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#LoveYourLines

Have you recently gone shopping for

a swimsuit only to feel restricted by

the lines that adorn your body? Have

you lately visited a drugstore hoping

to fi nd something that would fade

away those scars? Stop, because

natural beauty is here to stay!

BY NINA SACHDEV

Women of all sizes can have stretch marks. From puberty to pregnancy, we all
have them. So why not fl aunt our natural badge of honour, and join women from
all around the world who are now showing off their stretch marks on social media
with the hashtag #LoveYourLines. From fi tness models who proudly bare them to
artists who create unique artwork around them, there are many who aren’t afraid to
embrace this empowering beauty trend.

ZINTETA
Clinta Tort CartrÓ is an artist based in Barcelona who goes by the pen name
Zinteta on social media. She calls herself an Artivist, as she creates art based
on what we consider ‘fl aws.’ Her work is inspired by her own discovered self-
love and she enjoys using glitter and rainbow paint to express her appreciation
of the female body, as seen in her famous pieces.
This young 21-year-old artist encourages us to be proud and content rather
than ashamed and apologetic of our bodies. Her other fascinating pieces also
reveal more about the menstrual cycle and the female anatomy.

Follow her online at:
Instagram: zinteta
Facebook: @zinteta

What exactly are stretch marks? ♥

We have talked about the poetic side of
stretch marks, but how do they actually
form? Marks are caused when your skin
stretches rapidly during times of brisk weight “Once you learn to love your
gain, pregnancy or growth. Because the skin
stretches so quickly, collagen and elastic tissue natural accessories, you will
are damaged, resulting in the
appearance of lines. accept your body
The technical name for stretch marks is
striae, which literally translates to scars. By defi nition, they are permanent for the way it is.”
molecular changes in the skin that cannot be reversed.

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