The Natural Beauty Of African Woman With Little Or No Artificial Makeup Or Plastic Surgery

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THENATURAL BEAUTYOF AFRICANWOMAN W ITHLITTLEOR NOARTIFIC IAL MAKEUPOR PLASTICSURGERY

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Over the years, African women have created, perfected and mastered natural beauty secrets for healthy body and skin.

Its interesting to note that most of the secrets are usually traditional recipes, made from organic materials and passed down from one generation to another. This shows how much black people love to identify themselves with mother nature?s resources after having to contend with a colonial legacy of beauty standards and an idealisation of Eurocentric features.

Natural beauty may seem controversial, since it is two sides of a coin. One buttresses on one?s physical true beauty without makeup or artificial aids to enhance appearance., then the other buttresses on the reflection of who one really is. Hence the proverbial quote ?beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder?.

Being natural is incredibly empowering. Typical African woman whose beauty radiates from her alluring dark skin, enticing feminine curves, eyes like the eagle?s, a smile as bright as the stars, and a douche of purity and confidence to crown it all.

Black women, especially African women of antiquity were legendary for their natural beauty. A time when African physiognomy was believed to be the standard of beauty in that part of the ancient world.

Many Africans believe that this has not changed much today as most African women are naturally beautiful with their well-groomed hair and usually go with little or no makeup or undergoing cosmetic/plastic surgery to enhance their beauty. However, this is not the case for most Western women that have undergone plastic surgeries like hips and butts enlargement, South Africa's Zozibini Tunzi was one of the African women that stood out in her natural beauty against all odds as one of the contestants during the 2019 Miss Universe beauty pageant which she ended up being the winner.

Former Miss Universe, Tunzi entered the pageantry with her natural haircut and blatantly refused to put on a wig even when she was asked to. That made her very unique. In her words, ?I came into this competition with my natural hair as a symbol of my firm belief in being yourself" she told DRUM after winning the Miss SA title in August 2019. Indeed while her sheer confidence, breathtaking looks, and graceful walks might have won her the Miss Universe title, there is no doubt that her uniqueness and pearls of wisdom earned her the world's respect

Even though being naturally beautiful is a natural endowment, it is worthy to note that some individuals that engage in some healthy practices and lifestyle to maintain and enhance their beauty cannot be over-emphasized. These practices are, however not cumbersome as they involve little or no effort to achieve since they are almost just like the normal daily routine. These practices include eating healthy which includes good food, vegetables, and fruits, having enough rest, drinking enough water to keep your body hydrated, avoiding foods that irritate your skin, using suitable toiletries, exercising, reducing stress and above all being happy.

Although some African women are demonstrating the concept of enhancing beauty, however, the majority of African women maintain their natural beauty with little or plastic surgeries.

S h e T h e Q u e e n B a z a m i l e f t T a m y M o y o

Africa?s ent ert ainm ent indust ry has grow n in leaps and bounds over t he last t w o decades, as art ist s keep rising from relat ive int ernat ional obscurit y t o global recognit ion. It is also clear t hat t he uniqueness of em bedding African cult ure in our m usic has creat ed aut hent icit y and w ill cont inue t o at t ract people around t he w orld, especially African Am ericans (our brot hers and sist ers) t o ident ify w it h t he African w ays of m usical ent ert ainm ent .

Wit h or w it hout underst anding Zim babw e's nat ive languages, one m ust be m oved w it h t he perform ance of SheTheQueen?s Bazam ile feat uring Tam y Moyo - a w ell-art iculat ed perform ance. Wit h expert ly curat ed original songs, SheTheQueen is an art ist w ho is a t rust ed source for m usic and cult ure. Perhaps, a clean sw eep at t he Gram m y?s is in t he not -so-dist ant fut ure.

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