Why is it hard for women to tell the truth about their weight, age and size? Recently I went to a photo shoot for Soul Magazine and I was asked the dreaded question, what’s your clothing size? I answered back, 36! Then came the day of the shoot where clothes were already chosen by the stylist, all a size 36.
Now, one thing I forgot to mention was, I am a 36 when it comes to clothing that stretch but in actual fact I am a 38. The clothes were handed to me and I was shown the change room. After trying all 3 of the dresses that couldn’t even go past my shoulders, there was the last purple dress that was left for me to try.
“It fits, the purple dress fits!!!” I screamed…
It then dawned on me, when I was standing next to this super skinny model, that maybe I shouldn’t be excited about the “purple” dress fitting cause at that very moment I felt like Barney the purple dinosaur! So my first photo shoot turned out to be at serious reality check!!!
After 27 years of being on this earth, yes I am 27 years old, I think I know why we lie about our weight, age and size. Society has set these standards for women to be forever young and that means that if you are over 21 and are curvy you have past your sell by date.
Growing up I was always the “fat” one amongst my friends and still am. I struggled with my weight, I even went to the extremes of throwing up after every meal for 3 months until my mother caught me, and gave me a good hiding. Now, some would call that abuse but I call that my “wake up call”
People like Jill Scott, Lebo Mashile and Angie Stone were very instrumental in my coming to terms with the fact that I am a big girl and that’s fine. They were all pretty, confident and most importantly out spoken about issues concerning their weight.
Lebo summed it up perfectly for me when she said: "I wake up every day and tell myself that I have no choice but to be radiant and confident. I refuse to be a sloppy, unkept big woman. I refuse to look like I am hiding from the world, even though sometimes, one the inside, I feel like crawling under a rock and hiding forever."
So let me introduce the true me this time: Hi, my name is Ntombikayise Phiri Nkanyoka, I am 27 years old , I am a size 38 and I weigh 88kg. I am iS’dudla and loving it.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
I've Found The Good Stuff!
One thing about us women is that when we make a great discovery, we want to tell the whole world about it. Well, I have made my own discovery and I want to share it with you.
There's nothing I love than getting into a nice hot bubble bath after a long day. I really struggled to find bath and skin care products that are not only great but also affordable, until I accidentally stumbled across a bath range called Bee Natural by Good Stuff Skin Care Company.
One thing about me that I am not ashamed to admit is the fact that I am a cheap skate and the price tag always draws me to an item. True to my nature I was hooked!
At only R14,99 for the Wild Honey & Vanilla Youghurt Nourishing Body Wash, I went straight to the till.
I had a chat with Travis Graham from Good Stuff, The Skin Care Company who answered all the burning questions I had:
1. Give us a bit of history about Good Stuff?
Good Stuff was launched in December 2009, exclusive to South African retailer, Pick ‘n Pay. ‘Life-loving stuff’ is the brand idea, with Good Stuff being built on the insight “we’re all too busy living life to remember to enjoy it”.
Good Stuff delivers its skin-loving goodness via green stuff, scientific stuff, great smelling stuff, the best stuff out there. We promise that anything named Good Stuff will always do you good & feel really good to use.
2. What skin care ranges do you offer?
We currently offer a range of bath and body products. This range encompasses the following product types:
• Body Lotions
• Body Washes
• Foam Baths – including two moisturising two phase bath silks
• Hand Washes – including two hygiene variants, exceptional for kitchen use due to its grease cutting capabilities.
• Creams – including a hand and nail cream and a soft cream for body and face
• Soap Bars – including two 150g glycerine bars
We also offer five ongoing gift packs which are ideal for most occasions. Their reasonable price tags means that they make fantastic teachers gifts, gifts for colleagues, gifts for bachelorette parties etc.
3. Do you cater for both men and women?
Definitely, part of the Good Stuff range has been specifically developed with men in mind. Specifically for our male consumers we offer the following:
• 400ml Hydra Boost Body Lotion For Men
• 250ml and 400ml Be A Good Sport 2-in-1 Shampoo and Body Wash
• 250ml Full Force for Men Body Wash
Moreover, many of the products in the remainder of the Good Stuff range are both unisex and beneficial to both Men and Women’s’ skins.
