The Skin She's In | Komal Meer on beauty, imperfection, and choosing self-love with Accufix by her side
The first thing you notice about Komal Meer isn’t her beauty, it’s her presence. The kind that’s quietly assured, warm, and deeply human. There’s no pretense. No switch that turns “on” when the camera starts rolling. If anything, the Komal you meet off set feels even more vivid, funny, introspective, and completely unapologetic about the woman she’s becoming.
Beauty is presence, owning who I am in that moment. Not shrinking. Not fitting a mold. Just being
We meet on a warm afternoon for our August cover shoot, on her day off and the silence of her downtime. She’s barefoot, relaxed and talking about the importance of disconnecting. “Switching off my phone and spending time alone in my room, in the messiest haalat,” she laughs. “Just breathing. Being. Not for the camera, not for the feed. Just for myself.” That, she says, is her idea of radical self-love. The same ethos shaped her latest shoot, where clean skin, real energy, and minimalist beauty took center stage paired gently with skincare favourite Accufix, reflecting her belief in authenticity over perfection.
Acne, anxiety, self-doubt, they’re just seasons. Don’t rush to erase them
As someone who’s grown steadily in her craft, Komal doesn’t chase roles but waits for the ones that speak to her. “It’s a mix of instinct and intention,” she tells me. “If a script gives me that little buzz in my chest, like this could stretch me or scare me in a good way, I know I need to lean in.” She’s drawn to characters who are messy, flawed, and unapologetically real. “Women who aren’t just there to be liked.”
I don’t owe anyone explanations about my body
She speaks of Roshan Ara (Badshah Begum) and Raniya (Tere Aany Say) with affection, calling them her favourites. “Roshan Ara was grey, envious, chaotic. Raniya was funny, ambitious, naive. Both pushed me. They made me dig into myself, into parts I hadn’t really looked at before.”
Real skin has texture, pores, breakouts. Skincare isn’t about chasing perfection—it’s about care
When asked how she transitions between such emotionally opposite roles, she doesn’t hesitate. “I take a break after every project,” she says. “Feel. Release. Reset.”
If a script scares me in a good way, I know I need to lean in
There’s an ease with which Komal talks about vulnerability, but it’s clear it’s something she’s had to earn. Lately, she’s faced online noise over a natural weight change, something that, for a moment, made her second-guess herself. “But then I remembered, I don’t owe anyone explanations about my body,” she says firmly. “Beauty is presence, walking into a room and owning who I am in that moment. Not shrinking. Not fitting a mold. Just being.”
My love language on set? Roasting the people I care about
The conversation drifts to skincare, naturally, given she’s part of a shoot where skincare brand Accufix was subtly part of the concept. She glows on camera, yes, but there’s no 15-step routine behind it. “I make DIY masks with whatever I find in my kitchen. Saves money too,” she grins. After a long day on set, she’s learned not to punish her skin, but to give it time. “Wipe off your makeup. Let it breathe. It’ll heal.” Her go-to? “Patience,” she says simply.
Sometimes self-love is just switching off your phone and sitting in the messiest haalat, breathing
She doesn’t believe in the myth of perfect skin. “Texture, pores, breakouts, they’re not flaws, they’re human. We need to stop selling ‘flawless’ like it’s a product because it’s not. It’s editing.” She’s glad brands like Accufix approach skin with honesty, no unrealistic promises, just real, skin-loving care.
That photo is a second of my life not the story of who I am
Her relationship with her body and her skin has changed, but so has her inner world. “If I could tell my younger self anything,” she says, “it’d be this: acne, anxiety, self-doubt, they’re just seasons. Don’t rush to erase them. Take your time to grow. To heal.”
Growth isn’t overnight. Neither is healing
But it’s not all self-reflection and glow talk. “I like to believe I’m a funny girl off-camera,” she says. “My love language is roasting people I care about.” She shares a memory, one of those rare off-duty moments when a cancelled shoot turned into an impromptu road trip to Murree with the entire crew crammed into one car. “Seven people. One ride. Zero planning. It was madness and one of my favourite days.”
I’m a greedy actor but only for the experiences
Looking ahead, she has big dreams screaming in a horror film, maybe. Or haunting someone as an evil spirit. “I think I’d play a very believable evil witch,” she says, eyes twinkling. “But I also love romcoms. Give me a meet-cute in the mountains any day.” She wants to do it all sci-fi, fantasy, love stories. “I’m a greedy actor,” she admits. “But only for the experiences.”
After a long day, all your skin really needs is time, space and a clean face before bed
At one point, I ask her what her skin might say to her today. She pauses, then laughs. “You still don’t drink enough water, girl!”
Stop selling ‘flawless’ like it’s a product. Because it’s not, it’s editing
Maybe. But what’s clear is this: Komal Meer has learned how to show up for herself. Not perfectly, not performatively, but honestly. And in a society that rarely allows women to just be especially in the public eye that might just be the real glow-up.
Interview: Sundus Unsar Raja
Photography: Daud Malik
Styling & Coordination: Rao Ali Khan
Hair & Makeup: Nabilas
Outfit (Black & white dress): Zaheer Abbas
On set Coordination: Syed Umair & Noor Asif