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My Vitiligo Stopped Me Wearing Bikinis - Until Now | SHAKE MY BEAUTY
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My Vitiligo Stopped Me Wearing Bikinis - Until Now | SHAKE MY BEAUTY

SUBSCRIBE to Barcroft TV: http://bit.ly/Oc61Hj A BRAVE woman has learnt to love her differences by creating artwork with her skin condition - after years of bullying. Ash Soto, 24, from Florida, stopped going swimming after a group of children asked if she had “showered in bleach” at a pool party. She has vitiligo, a condition where skin loses pigmentation, going white in patches and growing over time. Ash started noticing her skin changing at the age of 12, when a small white spot appeared on her neck. She found going to school difficult as other children would comment on her skin, often with cruel remarks. Ash said that she lost her sense of identity. But she started to embrace her look; tracing the lines of her vitiligo and creating artwork out of the skin she used to hate. Her design influences have included Van Gogh’s The Starry Night, Pokémon and Dragon Ball Z. Video Credits: Videographer / director: Gerrit Messersmith Producer: Kate Moore, James Thorne Editor: Sonia Estal Click here to follow your favourite Barcroft shows on Instagram! Barcroft TV - https://www.instagram.com/barcroft_tv/ Born Different - https://www.instagram.com/borndifferentshow/ Shake My Beauty - https://www.instagram.com/shakemybeauty/ Hooked On The Look - https://www.instagram.com/hookedonthelookshow/ Beastly - https://www.instagram.com/beastlyshow/ Ridiculous Rides - https://www.instagram.com/ridiculousridesshow/ Dog Dynasty - https://www.instagram.com/dogdynastyshow/ For more amazing content, click here! Barcroft Animals: https://www.youtube.com/barcroftanimals/featured Barcroft Cars: https://www.youtube.com/user/BarcroftCars/featured
I Won’t Hide My Vitiligo With Makeup | SHAKE MY BEAUTY
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I Won’t Hide My Vitiligo With Makeup | SHAKE MY BEAUTY

SUBSCRIBE to Barcroft TV: http://bit.ly/Oc61Hj A STUDENT has finally embraced her vitiligo after years spending hundreds of dollars a month on make-up to disguise it. Up until a year ago, 21-year-old Mariah Perkins, from Timonium, Maryland, would hide the white patches on her face with thick make-up. Vitiligo is caused by a lack of the pigment melanin and the criminology student would spend hundreds of dollars a month on her heavy-duty foundations. By the time she got to college she would even sleep in her make-up. But a year ago Mariah grew tired of caking her face in foundation and decided to go “cold turkey”. Posting pictures of her natural beauty on social media, Mariah was amazed by the positive comments and finally stopped disguising her vitiligo with make-up, even when performing with her dance group. Video Credits: Videographer / director: Oliver Coward Producer: Nathalie Bonney, Ruby Coote Editor: Josh Halil Barcroft TV: https://www.youtube.com/user/barcroftmedia/featured Barcroft Animals: https://www.youtube.com/barcroftanimals/featured Barcroft Cars: https://www.youtube.com/user/BarcroftCars/featured For more of the amazing side of life: For the full story, visit BARCROFT.TV: http://www.barcroft.tv/ Like @BarcroftTV on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BarcroftTV Follow @Barcroft_TV on Twitter: https://www.Twitter.com/Barcroft_TV Check out more videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/barcroftmedia/videos Download Barcroft TV on iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/barcroft-tv/id1287734327?mt=8 Download Barcroft TV on Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.recipe.barcroft&hl=en

Insecurities, bullying, negative mindsets, self loathing, mental struggles, emotional struggles, suicide attempts, you name it!
 

Most people with Vitiligo had to deal with these hardships, wanting to get rid of it as the skin condition started to control their lives. Experiencing hardships of being an outsider because of visible differences. Whether you were born with this skin condition or it occured in a later stage in life. A skin condition which is standing in the way of living a 'normal' life and look like a 'normal' person to fit in with society. But what if we could turn these hardships into strength and switch our mindset to positive, self-loving and empowering thoughts?

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