As Hollywood commits to featuring more Black actors on camera, another question arises: What about the hair and makeup artists who support them? - NBCBLK
"The producers [and] employers are the sole authority on hiring, employment and terminations," says Julie Socash, president of the Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild .
This is just one example of how Bathe has learned to manage Hollywood's opinions about her hair, fielding pressure to swap her natural styles for weaves or wigs or having it chemically straightened in order to book roles. Bathe now wears her hair in its natural texture. "I would go in my trailer and turn my face around because I could not look in the mirror because my makeup and my hair were so bad." Ryan Michelle Bathe
"I would do different shows and events, and literally, there was nobody of color that was able to do my hair," Arnold says.
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