As someone who has struggled with acne for years, browsing social media can be daunting as acne and skin issues are commonly filtered online. You also feel envious of people with perfect, flawless, airbrushed, glowing skin. Years later, although I don’t often get breakouts and now that my skin has no more pimples, the acne treatment has left me with many deep scars. I love that my acne is all but gone after multiple visits to several dermatologists, however, when the sun hits my skin, it makes my heart sink a little as the scars become more noticeable.
If, like me, you too are struggling, then these top 5 acne positivity influencers will no doubt guide you to feeling more and more confident in your natural skin as they share their skincare journeys. online skincare through unfiltered photos, honest skincare product reviews, and challenges. face as they learn to love the skin they’re in, pimples, scars and all.
1. Liz Claire (@prettyprogress23)
Elizabeth, widely known as Liz, is a Sydney-based influencer who empowers her followers to take action on acne, gut health and an overall wellness journey. Liz battled severe cystic acne in her twenties. Despite her excruciating six-year battle, Liz managed to clear her skin in just a few months without using Roaccutane. However, her acne returned and it took Liz to make major lifestyle changes for her skin to clear up for good.
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“In a world that is so focused on outward beauty, I wanted to break society’s perception of beauty because too often it is associated with unrealistic and unattainable standards”
Sharing her story, Liz said she wants people struggling with severe acne to gain hope from her experience, so they can find a solution to their skin problem. She aims to get the world to see acne in a different light.
2. Shiny (@its.shiny)
Shiny is a digital creator based in New York. She is well known for her skin positivity, self-care, and self-love. She inspires her followers to feel confident in their skin. What I like the most about Shiny is that she often posts retouched photos of herself alongside the original unedited version, showing us that the skin texture is normal. She is also one of the most authentic influencers when it comes to her life; she reminds us that someone’s perfectly curated social media feed doesn’t mean their life is perfect.
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I started following Shiny because she’s so relatable. She taught me to have confidence in my skin despite acne scars on my cheeks. And, she is also very responsive to fans both in the comments section and in the DMs. Follow her if you struggle with skin positivity or want to gain a little expertise on her flawless makeup techniques. Alternatively, you can join her on the gram on her journey to find happiness and peace.
3. Monique Schreiber (@moniqueschreiber)
As her bio states, “just a 6ft girl sharing bits and pieces of her life, while trying to normalize acne,” Monique is a skin positivity based influencer. Unlike many of us, Monique never struggled with acne growing up, it was in her twenties that her acne broke out. In an interview, Monique said that having acne has taught her to love every part of herself, even the parts the world tells her are unlovable. She said acne freed her from the belief that she had to fit into the perfect mold of what society has created and considered beautiful, and what that looks like. Acne has also taught her so much patience and kindness, showing her what it means to persevere and never give up.
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“The word ‘positive’ can be a bit misleading. Although those in the positive skin movement try to show others that you can still go about your daily life while dealing with acne, it’s not always easy. It’s messy, it’s tough, it’s emotional, but there’s nothing to be ashamed of.
Although she is still learning to accept and love her scars, she feels liberated to share her story. Follow her for her refreshing aesthetic feed filled with so much positivity. She will undoubtedly inspire you.
Fun fact: I stumbled across Monique’s Instagram while looking for haircut inspiration.
4. Sofia Grahn (@isofiagrahn)
Acne treatments such as Accutane (isotretinoin treatment) can be scary. To this day, I am so grateful that my skin cleared up without me switching to Accutane.
Meet Sofia Grahn, an acne-positive activist at the forefront of the acne-positive movement, sharing her traumatic Accutane experience with her Instagram followers. In an article for Cosmopolitan, Sofia shared that before Accutane, she used to have severe acne which was mostly concentrated on her cheeks and forehead, as well as along her neck, chest and shoulders. back. When she started her treatment, her skin went through a period of purging during which time her acne got significantly worse. However, a few months later, her acne started to subside. Even though her acne came back after Accutane, she said it wasn’t as bad as before.
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“After spending so many years feeling lonely and having your skin type represented only by before-and-after photographs in advertisements, it’s quite an amazing thing to see yourself represented in your feed.”
Sofia’s digital gallery has many posts from her with and without acne. In one of her posts, she advised her fans to ditch high coverage foundation products no matter how their skin looks. Follow her for a soothing meal filled with acne positivity and body positivity.
5. Constanza Concha (@skinnoshame)
Constanza, known as Cotty is an amazing skin influencer. She’s the kind of person who always spreads positivity when she walks into a room. It sets the bar by normalizing textured skin, acne, body hair, facial hair and more; while focusing on his true self.
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“Just because we have acne and decide to live our lives without focusing on our skin doesn’t mean we’re ‘promoting’ acne. I want everyone to see us as normal people who come to decide not to let acne get us down.
Cotty has 2 Instagram handles. Her feed is filled with uplifting posts about skin positivity, body positivity, and OCD awareness. You won’t regret following her for the authentic photos of herself and the daily dose of positivity.
It’s time to do a deep cleanse of who you follow on the gram!
The world tells us that we need flawless, blemish-free and wrinkle-free skin to look and feel beautiful. From an early age, we are fed beauty standards so unrealistic that they become rooted in who we think we should be – flawless. We got used to them and blindly accepted them as the norm. Following people who share real, authentic content online helps realize that it’s okay to have bad days, it’s okay to have acne, and it’s okay to have human issues and not look like an airbrushed mannequin. The more you surround yourself with things that make you feel accepted and loved, the sooner you will learn to love every aspect of who you are.
