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- [Voiceover] Dear BuzzFeed,

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this is how I look with makeup

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and this is how I look without makeup.

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My name is Shalom.

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I grew up in Nigeria where my
family owns a fast food store.

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When I was nine years old
my sister and I fell asleep

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under the table where my
mother fries food we sold.

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We were fast asleep when the hot oil above

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suddenly fell pouring all
over my face and body.

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I remember screaming and crying

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as my family poured water on us,

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and my burning flesh
falling on the ground.

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I spent four months in the hospital.

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My eyes couldn't open, and my
fingers couldn't straighten.

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When I returned to
school I quickly realized

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life after the incident wasn't
what I thought it would be.

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Kids would bully and stare at me.

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Sometimes they even ran away
because my face scared them.

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They called me burned face, two face,

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scarface and so on.

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I felt like a living statue
for people to come see.

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Then I discovered makeup
tutorials on YouTube.

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I watched hours upon hours of videos

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to learn how to do makeup
and soon I was good,

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and my classmates started asking me

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to do their makeup for them.

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But I still didn't feel happy.

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Soon I started having suicide thoughts.

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Eventually I came across Talia Joy,

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a beautiful girl on
YouTube fighting cancer

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and like me she didn't have any hair.

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I was amazed by her courage

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to come on camera without a wig.

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On June 17, 2014 I
posted a photo of myself

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without a wig on Instagram
for the first time.

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To my surprise people were
positive and encouraging,

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and said my photo inspired
them to also be bold.

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I felt like a load was
taken off of my shoulders

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because I was finally being honest

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and not giving a crap
what anyone has to say

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about my appearance.

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This lead to me wanting
to share more with people,

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because if Talia could do it, so could I.

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And if I can, anyone can.

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So I decided to start
my own beauty channel

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because I wanted to help
other people like me,

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not only to learn how to do makeup,

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but to learn to love themself
for who they truly are.

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Makeup is not the reason why I'm happy,

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it is something I enjoy doing.

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I'm happy because I've
learned to love myself.

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I'm happy that I can be myself

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and share my passion with the world.

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As you can see this is
how I look with makeup

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and without makeup,

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and I love both of the sides equally.