Gabrielle Union-Wadeis a true beauty.
Union has featured her daughter Ka’avia in several campaigns forher beauty brand “Flawless by GU.
After nearly thirty years in the industry, the businesswoman has finally given up caring what other people think.
“I feel most like myself without makeup,” she said.
“It’s how my friends and my husband and my loved ones appreciate me most.
I think makeup can be a mask …
So I’ve made peace with this.
This is my face, and I’m okay with it …
I’m at an age where I have zero F’s to give.”
It’s equally astonishing that Union hasn’t had any anti-aging work done on her face.
She admitted toThe Skincare Edit: “I don’t like needles.
I’m not going to rule out Botox, but the idea of putting a needle in my face…
I’m not there yet.”
So, she focuses on skincare remedies instead.
“We believe that our melanin is built-in protection, and we are good to go from birth.
That’s not the case,” she explained toEssence.
“Our moles can change shape and be cancerous as well.
We have to stay on top of our sun protection.
We burn as well.”
From avoiding hair discrimination to taming their curls, the stakes are even higher for Black women in Hollywood.
“When I was younger, I hated everything about [my hair].
I wanted it to be anything but what it was,“she said.
I was inundated with images and messages saying, ‘You’re just not as pretty as so-and-so.'”
In 2020, Union also re-launched her natural hair care line “Flawless by GU.”
I don’t have that anymore.
I love my own hair.
