A woman who had suffered burns and is now a make-up artist has described how the brutal comments of bullies almost caused her to take her own life.
Shalom Blac, now 20 years old, stated in an emotive video that she was bullied on a regular basis after she was burnt with boiling oil in Nigeria when she was nine years old, which caused her to consider taking her own life.
According to an interview that the renowned beauty YouTube blogger gave to the website Cosmopolitan.com, she thinks that she has discovered her “calling” and that she does not have any regrets about what has occurred in the past.
Shalom Blac, 20, who was bullied while growing up in Nigeria and now resides in the United States, stated that being called names like “monster” made her feel as if she did not want to continue living.
Makeup artist and prominent YouTube blogger Survivor: When she was barely nine years old, the aspiring make-up artist was burnt by boiling oil while working at her mother’s restaurant.
Assaulted: After spending four months in the hospital, she was finally permitted to go home, but she faced harassment because of her scars.
After suffering severe burns in her mother’s restaurant, which caused her to lose her hair and leave scars on her shoulders, chest, and face, Shalom’s life was a living hell for many years.
After spending four months in the hospital, she reported being tormented by youngsters, who she said called her names such as “monster,” “two-face,” and “scarface.”
She traveled to the United States in the hopes that things would be better there, but instead she was subjected to greater abuse and had to put up with everyone gazing at her.
In the video, she can be heard saying, “Eventually I came to America thinking it was going to be better but the bullying just continued, to the point that I actually wanted to commit suicide.” She does so while gradually removing her makeup.
Shalom, who is seen in an emotional video taking off her makeup while sharing her experience, had anticipated that things would be different when she came to the United States, but the hostile stares and conduct remained after she made the trip.
Self-love: She said that she was able to triumph over her negative emotions by focusing on her own attractiveness.
Capable: She has established herself as a prominent make-up artist and blogger, where she disseminates her beauty advice and motivational words online.
A model who survived a burn accident gives advice on how to disguise scars with cosmetics.
“I remember one day just taking a knife and going into the bathroom and looking at myself and wondering why people just don’t like me and why they see a monster,” she said. “I remember wondering why people just don’t like me and why they see a monster.”
“I just couldn’t picture spending my entire life being bullied every single day; even just going out, people would just stare at me and wonder, “what the heck is wrong with her face?” “I just couldn’t image living my whole life being tormented every single day.”
But she was able to pull herself out of her depression by “working on herself” and making an effort to see her own attractiveness.
Because of the dramatic change of events, Shalom has said that even if she had the opportunity to undo what has taken place, she would not use that opportunity.
Shalom, seen above as a little girl, said that she believes she has discovered her ‘purpose’ in life and that she would not change the past, even if she had the ability to do so.
Shalom, who is seen on the far right while she was in the hospital as a youngster, said that she is now confident in the fact that she is “beautiful, from the inside.”
Shalom expressed her gratitude for the ability to motivate other people to feel that ‘their life is worth living’ and added that she is delighted she can do it.
She said that she began “actually paying attention to myself in the mirror” and eventually came to the realization that she was “beautiful, from the inside.”
She hopes that other people will be inspired by the make-up lesson videos that she posts on her YouTube channel, which now has over 100,000 subscribers and has had over six million views.
‘At this point in my life, I don’t regret what happened to me,’ said Shalom. I get the impression that I was meant to do this. Because it is assisting other individuals, even if I had the option to take it back, I most certainly would not do so.
“I’m just glad that my story can actually inspire someone enough for them to realize that their life is worth living,” you told me. “I’m just glad that my story can actually inspire someone.”