Hey Luvs!
Hope you all are doing lovely and feeling great!! I know its been forever, but we're back with another Dark-skinned Girls Rock! post. Today we're featuring Catrice from Michigan!
Catrice Helen
Everyone meet Catrice. Shes a 25 year old Law Student from Michigan!
Describe yourself in 3 words: Bold Funny Optimistic
Tell about your personal style.
My
style is thrift store gone fabulous! I don't like to spend an
exorbitant amount on clothing just to look good. So what I do is I buy
many multi purpose pieces, from jewelry to clothing, and mix and match
until it looks fabulous.
Who are your style icons? Rhianna and Kerri Washington
Have
you ever struggled with self-identity issues because of your
complexion? If so what are some things you did to accept yourself for
who you are and love yourself?
Yes, I have struggled. I have
been made to feel I wasn't cute enough because all of the guys only
wanted women of lighter skin tones. I was also judged as being "ghetto"
and ignorant just because I was dark skinned. I am mostly over looked by
men of my complexion because they are consumed with finding a "kim
kardasian" or "jessica biel". I just had to come to terms with the fact
that I will not and can not be someone else therefore I should be happy
in my own skin. I mean God had enough love for me to create me this way,
therefore I should love myself.
Do
you have any advice for other dark-skinned women that are struggling
with accepting themselves because of the color of their skin?
They
should realize and understand that number 1: the history of the black race
and how from the beginning society made black people feel ashamed about
the darkness of our skin. In order to break our culture, they
instilled in us to hate our skin color and idolize skin colors of
lighter hues. I believe if people would understand their history, they would
understand that in order to reverse the thousand of years of hatred
instilled in us, we must love ourselves in an abundance.
Number 2. I
think if women would just find what makes them feel sexy and loved, they
would be less concerned with what mainstream society thought about
their skin color. I think more women need to fall in love with
themselves...I mean head first deep in love, that way they will only be
focused on what makes them happy.
What do you like most about being dark-skinned?
The
smoothness and darkness of my skin. I feel so exotic and no not because
I'm from a foreign country, but because I don't look like everyone else
walking down the street. I literally am a personification of uniqueness.
Yes hunny you truly are a "personification on uniqueness"! I love that line...don't be mad if I steal it girl lol. Thank you soooo much Catrice for participating and your kind words of encouragement to women who are struggling with self-identity issues because of the color of their skin. Beauty has no skin color!
My
dark-skinned ladies, if you have a story that you feel others can
benefit from, please don't hesitate to participate in this series. This
series is open to all! You don't have to be a blogger, vlogger, etc. to participate.
Click here for more info about the series, or email me at cherrie.amore@gmail.com if you are interested in participating in the series.
EMBRACE YOUR BEAUTY.
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