4. What’s the price range?
Good Stuff is competitively priced and offers consumers great value across a broad spectrum of product categories. At entry level, our 150g beautifully fragranced soap bars retail for only R6.99. At the other end of the price spectrum, our 500ml Foam Bath and 400ml Body Wash value packs, both wonderfully fragranced and infused with beneficial extracts, retail for only R29.99.
Our ongoing gift packs are extremely reasonable and cater to everyone’s pocket. These retail for between R22.99 and R49.99
5. Where can people buy the Good stuff products?
Good Stuff is sold exclusively in selected Pick 'n Pay Hypermarkets, Supermarkets and Family Stores
6. I love the packaging, particularly the wording on the labels, how did that come about?
From the outset, we established that Good Stuff’s brand voice was to be unpretentious, keen witted and original. We therefore chose to translate this brand voice into simple, modern and unfussy packaging.
The wording on our packaging is not only witty and relevant, it also intentionally creates a strong association with all things ‘life-loving’. Consumers using our products should be encouraged to take time to enjoy the good things in life and forget the rest.
During development of the range, consumers consistently testified that the products had a wonderful effect on their skins and that the products were simply ‘good stuff’. We therefore chose to use this colloquial term as our brand name.
There's nothing I love than getting into a nice hot bubble bath after a long day. I really struggled to find bath and skin care products that are not only great but also affordable, until I accidentally stumbled across a bath range called Bee Natural by Good Stuff Skin Care Company.
One thing about me that I am not ashamed to admit is the fact that I am a cheap skate and the price tag always draws me to an item. True to my nature I was hooked!
At only R14,99 for the Wild Honey & Vanilla Youghurt Nourishing Body Wash, I went straight to the till.
I had a chat with Travis Graham from Good Stuff, The Skin Care Company who answered all the burning questions I had:
1. Give us a bit of history about Good Stuff?
Good Stuff was launched in December 2009, exclusive to South African retailer, Pick ‘n Pay. ‘Life-loving stuff’ is the brand idea, with Good Stuff being built on the insight “we’re all too busy living life to remember to enjoy it”.
Good Stuff delivers its skin-loving goodness via green stuff, scientific stuff, great smelling stuff, the best stuff out there. We promise that anything named Good Stuff will always do you good & feel really good to use.
2. What skin care ranges do you offer?
We currently offer a range of bath and body products. This range encompasses the following product types:
• Body Lotions
• Body Washes
• Foam Baths – including two moisturising two phase bath silks
• Hand Washes – including two hygiene variants, exceptional for kitchen use due to its grease cutting capabilities.
• Creams – including a hand and nail cream and a soft cream for body and face
• Soap Bars – including two 150g glycerine bars
We also offer five ongoing gift packs which are ideal for most occasions. Their reasonable price tags means that they make fantastic teachers gifts, gifts for colleagues, gifts for bachelorette parties etc.
3. Do you cater for both men and women?
Definitely, part of the Good Stuff range has been specifically developed with men in mind. Specifically for our male consumers we offer the following:
• 400ml Hydra Boost Body Lotion For Men
• 250ml and 400ml Be A Good Sport 2-in-1 Shampoo and Body Wash
• 250ml Full Force for Men Body Wash
Moreover, many of the products in the remainder of the Good Stuff range are both unisex and beneficial to both Men and Women’s’ skins.
4. What’s the price range?
Good Stuff is competitively priced and offers consumers great value across a broad spectrum of product categories. At entry level, our 150g beautifully fragranced soap bars retail for only R6.99. At the other end of the price spectrum, our 500ml Foam Bath and 400ml Body Wash value packs, both wonderfully fragranced and infused with beneficial extracts, retail for only R29.99.
Our ongoing gift packs are extremely reasonable and cater to everyone’s pocket. These retail for between R22.99 and R49.99
5. Where can people buy the Good stuff products?
Good Stuff is sold exclusively in selected Pick 'n Pay Hypermarkets, Supermarkets and Family Stores
6. I love the packaging, particularly the wording on the labels, how did that come about?
From the outset, we established that Good Stuff’s brand voice was to be unpretentious, keen witted and original. We therefore chose to translate this brand voice into simple, modern and unfussy packaging.
The wording on our packaging is not only witty and relevant, it also intentionally creates a strong association with all things ‘life-loving’. Consumers using our products should be encouraged to take time to enjoy the good things in life and forget the rest.
During development of the range, consumers consistently testified that the products had a wonderful effect on their skins and that the products were simply ‘good stuff’. We therefore chose to use this colloquial term as our brand name.
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