A feature done by Citizen Tv has once again renewed the cyclic discussion around skin bleaching. Several Kenyan celebs have been accused of having bleached their skin and Noti Flow is top on that list.
Noti Flow has been on the radar for skin bleaching since she came on the spotlight in the reality show Nairobi diaries. She decided to set the records straight, despite her before and after pictures making rounds on social media.
In an Interview, Noti Flow said she doesn’t use skin lightening products but credits her lighter skin to her new lifestyle courtesy of new money.
THERE’S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MY LIFESTYLE A FEW YEARS BACK AND NOW. I DEFINITELY EAT HEALTHIER. I DON’T HAVE STRESS. IF I WAS USING AN LG OR TECNO BACK THEN I’M USING AN IPHONE NOW. I DIDN’T USE TO HAVE PHOTOGRAPHERS AND PROFESSIONAL VIDEOGRAPHERS BACK THEN BUT NOW I DO. REALLY YOU DON’T EXPECT ME TO LOOK THE SAME.
She went ahead to reveal that she’s using cocoa butter and not lightening creams.
I’M IMPRESSED THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY THINK I ‘BLEACHED’ MEANS I LOOK WAY BETTER THAN BEFORE AND IT’S A BLESSING. PEOPLE TALK EITHER WAY. TELL EM TO DRINK A LOT OF CLEAN WATER LIKE ME & SHUT UP. HIZI NI EFFECTS ZA COCOA BUTTER.
With many women using skin-lightening products to ‘enhance’ beauty Noti says that it’s fine that that’s their choice as it’s the 21st century and they can do with their skins as they please.
When asked whether she would lighten her skin, she said:
“Why not? Although I don’t think I’d want to be too light. I kinda like my complexion.”
She condemned those claiming she bleached her skin for focusing too much on her skin instead of her music. Her parting shot was:
IF THEY WERE WATCHING MY MUSIC SAME WAY THEY WATCH AND OBSERVE ANY SLIGHT CHANGE OF MY SKIN TONE, MY MUSIC WOULD BE INTERNATIONAL. SUPPORT KENYAN MUSIC.