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- So I got re-pierced, but it was very unsafe. (laughs) Sterile though, but they could have messed me up. Hey, I'm Normani and this is my Women's Health Body Scan. (pop music) Honestly, I feel like the relationship that I have with my body, I feel like I haven't been as self-conscious, I think, with my body growing up as I am now. And I think that that has a lot to do with obviously like society and telling you what the standards of beauty are. But I think that there's also a new level that I feel like I have of self-awareness and being able to finally appreciate the things that make my body my body because it's unique, specifically designed for me just as everybody else's is, you know. It would be so boring if we all looked the same. (pop music) I think my favorite body part would have to be probably my legs and I think maybe because they remind me of my mom's legs. That's one thing that I love. When I look in the mirror I can see my mom's legs. I can see my dad's nose which are things that I love because they're always gonna be with me, you know, especially when I pass that on to my kids. It's just really, really interesting just how life and genetics work. But I would have to say my legs. (pop music) My belly button ring closed 'cause I got when I was like 17, 18, and I begged my mom for it, like begged. And she was like, "You're gonna grow out of it," which I did. So by the time I shot "Motivation," it was out for like months. I don't think it was fully closed, but it started to like you know, when you don't have a piercing in for a while it shrinks, the hole shrinks. So I decided last minute that I wanted to have my belly button ring in to pay homage to the early 2000s. I wanted to really commit. So I went for it. And I just remember makeup artist, my hairstylist, my mom, they were taking turns. It was like they were all in a line lined up to see who would get it through because it was so challenging to go through. They didn't even use a needle. They actually used the ring. And I don't even know if it was the right size. It was something that I had just gotten because like I said, it was last minute. So it just, like we had to push it, like really, really get in there and push through. And I think it was Grace, my makeup artist, that ended up getting it in. It hurt though, it did. So I got re-pierced, but it was very unsafe. (laughs) Sterile though, but they could've mess me up. (pop music) Well I have type four hair which means that I have very, very thick and I have coarse strands. And also I have shrinkage. The shrinkage is really, really real. You could straighten my hair today, I go outside, and then it's like whoa (laughs) which means it's healthy. I take real pride in my hair, especially like I said, being a woman of color and then also having so many people in my head over the course of my whole career. My hair has been through so many different phases. It's broken off. I've had a relaxer. I've had color which is why during this quarantine you guys have seen me in my protective styles which have been like twists, passion twists, box braids which are actually my favorite just to lock in the moisture and I don't have to touch it. It can just do what it's supposed to do and just grow and be without being too manipulated. I have grown to really love my texture hair, especially growing up because I think that society even now but there's definitely much more of an awareness, I think, for my type of hair and appreciation because growing up, like I said, I wanted straight hair. I was one of three black kids at my school. And it was really, really hard for me being asked why is your hair? Oh, what's that smell? It smells so good. Can I touch it? Just always feeling like the other. And then also feeling like if I didn't have loose, fine, curly hair, that it wasn't beautiful, you know. So I'm really, really grateful that I'm able to represent, like I said, an entire generation not even just musically. I use that as an opportunity for me to be represented and represent other black girls that may have my kinkier texture hair which is beautiful and deserves to be celebrated like any other hair texture. And honestly, we have some pretty strong hair and our hair can do a lot of things that other hair can't. (pop music) Well, I normally take vocal lessons two or three times a week. And then I also, I'm constantly singing obviously working on my album, recording a ton, and then also just drinking tea, making sure even when I wake up. Luckily I'm a tea drinker and I really, really like tea. That kind of just hydrates my vocal cords. I, actually on the Sweetener tour, I got so, so sick. I think I had the strep throat or something and my whole voice went out. It was really, really, really bad. I was in bed. It was just awful. And then it was the decision of do I perform tonight or do I just sit this one out? But I didn't want to let the fans down and I ended up doing the show. But it was really, really tough (laughs) to get to get through. I was terrified. And then it's just like okay, is my voice gonna go out? It's just the not knowing and being up there not knowing exactly what's gonna happen and you feel like crap. It was just really bad. So yeah, that's definitely happened to me a few times, but I specifically remember that time because it was so bad and so painful. (pop music) I feel like the first thing that makeup artists tell me anytime they were creating a look is wow, I really love your eye space. You have really, really nice lids which I guess I never really thought about. When it's you, you don't see those things. But I really love a bold eye and just fun looks. I guess I like to play with color as well as long as it kind of stays in the wheel of the neutrals. But I love different hues of browns, burgundies, golds, silvers. So I typically like stay in that world, but for the most part when it comes to makeup I just love to look like myself and feel like the skin isn't too heavy. I still want it to feel natural. I still want myself to come through. (pop music) I wanted braces when I was little, but they didn't give me braces. They said I didn't need braces. But I actually had Invisalign three years ago because I got my wisdom teeth pulled out. So with taking your wisdom teeth out they started shifting a little bit. But I remember wanting braces really, really bad (laughs) when I was little. I would try to stick paper or something in between my two front teeth just to create a gap but (laughs) didn't work. I just wanted the rubber bands. One of my friends had braces too and I was like, "Yo, like, can I just have rubber band?" You know the wax? I would put the wax in my mouth, like what? I just wanted to be a part of the braces club. They robbed me of that. (pop music) I broke my toe. I broke my toe at gymnastics and my coach didn't believe me. I was like, ah, like I was crying. I was really young too and I think I had a gymnastics meet that weekend. So he was like, "No, you're going to finish this practice." So I finished the practice, I went to the doctor, and they told me that I broke my toe. And I went back to gym and I still, this was my choice. I didn't have to compete but because of who I am I always end up just pushing through just like I did for Sweetener when I had strep. I still ended up competing, but it hurt really, really bad. And he didn't believe me, but I was just so happy. I remember being a little sassy when I came from the doctor and I was like, "See, I told you my toe was broken and you didn't believe me. You still made me do the vault." (pop music) I actually just recently found out that my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer which is reoccurring. And it's honestly the most confusing time for me and my life and the most terrifying time for me ever, especially just for my family and thinking of all the possibility of just not having her here with me really, really, really scares me. And it's just important and it's really amazing too that my mom is so strong. I think that my family for the most part in terms of my mental health, even though she's going through the toughest time and the scariest moment of her life, she keeps me strong. So I'm allowing myself to feel what I need to feel but I'm also really, really just hopeful. And I believe that God is gonna see her through it. And she is my strength and my anchor and my rock. So my mental is okay when she's okay. When I see her smile even in the midst of this tragic time for our family, that's all I need to make it through. (pop music) Honestly, for the last maybe eight years I've been struggling with my skin. I think it's because I wasn't really big on makeup before the group and wearing it I guess just so constantly every day, long hours, it really just took a toll on my skin. I've tried so many people, so many different even just like topical medications and holistic. But I finally found a girl, Celeste, who is amazing, and she's honestly given me the confidence boost that I felt like I needed. Towards the beginning of this year, honestly, my skin was at its all-time worse which is why I didn't go to a lot of the events that I was supposed to go to. I was supposed to go to the ROC Nation brunch I remember and I just felt robbed, you know, robbed of the opportunity to just be and have fun and celebrate with my peers because of how I felt about myself. And it was just a really, really dark time for me. Unfortunately, based on how you look in your exterior obviously affects how you feel or what you think about yourself, but I've definitely made progress. And this is really good for me. Today's a good day. (laughs) I've been taking my probiotics. I'm really big on vitamins, lots of water. So then also not being stressed which, I mean, I wish I could just turn it off, but you know, it happen when it happens. But you can help it as best as you can by eating as clean as possible says the girl that just had wings. (pop music) Thank you so much for watching. Love yourself.

