23/09/2025
โ๐๐ข๐บ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฃ๐ข๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ข ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏโ โ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐บ ๐ฌ๐ข ๐ด๐ข๐ฏ๐ข ๐ฌ๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ด ๐ฌ๐ขโ
My teenage self grew up on words like these. They shaped my self-esteem, taught me to measure myself against a mirror that was never kind. Puberty, PCOS, bullying, and no support system to soften the blow cemented how my inner voice spoke to me.
So when .ph reached out for a collab shoot, my instinct was to decline. I thought, ate, mauubos po yung oras niyo kaka-edit ng skin ko ๐
Then I caught myself: am I letting fear of my own inner critic restrict me? Maybe the real work isnโt just quieting that voice, but also learning to accept.
Accept that each scar tells a story of growth and survivalโจAccept that my skin is a testament of how much I had to overcome.
This shoot became that reminder.
Through Ate Kitโs lens, I saw what I could not see in myself.โจWhat I thought needed editing, she captured as truth.โจA truth that taught me flawed skin and a beautiful presence can coexist.
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