Beauty
Influencer Removes Makeup From Her Face To Show Reality Behind Glam Pics
The next time you check your phone, remember that social media lies to YOU.
Maia Gray spent years covering her face with makeup after cruel trolls taunted and made her feel like life wasn’t worth living. During her time in secondary school, she wasn’t self-conscious but not until a girl came up to her in an English class and said she would look prettier if she wore makeup. And as she got home, Maia claimed she begged her mom to buy her makeup, which became a necessity and a habit.
But finally, she has embraced herself, sharing pics of her face to show other acne sufferers that they aren’t alone.
Maia, from London, is now also determined to normalize all kinds of skin issues and concerns as she’s no longer hiding. According to Daily Star, The London-based has insisted: “Social media is false. It’s a highlight reel of someone’s best moments. Not everyone is 100% happy at all the times. Not everyone enjoyed their day. Not everyone goes out, and nobody wakes up looking like a supermodel.”
She added that since creating her account, she has always said that content of such should be shown in schools and should also be shown in advertising.
Maia equally noted she doesn’t want people to feel how she felt growing up and wouldn’t want kids to grow up hating themselves because they’ve compared themselves to an unrealistic photo of a stranger online. She insisted that people with clear skin also feel insecure and added: “I want you to know we are ALL fighting to love ourselves every single day. We don’t look like Barbie dolls. Our hair doesn’t always have to be perfect. Our skin isn’t always clear.”
From wearing makeup in school, Maia, at the time, would wear makeup at home around her family and wouldn’t let any member of her family see her acne.
But as the years went by, she was bullied so much that she had considered moving schools. Her attendance even started to drop as she was constantly being picked on. However, the influencer is now helping pave the way for others with cystic acne while proving that they don’t need to be ashamed or perhaps uncomfortable with their skin.
