Unpretty Podcast
By Unpretty Podcast
Unpacking perceptions of beauty so deeply ingrained in society, through the lens of Black and non-black people of colour and our mutual struggles and challenges - be it discrimination, appropriation or simply lack of options.
Each episode will be centred on one single theme, topic or question, we will discuss societal misrepresentation, decipher myths, share personal stories and ask those questions that maybe you didn't think you could ask, or simply didn't know how.
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Latest episode
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Unpretty & Unfiltered with...Megan Crabbe
We're back with our final episode for season 2, another edition of Unpretty & Unfiltered, where we have unfiltered chats with trailblazers from our community: talking about their personal journeys and experiences as people of colour. … -
Unpretty Recommends
No doubt, over the past 15 months, we've all been exploring new beauty rituals and products. The Unpretty Podcast team (Basma, Chi, and Kaydine) catch up to talk about the products that we've recently been trying out, as well as some of our staple… -
Body hair, don't care with Marissa Malik and Henna Amin
Body hair is something that as, as women of colour growing up in the global north, are taught to be ashamed of. From early introductions to hair removal (brow threading, sugaring, bleaching) to adolescent shaming in the changing rooms at school; o… -
Protecting the crown with Kelechi Okafor and Dawn Butler
The year is 2021 and still, in the UK, there are legislations outlawing hair discrimination whether it's in schools or the workplace, with groups such as Project Embrace and the Halo Collective fighting for change, how are we still here? -
Casting call with Ola Christian and Rae Elliman
Both the fashion industry and film and tv industries came under fire post-June 2020 regarding the lack of diverse representation of the communities they claim to serve. Conversations about representative casting in the UK span beyond ev… -
Unpretty and Unfiltered with...Sir John
We're back with another edition of Unpretty & Unfiltered, where we have unfiltered chats with trailblazers from our community: talking about their personal journey and experiences as people of colour. For this fifth edition, we're … -
Grillz - do they make your mouth smell?
Gold teeth and grillz were once something most frequently seen on black hip hop artists or TV gangsters, but in more recent years are more widely worn by people from all different cultures. We are joined by Solange Garcia and Tania Town… -
Getting wiggy with Twiggy Jalloh and Gina Knight
Wigs and weaves play integral roles in the culture of black beauty. Whether as a form of visual and creative expression, a protective hairstyle or an attempt to assimilate to Eurocentric beauty standards, each person's motivations differ. … -
There's no shame in menstrual health...with Zing Tsjeng and Karen Arthur
Periods are one of the many taboo subjects rarely covered in traditional African and South Asian cultures - Amika George talks about the outdated myths and superstitions surrounding the impurity of a girl who's menstruating - whether it's the proh… -
Clean Beauty, Ayurveda and Ingredient Storytelling with Akash Mehta and Laila-Jean Washington
Natural beauty remedies have strong roots in cultures from the Global South, long before the commercialisation from the household cosmetics companies we know today. From argan and coconut oils, shea butter and ayurvedic remedies, the assorted use …
