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Palette: The Beauty Bible for Women of Color Hardcover – April 21, 2020

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"This ground-breaking, first-of-its-kind book is not only destined to become the beauty bible for women of color everywhere, it is also a significant, relevant and influential voice in the conversation around inclusivity. Essential reading"

--Edward Enninful, Editor-in-Chief, Vogue UK

"If anyone is going to decode beauty's most inclusive and brilliant products, it should be Funmi."

--Lisa Eldridge, Global Makeup Creative Director for Lancome

The idea for Palette came to Vogue Contributing Beauty Editor Funmi Fetto after years of being asked by friends, family and strangers on the street for advice on products suitable for women of color, who often find themselves excluded from mainstream beauty coverage.

Following on from her career in journalism where she has extended the beauty conversation in publications such as the Observer - for whom she writes a weekly column - and written in an honest, elegant and engaging style, Fetto covers all the hair, skincare, makeup and body products available today which really work for women of color.

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320 pages
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English
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Quercus
Publication date

April 21, 2020
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7 x 1.13 x 9.5 inches
ISBN-10

1529330432
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978-1529330434
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"This ground-breaking, first-of-its-kind book is not only destined to become the beauty bible for women of colour everywhere, it is also a significant, relevant and influential voice in the conversation around inclusivity. Essential reading"

―Edward Enninful, Editor in Chief, British Vogue

"If anyone is going to decode beauty's most inclusive and brilliant products, it should be Funmi. This woman really knows her stuff and delivers it in such warm and chatty way. It's a bit like going shopping with your very beauty savvy best friend who happens to have a wicked sense of humour"
―Lisa Eldridge, Global Makeup Creative Director for Lancome

About the Author

Funmi Fetto is a former Beauty Director of British Vogue and currently Contributing Beauty Editor and Columnist there, with 15 years' experience as a fashion and beauty journalist. She has worked and written for numerous publications including The Sunday Times, Harpers Bazaar, Guardian, Elle, Tatler (where she was beauty director) and Vogue (UK and International issues). She is the author of Shopping For Vintage: The Definitive Guide to Vintage Fashion. As a Contributing Beauty Editor at British Vogue, she contributes features to the magazine and website, and also writes a Vogue online beauty column that focuses specifically on women of color, the first of its kind.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Quercus (April 21, 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1529330432
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1529330434
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.48 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 1.13 x 9.5 inches

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S. Thomas

Informative, Funny and Beautiful! Thank you for this gem!

Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2020

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As a WOC, it can sometimes be especially difficult to navigate the world of beauty products. You have to educate yourself and be proactive. You also have to accept that there are some product lines that are not meant for you. Thankfully, companies are becoming more inclusive. Plus, there are a multitude of WOC owned lines that offer products that meet our specific needs.

The rub is that while there are several beauty bibles on the market (and I have purchased a number of them), finding one that was for WOC was like finding a unicorn. I hoped it existed, but I wasn’t sure I would ever see one. Then I found “Palette” by Fummi Fetto.

This has quickly become my go to reference guide. I got the hard cover book and I am so happy that I did. I received it on a Wednesday and finished it on Friday, with the appropriate tags and highlights. It is a comprehensive book that dives into skincare, makeup and natural hair.

In addition to being supremely informative, the illustrations are beautiful and the author feels like a friend giving you the inside skinny on what worked for her, how things smell, whether they are worth the price, what works on oily skin, dry skin, sensitive skin, etc.

One thing that readers need to know is a large number of products are either mid-range in price or very expensive. The author lets you know this, but if you are looking for a beauty bible filled with tons of items that you can get at your local drugstore, you won’t find a lot of that here.

I am so happy that I found this. Thank you so much Fummi Fetto for recognizing the huge void out there and for filling it with this gem.

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Parish

Needed By All Women of Color

Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2020

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Beautiful. Beautiful. Beautiful. Inside AND Out ! The author took her time collecting all of her data and presented it in such a way that surely leaves a very lasting impression. This book is surely worthy of being passed down and will absolutely stand the test of time. Wonderfully made !

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My OtherLife

Don’t waste your money!

Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2020

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This book was a waste of money. It is written like short marketing blurbs for companies she clearly prefers or has a relationship with. I didn’t learn anything. I was so disappointed that I returned the book and I’ve NEVER returned a book before.

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Beautiful

Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2020

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Great layout and intriguing text. Looks great on a coffee table. Buying one for all the women in my family.

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Waves For Daies

FOR WOMEN OF COLOR

Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2020

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GOOD read she gives you her insight on finding products that work for women of color i love it great to display in your beauty room

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Melanie G.

