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Skin Quotes
From skincare habits to what it means to feel comfortable in your own skin.
Several of the quotes here come from people talking about their actual skincare routines - oil cleansers, sensitive skin, and makeup that evens out skin tone without hiding it. For a broader take, see Care quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our skin colours may vary, but what's upstairs - there's certain things we've all got in common.
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was in first grade, the kids called me 'fatso.' It hurt, but the way I overcame it was to outrun every kid in the class. So I developed a thick skin, and athletics became my way of performing and being accepted.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The fact of the matter is that when you're in pain emotionally about your life, the color of your skin does not matter.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Dark skin is considered less than light skin in the in the minds of many in our community and in the media.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents never let the color of our skin be an excuse for why we did not succeed.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel like you come in under a cloak of someone else's skin for a while, but then you can shrug it off - you have to find your own voice, if you want to keep doing it. That became a really conscious thing for me.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
Men are naive to their bodies. They don't pay attention to their skin like women do.
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The ozone is breaking down more and more each year; that's a fact. That being said, we have to be more conscious of the sun and what it can do to your skin.
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- Nov 07, 2020
You have to have a thick skin, yes. If you're going to do something as foolhardy as standup, you've got to be able to take it on the chin if someone has a go at you.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've learned more from makeup artists in my nine years of modeling than from my mother. She always told me not to wear any makeup. I try to keep my skin and hair clean and give them a rest when I'm not working.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I take so many planes, so I need to give my skin and hair a moisture boost. I use a hair oil in the ends before I go on the plane and always spritz a face spray during the flight.
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- Nov 07, 2020
My engineer dad is where my technical acumen comes from. I remember him taking me to the factories to see how what works. Often he used to open up his motorbike to fix things and I saw how the wheels worked. His car used to be open for dissection very regularly. All this taught me and inspired me to look beyond what I could see on the skin.
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- Nov 07, 2020