Sharing your natural skin and acne breakouts on Instagram is what the acne positivity movement invites us to take on acne.
Whether they are located on the body or even if they abound on the face and are, therefore, even more obvious at first glance, pimples, redness and other acne scars are not always easy to remove. assume in society. Between the derogatory comments from some, the gaze of others on our skin concerns and the loss of self-confidence that results from it and sometimes even makes you withdraw into yourself radically, acne has a real impact in life ( including social) of people who suffer from this difficult to treat skin disease.
If for many years, acne has mainly been seen through the prism of a skin problem due to a poor lifestyle and that it was imperative to camouflage at all costs (remember that by camouflaging some pimples instead of allowing the skin to regenerate properly, this sometimes worsens the appearance of residual lesions), recently it has finally been recognized as a real skin concern with multiple origins, but also as a skin problem with devastating psychological effects and which is not as easy to cure as people say haters on social networks. A breakthrough that breaks the taboo of acne on the one hand, and brings a little support to those concerned in their fight against acne which is now viewed differently and, which finally has the right to be shown as it is. it is on the other hand. Even starlets like Kendall Jenner now assume to speak openly about their buttons. A movement in the vein of movement body positive has actually made its appearance: the movement skin positivity which invites you to proudly love your skin whatever it is and one of the most famous and unifying underlying movements is theacne positivity who advocates taking responsibility for their acne-prone skin without complex, including on social networks like Instagram under the dedicated hashtag #acnepositivity. Here are 3 inspiring accounts that are the perfect example, to learn to love your acne-prone skin.
@isofiagrahn
Here is a nice account to follow to make yourself want to take charge of your acne with panache! The equally pretty young woman who holds it, Sofia Grahn, shares inspirational photos as expected from the most followed Instagram accounts, namely mixing the staging of beautiful trendy looks such as a seasoned fashionista, atmospheric visuals and photos of her with a polished aesthetic, but also daring and colorful make-up creations which prove in passing that for acne-prone skin too, make-up is much more than a camouflage and allows all the fantasies . All punctuated by inspirational quotes and beauty product reviews that she bluntly shares her opinion about and the results she has had with her problem skin. In short, an Instagram account as we love them, through which the young woman is not content to share her fight against acne – although it is the common thread of the account – and which concretely invites to adopt a body attitude positive overall by breaking away from beauty standards that elevate the perfect epidermis to the rank of goal to be achieved through skincare and makeup. We follow @isofiagrahn without hesitation!
@barefacedfemme
More than a classic Instagram account, @barefacedfemme's is a kind of Instagram face story where we follow the daily life of Christina who is being treated for her acne with Accutane, a treatment for severe acne that is proven to work on her face. Each Instagram post of the young woman testifies to the evolution of Christina's acne with its ups and downs – understand with her days of clear skin and those of acne breakouts – while she talks about her journey in her captions. in all transparency whether it is about victories or difficulties as recently the mascné (this acne renewal that occurs with the wearing of the mask even in those who had finished with their skin problems) to remind all those who It follows that they are not alone in having to deal with their inflamed pimples and the hollow, red scars they leave behind. Showing off her face, sometimes naked, sometimes made up as she desires, Christina also shares her beauty rituals of the moment and her favorite products throughout this journal of healing acne skin that gives hope to people with capricious skin who suffer from their state.
@theblemishqueen
Full of movement body positive, the account @theblemishqueen retraces with a lot of hindsight and a bit of humor the journey of Nicole who has long suffered from severe acne and who has started showing her skin as it really is on social networks since April 2020 only . The one who continues to live with the scars marked by her severe acne but has learned to love herself despite her skin problems and her pimples, intends to undermine the prejudices about acne, the habits make-up that go with it and give hope to those who have lost it by revealing the old photos she posted on social media while confronting them with the reality behind Instagram filters and Photoshop retouching. This account where each shared publication is an ode to self-acceptance, is revealed between photos with apparent pores and cysts that allow everyone to put their loved ones into perspective and to assume the irregular texture of their skin, advice to fight against acne, beauty tutorials and many before / after posts that allow you to judge the evolution of severe acne which improves drastically. One way to motivate yourself to take your pain patiently while taking care of your acne-prone skin.
This Instagrammer assumes her acne in front of her followers:
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