Endometriosis awareness drive by Attleborough makeup artist

A Norfolk-based makeup artist put her abilities to good use with a social media-powered drive to lift awareness of widespread however “under-discussed” situation affecting hundreds of thousands of girls.
Niki Etheridge, from Attleborough, set herself a face portray problem for March, coinciding with Endometriosis Awareness Month.

Niki Etheridge used her makeup and face portray expertise to lift awareness of endometriosis on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTook.
– Credit: Niki Etheridge

Every day all through the month she gave herself a brand new facial look all involving the color yellow, utilizing visual-led social media platforms like Instagram and TikTook to catch folks’s consideration.Along with the photographs and movies, she posted details and myths about endometriosis to tell folks in regards to the situation.Mrs Etheridge, who moved to Norfolk from Brighton round three years in the past, stated her personal private experiences had made her passionate in regards to the topic.

Niki Etheridge used her makeup and face portray expertise to lift awareness of endometriosis on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTook.
– Credit: Niki Etheridge

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She stated: “It may be genetic – my mum had it, my cousin has it and I’ve it. I used to be recognized about seven years in the past after I had a cyst on my ovary. I went into surgical procedure to get it eliminated they usually discovered endometriosis.”It impacts you every day, and I’ve flare-ups most weeks. It’s fairly widespread however not many individuals find out about it.”
Endometriosis is a long-term situation the place tissue from the womb begins to develop in locations just like the ovaries or fallopian tubes, typically inflicting vital ache and resulting in difficulties getting pregnant.

Niki Etheridge used her makeup and face portray expertise to lift awareness of endometriosis on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTook.
– Credit: Niki Etheridge

One in 10 UK girls are affected, however it may typically take a number of years to diagnose.Mrs Etheridge is the most recent to inform her story in a bid to lift awareness, after Wymondham mum Susie Childerhouse spoke about her battle to have a child and Chloe Kidd, from Hethersett, instructed of how the situation has had her doubled up in ache.To seize consideration on social media, Mrs Etheridge’s interactive face portray decisions have included a lemon-themed look, homages to comedian e-book characters Bumblebee and Wonder Woman and a nod to Norwich City.

Niki Etheridge used her makeup and face portray expertise to lift awareness of endometriosis on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTook.
– Credit: Niki Etheridge

“I’ve been engaged on fashions for years however all through lockdown I’ve been training on myself,” she stated.”I needed to lift awareness of the difficulty, by doing one thing I like and one thing which might seize folks’s consideration.

Niki Etheridge used her makeup and face portray expertise to lift awareness of endometriosis on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTook.
– Credit: Niki Etheridge

“I’ve had girls with teenage women get in contact who’ve by no means heard of the situation, and many folks asking questions on it, which was precisely what I needed.”• To discover out extra about endometriosis, go to: www.nhs.uk/situations/endometriosis/.