Reality TV personality Doyin David has taken to social media to share her journey with skin lightening, expressing gratitude for a failed attempt with fake bleaching cream. In a video, the former BBN housemate confessed to a desire for lighter skin and even purchased the cream to achieve it.
Doyin revealed that the bleaching cream turned out to be fake, a revelation that initially angered her. However, she has now come to appreciate her natural black skin and gave a shoutout to the person who sold her the counterfeit product, acknowledging that she would have regretted the decision if the cream had worked.
In the video, Doyin celebrates the beauty of melanin, expressing relief that the failed attempt led her to embrace her unique skin color. Social media reactions varied, with users commending her newfound self-love and emphasizing the incomparable beauty of melanin.
One user wrote, “Melanin is an incomparable beauty,” while another playfully commented, “Thank God you black if not ehh… Cause you to woor woor!”
The video has sparked discussions about self-worth and societal pressures around beauty standards, prompting diverse opinions from online audiences.