Why beauty isn’t a feminine thing, why not smiling shows strength and why you need to feel desirable

Chloe J Flowers is a freelance writer and a 9th grade English teacher based in Dallas, Texas, who has an inspirational approach to self-care. In this conversation I love how candid Chloe is in talking about everything from affirmations, taking care of her post-pregnancy body, why black culture seems to equate longer hair with beauty to why she often chooses not to smile in photographs. Links to the products and people Chloe mentions are below. As always, thank you for your support! Please do hit subscribe and I would love it if you could leave a review. If you want to see more from BeautyMe, find me over on Instagram at @beautymepodcast https://www.instagram.com/beautymepodcast/or @charisse.kenion https://www.instagram.com/charisse.kenion/

Alba Botanica Deep Pore Wash: https://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/alba-acne-deep-pore-wash-60009801

Bare Minerals Powder Foundation: https://www.bareminerals.co.uk/makeup/face/foundation/original-foundation-spf-15/UKMasterSPF15Found.html

Alex Elle: https://www.instagram.com/alex_elle/

Stop Telling Women To Smile: http://www.tlynnfaz.com/Stop-Telling-Women-to-Smile

Cheer Up Luv: https://www.instagram.com/cheerupluv/

Fenty Beauty Match Stix Shimmer Skinstick in Sinamon: https://www.fentybeauty.com/match-stix-shimmer-skinstick/FB30004.html

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U.K.-based beauty writer and photographer Charisse Kenion presents a series of podcasts that are all about beauty - how it's become intertwined with wellness, how we're measured by it, what we choose to spend on it, our first memories of it and more. Most importantly, this is beauty, beyond the BS. Go to @beautymepodcast on Instagram if you want to talk about it and check out my TikTok @charissekenion for video content. Please rate and review the podcast if you enjoy it.