Color Me Perfect

Color Me Perfect is a drama film released in 1996, starring Michele Lee, Susan Blakely, Robin Thomas, and several other talented actors. The film centers around a wealthy and successful couple, Katherine (Michele Lee) and Bob (Robin Thomas), who seem to have it all, from their luxurious mansion down to their successful businesses. The couple has a teenage daughter, Caroline (Robin Givens), who is a talented and beautiful high school senior, but is also struggling to come to terms with the fact that she has dark skin.

While Caroline is mixed race, with a black father and a white mother, she has always been raised in a predominantly white environment, and has never quite fit in with her African-American peers. Caroline is a promising model, and catches the eye of an agent who wants to sign her, but only if she has her skin lightened. Caroline's parents are torn between wanting their daughter to be happy and successful, and wanting her to love who she is and not change her appearance to conform to societal standards.

Meanwhile, Katherine, who runs a successful cosmetics company, is in the midst of developing a new line of makeup for women of color. She enlists the help of her friend and business partner, Marcella (Susan Blakely), a black woman who has experienced discrimination in the beauty industry firsthand.

As Katherine navigates the challenges of launching her new line, including resistance from her male colleagues who think the products won't sell, Caroline is struggling with her own identity issues. She begins using skin-lightening cream behind her parents' backs, and starts to distance herself from her black friends, including her childhood friend Jamal (Roger Guenveur Smith).

As the film progresses, tensions rise between Caroline and her parents, who begin to suspect that she is using the skin-lightening cream. Katherine also faces opposition from her colleagues, who attempt to market her new line of makeup as "universal" and not specifically for women of color.

Color Me Perfect is a thought-provoking film that tackles issues of race, identity, and societal standards of beauty. The film does a great job of exploring the complex relationship between Caroline and her parents, as well as the challenges of launching a new product in a competitive industry that has a history of excluding women of color.

Michele Lee delivers a strong performance as Katherine, a successful businesswoman struggling to balance her desire for profit with her commitment to empowering women of color. Susan Blakely is also excellent as Marcella, a black woman who has faced numerous obstacles in the beauty industry and uses her experience to help develop products that cater to women of color.

Overall, Color Me Perfect is a powerful film that challenges viewers to think critically about issues of race and identity. The film's exploration of the beauty industry is particularly relevant today, as more and more consumers are demanding makeup and skincare products that cater to diverse skin tones. Whether you're interested in fashion, beauty, or social issues, Color Me Perfect is a film that is definitely worth checking out.