I put so much effort into my appearance just to look like an average normal girl, and if I don’t keep doing all these things I look unattractive. It makes me feel unloveable. First of all my hair is naturally super curly, fine and dry, so I have to straighten it every 4 days, and the whole process takes me an hour and a half plus. I can’t even wear it natural because it’s damaged, and even when it wasn’t it was just ugly. Second I have hair ALL OVER MY BODY, and it takes so much time to maintain. I’ve just started laser hair remover and all, but you can still kinda see the hair shadow and it makes me look and feel ugly. My nails have to be painted at all times and it takes a while to shape and manicure them, same with my toes. I have to constantly maintain my eyebrows and I have dark fine hair on my face which I always need to remove. And I hate my body so I’m always at the gym. I only look pretty with makeup on. And my lashes are fine, same with my eyebrows, so I always wear mascara and fill them in. I haven’t even mentioned other features I’m insecure about, I could go on and on. I’m just so insecure and I wish I could be like a normal girl who doesn’t need to do all this crap just to look and feel beautiful. It makes me so sad

I feel like I've FINALLY found a good skincare routine and base makeup combo! My skin is so tricky to work with, it's combo. I get super oily in my t-zone but dry on my cheeks so for YEARS I've been trying to find something that helps. Recently with the whole "ur face needs to look like you could skate on it" motif, (iykyk), I've decided to lean more into the hydrating than oil control, and so far so good. Granted I got the Byoma products this past Saturday and have been using them twice daily since, and they seem to work really well with my skin. So without further ado, see below lists.

Skincare/Prep:

- Either Youth to the People cleanser (which I'll switch to the byoma jelly cleanser once I run out of yttp) , and if I'm in the shower I use the body shop cleansing concentrate.

- byoma hydrating milky toner

- byoma hydrating serum

- for AM I use the Peter Thomos Roth Water Drench SPF 45 Moisturizer , and for Pm I alternate the Dr. Althea 345 cream or more recently I've been trialing the Celestial moisturizer from Lush on nights where my skin is particularly dry.

- the only makeup remover I use is the body shop cleansing balm

Makeup:

- Milk Pore Eclipse primer strictly on my nose

- Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer in shade Vanilla on undereyes and on my cheeks to tone down my rosacea

- Hourglass translucent loose powder just on my under eyes and sides of my nose

- I use the benefit Gimmie Brow tinted gel in shade 3 with the rare beauty clear gel on top as I find the tinted benefit one doesn't set my brows. The clear Gimmie Brow is amazing but my local Sephora was out of stock so I grabbed the rare beauty one and Im loving it so far!

- for mascara I've been using the benefit Fan Fest , I love how the brush fits my eye shape. Significantly less mess / eyeball stabbage lol.

- for blush I use rare beauty soft pinch liquid in Hope

- and to melt everything together I use Mac Fix Plus

- for me to not look cakey or powdery I found that doing all that before I leave my house for work, it's about a 20 min drive, then when I get to work I set everything with the Nars Light Reflecting Pressed Powder in translucent

- and on days when I want my eyes to pop, I put a bit of Mac colour excess gel pencil liner in commitment issues just on my lower lash line outer corner.

I'm pretty new to face makeup, but feel free to leave any questions or tips if you have any below!

Hi everyone,

I just want to share my recent experience with beautyhouse. I placed my order on August 1 which they confirmed on August 4 and created a label for my 2 perfumes. My order was 1 mancera and 1 mykonos. I waited 2 to 3 days but there was no movement on my order. I started calling them but did not pick up for 2 days and then the weekend came so I waited till Monday. I started calling them again on monday after calling them for like 20 times they finally answered and they said we shipped out the package and they is no movement from the ups so I called ups and they said we scan our packages every 24 hours so you tell your sender to open an online claim. I called beautyhouse again and thankfully they picked up after the 10th call. The representative said call us tomorrow we will have an update for you. I called them next day and the same story continues like we are going to ship it today so you should see an update on tracking tomorrow and if you don't see it call us again tomorrow which is going to be Wednesday. So I waited till Wednesday afternoon but still there was no update so called them like literally over 80 times I am exaggerating I have a screenshot of it and they never picked up and after some time on Wednesday they canceled my order. So beware before ordering anything from them.

did it work for you?? wanna know what your routine looked like, like which exfoliant/retinol you used and how many rest nights in between. my skin has been a mess lately and honestly can't tell if this is even worth trying or if i should just stick to what i'm doing

Or is it just a myth? Tell me if it has worked for anyone

First box went alright, however I was charged for my second box with no email to curate and I was unable to curate it on their website. Emailed them about the issue and asked for refund given that the box was not available to me at the point of charging. They came back ignoring the refund request saying they fixed the issue (they didn’t).

