3. Fashion and Beauty Part 1
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Bongi and Matt get into how their cultures’ beauty ideals differ and what they love about how each other look, even first thing! For Bongi, being a black woman in the UK, even her hair can become a political issue. She questions why afro hair is free game to white people, explains why she can change her hair so often and how she hid her au-natural locks from Matt for ages. Beauty isn’t just skin deep though, the couple discuss skin bleaching and why some black people feel like they need to lighten their skin. Plus Matt gets his head round the lengths Bongi’s gone to in order to have straight hair. Other questions this episode see Bongi and Matt confess their worst hairstyle disaster and what they thought beauty was growing up. If you've enjoyed this podcast please consider leaving a 5 star review and a comment on your favourite podcast app!
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