IndieAna- In Search of the HolyGrail

 Well I just wrapped up another injectable treatment regime. As I've stated before Curenex Rejuvenating Solution was an easy product to inject. A thin product that was not painful. I also loved that there was 5 ml to play with. As before, I began by injecting my lips first because I find it the most uncomfortable area to puncture with a needle. FYI, an ice roller makes a huge difference in reducing the level of discomfort. I then went ahead with the BAP mapping starting at the modified forehead injection points being between the brows and 2 halfway up my forehead using my pupils as guides. There is only a thin layer of flesh on the forehead which makes injecting another pinchy place so I like to get this done early on in the procedure. I was careful to not be heavy handed so had plenty of product leftover to treat not only my under eyes, but another 2 spots above my jaw and above the spot between my brows.  A quick procedure not even taking 30 minutes, factoring in the need to...

 I probably should have a better plan mapped out when treating my skin with threads, but I often decide on the day where I'm actually going to place the threads. This treatment was a little harder to choose because I wanted to treat my labionasal folds, however decided against it after realising that I would be inserting threads that would overlap with the cheek threads I had last treated with threads. I would prefer to let areas have time to heal for at least a month before creating trauma in that same area. I scrapped my plan of using 27g by 38 mm PCL threads and instead treated under my chin using  29g by 25 mm PDO screw threads . I placed them fairly close together and after losing one thread when removing the protective cap, I put in 19 threads just under the chin. After I buy more threads I do plan to treat under my jaw to reduce sagging in these areas. I did cause a small bruise under my chin, other than that this treatment did go well. Check out my  Link.Tree ...

 I'm at the penultimate round of Curenex Rejuvenating Solution, just one more to go. At the risk of annoying you by continuing to repeat myself, I used the BAP mapping plus some extra injection points in lips, under eyes and forehead. Apparently I had not learned my lesson with portion control, because I only had 0.5 of a ml left over for under my eyes. I went ahead and used 0.25 ml on each side near my orbital bone using the pupil of my eye as a guide. Having 5 ml of product to play with tends to make me heavy handed with the amount I inject, that and the ease of injecting a treatment with a thin consistency that doesn't cause a sting. I didn't have the amount I wanted to inject under my eyes, but I was glad that I at least had some. That's because under my eyes is a problem area for me with the creasing, dark circles and dehydration.  Next month I will have my final thoughts of Curenex Rejuvenating Solution.                   ...

 Not wanting to sanitise my skin and risk damage, I chose not to do any invasive treatments this week. Instead, I'll just give you an update of where my skin is at a week after doing my first ever chemical peel. I used the retinol based Simildiet Yellow Peel from Promesse Filler. With a lot of peeling happening over the last few days, that annoying tightness is becoming less noticeable. My biggest problem now is the impatience to unveil my new skin with the increasing temptation to peel off the dead skin. I will admit to very gently tugging only until there's resistance, then I use a small pair of scissors to trim off the excess. I have been diligent to apply a balm during the day, then slathering on spf and trying to avoid the sun when I can. At night I've been using a layer of vitamin E oil, then glycerin just to keep my skin moisturised. Knowing that my skin continues to peel especially overnight (I assume because of my movements while asleep) I must admit to looking for...

 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 :)