“Getting a nose job is something I have debated since I realized it was possible, aged 11,” she wrote in a now-iconic piece for the Evening Standard. “I’ve imagined my face with a smaller nose and the life that would go along with it: more confidence, more friends and more dates. But I never went through with it, even when my mum offered to pay for the surgery when I was 17. I was too scared. […] I couldn’t bear the thought of having a new nose and then realizing the problem wasn’t my nose; it was me.”

“And then suddenly, this year, everything changed,” she added, candidly. “It hit me that this one insecurity had been ruling my life for 27 years. It had held me back from living my life to the fullest, to the point at which I almost turned down TV appearances to promote my work as a journalist and author because the camera would capture my face side-on. I knew I had to face my fears. So, after weeks of anxiety, I took my first-ever side profile selfie and posted it on social media with the hashtag #sideprofileselfie. ‘I’m breaking the big-nose taboo,’ I wrote. ‘Join me.”’ 

A couple of years passed but the movement isn’t showing signs of slowing down. In fact, it spread so quickly that within hours it was written about on hundreds of websites around the world, from the United States to Australia. “It has now reached millions, and more than 10,000 men and women have sent me their selfies, all with messages I completely relate to,” writes Sanghani. “It showed them an alternative view: that big noses could be beautiful and not something to be hidden or fixed by surgery.”

PREACH!

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“I’m using my experience and journey of self-love to help all women on their own journey of feeling empowered, celebrated, uplifted, and supported on a daily basis,” writes Reel on her website. “As self-love is not a destination, but an everyday practice.”

Soon, what started as a humble Instagram profile grew to a movement. Now, the online community and philanthropic organization aims to empower women actively. It also has an official clothing line.

“I didn’t know what that would be, but I knew that I needed to create something from my lack of inspiration,” admits Reel in an interview with
Create & Cultivate. “That’s when I decided to create an Instagram account where I would post inspiring and motivating content to help get my life together.”

Take a look.

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“Getting a nose job is something I have debated since I realized it was possible, aged 11,” she wrote in a now-iconic piece for the Evening Standard. “I’ve imagined my face with a smaller nose and the life that would go along with it: more confidence, more friends and more dates. But I never went through with it, even when my mum offered to pay for the surgery when I was 17. I was too scared. […] I couldn’t bear the thought of having a new nose and then realizing the problem wasn’t my nose; it was me.”

“And then suddenly, this year, everything changed,” she added, candidly. “It hit me that this one insecurity had been ruling my life for 27 years. It had held me back from living my life to the fullest, to the point at which I almost turned down TV appearances to promote my work as a journalist and author because the camera would capture my face side-on. I knew I had to face my fears. So, after weeks of anxiety, I took my first-ever side profile selfie and posted it on social media with the hashtag #sideprofileselfie. ‘I’m breaking the big-nose taboo,’ I wrote. ‘Join me.”’ 

A couple of years passed but the movement isn’t showing signs of slowing down. In fact, it spread so quickly that within hours it was written about on hundreds of websites around the world, from the United States to Australia. “It has now reached millions, and more than 10,000 men and women have sent me their selfies, all with messages I completely relate to,” writes Sanghani. “It showed them an alternative view: that big noses could be beautiful and not something to be hidden or fixed by surgery.”

PREACH!

The post Radhika Sanghani Wants You to Love Every Inch of Your Big Nose appeared first on PlayJunkie.

“I’m using my experience and journey of self-love to help all women on their own journey of feeling empowered, celebrated, uplifted, and supported on a daily basis,” writes Reel on her website. “As self-love is not a destination, but an everyday practice.”

Soon, what started as a humble Instagram profile grew to a movement. Now, the online community and philanthropic organization aims to empower women actively. It also has an official clothing line.

“I didn’t know what that would be, but I knew that I needed to create something from my lack of inspiration,” admits Reel in an interview with
Create & Cultivate. “That’s when I decided to create an Instagram account where I would post inspiring and motivating content to help get my life together.”

Take a look.

The post This Instagram Page Aims to Empower Women appeared first on PlayJunkie.