23/11/2025
REAL SKIN
You may have heard of the ‘skin positive’ or ‘real skin’ movement, and wondered what this is about.
Thankfully, we’re moving away from idealising an impossible standard of perfection and quietly enduring health and skin issues, to openly sharing, educating, and advocating for ourselves and each other.
It’s about no longer being embarrassed or ashamed of our skin issues, but instead either accepting it as a sign of imbalance within the body, or embracing it as who we are, with a deep abiding confidence in knowing that we are beautiful no matter the season of our skin.
I, for one, have always battled with acne since adolescence, and now that I’m almost 40 I no longer have acne but I notice I’ve been battling the signs of ageing - pigmentation, sagging skin, sun damage and hormonal rosacea.
It’s refreshing to stop battling and finally accept my skin, while caring for it the best I know how.
What have you been battling with and what are you now able to accept?
Let’s share our beautiful imperfections and normalise real skin! Whether you love makeup or loathe makeup, that’s not the point. It’s about showing up as you, however you want to adorn yourself.
I like simple and easy (māmā of a 5 month old here), so I just make sure my skin is hydrated and protected and that’s it. This is me.
Chantal x
