IndieAna- In Search of the HolyGrail

 I have done chemical exfoliating masks in the past, but until now had never done a chemical peel. It was something that I believed would be beneficial for my aging and pigmented skin, I just wasn't sure it's something I should do for myself. Of course that was until I started trying diy invasive beauty treatments. After reaching out to French vendor Promesse Filler explaining my skin concerns, they kindly sent me single use samples of some of the chemical peels available on their website. My biggest issue was working out an order to use them in! I opted to try the Yellow Peel for its targeting of pigmentation. It does this primarily with 0.1 % retinol, but also contains trichloroacetic acid, lactic acid and salicylic acid. Evening out skintone is the main goal, however in turn this peel helps with fine lines and dull skin. I used a fan brush to apply thin layers of the liquid yellow product to my face, avoiding my eyes and lips, although I did include my upper lid area in an ...

 The last time I used threads was when I caused the bad bruising under my eyes. Not going to lie, I was hesitant to insert threads into my skin hence why I had paused my thread treatments even though I would prefer to at least do them monthly. Well, I had nothing penned in my treatment diary and decided it was time to rip that bandaid off and insert some threads. It had been some time since I had treated my cheeks, so I chose 27 gauge by 38 mm PCL threads to do the job. I began on the right side of my face starting near my ears towards my nose. And yes I started        s l o w. I was being overly cautious, not willing to force a thread where it could cause damage. I did have to abort mission on one thread because I hit a nerve. Yep, it's not pleasant and continued to cause issues the next day when it was uncomfortable opening my mouth to eat. My plan was to create the hashtag pattern, but after inserting 2, I just found the length too long. I even hit my cheek b...

 As much as I love to have a plan when it comes to more invasive treatments, life happens. I'm currently recovering from the flu and figured my body was going through enough trying to get better that it didn't need to use more energy to heal from whatever torture I had planned, lol. Besides, bed seemed like a much better option for me. This time also gave me an opportunity to export most of my treatment videos on YouTube to Rumble. I had one video deleted and didn't want to chance losing my channel. I then had to replace the videos on my blog with videos uploaded from Rumble. It was an ordeal, but better than losing all of my content which I had not backed up. I'm sorry I have no content this week, but it proves that although it's helpful to have a treatment plan, it needs to be a flexible one. I've adjusted my calender and will hopefully have a procedure video for you next week. Check out my  Link.Tree  for socials and affiliates :)

 Another month, another round of Curenex Rejuvenating Solution. I plan on doing 5 rounds and although I'm yet to notice significant changes I am hoping to by the end of the 5 month treatment plan. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy knowing that I am injecting beneficial ingredients into my skin and I notice the hydration and smoothness to my skin after each procedure, however as I have stated, I experience these results with non-crosslinked hyaluronic acid product Hyaron. I began the procedure by treating my lips as I wanted to be done with the area I hate doing the most. I poked my lips each side of my cupids bow and 3 times in my bottom lip, using around 0.2 ml of product in each injection site. All after icing which makes it somewhat more tolerable.  Without bothering to mark the mapping, I went ahead and used the BAP method with around 0.3 ml of product in each and modifying this mapping to include 3 forehead injections. Next I used the remaining 1 ml of Curenex under my eyes, in...