Nice coffee table book

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2020

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I bought this book as a coffee table book because I am a beauty lover. I read it and bought some products but I primarily bought this because the author was Black and because I like beauty.

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Reviewer from Leics.

Some hits, some misses

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 9, 2019

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Admittedly, I don’t buy or read Vogue magazine so I had no idea about the author’s writing style. I read an article (advert) in the Guardian about it. I wanted to buy the book to show “support”; that people were interested in this matter and that, trivial as beauty may seem to many others, for some women it is a very important part of the ritual of self-preservation, of getting ready to go out there and take on the world.
The book I think represents the author’s views on beauty products: it must look nice in its presentation as well as being useful, and that the price is of little matter.
The product recommendations are generally fairly new ones, mostly luxury products and I wonder how much is advertisement. As a beauty editor, the author admits to being sent a lot of products to try for free. I imagined this book being the sort of thing I would have saved my pin money to buy as a teenager/student, then become disappointed that virtually nothing in the book would have been within my financial reach.
Skincare: if you don’t already have a set of products which addresses your concerns, this book may be helpful to you in finding them. The author experienced problems common to darker-skinned people and there is good evidence about the use of vitamin C, sunscreens, retinols and hydrators helping to improve the appearance of skin. However, many of the products are expensive, which is fine if you can afford but it was disappointing that the ratio of inexpensive-effective to expensive-effective, was heavily weighted towards the latter. I know expensive is relative but £60 for a face cream in a jar you use twice daily? Considering that’s a family weekly shopping bill for some people, might be a stretch for most (Sunday Riley’s Tidal is very nice though *_*).
The use of the marketing language with all its made up words and “patented” is also extremely irritating and off-putting because those terms are meaningless and unscientific (describing something as patented is used to imply quality and effectiveness, when all it means is that someone has a patent on it- it might still be sh*t). Again, makes me think this is all an advert.
Makeup: this was a good section, mostly new products. Again, very few affordable products. Including a Maybelline concealer which “hard to find” and saying (repeatedly) that she doesn’t usually buy ‘mass-market’ products because they’re no very good could be a bit off putting- there are plenty of people on the Internet who would disagree with her! For example, the Sleek eyeshadow palettes are great, fairly cheap and easy to get hold of- no mention at all.
Hair: it’s very personal and depends on your hair texture and style. It was good to recommend products for natural hair but no substitute for seeing a trichologist or doing your own research.
It’s hard not to compare Palette to Sali Hughes’ Pretty Iconic; that book (although I’m sure still an advert of sorts) really made me feel as though they were products she had loved along her way through life. A good mix of old, new, luxury and staple. Palette is a good book- don’t get me wrong- but there’s something missing here for me. Maybe it’s my connection with the author because I don’t read Vogue. Maybe that’s why all of the products are expensive- aimed at Vogue buyers who have already shown willing to spend £5 on a magazine comprised entirely of adverts, they will be happy to pay for this and its recommendations.

For me, it’s less of a beauty bible and more of a beauty billboard, but I don’t want to take away from the author’s achievement; forging a career as a beauty editor is hard, being a person with dark skin indubitably made it harder and the levels of ignorance and subconscious bias still prevalent must be a frustration. I do not regret spending money on this book but I wouldn’t recommend it to any women whose interest in beauty is just being piqued and are looking for a place to start (unless they have a large disposable income).

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The Sun of David

Title is completely misleading. It's someones shopping list of favourite products.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 26, 2020

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It's someone's shopping list of favourite products, not a bible/reference book. The title is completely misleading.

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Best book buy of the year

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 19, 2019

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Has opened my eye to lots of must do’s to enhance my skin. Very impressed to know that there’s lots of moistures and cleanser for black skin people like me. Based on what I learnt from this book, I have started exploring other face creams, cleaners and moisturizers I wouldn’t have in a million years think it’s suitable for black skin women. My best brands so far are Paula’s choice, Vichy and YSL. I have introduced the book to most of my friends. Thanks a lot Funmi.

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Brilliant

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 25, 2020

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I Absolutely love this book being a person of colour I don’t have to think what products is going to work for my complexion I just checked the book and there is a lot of options all I need to do is just choose the option that best suited me

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Faye

Not a black beauty bible

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 5, 2021

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I would say black beauty bible is an inaccurate title, as I didn't find anything that specifically linked it to black skin and the issues faced. Lots of reviews on mainly high end products and some lower range products from established companies. This book reads more like the adverts that make up most of womens magazines. If you're looking for more information or a list of the amazing black owned brands that exist, this isn't it. There is a nod to black owned brands in there but it's a bit of a back handed mention.

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