Women are sharing side-profile selfies to try and break the ‘big nose taboo’

Women have started sharing side-profile selfies on social media to embrace their 'big noses.'

The initiative was started by journalist, Radhika Sanghani, who saw that there was a lack of women with big noses represented in the media and online. To combat this, she encouraged women to share a #SideProfileSelfie to make their nose the focal point of the photograph. She also posted her own selfie to try and "break the big nose taboo." https://twitter.com/radhikasanghani/status/965984513137479680 Sanghani's campaign was met with much support from other women who also wanted to stop hating their noses "... for not being tiny, little snubs." They began replying to the tweet with their own side-profile selfies, detailing why they felt self-conscious about their noses in the past, and how they have come to accept how they look now.

Always felt conscious about my nose but thanks to #sideprofileselfie it’s made love who I am ❤️ keep being you and don’t give into the beauty ideals. Thanks but no thanks Hollywood I will keep my big nose ? pic.twitter.com/DM0qToe68n

— m i n a (@minasjournal_) February 21, 2018

This is amazing. I got a nose job at 15 and felt ten times better about myself, but over 15 years later I still get self-conscious sometimes. I realize now that there’s no reason for this stigma!! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/GyfHPDphU3

— Kaci StillWithHer (@TheSweetSiren) February 21, 2018

#sideprofileselfie I was talking to someone about this just yesterday - thank you for a much needed campaign (damn these are hard to take and I instinctively turned my head to hide the ridge even so) pic.twitter.com/wDg8PJHJ5q

— Hazel Southwell (@HSouthwellFE) February 21, 2018

I’ve never ever put a photo online of my side profile before because its made me self conscious everyday for as long as I can remember. But you know what, BIG NOSES ARE OKAY although tweeting this is scary ?? #sideprofileselfie ? pic.twitter.com/HbwtxqI1z2

— Molly (@mollydotw) February 21, 2018

I once got told by a boyfriend that I would never be “pretty” because of my nose....! @GMB #sideprofileselfie pic.twitter.com/1JFZfL1gxd

— Charlii Siddu (@charliicl) February 21, 2018

Sanghani also hopes that as well as giving women confidence, the #SideProfileSelfie will lead to some positive change in the fashion and beauty industry too. https://twitter.com/radhikasanghani/status/966632259204911104 Turns out you can indeed break the "big nose taboo" just by sharing a few pics. Fair play.