A makeup artist from Chicago is raising awareness of vitiligo by incorporating her unique patches into jaw-dropping looks. Lauren Leonard, 26, first started developing vitiligo as a child when it started appearing on her knees. It wasn’t until she was 20-years-old that it started on her face, with white patches forming around her eyes. These patches she…
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Photographer With Vitiligo Finds Acceptance Capturing Others
A photographer from Colorado is on a journey to find peace with her vitiligo by capturing others with the same condition. Jasmine Colgan launched a project called Tough Skin to uncover ‘unique beauty’ after being diagnosed with vitiligo. She travels the USA to meet and photograph people with the same condition. This great project is not only…
Vitiligo Barbie? This Winnie Harlow-inspired doll is taking over social media
Thanks to models like Winnie Harlow, girls with vitiligo continue to be inspired. Seeing a much-loved figure in the public eye with a uniqueness much like their own gives them so much self-confidence. What if these same girls were able to have a doll to play with that looks like them, too? Read more…
Thousands Want Their Sims Characters To Have Vitiligo
It seems just like humans, sims go through fashion trends. As people make custom content and mods, certain ones will rise to the top as particularly attractive or trendy. Right now, thousands of very trendy sims have vitiligo. Read more
Girl with Vitiligo asks Graphic Designer to make her pretty, his response will make you smile
A Graphic designer has responded to a girl’s request to remove her vitiligo from a photo in a bid to make her prettier. James Fridman is well known for trolling social media users who ask him to transform their photos to make them look ‘perfect’. However, when a girl with vitiligo sent him her photo –…
Study: Do you have Vitiligo? Your help is needed
The HI-Light Vitiligo Trial is looking at whether using a hand held light therapy device at home combined with a topical steroid ointment would be an effective treatment for vitiligo. Adults and children are needed to take part in The HI-Light Vitiligo Trial to test two home-based treatments – steroid cream and light treatment using a…
Model with vitiligo goes viral after powerful post
A model who hid her vitiligo for 10 years has gone viral after she posted a powerful post about beauty on Instagram. Breanne Rice was diagnosed with vitiligo at the age of 19 and after spending years hiding her skin, wrote a series of powerful posts about how we define beauty. She posted; “The biggest change has been…
Meet Rowdy, the viral Black Lab with vitiligo
We recently posted about a dog with vitiligo. Not just any dog, though. A dog who was the subject of a Photoshop battle on Reddit. (If you missed it, read here.) Shortly after we published the post, we wondered – who is the pooch? And we have found the answer. This is Rowdy, and in fact, he…
Black lab with vitiligo gets Photoshop battle
A black lab whose fur is slowly turning white has been on the receiving end of a Photoshop battle. Reported by Mashable, this 15 year old Labrador has had a Photoshop fix after his photo was posted to Reddit. Mashable describes: ‘Turns out, there are great deal of superheroes this dog looks like (many from…
Vitiligo Awareness on Facebook
It’s true – there are over 1 billion active users on Facebook. If just 1% ‘like’ or even see this page, we’ll be raising the awareness of vitiligo amongst millions. Please share on Facebook and help spread awareness of vitiligo.