimaddela1119 No! Thank you
The fair skin = beautiful is still a thing in the Philippines. Gluthatione injections/pills, whitening soaps, creams.
Another excellent, helpful video from TFD. Thank you.
This video must be shared as much as possible... 👍👍
I really am happy to see this content. I have rarely seen something that I can relate to so much .
The education of this video is so beautiful. The animation of this video is so beautiful. I'd love to know what video animation software was used create this.
My mom never wears any make-up not even a lipstick. She never went to these salons as she consider them unhygienic. Me nd my sister too never knew much about make-up and procedures etc. I was a happy and fortunately my friends didn't mind me being simple. But then u enter society as an adult your bloody relative aunties starts judging u. I started by buying those beauty products at 20 it was tiring rather than having fun with my friends I cared about my appearance now three years later I ditched them again. I only do a basic skin care