When a bare face becomes a problem when it comes to women of colour

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When some people go makeup-free, it’s “fresh, natural, elegant.”
But when Meghan does it… suddenly it’s a problem? Interesting.



Can we talk about this Harper’s Bazaar ‘makeup-free’ Meghan Markle drama?
Because whew… the tone of that article?
Racist. Bitchy. And full of double standards.

You’re telling me that this, a Black woman showing her natural face, is somehow a ‘humblebrag,’ ‘not relatable,’ and ‘not empowering’…?

Yet when white women in the Royal Family went makeup-free, the media called them ‘fresh-faced,’ ‘radiant,’ ‘regal,’ ‘timeless,’ and ‘modern’?
Where was all this outrage then?”

The article tries so hard to sound intellectual, but let’s be real.
It’s shaming Meghan for the same thing others are praised for.
The same thing.
Which means the issue isn’t the makeup.
It’s the woman wearing the face.


“Black women are always asked to be ‘real’… but never too real.
We’re asked to be ‘relatable’… but criticised when we actually show softness.
We’re told to ‘embrace natural beauty’… and then mocked when we do.”



“So yes, Meghan is being targeted.
And yes, the tone is racialised.
Because in a world where whiteness is the default standard of beauty, a glowing bare face on a Black woman becomes a ‘threat,’ a ‘statement,’ or somehow a ‘problem.’”

Here’s the truth:
A woman, ANY woman choosing to go makeup-free is her business.
And if you only celebrate it when the face is white
that’s not beauty commentary.
That’s bias.
And we see it.