My name is Asia Jackson and I’m an actress and content producer based in Los Angeles, CA. I grew up a military brat and all throughout my childhood I was exposed to different cultures and observed how the many beauty standards differed from country to country and sometimes even city to city. As I got older, I started to make the connection between beauty/fashion trends and politics/current events.

My father is African-American (Louisiana Creole) and my mother is Indigenous Filipino (Ibaloi Igorot). As a mixed person of color, I grew up having to contend with navigating disparate beauty standards in both communities. As an adult I began to realize that beauty standards were rooted in every cultures’ sociopolitical history, e.g. colonialism or slavery.

During my research about beauty standards and fashion trends, I learned that the concept of beauty and fashion have always existed, even at a tribal level. While they existed in a much different capacity as they do today, this provided me with a much needed alternate perspective about what ‘beauty’ is and could be.

I created SKNFLUENCR because I wanted to create a platform that explores these concepts and digs deep into the beauty and fashion trends that we know today…in a nonjudgemental environment. This is a place for a genuine desire to listen and learn. I encourage all to approach each perspective with an open mind—I know I will!