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Unfiltered Beauty with Kadeeja Khan

Model Naomi Shimada talks to the beauty blogger about dropping the filter and showing her adult acne.

Model Naomi Shimada talks to the beauty blogger about dropping the filter and showing her adult acne.

Since she was 19, Kadeeja Khan has been building a following as a beauty blogger from her bedroom, under the name EmeraldXBeauty. For years she was fighting a silent battle of 'Instagram versus reality.' Then she decided to do things differently - and posted a video that changed her life. Kadeeja tells Naomi about how her perception of beauty has changed, from concealing to revealing.

Presenter: Naomi Shimada
Producer: Kirsty McQuire
Editor: Rebecca Stratford

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Image: Kadeeja Khan/ Naomi Shimada Credit: Kadeeja Khan/ 成人快手

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