It's important to embrace our natural bodies – and that's exactly why a model proudly flaunted her bare skin. Ariella Nyssa is a body positive influencer known for sharing self-love advice, which is why she boasts more than 720,000 Instagram followers. Recently, she shared an unedited video which showed close-up shots of her whole body – and she did so for a very important reason.
The influencer, who's known for opening up about body image , went make-up free and zoomed in on unfiltered parts of her body - from her face to her hips to her eyes. She did this to show her skin marks, cellulite, the hairs on her face and the wrinkles on her skin. The blonde beauty showed that these components are what mix together to make a "normal woman", so there's no need to feel shame if you don't look like a curated Instagram image 24/7.
Even though the clip carried a poignant message, Ariella admitted editing and posting the video really "tested her soul". It forced her to think a lot about her own insecurities. Alongside the clip, Ariella wrote: "I've thought about people in my life seeing this, people on the internet and judging me.
Judging me for all of these things I usually hide because of society's expectations of beauty. "But, as you guys know, posting the things I'm insecure about are where I grow the most in my own self-love journey. Posting the things I'm insecure about takes the power of societal beauty standards anyway.
It gives me my power back. "That if I say this is beaut.