


Cassandra Textile Artist
What’s your current favorite beauty item?
No-makeup makeup is my thing. I have this glossy eyelid product that I love. It’s clear and looks like Vaseline, but it doesn’t run—it stays put. It gives you an effect like you were putting some Vaseline on your eyelids, though. It’s glowy and effortless.
What’s your one of your desert island essentials?
I guess, like any other brown person, I suffer from hyperpigmentation. I develop more freckles or, over the years, a bunch of little sun marks. And when you produce so much melanin, you’re creating this beautiful color and all that, but you’re also absorbing UV rays. They’re not good for your body. Because it’s not just your skin—you can also harm the inside of your body. Growing up in the Caribbean, you’re really aware of the sun and its benefits and what’s not so cool about it. I think there's this misconception that if you’re brown, you’re safe. But no. You have to wear sunscreen.