As part of our ongoing About-Face series, we sit down with Black women in our community for honest conversations about beauty, our bodies, and the stories that shape how we see ourselves. In this excerpt, Taylor Dunlap (IG: tayloradunlap) shares lessons on beauty through the lens of becoming a mother. Photographed by Tariq Tarey You have a younger sister. Did you two grow up with different experiences surrounding beauty? Oh yeah, definitely. So a lot of people, when they meet

As part of our ongoing About-Face series, we sit down with Black women in our community for honest conversations about beauty, our bodies, and the stories that shape how we see ourselves. In this excerpt, Erinn Brooks (IG: erinn.brooks) talks about embracing her curves and reconnecting with her body. Photographed by Tariq Tarey What is one feature or attribute that you celebrate about yourself? I love my curves in total. My hips, my thighs, my butt, my breast. I love it all.

As part of our ongoing About-Face series, we sit down with Black women in our community for honest conversations about beauty, our bodies, and the stories that shape how we see ourselves. In this excerpt, Basheera Foggie (IG: basheerafoggie) reflects on the impact of colorism and living with sickle cell on her sense of belonging. Photographed by Tariq Tarey What are some of your earliest memories or experiences that shaped your concept of beauty? Some of my earliest memories