A few simple clicks and my face would turn from something I was ashamed of to something… ‘perfect”, she wrote. ‘I used to be hooked on this app (Perfect 365). She posted two side by side images, demonstrating what could be achieved with digital manipulation.
Preaching that we are all so extraordinarily beautiful, just as we are, and that our worth extends so far beyond what our outer shells look like.’ She describes herself as: ‘Just your average 23-year-old, taking a stand against a world that profits from teaching us to hate ourselves. One girl speaking out is Megan Jayne Crabbe, otherwise known as bodyposipanda, who rose to fame after she posted photos on Instagram talking about her recovery from anorexia. They want to prove to those who feel self-conscious about their looks – and who strive to be like the Instagram girls they follow – that they are frequently aspiring to an unattainable beauty standard. They are posting makeup and filter-free unedited selfies alongside photos they have edited using apps such as Perfect 365, YouCam Makeup and FaceTune to highlight the extreme (and unnatural) results you can get using digital manipulation.