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This woman was told there was something 'wrong' with her face

She hit back with the ultimate response. - by Lucy Bode
  • 24 Jul 2018

Meet Em Ford (aka, @mypaleskinblog).

She’s many things: a London-based YouTube and Instagram influencer who dislikes early mornings and is borderline obsessed with avocados. But first and foremost, she’s a woman on a mission to put an end to acne-shaming. 

Unlike the majority of us who go to extreme lengths to cover up our breakouts (helloooo, 50 layers of concealer and multiple photo filters), the 26-year-old refuses to hide her spotty skin from the world. Naturally, trolls have a lot of opinions on the matter:

Taking to social media a few months back, she revealed some of the criticism she received after sharing a make-up free selfie: “’What happened to her skin?’ ‘what’s wrong with her face,’” a few of the comments read.

mypaleskinblog View Profile
73.3k likes - View Post on Instagram
"What happened to her skin 🧐?" "what's wrong with her face 🤯?" -- Well 💁🏼‍♀️, I just cleansed, exfoliated, used a bucket load of serum and drenched my face in moisturiser 🧖🏼‍♀️. My skin is happy AF 👌🏻 right now. -- And since you asked, I have one eyelid which is 3mm more hooded than the other. A 1.2cm scar on my forehead. My left brow has a slight bald patch, the sides of my nose make it difficult to find sunglasses sometimes and my lips have a sharp Cupid's bow. - What's wrong with yours 🤨...? Cos if you would like me to return the favour 🤓 and slide over to your profile, as you did to mine 😏 in an attempt to publicly shame by scrutinising my face 💁🏼‍♀️ you've only got to ask... 🌚🤟🏻 #ifyouwouldntlikeitdontdoit -- #mypaleskinblog #skinpositivity

But Em was determined not to let the haters bring her down. 

“Well, I just cleansed, exfoliated, used a bucket load of serum and drenched my face in moisturiser. My skin is happy AF right now,” she responded.

“And since you asked, I have one eyelid which is 3mm more hooded than the other. A 1.2cm scar on my forehead. My left brow has a slight bald patch, the sides of my nose make it difficult to find sunglasses sometimes and my lips have a sharp Cupid’s bow. – what’s wrong with yours…?”

mypaleskinblog View Profile
36.6k likes - View Post on Instagram
It's not WHAT you're wearing ❤️ it's HOW you wear it that matters - Wearing: My IDGAF 💁🏼‍♀️ if you think my skin is gross attitude - in shade scar. (Plus some £3 earrings and a £12 top, but you get what I mean 🤓😂) #mypaleskinblog #skinpositivity

Here’s the thing: having acne doesn’t make you a failure. It can affect anyone at any time in life.   

So, let’s take a leaf out of Em’s book and celebrate our imperfections. Coz, it's time to silence the stigma, once and for all.

This article originally appeared on Women's Health.


Gripping podcast How I Survived this week features incredibly strong mum Michelle Dowsett who was scalped in a horror farming accident – while pregnant. Subscribe via iTunes: https://apple.co/2LkCKg0 or Omny: https://bit.ly/2MRTAQp

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