Link of the day: Isamayi Ffrench's love letter to his skin

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Traces of acne, scars, tattoos, self-harm, injuries, losses, bullying, illness, lack of sleep, childbirth, age, mental states - all this can be seen on your skin, and much can be seen on mine. It may be painful to accept that your actions and experiences remain a permanent emblem on the outer shell, visible to all. Your skin is part of what shapes you and your personality. Take a close look at your skin and remember the rich story she tells. This can be painful.

One side of my face is scarred. They are not too noticeable for my friends or the people I meet, but I know they are there. With age, it gets worse, and as I get older, the scars become not only a neat reminder of my own mortality, but also evidence of the self-inflicted trauma that led to these marks.

Isamaya Ffrench: Dazed Beauty

Recently, the creative director of Dazed Beauty and makeup artist with an army of fans, Isamaya Ffrench, was able to surprise readers with a performance in a genre not peculiar to her: this is not just another frame with extreme makeup or an unusual collaboration, but a touching letter about the relationship with your body. In a small column, Ffrench explains why she decided on plasma therapy - one of the fashionable procedures that are commonly accepted as an attempt to "look better." She shares her thoughts about the fact that talking about the skin and any manipulations with it is most often perceived as something superficial, and then she frankly writes about the scars covering the right side of her face: she learned and used to hide them, but she realized that over time turned into a heavy reminder of the past. The makeup artist believes that in the perception of the face and body there is a deeply personal emotional component, which is often forgotten, is a good message to many of us.

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