A woman who has been dubbed a "catfish" for sharing a make-up transformation video online has stood up to her haters by insisting she's comfortable in her own skin - and has no problem embracing her make-up free features.
Julia Grandoni, from Quebec, Canada, went viral after she took part in a trend on TikTok in which she shared a clip of herself in full make-up and a tight black dress as she prepared for a night out on the town.
The video then cut to Julia lying in bed without any make-up, to show the extremes of her transformation.
But the clip - which racked up 1.9 million likes and was viewed 12 million times - divided users in the comments section, with many swarming to leave nasty messages about having "trust issues" over the difference in her appearance.
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One person wrote: “This is why guys need to take girls swimming before committing to a relationship.”
While another added: “This is why I have trust issues."
And a third said: “Gotta be illegal."
But Julia has since slammed the vicious trolls and told them that their words won't get to her because she's comfortable in her own skin, and knows that she isn't hiding anything by putting make-up on.
She said: “I decided to make this so I could show people that I am comfortable in my own skin, to show them that I don’t need make-up. It’s important to show others that they should be comfortable in their own skin, too.
“It takes me two hours usually to get ready – to put on full glam and extensions.
“The reaction was pretty good at the start, but later on people started to think differently, and said that I’m just some catfish.
"The angle I used at the end of my video was totally overexaggerated and it was to perceive that I am ugly IN BIG but other than that it doesn’t take much for me to look the way I usually do – I usually never wear makeup.”
Comments on Julia's video weren't all negative though, as she had many messages from supportive people who also shared their own experiences with being treated differently while wearing make-up.
One wrote: “I get this. Once my neighbour came to the door and asked for my 'sister'. I have no sister! She was used to seeing glammed up me not nerd me.”
As another said: “I love that you show your face with no makeup! We need to normalise that natural is also beautiful."
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