Normani opens up about her body, why she loves her legs, and the story behind her belly button piercing in the latest episode of Body Scan for Women's Health.

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Op zoek naar oorpiercing voorbeelden? Look no further! Oorpiercings zijn eigenlijk net zo normaal geworden als oorbellen. Zo kun je bijna alles laten piercen, van het binnenste stukje van je oorschelp tot, tja, ongeveer je complete oor. En al die verschillende oorpiercings hebben een andere naam; zo heb je de helix (in de buitenste rand van je oorschelp), de tragus (het stukje kraakbeen dat het dichtst bij je gezicht zit), de conch (die zit midden in het oor) en de daith piercing (die wordt gezet op de plek binnenin het oor waar je oorschelp begint). Maar dat is nog lang niet alles, want er zijn er nog veel meer!Welke piercing je zou moeten zetten volgens je sterrenbeeld De mooiste oorpiercing voorbeeldenWil je graag een (nieuwe) oorpiercing, maar kun je nog wel wat inspiratie gebruiken? Dan zit je hier goed. Het internet – met name Instagram – staat namelijk vol met de leukste oorpiercing voorbeelden, die perfect zijn voor jou om te kijken wat je mooi vindt. Of je nu houdt van subtiel of liever kiest voor een glinsterende ear party: er is voor iedereen wat wils.   

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