These Influencers Are Encouraging People to Stop Comparing Themselves to Others on Social Media Through Viral “Posed vs. Unposed” Photo Series
Sucked In
A wonderful Instagrammer who has decided to show the world the truth behind her beautiful photos is Bree Lenehan. The 26-year-old content creator began a series she calls “Real Me” where she shows two photos side-by-side.
In one, she showcases what her body looks like when she puts a whole lot of time and effort into contorting it into the “perfect” shape. Next to it, she shows how she looks if she actually just relaxes and allows her body to simply be.
Beautiful Marks
A long-time body-image advocate, Bree puts emphasis on showing that it’s basically impossible for our human bodies to look perfectly unblemished. Many of her photos proudly showcase the marks on her skin.
She refuses to hide any pimples, scars, or stretch marks from her large audience (over 720K followers on Instagram!). She also shows how some influencers possibly hide their own marks by strategically placing their clothes over them.
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Bree doesn’t stop at just showing how influencers can manipulate things like angles and lighting to create a “perfect” look. She also blasts through the idea that social media stars have perfect lives.
She tries her best to show that she doesn’t always have her makeup done nor is she always dressed to the nines. Everyone has (many) days where they’re tired, hormonal, or just not feeling up to putting in all this effort to look like a model.
Lumps and Bumps
She also places a lot of emphasis on the difference posing can make. On the left, the way she’s flexing her body gives her that hourglass shape. On the right, Bree’s posture is completely relaxed.
You can just see what a massive difference it has on the shape of her bottom especially. When she relaxes, suddenly the natural bumps of her body show themselves. She reminds her followers that you shouldn’t force your body to look like a certain trend.
We’re often told that we should love and accept our bodies as they are. But, that can be pretty difficult when all we see on social media are perfect people with flawless bodies that completely fit the beauty standard. Luckily, these influencers have found a way to be a good influence by showing both their posed shots and what they actually look like. Their message is clear — your body is fine just the way it is!