Through content creation, I’ve learned to feel more comfortable without makeup. Content creation has helped me grow with my acne and know that my worth is not driven by my acne or by how deep my acne scars are.
Sabrina is a skin positive influencer from California.
Lea Alexandra is a manifestation and spiritual wellness coach who has struggled greatly with acne. She speaks with us on why our skin shouldn’t stop us from manifesting our dreams.
My account changed into positivity, and eventually, I started opening up. At the end of last year, I started talking about how mental health affects acne and how we not only suffer silently a lot with acne, but with things like grief, anxiety, and depression.
I used to look in the mirror and be like - “I’ve got acne. I hate it!” Whereas now, I look in the mirror now, and I’m like - “I’ve got acne. Whatever…”
Janessa is a gospel artist, an entrepreneur, and an educator.
The beauty community on YouTube showed me a path to feeling good with acne. Whether it was for art or how to survive high school, they taught me how to use makeup to empower myself.
There are so many more powerful attributes to me than my looks. I had to stop chastising myself because acne is common.
Destiny is a food justice and vegan activist from the Bronx, New York. She currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada