Health & Fitness
Welcome Carolina Contreras, joining us from the Dominican Republic! Carolina, also known as “Miss Rizos,” or “Miss Curls,” is an Afro-Latina beauty blogger and entrepreneur who founded Miss Rizos salon. This episode features an examination of communal self-care. Carolina begins discussing how her upbringing as a Dominican-American in Massachusetts shaped her modern understanding of belonging. She then transitions into her experiences with relaxed hair, shaving it, and deciding to fully embrace her natural curls. Having moved from the States to the DR about nine years ago, Carolina also gives listeners a lesson on the colonial history of the DR that shapes contemporary anti-Blackness and Eurocentric beauty standards. Find more from Carolina on Instagram at @miss_rizos and on Facebook as Miss Rizos. Find us on Twitter at @SelfCareSundays and on Facebook at Self Care Sunday’s Podcast.