10 years of Acne and two courses of roaccutane later. There was a point in time where I would have never, ever believed you if you’d have told me I’d be modelling. NEVER MIND makeup free. Acne reduced my confidence to Zero for so many years. I was embarrassed and unhappy. Angry at people who asked ‘have you tried drinking 2L of water a day’, ‘have you tried double cleansing’. (Don’t be this person xxxx). It was an internal struggle for so long, one that I didn’t understand and only really realised the severity of once things finally got better. I think it’s important to note though that confidence shouldn’t come from vanity or the way you look on the outside. That shit should come from within (!!!!!!!!). What’s on the outside doesn’t actually matter, at all. I really, really wish 12 year old me knew that. I’m so grateful for this shoot, and every single other shoot leading up to now. I’ve never felt so comfortable and happy in my own skin. (Side note) These pictures, for me, represent true progress. Like a timeline where you can pinpoint exactly where your head was at when you look at each picture. Yes they have been retouched, but @yolandakingdon ‘s incredible work means you can literally see my PORES, (ACNE FREE) and damn that makes me so happy hahahah !!! I’ve never shared on socials my struggle with acne. It was something I filtered out when presenting myself online, always. But other peoples honestly on here is what gets me through on the daily so here goes. Pic 1&2: now Pic 3: 2015 Pic 4: 2020