So by now you should know that here on IBG we are all about health and not just aesthetics. The #Fitfam movement is great and we are learning more about how to live clean healthy lives, however we cannot deny that women, over the years, have become even more critical about their bodies and this has birthed many subliminal issues such…
By Hayet Rida for Go Woman Magazine Imagine waking up one day and realizing that every action of yours is to maintain the comfort of those around you. Imagine waking up one day and realizing that the comfort of others is more important than the value of your own self-expression.Thankfully, I woke up, and had a conversation with myself about…
2 weeks ago I published an article on how to acknowledge your own beauty. I think many women spend so much (unnecessary) time fussing and fighting about what they look like instead of embracing their true beautiful selves! I watched this video on BuzzFeed and I just had to share it. “There is no need to love your body with trepidation…”…
It’s hard. With images of perfect, long limed, slim, small waisted and wash board stomachs floating around, to feel you measure up or come even close to what society terms as beautiful. Sometimes we think beauty is about change. If only I could be slimmer, taller, had a bigger butt, smaller nose, cat like eyes, smaller forehead, longer hair…..we modify…
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…
Something special happens when women come together and share their experiences. The Inspire Series Redefining Beauty event, supported by Wana Wana Productions held on Sunday 30th November 2014 and gave women a platform to openly discuss and share concepts of beauty. The event opened with performances by song writer Omolara and Femi Leyeand poet/actress Titilope Sonuga. Later, Inspire Series host, Glory Edoziengave a short but inspiring talk on…
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…
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…
