The Topic Of Skin Bleaching Leads This Sudanese Girl To Have A Life-Changing Intervention

Make-Up

Nyakim Gatwech reached a point where she could not even look in the mirror. She had always loved makeup but had never been given the chance to use it. “I’d look on TV and think, ‘Oh, her eyeshadow is beautiful,’ or, ‘I love her highlight.’ But I couldn’t find things that matched my skin tone. I didn’t care — I loved makeup so much, I’d put it on regardless. I’d buy a base three or four shades lighter than my skin and look ridiculous,” Nyakim expressed to interviewers. Kids made fun of her skin so much that she ultimately wanted to do something about it…