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A series of interview with people 'who love both books and beauty products'.
Includes
Amal Awad : 'Arab Women Have Traditionally Been Written about in a Very Patronising Way'Bridie Jabour
(interviewer),
2017single work interview — Appears in:
The Guardian Australia,14 June2017;'With insight into both the western and Arabic worlds, the author Amal Awad explores how these cultures intersect and what it means for women like her. She interviewed more than 60 women in Australia and the Middle East about feminism, religion, love, culture and more for her latest book, Beyond Veiled Cliches: The Real Lives of Arab Women ($35, Penguin). And while kohl eyeliner may not have been top of her list of questions, it’s still something she wonders about.' (Introduction)
Yassmin Abdel-Magied : 'Most People Doing My Makeup Would Make Me Look White'Bridie Jabour
(interviewer),
2017single work interview — Appears in:
The Guardian Australia,19 April2017;'She’s a Muslim advocate, engineer, author and television and radio presenter, yet Yassmin Abdel-Magied met the woman who changed her life in Sephora. She also recalls the book series she loved even more than Harry Potter and why playing with lipstick is fun again.' (Introduction)
