Month: June 2020

Unilever is officially rebranding Fair & Lovely, a popular Indian skin-care brand known for its skin-whitening cream. The consumer goods company, which is also behind brands like Dove, Vaseline, and Axe, announced on Thursday that it was dedicating itself to a “more inclusive vision of beauty.” Specifically, the brand will remove the words “fair,” “light,” and “white” from all of its product packaging and marketing, thus changing the name of Fair & Lovely.

Bleaching and whitening skin have long been the norm in Asia, perpetuating the dangerous and disturbing idea that lighter skin is more superior. But following the Black Lives Matters protests worldwide, companies across various industries have been forced to acknowledge their roles in marginalizing people of color, as well as actively work to be antiracist. Consumers have even started and circulated petitions demanding the discontinuation of the brand. As a result, in addition to changing its name, Fair & Lovely and Unilever have co..

The 2020 BET Awards are taking place today, Sunday, June 28. While there won't be a regular red carpet or a stadium full of A-listers like in previous years, the show will take place virtually on YouTube. Sure, this year's show will look a little different, but we're betting it will be packed full of fashionable looks, and we can't wait to see what celebrities like Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj are going to wear while attending the award show from their houses.

The BET Awards will include performances by stylish stars like Megan Thee Stallion and breakout singers Chloe x Halle, who have come a long way after being signed by Beyoncé. Bey's daughter Blue Ivy also nabbed her first ever nomination at the tender age of 8! Just like her mom, Blue is also a major fashionista as wRead More – Source

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L'Oreal has announced that it will remove words like “whitening” from its skin-care products.

The decision to do so follows the protests, seeking greater racial inclusivity and racial justice, which are currently taking place across the globe.

” [L'Oreal] has decided to remove the words white/whitening, fair/fairness, light/lightening from all its skin evening products,” explained the French cosmetics brand in a statement released yesterday, June 27.

The multi-billion dollar company's decision to do so came just one day after Unilever announced that it would officially be rebranding Fair & Lovely, a popular Indian skin-care brand known for its skin-whitening cream.

The consumer goods company, which is also behind brands like Dove, Vaseline, and Axe, announced on Thursday that it was dedicating itself to a “more inclusive vision of beauty.” Specifically, the brand will remove the words “fair,” “light,” and “white” from all of its product packaging and marketing, thus ..