MANILA, Philippines — Nadine Lustre got candid about her journey being a moren a, opening up how she embraced her skin color despite the societal beauty standards promoted on social media. At an event for skincare brand SnailWhite on Saturday, May 25, in Makati City, the actress opened up about her best practices when it comes to taking care of her skin and keeping her peace. She was joined by lifestyle and beauty content creators Rei Germar and Marj Maroket.
Nadine Lustre, along with content creators Rei Germar and Marj Maroket, answers questions about self-care and beauty. Photo by Vixey Lema/Rappler “I was such an insecure girl. There were so many things I wanted to change with my body, with myself.
As I grew older, that’s when I started accepting all of the things that I don’t like about myself, that people don’t like about me. I just embraced it because that’s who I am, and that’s what makes me unique,” she said. She also recalled her experiences of being discriminated against because of her skin color.
“I used to not like my skin growing up just because there were so many people [who] would tell me, ‘ morena mukhang madumi ’ (dark skin looks dirty). And then, when I would go to castings lagi akong pinapauwi kasi ako lang ‘yung morena (I would always be asked to go home because I was the only one with dark skin) and everyone else is mestiza (fair-skinned). I used to hate my skin color, but now it’s the best thing that I have.
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