...  members visit us, which you will see in the next episode of Raw&Uncensored 🎥 Since we all work remotely most of the time (even before the lockdown), it makes a weekly get-together even more fun! 

I also saw that this week‘s #smileyappics challenge hosted by @smileyappics just ended and I want to give a huge CONGRATULATIONS to the WINNERS 🎉🎗@secretman02🎖@progressivechef 🥉@fycee 🥈@prajakta & @ajinkyajaptap 🥇@krazypoet

It’s truly amazing to see so much participation, effort and creativity! Appics hasn’t even officially launched and yet the platform is on fire, growing and more engaged than ever🔥 Meanwhile our team works incredibly hard behind the scenes and we can’t wait to share with you all that we’re up to, it’s a great feeling to know that the Appics family stays strong and our vision of a platform where artists are free to create, a positive place for people to connect, entertain and encourage each other is already live! 💫

😷 I think the whole mask wearing is interesting to think about, because oftentimes we „put on a mask“ aka. pretend to be someone, hide our true self, hide behind a character, to protect ourselves or to fit into society. And it often stems from the belief „I’m not good enough“, fearing the judgement of others, which can be hurtful as we’ve all seen many cases of especially on social media.

And the #smileyappics challenge represents exactly what we stand for! It’s about turning any situation into a positive opportunity and creative message 💫 

With Appics we aim to root and embrace positivity, authenticity and connectivity🌏

„Love has a powerful way of removing the mask we all insist on wearing“ ❤️

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