2018 was a pinnacle moment for the skin positivity movement. To celebrate we looked back at the trailblazers that encouraged us to show our skin this year.
January
This was the month that Peter DeVito started his Untouched project to remind us that it is normal to have Acne.
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February
Mercedes Matz was the face of the Dove Dermaseries campaign. As a part of the campaign she said “You see perfect skin all over social media. But not everyone has perfect skin – whether it’s eczema, psoriasis, acne, or whatever, the more we show it the more people will accept it.”
March
In march Kadeeja Khan shared her story to raise awareness of skin conditions. L’Oreal told Kadeeja they couldn’t work with people with skin issues and this is what she had to say “To think we’re supposed to live in an advanced society that not only ACCEPTS of [sic] ALL walks of life but actually embraces people of all backgrounds, religions, ethnicities and disabilities. Shame on you L’Oréal.”
April
Louisa Northcote created #freethepimple a campaign which encourages people to not be ashamed of their natural skin.
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May
Sophie Harris-Taylor shared this with us when we asked her about her latest project “Epidermis”.
“Most of my personal projects are brought about by my own life experience, dealing with both the familiar and unobserved. As a photographer, I use people to express my own pre-occupations and concerns. When I think about it throughout my work there is always some element of my own vulnerability. A big part of it is about capturing something honest and truthful in some shape or form. I want to make people feel good, essentially. All women, in fact.”- Sophie Harris-Taylor
June
Petra Collins’s created a short film A Love Story, featuring artist Sarah Sitkin’s “Bodysuits”.
July
The website #getyourskin remodelled it’s website in order to celebrate more psoriasis campaigns and raise positive awareness.
August
Ben Simpson shared his photography project which focused on what people really look like, outside of perceived digital perfection.
September
Sophie Mayanne launched her “Behind the Scars” website celebrating scars and the stories behind them.
October
Brock Elbank held his #Freckles exhibition in Sweden’s Regionmuseet Kristianstad. He photographed 180 individuals with different genders, ages, and ethnicities from Europe, North and South America, Africa, Asia and Australasia.
November
Em ford skin positivity blogger released a follow up to her “You look disgusting” video which hit 29 million views. The “Redfine pretty” campaign asked volunteers “If we change the standards of beauty, do we change how we see ourselves?”
December
Rana smith completed her of skin photography
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