I Hid My Vitiligo For 12 Years - But Not Anymore | SHAKE MY BEAUTY

Apr 24 2021

IOMIKOE, from Texas first got vitiligo when she was 24. She noticed the first two pea-sized spots under her eye and on her arm. But it took another year to be diagnosed and by then the white patches of skin had grown. Iomikoe started covering up straight away; she wore a full face of makeup whenever out the house so only her family saw her natural skin. And even in the Texan sunshine Iomikoe would wear long sleeves. It would take Iomikoe an hour and 45 minutes to two hours to cover her vitiligo up every day, a routine that she did for over a decade until one day standing in front of the mirror Iomikoe had had enough. She threw out all the makeup then and there and from that day on decided makeup was to make her feel beautiful, not hide away.