Popsugar Beauty Beauty News Essena O'Neill Quits Instagram This Instagram Star Got Real About Her Made-Up Beauty Selfies November 2, 2015 by Emily Orofino View On One Page Photo 5 of 6 ADVERTISEMENT () Start Slideshow My first ever Instagram photo. I remember I obsessively checked the like count for a full week since uploading it. It got like 5 likes. This was when I was so hungry for social media validation. This was 172 weeks ago from now - now marks the day I quit all social media and focus on real life projects. 27/10/15 A photo posted by Social Media Is Not Real Life (@essenaoneill) on Jul 6, 2012 at 12:19am PDT Share This Link Copy ← Use Arrow Keys → 5 Previous Next Start Slideshow Beauty NewsInstagram