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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Lollie King

I'm a black woman who uses tanning drops instead of foundation in spring for an even-toned finish

Lollie King holding tan drops .

Whenever I tell people that I use tanning drops as a black woman, I am almost always met with a look of surprise and often the question, "Why?"

Growing up, the Eurocentric ideal of beauty didn't have a lot of space for me, which made me resent my black skin, so the thought of making my skin darker certainly wouldn't align with what was considered beautiful.

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