{"id":2948,"date":"2019-08-22T13:40:55","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T13:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/?post_type=articles&p=2948"},"modified":"2021-04-11T13:46:56","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T13:46:56","slug":"meet-the-strongest-voices-in-the-middle-easts-body-positive-movement","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/meet-the-strongest-voices-in-the-middle-easts-body-positive-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet The Strongest Voices In The Middle East’s Body-Positive Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Stretchmarks on show \u2013 albeit glittery ones inspired by Instagram artist Sara Shakeel \u2013 Huda Kattan has become the latest public figure to flaunt her imperfections with pride. Huda Beauty\u2019s summer campaign features a diverse cast whose perceived flaws \u2013 including freckles, birthmarks, vitiligo and prostheses \u2013 have been artfully crystallised.<\/p>\n

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“We\u2019re here to tell everyone who has something unique about themselves that they are a part of this conversation”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

As a beauty influencer and someone behind a beauty brand, I feel it\u2019s so important to express what beauty really is. Beauty to so many people has been perfection, and we feel at Huda Beauty, now more than ever, beauty is about YOU. It\u2019s about embracing all of who you are,\u201d Huda insists. \u201cWe\u2019re here to tell everyone who has something unique about themselves that they are a part of this conversation<\/span>, are leading the conversation and are the future of beauty.\u201d<\/p>\n

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HUDA KATTAN EMBRACES HER IMPERFECTIONS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the most authentic voices as the Middle East\u2019s #bopo movement gains momentum is health and travel journalist, and influencer Danae Mercer, who \u2013 alongside candid shots against sweeping backdrops of the Pyramids of Giza, and body-boggling yoga poses against the dreamiest of sunsets \u2013 shares unforgiving snaps ofher cellulite, bloating, and speaks frankly about having struggled with disordered eating. Danae tells\u00a0Grazia<\/em>, \u201cMore and more, I just want to be as real as I can be, whether it\u2019s what I believe or what makes me feel less confident, and working on how to embrace that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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“For years, it was always about being perfect, showing the highlights, and that\u2019s not who I am anymore”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Pinpointing the moment she decided to ditch perfection, she recalls, \u201cFor years, it was always about being perfect, showing the highlights, and that\u2019s not who I am anymore<\/span>. I was feeling disconnected.\u201d She concedes, \u201cI always want to be raw, but it\u2019s my version of raw. I\u2019m trying to help other women figure out what resonates with them, and not being afraid to share it. We all have our own approach when it comes to what make us feel strong
\nand empowered, and it\u2019s about not being afraid to be open about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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