Hannah Harris photographs her hands holding beauty products for Instagram. But her main goal isn't to show off the products; it's to highlight the beauty of Black hands and the lack of them in beauty campaigns
Photo: Hannah Harris @browngirlhands Last weekend, Hannah Harris was concerned about a tropical storm that was predicted to hit her hometown of Plantation, Florida.
Hannah Harris on her shoot setup. Photo: Hannah Harris @browngirlhands Harris had a similar question. “I had always wondered, Where’s the Black representation in beauty? When you’re growing up, you want to see yourself reflected in the media and on social media, so I had noticed the lack of Black and brown skin, but I didn’t know what to do about it.” The best thing she could do, she thought, was to go to college and “infiltrate the industry from the inside.
“Racism isn’t always very obvious. It’s these microaggressions that you experience in your day-to-day life that people don’t always realize — they’re indirect, subtle, and sometimes unintentional. And oftentimes, when we focus on diversity, we focus on the big things, like how many foundation shades a brand offers or the models walking down the runway. But the little things also stay with you,” Harris says. “Hands are an example of that.
Then there’s the added pressure of feeling like a spokesperson for an entire community. “There’s no way that I can possibly represent every single Black person — there are so many ways to be Back and to celebrate Blackness,” she says, adding that the pressure can be especially high when working with brands. “If you’re the first Black photographer a company is working with, you feel responsible for leaving the door open for everybody else behind you.
Topicals Photo: Hannah Harris @browngirlhands “I’ve tried Topicals’ Like Butter Mask before, and this is essentially the same thing in mist form and for the body instead of your face. I like the brand a lot because a lot of their products target conditions like eczema, and I’ve had eczema my whole life. The first time I tried one of their products, my skin the day before and my skin the day after looked totally different. There was a dramatic increase in moisture and change in tone.
Ami Colé Skin-Enhancing Tint $32 $32 Buy at Ami Cole Buy KNC Beauty Photo: Hannah Harris @browngirlhands “The first time I bought these eye masks, it was definitely because they are cute. But I’m also in college, and sometimes I don’t sleep or get as much sleep as I would like to, so I love to put these on while I’m getting ready if I have something big to go to. They’re a great pick-me-up and make my eyes look more awake.
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