Resham Khan was assaulted with sulfuric acid on the day that she turned 21 in the month of June 2017. The university student from Manchester had burns all over her body, including her arms, legs, face, and shoulder. Her left eye was also injured. Her tale went viral when a friend of hers established a GoFundMe page to collect financial support for her and her cousin Jameel, who had also been the victim of an assault.
She has been keeping a journal on her namesake blog, detailing her recuperation over the last three months since she was injured. There, she just published a picture of herself without makeup, exposing her scars, with the intention of demonstrating to her followers that even if she may seem to be in perfect health, there is a great deal that the camera does not portray.
“I know that many are watching my recovery or may be going through something similar, looking at themselves and wondering when they will improve,” Resham said in her letter. “I am grateful for their support.” “First things first, I simply wanted to make it very obvious that nothing that you see on the internet is true. “Exactly the same as the photographs.”
She received a lot of positive feedback after uploading images of herself looking gorgeous for the holiday of Eid al-Adha, which inspired her to try taking a selfie without any makeup on her face. She hadn’t worn makeup in a very long time, so this was the first time in a very long time that she chose to put on a full face of it. She stressed that there was a lot of effort behind the scenes, despite the fact that she looked absolutely stunning.
“The process of applying makeup has grown a lot more difficult in recent years. “It hurts a little bit to apply, and I found applying makeup to be a bit of a struggle, so I didn’t do too much,” she added, noting that she had to put an additional layer or two of foundation and more concealer over elevated portions of her face since she needed to cover up the raised areas.
“I long for the days when I could play freely with eyeshadow and liner. And deep down, I secretly yearned for a set of false eyelashes. However, I have faith that with the passage of time and the assistance of my physician, it will eventually be possible. She also said that her eyebrows had been scorched, making it impossible for her to shape them, and that she could only contour one side of her face. “It might sound confusing, but trying to explain the little things that made makeup a challenge isn’t easy,” she added. “It’s not easy to explain the little things that made makeup a challenge.”
She had a range of feelings in response to her outcomes. “I looked in the mirror and I felt like I looked like the old me again,” Resham said. “I felt like I looked like the old me again.” She then proceeded to reveal that she had really manipulated the images using an application called BeautyPlus, and that she had modified the brightness. She also said that she shot the photographs on her “good” side, which contains scars, as opposed to the side that has “a mixture of scars, pink, burns, hard skin, raised skin, and my dodgy eye.”
The purpose of taking the photo without makeup was to demonstrate to others who are also going through difficult times that there is still a long way to go. “Please don’t see my photos and go into despair or try to achieve something that may not be possible,” she implored with him. “Please don’t see my photos.” “It’s not easy. I’ve really appreciated all of the praise, but the cruel truth is that none of it is genuine…I can’t keep fooling people into thinking that I am someone that I’m not.
Resham has started a petition to put a stop to acid assaults and shares uncensored, unedited images of herself on the social media platform Snapchat. Her narrative is tragic, yet at the same time it is motivating and important. It takes a lot of courage not just to show your face without makeup but also to reveal all of the ways you tweak your appearance on social media to make yourself seem better (something that everyone is guilty of doing). We admire Resham for taking the initiative to help those who are currently in her position feel less alone.