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Ishpree: Normalizing Acne & Recognizing Beauty in Imperfection

2021/2/11
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Ishpree joins Melissa on the mic for our Everyday Woman series to discuss the importance of owning your imperfections. Ishpree created her Instagram platform @loveish_x to promote self-love and debunk societal beauty standards by sharing vulnerable pictures of her "imperfections" to normalize acne.

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SHOW NOTES:

In this episode, we talk about:

  • body positivity, self-love, acne
  • societal beauty standards that influence self-loathing
  • the toxicity of social media, editing apps, and filters that pressure women to look a certain way
  • celebrities and influencers trapped in a toxic cycle of chasing perfection + the role we play as enablers
  • Love Island UK
  • the importance of reassuring people that it's okay to be you
  • dermatologists taking advantage of people with skincare issues by upselling products that don't work
  • Melissa's experience living with Melasma
  • Ishpree's upcoming Youtube channel that highlights minority experiences
  • owning your imperfections
  • the meaning of Sisterhood

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