And with tutorials from Sims, Black women can achieve all those “too Black” hairstyles that the rest of America apparently didn’t want-making the statement that our hair and our bodies will no longer be policed. With this new line Union and Sims are not only highlighting the beauty of Black hair, they’re also using the Flawless platform to highlight other Black-owned businesses. And if I can’t use my platform to shine a light on us, who else is?” You cannot take anything from me because everything that matters is inside. And then I got to a point where I was like, I don’t give a flying fig. But the way society always wants to pit us against each other, I didn’t always feel comfortable doing that. “I need to not only be on the right side of history, but I need to be able to stand with my spine and my soul intact. “What I keep coming back to and what my husband keeps coming back to is how much money do you need to have to stand in your truth and to stand up for our people?” she said. Her unceremonious firing from her role as a judge on America’s Got Talent transformed into an opportunity for the world to see just how hard she goes for the culture. But if you know Union, then you understand that she’s never been afraid of a fight. And she’s been a longtime advocate for women and the Black community, which has thrust her into controversy at times. If you follow her on Instagram then you know that every Wednesday she’s championing for women across different industries. Humility has been a way of life for Union for years. There is no point in me loving something that the rest of us can’t enjoy.” Everything I do from here on out for the last couple of years, it has to be affordable and accessible. “I never want health and wellness to feel like luxury items. “I thought it kind of made me a jerk if I figured out the solution to growing my hair and strengthening my hair, getting these curls popping, but then I priced people out of those options,” Union added. One of the things that I love about Gab the most is she’s not a greedy celebrity that wants to take all of the money and all of the accolades.” So that kind of folded into our mantra for the line. “We intentionally created looks that were accessible, that were inspiring that Black girls could look up to. “There are tons of girls out there that look at celebrities, specifically Gabrielle, and want to emulate the things that she does,” Sims explained. Two priorities for the duo were making the product line with natural ingredients and buying back ownership to make the brand Black-owned and Black-led-which they also did. Quite frankly, we were marketing way too wide.”Īfter three years of whipping up formulas in the kitchen with Larry to grow her hair back-which she did-Union was ready to regroup and go back to drawing board with the line. We were sold in stores that are not widely accessible to our audience. I felt very inauthentic and I was also humiliated and depressed because my head was bald. “Our investors at the time did not want to wait for my hair to grow back so I could use my own hair as I talked about these products and so I was forced into wigs and hair clips and I just felt like a fraud. “It just put me in a terrible position,” she tells ESSENCE. It looks like that philosophy is working well for her because the inner joy is reflected all over her happy face.īefore you go, click here to see celebrity women over 50 whose bikini photos are blowing our minds.Union originally launched the line back in 2017, but unbeknownst to most, it was right at the time when she suffered massive hair loss due to several rounds of IVF. “Because soon you’re going to end up with someone else’s life that you don’t actually want, and it doesn’t help move the needle in your own life,” Union added. You’re going to feel like sh*t.” Her fitness regimen now includes elements to boost her “mind, body, soul.”Īnd she reminds her followers that old saying, attributed to President Theodore Roosevelt, that “comparison is the thief of joy” holds true. “But if your soul is crooked or eroding, it really doesn’t matter what the hell you look like. A post shared by Gabrielle Union-Wade 49-year-old actress has talked openly about body image and how she used to make a new year’s vision board with cutouts of her ideal body shape, when she realized it wasn’t helpful mentally. “And when I would get a similar body part, you automatically think your life is going to change,” she explained to PopSugar.
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