My rosacea was so bad I was branded ‘a tomato’ and endured cosmetic surgery jokes from my ex

A woman who was branded a tomato by a cruel workplace bully and told by strangers she was ugly because of her rosacea has learned to love her skin again after finding miracle skincare.

Natalie Rose, 33, from Shropshire, suffered from rosacea from a very young age, but after years of relentless bullying, strangers calling her ugly and an ex-partner pushing her to have plastic surgery to “get rid of her rosacea”, Natalie’s self-deprecation Esteem was at an all time low.

But in June 2018, Natalie started therapy and realized she needed to love herself again so she could love the skin she was in.

After years of self-employment, Natalie was shocked when in 2020 she stumbled upon a miracle cure, Kalme skincare, which after just four weeks soothed Natalie’s rosacea so dramatically that, for the first time in years, she was able to face the outside world without makeup. in.

“I have learned to start loving my skin for the first time in my adult life,” said Natalie.

“I always excused the bad treatment towards me because I felt that it was very ugly, so I just had to put up with it. I really struggled to see any self esteem.

Suffering from sensitive skin from a young age, Natalie was just 14 years old when she noticed red patches appearing on her face.

“I started getting red spots when I was doing physical education at school,” he said.

‘It started to be more like a daily thing. My grandfather also had rosacea, so I think it could be genetic.

“Doctors suggested E45 cream, but although it softened my skin, it did not calm the redness.”

Developing a phobia of cold, Natalie’s confidence plummeted.

“Winter has always been worse,” he said.

‘I used to bleed and my face would get red and swollen. I didn’t want to go out, not just because it was painful, but because I didn’t want people to look at me.

“I developed a phobia of cold as a result of my skin reacting to avoiding going outside in the winter.”

By the time she was 28, Natalie had been relentlessly bullied, with one manager even referring to her as a tomato in front of customers.

“I’ve been called ugly by complete strangers and a boss called me tomato,” he said.

‘I worked in sales, and he would say it in front of customers. He would say ‘your face looks horrible today’.

He even asked if it was contagious. He made me feel like an ogre. In the end they fired him for his behavior but the damage to my sanity was already done.’

One former partner even asked Natalie to get plastic surgery to soothe her rosacea.

“My ex made a joke in front of his friends,” he explained.

‘He said I should have cosmetic surgery to get rid of my rosacea. Everyone laughed. It was one of those moments where you just want the earth to swallow you whole.

It definitely hurt. He was telling me that he should save up and have surgery to remove it. He became a common thing.

“But I felt very lucky to be in a relationship. I felt ugly in my own skin and my body. I was putting up with these things because I felt like he looked good and I was ugly.

“My whole mentality was really bad at the time.”

By 2018, Natalie had fallen into a deep depression.

“In 2018 I lost my daughter at the end of the pregnancy,” said Natalie.

‘Everything got really overwhelming. I completely broke down, I couldn’t cope with anything else. I ended up taking sick leave for a while and eventually quit my job.

I developed crippling anxiety and my self esteem and confidence hit rock bottom. So I started therapy.

“Part of it was unlearning a lot of the toxic culture that I had grown up with. I had to start loving myself again.

‘I had to talk to myself nicely. I had to learn to give myself the same love and appreciation that I would give to another person.

“I believe that when you hit rock bottom, there’s only one way to go.”

And in 2020, Natalie stumbled upon Kalme skincare.

“I had tried everything on my skin,” Natalie explained.

‘I had put my hopes on products before and they hadn’t worked, I would spend £60 on some which is a lot of money to me.

“I was nervous about being disappointed again. He had seen Kalme advertisements in a few places, but he didn’t know anyone who had used it.

“Eventually, my mom said she’d pay half with me, so I tried a month.”

Despite her fears, Natalie spent £49.95 on her skincare and within four weeks was delighted.

“Within four weeks there was a noticeable difference, my skin was no longer bleeding or scaly,” he said.

‘It felt smoother, calmer and much less painful. He has made my skin smoother for as long as I can remember.

‘Now I can go out without makeup. I don’t know how to adequately express what it feels like to be able to leave the house without makeup.

I can go out at night without feeling ugly. Before, I didn’t want to go out at all because of my confidence. I no longer contain myself.

I can’t stop smiling when I say it, because I know how amazing it makes me feel.

“I know I will always have rosacea as there is no silver bullet and I still get flutters of anxiety when I have a skin breakout, but these products have helped me manage my symptoms significantly better.”

And now Natalie is on her way to loving her skin again.

“This year I want to say yes more,” he said. ‘My goals are to relearn the keyboard and do more of what I enjoy, like taking nature photos.

‘I no longer have people staring at my skin in horror or insulting me. I am learning to love my skin for the first time in my life.’