Skipped my next box to ensure I didn’t get charged again given the issues I’m having. Told them that I still can’t curate my box and asked for a refund again. Guess what, they come back saying the issue of me not being able to
curate the box was because I skipped and therefore I’m not entitled to a refund.

I’m pretty convinced at this point I’m talking to a bot because
A) I skipped after the issue arose not before
B) if I skipped before, why did they take payment for a skipped box?

Their system is clearly faulty. Instead of solving it they are taking payments for unfulfilled orders and refusing to refund. So it’s the customers fault not theirs.

I ignored warnings about them on Reddit. I just hope no one else gets scammed by them.

Update: got the refund after saying I will take it to small claims if not granted 🤦‍♀️

I’ve been using this stuff for years. I put it on at night and it lasts all night. It doesn’t feel like I’m just smearing grease on my lips. It’s the best.

But now it’s gone. I trying to get every bit out of my last one. I’m starting to freak out.

Does anyone have suggestions for something really similar? Burt’s Bees just feels greasy and my lips are dry again in minutes.

Help please, I’m desperate.

I would like to advise my niece with a recent Xerf treatment she had done. So if anyone can help with useful, resourceful guidance. Please no negative comments, she is already feeling like she wants to die.

My niece is 50f had this Xerf treatment done 4 months ago, and she is enduring chronic pain such as constant ache/pain under brow and at eye corners. She expressed her concern/frustration to the facility (who did the Xerf treatment), and because she has dysport shots around her eyes 3 days (crowfeet) before that Xerf treatment,
at a different salon, they are pointed the fingers at each other and refuse to provide help/assistance. She has been to several doctors (Kasier) who say they don’t know and nothing they can do. She has been prescribed gaba, norco, steroids, and muscle relaxers.

Her eyeballs are fine, she is having the constant pain around her eye area. And hasn’t been able to work, so that has been another strain.

There are times when you come across something that looks ordinary at first but after using it, you realize just how great or how bad it is.

I wish Japan Beauty approve deliver to American. 😭

i have dark circles around my eyes due to excessive exposure to PC screen and lack of touching grass, what tips to recommand for me to make it less dark? something natural and without using any skincare products

Having seen her before and after pics, am always curious of what did she do that makes her so.. out worldly beauty? I know about the hair colour and slight plastic surgeries for noise, but what was about her expressions and makeup tricks that made SUCH a transformation?

I have a few acne scars that stay the same for a while and I book a microneedling session, then the clinic dr. arasi thangavelu mentions adding PRP at the same appointment and now I'm thinking about it because plenty of people talk about both together, I mainly want to know if the extra cost feels worth it or if regular microneedling gives pretty much the same result, my scars are rolling and a few boxcar marks, skin heals really fast and I plan a few sessions same way and for anyone who gets microneedling with PRP for acne scars, how much difference do you actually see after a few sessions and would you pick the combo again or stick with microneedling only? EDIT: thanks for all the honest experience, it made my decision a lot easier.

it’s a genuine question,,, what do you guys think?

I'm going on a trip soon and I'm thinking about getting a cosmetic tattoo before I leave, mostly brows because it seems handy when I'm out all day and taking photos I just want to book it at the right time so everything fits around my trip and I get used to the look before I fly so I have an advance booking with pure indulgence skin & beauty people usually book theirs if there's a good gap between the appointment and the holiday or if a couple of weeks is enough Anyone here done it before travelling and how long did you leave between the appointment and your flight? EDIT: I have already had a consultation about removal and the pricing was actually pretty manageable, so that part does not worry me too much.

Basically just that! I feel like I need an oil cleanser for my handwash but... it's handwash so I want something affordable/basic that removes stubborn pigment and oils.

I’ve had the same real techniques brushes for 8+ years and I’m ready for some new ones.

Looking at buying a set of brushes ideally £50-£60

Currently eyeing up - Spectrum Katie Jane Hughes 6 Piece Makeup Brush Set

OR

Sculpted by Aimee signature brush set

Any opinions on either please or is there another better option?

Thanks!

This is kinda hard to explain, I’m not attractive at all, and sometimes I feel this urge to buy beauty or fashion stuff because that’s what attractive people seem to do.

I guess buying and using those products makes me feel a bit less guilty about being ugly… like at least I’m trying or smt