Beautiful woman, you get nowhere close to enough love. You’re overlooked way too often, taken for granted, and the world reacts with indifference to news of your mistreatment. You’re gorgeous, inside and out. And you originate from Africa, my Africa.
Vogue Italia’s tribute to the African woman is beautiful. Enjoy reading it- my soul soaked in each word. Enjoy the pictures too :)
I love who I am, I love who we are. If I had to pick, I’d be a beautiful black woman all over again.
With bright eyes peering out under deliciously curled lashes, cheekbones and jawbones contoured as if chiseled from sharp stone, full noses, and sumptuously lush lips, black women are unquestionably beautiful.
A tribute is due to the woman whose skin tone ranges from alabaster to mahogany to smooth onyx, who can flawlessly carry any makeup look—from gold dusted lids to fuchsia blush to ripe purple and pink glosses. These pages pay homage to the versatile woman whose hair can oscillate from a tightly coiled and coifed Afro, to sleek layers, to a slicked back pixie cut in a matter of minutes. To the divine woman whose enviably full lips, strong, white teeth, and delightful smile have been known to electrify the hearts of many. To the siren whose smooth, velvety skin blocks the sun yet remains supple and unblemished with the passage of time
Variable and diverse, black beauty escapes simple classification. But no matter the incarnation—whether the color of molasses, café au lait, bronze, tan, or tinged like desert sand—black beauties radiate with poise and multidimensional splendor.”
- Claire Smulders, Vogue Italia May 2011
