Complexion

bearing civilisation and water bearing nature by the introduction of silt. Its ‘equivocal operation’ poses problems to civilisation and causes the lives of the Fen landers to be shaped by nature. Furthermore, characters such as Dick whose ‘muddy complexion’ and ‘potato coloured face’ blur the boundaries between humankind and the natural world expose the inability of nature and civilisation to coexist. By extension, Swifts vivid depiction of nature triumphs over humankind. However, Tom Crick,…

F. Scott Fitzgerald, was credited for the success of his most famous novel The Great Gatsby, long after his death in 1940. This novel highlighted the Jazz Age of the 1920 and dealt with the greed of the rich, mishap of the lower class and use of wealth to override morals and justice. As this writing holds great power to those reading it throughout the years, Fitzgerald died believing that his life was a failure. Similarly to Fitzgerald, Zora Neale Hurston was acknowledged for the success of her…

and skin-tone-evening products to help with pigmentation” (Peoples and Weatherford). All products are oil, paraben and fragrance-free and are never tested on animals. The beauty industry failed to create products that cater to women with darker complexions. This is partly due to the “perception that women of color spend less on makeup than Caucasian women” (Segran). Most beauty products carry a limited range of products that ignore darker skin tones. For most cosmetic companies, spending money…

vitamins and minerals that add moisture to dry areas and provide anti-aging properties that protect your skin from damage. This Hybrid formula can withstand harsh weather conditions such as humidity, heat and water and still giving you a fair even complexion. This product is dermatologist-tested, non-acne genic, non-comedogenic and allergy-tested. Formulated…

Advertising painted the perfect picture album of society in the early nineteen hundreds. Advertisements told a story of what was going on during that particular time period. Women were portrayed as being competent and successful in both the nineteen twenties and fifties. “Evaluation of advertisements from nineteen twenty to nineteen fifty nine encourages that despite the conservative role of women in the twenties, the role of women in the fifties seemed much more feminine.” There were beautiful…

I am an eighteen year old interracial female, I have experienced both sexism and racism in my life. Due to my complexion being lighter I have not encountered racism or sexism as harshly as those who have a darker complexion. Colorism in the African American, Asian, Latino, and Hispanic communities is an issue that is downplayed. Colorism comes from internalized and systematic racist beliefs that lighter is better in regards to skin color. We as a society have been conditioned to believe European…

will reflect on slavery roles, assimilation, and abolishment of slavery. Women were the majority of early African slaves. In addition to agricultural work, female slaves of dark complexion were called field slaves they carried out other duties, such as trading and cotton spinning and dyeing. Women of lighter complexion were named house slaves, their duties included such as preparing food, washing clothes, and cleaning. Male slaves typically farmed and herded animals. Those who belonged to…

foundations offer a variety of shades, MAC caters more towards lighter shades while NARS is more accommodating to both lighter and darker shades. From personal experience, I came to realize that as a darker woman of color, NARS is more appealing to my complexion not only because it has my shade which is, “DARK 3” whereas with MAC I would have to mix two different shades in order to achieve that result. Also, while the MAC Match Maker offers 12 different shades, the NARS Luminous Weightless…

As el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz (better known as Malcolm X) once said, “The most disrespected woman in America, is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America, is the Black woman.” Although this has always been a universal truth to Black women, it was groundbreaking to say in the time of el-Shabazz, and is still quite revolutionary to admit to today. Nevertheless, the statement still holds true without much effort to reverse it on…

matrimony in Puritan society, the effect of which is to relate to themes such as the values of Godly Puritan Society and impossible love. In The Great Gatsby, Daisy, is characterised in multiple chapters as wearing white clothes, being of a pale white complexion and owning white possessions such as a white car and house. Unlike Daisy, Hester is symbolic of darkness as a result of the sin she committed with Dimmesdale, and there is a strong sense of irony when Prynne was “called in aid to…