In this week’s episode, I sat down with Yoginee Chetty: digital consultant, writer and friend. In the first part of our podcast, Yoginee talked to us about identity and confidence, exploring its links to her personal expatriate experience as well as tracing their relationship to her native Mauritius’ colonial past.
In the second part of our podcast, which starts with a brief yet passionate rant about the eternal bane of shower-planning, Yoginee shared her beauty rituals. Highlights include her rekindled relationship with coconut oil after 20 years as well as her new-found love of The Ordinary serums. I can also personally vouch for holding power of Too Faced’s Peach Perfect Powder, which has been gracing my pores with its peachy-scented goodness since our episode.
Things Yoginee mentioned:
- Good Hair by Chris Rock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTsTyf2ESz4
- Virgin Coconut Oil
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vita-Extra-Virgin-Organic-Coconut/dp/B00OBDWFLO/ref=lp_6860925031_1_8_s_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1561758378&sr=1-8
- The Ordinary Alpha Arburtin 2% + HA
https://theordinary.com/product/rdn-alpha-arbutin-2pct-ha-30ml?redir=1
- The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG
https://theordinary.com/product/rdn-caffeine-solution-5pct-egcg-30ml?redir=1
- The Ordinary Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate 10%
https://theordinary.com/product/rdn-magnesium-ascorbyl-phosphate-10pct-30ml?redir=1
- The Ordinary “Buffet”
https://theordinary.com/product/rdn-buffet-30ml?redir=1
- The Ordinary 100% Organic Cold-Pressed Rose Hip Seed Oil
https://theordinary.com/product/rdn-100pct-organic-cold-pressed-rose-hip-seed-oil-30ml?redir=1
- Too Faced Born This Way Foundation in shade Honey
https://www.toofaced.com/face-makeup/foundation/born-this-way-foundation-honey/70140.html
- Dior Diorskin Forever Undercover Concealer No. 50
https://www.dior.com/en_gb/products/beauty-Y0339200_F033920011-dior-forever-undercover-one-coat-camouflage-everlasting-concealer-waterproof?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIqL_owZSN4wIVCpztCh2dFQyfEAQYASABEgJf0_D_BwE
- Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara
https://www.toofaced.com/eye-makeup/mascara/better-than-sex-mascara/80021.html
- Too Faced Peach Perfect Powder
https://www.toofaced.com/face-makeup/powder/peaches-and-cream---peach-perfect-setting-powder/70229.html
- MAC Brow Set Gel in Clear
https://www.maccosmetics.co.uk/product/13834/305/products/makeup/eyes/brow/brow-set#!/shade/Clear
Here are a few books that Yoginee recommends as a starting point for exploring the conversation around identity:
- The Rape of Sita by Lindsey Collen
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rape-Sita-Lindsey-Collen/dp/0747552452
- Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Americanah-Chimamanda-Ngozi-Adichie/dp/000735634X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=americanah&qid=1561758820&s=books&sr=1-1
- A Grain of Wheat by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Grain-Wheat-Penguin-Modern-Classics/dp/0141186992/ref=sr_1_1?crid=16KIVCG7D4058&keywords=a+grain+of+wheat+by+ngugi+wa+thiong%27o&qid=1561758839&s=books&sprefix=a+grain+of+wheat%2Cstripbooks%2C128&sr=1-1
You can discover Yoginee’s writing at @musings_of_a_brown_woman or follow her personal page at @iginee. You can find more of me over on Instagram at @whitterfresh.
CREDITS
Music: Paris Metro by Stuart Moore