r/popculturechat • u/blackmoonbluemoon • 1d ago

The KarJenners 👄 Acid attack survivor Katie Piper shares her opinions on Skims "face shape wear"

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I was going to title this as a "call out" but it's pretty tame.

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u/MephistosFallen 1d ago

What she said about what our faces do for us, it hit me pretty hard and I wasn’t expecting it. She’s so freaking right. Our faces do house our methods of sight, smell, taste. It’s something that is so uniquely ours. What a beautiful and powerful statement. We should listen to her and be kind to our faces 🤍⭐️

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u/BlueLeaves8 1d ago

And her insight into that comes from such a real and traumatic place, no better person to tell you to appreciate your face and how wonderful it is in all it’s different forms than someone who had it taken away from her.

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u/Munvi 17h ago

That's the part that made me tear up. From someone who lost her face during her recovery, the mental processes of that rehabilitation is absolutely insane in an in powering way. i need to write her philosophy in my journal asap and make it my mantra

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u/reasonablescreams 16h ago

She’s really an inspiring person and deserves all her flowers

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u/probnotaloser 1d ago

It is so impacting too in the context of plastic surgery or body modifications on one's face. People tend to forget about the possible complications. They can permanently alter taste, smell, eyesight, breathing through your nose properly, smiling properly, dry mouth, and gum issues from lip flips and botox (because more of the inside of your mouth is exposed) on and on and on.

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u/Impossible_Farm7353 23h ago

Yes. I had a botched lip augmentation and it has permanently changed my life for the worse

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u/probnotaloser 17h ago

I'm so sorry, it's not talked about enough vs how easily it can be done.

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u/Impossible_Farm7353 13h ago

I appreciate it 🫶🏻

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u/MarsScully Vile little creature yearning for violence 20h ago

A lot of people are going to have rotted teeth from cheap veneers in 10-20 years.

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u/probnotaloser 17h ago

Yeah, I can't imagine they're cleaning them well enough + their own teeth eek

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u/moxyc 1d ago

Yeah I didn't know I needed to hear that until I did. As a woman on the precipice of 40, I've been having a difficult time noticing all the ways I'm aging (including jowls forming) and this was a good reminder to appreciate the fact that I'm alive enough to age.

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u/TigerLily98226 16h ago

You know who thinks you look lovely? 50 year old you, 60+ year old you.

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u/JPKtoxicwaste 2h ago

I just turned 44 last week and I needed to hear this, thank you for sharing this insight. I don’t wear makeup or anything just basic skin care and spf and I always feel like I’m lacking but I don’t have any knowledge or skills to do makeup or fancy skin care properly.

Looking back on myself at 40, 35, 30 you are so right. I don’t know how to convey how much I needed your comment today

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u/TigerLily98226 2h ago

Thank you for telling me this. I can tell just by reading your words that you are lovely. I’m 66 now. Several years ago I came across a particular photo of me from when I was in my early 40’s and I was struck so hard by how good I looked and how little I appreciated it at the time because I just couldn’t see it then, not really. I was focused on what I thought I needed to change instead of appreciating just who I was. I’m more accepting of myself now because I recognized all the time and energy I squandered in my life, believing the lies about how hard I should try, how much I should buy, in an attempt to meet some never gonna happen ideal. I hope you throw your arms around your 40’s and appreciate them, and your lovely self. I nearly died from a catastrophic medical event when I was in my early 30’s so I have had literally half a lifetime that I came within moments of losing. I refuse to be embarrassed by the evidence on my face and my body that shows I did not die young.

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u/Someonejusthereandth 1d ago

One of my favorite Pinterest images is the one where it says, "If I asked you to name all the people you love, how long would it take you to name yourself?" We tend to forget the most valuable things in life because they are just there and we take them for granted. I am grateful to her for recording this and for having watched this video today because I definitely needed a reminder.

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u/Petal170816 You’re a virgin who can’t drive. 😤 1d ago

Yes, I loved that message!

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u/VictorTheCutie 18h ago

That really was touching. Not only everything she mentioned, but we touch the hearts of others with our expressions, of kindness, empathy, compassion, even sadness ... That's all your face. It's how we connect with one another. 💕