Delilah Belle Hamlin Sets The Record Straight On Makeup-Free Photo

Delilah Belle Hamlin is clearing the air on a recent photo she posted.

The 20-year-old model shared a photo on Instagram last week and in the caption she stated “clear skin”, which garnered many to criticize her for not being makeup free and said she was not setting a good example for young followers.

“the other day people on Instagram were declaring I was a liar based on a photo I posted where I claimed I was wearing no makeup besides the obvious lipstick and lashes. People were saying I was making young girls feel poorly about themselves,” she wrote in a post. “the fact that I even have to stand up for myself and justify this blows my mind. In this photo I am wearing absolutely ZERO makeup. haven’t washed my face since last evening. The only thing I have on are eyelash extensions.”

“I would never want to post anything that would create young girls or boys to feel as though they need to uphold unattainable beauty standards. this is me all oily and sick in bed with no flash and no filter on my face,” Delilah continued. “You should never care what other people think about you however, after getting over thousands of hateful messages it started to hurt me. Just a friendly reminder that cyber bullying ISNT COOL. And I am being 100% vulnerable and honest.”

“Obviously there are larger issues to be focusing on in the world right now however, I want to use my social media platform for good and to help influence young girls and boys in a positive way so just reinforcing that!” she concluded.