Few weeks ago I published my interview with Chioma Obii-Obioha, the creator and editor of the Love.N’Words blog for her series ‘Journey to Beautiful’. According to Chioma, the series aims to showcase African women celebrating their own beauty, defining what is beautiful for themselves, embracing the journey to total self-acceptance, and living on purpose. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Chioma’s blog and the other women featured…
By Timehin Adegbeye We are still walking on clouds from the positive feedback we received from the #redefiningbeauty event. The best thing about the event was the feeling of comradery and shared emotions in the room. Many of our guests have been writing of their experiences from the event. Here’s one by the awesome Timehin Adegbeye…..you can read this and much…
Frilly, Pink & Pretty! These are markers for girls. Even when we become women, the description remains the same. We are qualified, by the way we look, not by the quality of our spirit, work or character. Society constantly uses the external to qualify and in many cases sets unrealistic expectations of what we should look like or aspire to…
By Erika Ostroff “Everyone can relate to being different. It’s not just me trying to be a role model. It’s my genuine opinion that it’s those quirks that make you gorgeous. Let whatever quirks you have shine.”- Chantelle Brown-Young “A lot of people have a story and a background, but mine is painted on my body,” Chantelle Brown-Young said in her…
First off! We are sorry for the delay in bringing you the recent edition of The Inspire Series. We trust the this edition with our amazing guests on air personality Wana Udobang, actress Oreka Godis and stylist to the stars Veronica Ebie, makes up for the delay. In our 6th webisode of the inspire series we are discussing Body Image…
By Project Eve Our Appearance Should Appeal to Ourselves Many women make body and beauty choices because of the way men will perceive them, or the way their friends or competitors will regard and treat them. Often, especially in the workplace, women are either pressured to look a certain way to keep their job and impress their coworkers, or they feel squelched…
If we had the opportunity to discuss our physical characteristics with our creator, chances are most of us would ask to look like super models. So when a Victoria Secret model, who has been on the cover of Italian Vogue, modeled for the big names like Prada, Armani, Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein, tells you looks aren’t everything, it may be…
By Lexi Herrick I can remember when I first started wearing makeup. My mom, aunt and grandma were always very nicely put together with flattering makeup and accessories, and I remember that giddy feeling in my stomach when I looked in the mirror and felt like I was starting to look like them when I added a little mascara. My…
By DenaDHobbs My girl, I may not know exactly what shoes to wear with that skirt, but I do hope these words ease your transition through adolescence into the beautiful young woman I can already see you becoming 1) You are much more beautiful than you know I hear you and your friends worrying about how you all look. I know even…
By Amber Larson My body, my face, my features will never be repeated. How I look is not going to mimic the girl next to me in the gym. My body shape will not be the same as another female that I may be slightly jealous of because she’s thinner than me. My ass is going to be bigger and there…
