In one TikTok video, Olivia Dunne showed fans what she looks like before and after applying makeup. While the end result was a natural, understated beauty look, the smattering of freckles on her cheeks and nose disappeared. “My freckles came, then left,” she captioned the video. In another TikTok video, she showed off her freckles again and referenced a popular beauty trend: using makeup or henna tattoos to create fake freckles. “She may be prettier than me… but at least my freckles are real,” her on-screen text read. However, she seemingly contradicted herself in her caption by assuring her followers that she’s down with the faux flecks of pigment.
@livvy nothing against fake freckles but… #foryou #freckles
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Some of Dunne’s admirers let her know they were fans of her uncamouflaged skin. “Why are you hiding those freckles,” one person wrote. “Here me out … the freckles are more attractive than the makeup … either way she attractive tho,” read another comment.
Dunne revealed in another TikTok video that she’s particularly fond of the way her freckles pop when she’s on the beach. She included some bikini photos in that video, and she’s credited posing in swimsuits for Sports Illustrated with making her feel more confident about how she looks when she’s not trying to look flawless. “SI’s really helped me see that it’s O.K. to not be perfect and to just be comfortable in your own skin. It’s O.K. to not be perfect,” she said.
