Scots make-up artist with 'zombie' psoriasis helping others to transform problem skin

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A Scots make-up artist (MUA) with a 'zombie-like' skin condition has bravely opened up on feeling 'judged' by people who think she has a 'contagious rash'.Danielle Robertson, 32, was diagnosed with psoriasis aged 16 and has endured crippling flare-ups ever since.Psoriasis is believed to be related to the immune system where sufferers produce more skin cells, causing flaky patches of skin which form scales.'Scunnered' with 'hiding away' and determined to help others feel good in their own skin, Danielle recently exposed her uncomfortable 'patchy and spotty' flare-up to over 80,000 followers on social media.While the brave beautician joked she looked like 'an apocalyptic zombie', she demonstrated the 'transformative' power of make-up that 'camouflages' her insecurities.Danielle, from Bishopton, Renfrewshire told the Record: "It's human nature for people to stare at something different but it has really knocked my confidence in the past."Psoriasis can be mistaken for lots of things that are contagious, like impetigo, or seen as dirty.

Clients worry I have something like that and ask 'what's on your skin?' which makes me self-conscious."After Christmas I got a bad flare up and felt so down.

I was stuck in the house, hiding away which isn't great for a public-facing job like mine."I was scunnered and wanted to embrace my skin condition to show others that it's okay to have it."So talented Danielle decided to lay bare her condition on YouTube and TikTok.Lengthy videos explain her psoriasis before showing how products can conceal flare ups."I'm no doctor and I don't claim to be," she added."I also think people should be free to go barefaced, no matter what their skin issue is."But to me, make-up is like camouflage.