Brands should present affirming images of people with acne. We need this so women like me don’t go through so much shame to the point that we despise ourselves.
People have always told me that I can’t wear makeup simply because I have textured skin so makeup has become a form of rebellion for me.
In 2017, I started documenting pictures of my skincare journey because I had stopped using topical steroids, and my skin began going through withdrawal.
I want people to embrace who they are not because it’s a trend, but because they truly love who they are.
As much as I found comfort in being in a big group of friends at all times, I also felt drained as that meant I would have to keep up with this persona even longer. But over the years, I’ve made peace with not being that way.
If something is unnecessary and doesn’t bring you joy, it doesn’t have a place.
I was not meant to be anyone or anything else. I am who I am.
I decided one day that nobody else is going to talk to me disrespectfully or make me feel the way I felt for so long. And so, I try to instill that same attitude in others on my page.
Just because someone operates differently doesn’t mean that they are lesser.