Although everyone knows that social media is not real life, it’s something easy to forget that when you’re looking at a filtered feed. Nina Dobrev, however, is on a mission to make the Internet a little more real.

In an interview for the September 2017 cover of Ocean Drive magazine, the Vampire Diaries star opened up about why she wants to be honest about unrealistic beauty standards. “Now we have apps that can Photoshop anything and everything, which puts out an image that’s not realistic. Young girls see this image and think that’s what they should be and that’s how they should wake up,” she said.

“I get pimples and zits all the time and I deal with them just like anybody else, with zit cream,” she added. “Sometimes I walk out of the house with the zit cream and forget about it. And that’s just life, it’s unpredictable and awkward and we all feel insecure all the time but that’s completely normal and okay, and everybody has good days and bad days. It’s especially important now to show young girls that and to make them aware that they are perfect exactly the way they are.”

This isn’t the first time Nina has encouraged her fans to embrace their appearances, either. Earlier this year, she spoke to People about learning to love herself. “At the end of the day, you are what makes you beautiful. Your personality, your aura and who you naturally are,” she said. “I absolutely feel comfortable going out in public and being on social media without makeup. It’s real. When I have a lot of makeup on, that’s usually work. At home, I just let it breathe.”

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