The Himba wear little clothing, but the women are famous for covering themselves with otjize, a mixture of butter fat and ochre. The mixture gives their skins a reddish tinge. This symbolizes earth’s rich red color and the blood that symbolizes life, and is consistent with the Himba ideal of beauty.
I want to…. Dye my hair, get a piercing, get a tattoo, break my glasses and wear contacts for the rest of my life, i want to be skinny, have flawless hair, feel good about myself, be funny, be liked, i want to have nice eye brows, nice lips, whiter teeth, be able to wear make-up, look pretty, i want to…. feel pretty. I don’t want to be me right now.
