A Twitter user has revealed that a product from Kim Kardashian West’s beauty line has instilled a new confidence in her mother who suffers with a condition that results in discoloration of her skin.
California-based makeup artist Katrina Marrufo took to Twitter on Wednesday, June 26, to share a photograph that showed the KKW Body Foundation successfully covering up a skin condition on her mother’s legs, which Katrina said her mom developed as a result of her ‘sickness’.
‘With my mom’s sickness, she developed a skin condition and she’s been so embarrassed to even wear shorts or dresses out in public,’ the Orange County native said in the now viral tweet.
Incredible! Twitter user Katrina Marrufo has revealed that a product from KKW Beauty has instilled a new confidence in her mother who suffers with a skin condition
Wow! The California-based makeup artist said her mother was ‘so embarrassed’ to wear dresses or shorts in public and show off her legs after developing the condition
Brilliant: She said the KKW Body Foundation has helped her mother become less self conscious, and that she was ‘so angry’ at people who previously said it was a ‘stupid product’
‘She got so extremely happy after i applied the body foundation and i’m so emotional [right now]’ the makeup artist added.
Katrina told Good Morning America that her mother suffers from pulmonary arterial hypertension – a type of high blood pressure that affects the arteries in your lungs and the right side of your heart.
Viral: Since Katrina shared the tweet it has gone viral, accumulating over 240,000 likes and a further 28,000 shares
She explained that the condition has caused discoloration to her mother’s legs, which has affected her confidence.
The makeup artist said she knew she wanted to buy the product for her mom when it was released last month.
She told the publication: ‘I knew immediately that I wanted to buy it for my mom because if it worked, and it could be a life-changing product for her.’
After seeing the results she achieved on her mother’s skin using the body foundation, she said she ‘had to share it’ to show the value of such products for people with similar skin conditions.
‘Once I saw the results, I knew I had to share it to show why a product like this is so important, especially with people who struggle with any skin conditions or just anyone who wants to cover up any imperfections,’ she said.
‘I don’t feel like people should be shamed for doing so,’ the makeup artist added.
Praise: Similarly, over 800 fellow Twitter users have commented on the great results Katrina’s mother saw with the product
Katrina revealed in a subsequent Tweet that she got ‘angry’ at people who said they thought the product, which retails for $45, was ‘stupid’.
She said: ‘This is why i was getting so angry about everyone who was saying this was a stupid product.
Popular: The KKW Beauty Skin Perfecting Body Foundation, which retails for $45, aims to ‘blur imperfections, enhance skin tone and provide a flawless finish’
‘Please be mindful that not everyone has perfect skin/legs/etc. I can’t wait to take my mom out this summer and her not being self conscious about her illness,’ she added.
And since Katrina shared the tweet, which has since gone viral, over 800 people have commented on the great results Katrina’s mother saw with the product.
Similarly, the tweet has garnered over 240,000 likes and a further 28,000 shares.
One user said: ‘I never thought about the benefits it would have on people with skin conditions! This is amazing! Please do a review on how the product stayed on and how it worked on your mom.’
Another said: ‘Beautiful both ways. I’m sure this is a huge game changer for your mum and it’s a brilliant idea, just because a product seems pointless to you doesn’t mean no one will like it.’
‘Stuff like this is one of the things I love most about beauty and makeup,’ another added.
Meanwhile, body positive activist Jameela Jamil responded to Katrina’s tweet, as she aimed to apologize for previously bashing the product online.
Response: After seeing Katrina’s tweet, body positive activist Jameela Jamil, who had previously bashed the product, said she was ‘sorry’
Apologizing: She said she gets ‘riled up’ over ‘beauty standards’, as she reads many personal letters from young women who are struggling with mental health issues as a result
She shared a video clip with a caption that read: ‘Made this. Hope it explains.
‘Sorry your mum has felt so self conscious and would only want her to be happy.
‘I wish all of us could just feel a little less self conscious. Sending love,’ she added.
Aware: she said in the clip that she will ‘work on’ her tone in order to prevent it from sounding like she’s ‘telling you what to do’
The 33-year-old British actress, who previously slammed the KKW Body Foundation as she suggested that it was a waste of time and money, said: ‘Hello, so I just wanted to say sorry if I ever come across as a preachy w****r when I’m off on one of my rants about gender inequality, especially when it comes to beauty standards.
‘They are f***ing ridiculous for women, and they are worse for woman than they are for men,’ she added.
Jameela said she gets ‘riled up’, especially as she reads many personal letters from young women on a daily basis who reveal that they are struggling with mental health issues as a result of a pressure to look a certain way.
‘Watching the worth of young people being diminished before they’ve even had a chance to work out who they are just makes me feel furious.
‘And then I go off on one, and I don’t remember to think about how my tone is being perceived and how you all aren’t in the room with me seeing that I am speaking from a place of love and passion and concern that you will make the same mistakes I have made,’ she added.
However, she said in the clip that she will ‘work on’ her tone in order to prevent it from sounding like she’s ‘telling you what to do’.