Hania Amir speaks about societal pressures to look perfect
Hania Amir shared her story and pictures on Instagram with acne to shed the facade of perfection
(Web Desk) – Hania Amir has touched upon a very serious topic about the superficial beauty standards that our society has made up, to her beauty isn’t skin deep and it shouldn’t define us.
‘To all the brothers and sisters out there! Being a celebrity does not mean perfection; it only means we have chosen a profession that makes us and our lives public but certainly not that we do not go through issues in life; Every individual has their own. Perfection is not what we should be seeking, being comfortable in our own skin is the key,’ she added.
Hania Amir shared her story and pictures on Instagram with acne, to shed the façade of perfection. She opened up about her own struggle with acne stressing that beauty lies within instead of what is on the surface. She expressed resentment at the notion that celebrities have to be perfect.
‘I’d just come back to chitral from a day trip to kalash and after I had washed my face it started to burn and my skin went red. Didn’t take it seriously but the next day I had these tiny red bumps ALL OVER MY FACE.I freaked out but didn’t let it get the best of me because I was at work. They would show on camera, everybody started to ask me, started with the totkas and then came the anxiety.. khair when I got back they kind of calmed down.My skin looked clearer than before. But some three months back it started to act up again and it was even worse this time! I kept it clean, toner, creams, dermatologists, everything! Nothing seemed to fix my skin and I had my night AND days of crying. Feeling insecure. Anxiety. Makeup wouldn’t help. I was a mess but I went through it and got out of it too,’ she added.
She went on about the anxiety and insecurity that she felt, when her skin broke out with pimples, she used toners, lotions, medication and even cried day and night, until she realized that she shouldn’t let her skin define her, she is so much more than just a pretty face.
‘I went to a different doctor and he prescribed me some meds. My skin has been better than before. But it made me wonder. Why is my skin defining me? Who has made these beauty standards that we always feel the need to match? The society? Clear skin is beauty? I know that the idea of being “perfect” is appealing to majority but you don’t need to be an airbrushed flawless image to feel beautiful. Nobody should feel the pressure of matching the ridiculous societal beauty standards.Have your own.Beauty is within and anybody who makes you feel small because of what you LOOK like shouldn’t be around you!,’ she added.
