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SKINCARE SERIES: WHY RECOGNISING YOUR SKIN IS IMPORTANT?
“Good skincare is like dieting. You have to invest time and effort. There is no instant miracle cure.” – Karen Grant. Skincare has been wildly popular since the pandemic and the reason is people finally took their time to look after themselves. It’s important to understand why your skin has problems. Is it because of the food, the wrong products that affect your skin, or the pollution?
Now I…
Popcorn. A film that inspired the life you wanted to lead: I grew up on alot of Veggie tales and older movies and TV shows + older Disney movies. There isn't a specific one but generally the stuff I watched made me want to be a kind person. One movie that stands out is Zootopia tho. I know it's a "newer" movie and I was older when It came out but even at that age I saw the representation of how some people treat others in that movie. And it affirmed more than ever that I want to be kind and friendly to whoever I meet and treat them in a respectful and genuine manner.
Cucumber slices. A beauty secret: Hmm well I have a few, washing your face with cold water, double cleansing with a water and oil based cleanser. But here is a product that I think does wonders. I for one have oily skin so I can't speak for dryer skin types but this one helps to clear up acne or at least reduce them a lil bit.
Night light. What is on your nightstand: welp I don't have a nightstand so um.... I can tell you what is on my bed. Exactly 54 books and many other things (pleasedontjudgemeihaveabunkbedstillandtheysitonmyledge)
I am trying so hard to learn how to recreate junji ito's style, and I literally think that the line work is so detailed that my poor little crippled wrists are not up to the task
But! I think I have figured out a way to work around that using pre-made cross-hatching brushes in clip studio! Which means hopefully I can focus on getting down the major shapes of his illustrations, and then i can learn how to fill in the ludicrous amount of tiny tiny little lines digitally!
and THEN I am going to draw characters from the video game Don't Starve Together in that style! And vice versa. I would love to draw a cute little chibi of Tomie 😈☠🙀
Time to crack into the file entitled "scary boi jail" that I keep on both my phone and my computer, so I can trace a bunch of panels from Uzumaki.
a deeply annoying but necessary part of my life is needing to stop taking/using a medication or product to know if it's one, doing anything at all, and if it is, what exactly is it doing and to what extent
i've never intentionally done this with my psych meds or asthma meds, but it's happened when for whatever reason, i didn't have access to them for an extended period of time. so the method of finding out really sucked, but i Am glad that it gave me an opportunity to truly see what my meds do for me, be able to actually measure the efficacy of their intended use and the extent of side effects. now i know exactly what my symptoms are, what the side effects are, and be able to make an active choice to tolerate the side effects bc the benefits far outweigh them
i have intentionally done this with skin care products and foods/supplements, which does also suck as an experience bc i have very particular routines in order to manage stuff like acne and ibs, but it's doesn't actually threaten my health, so it's worth finding out
Deal with your skin holistically, like all your other health imbalances, and you get the best success ✨✨✨✨ Radiant skin to match your radiant smile all year long 😁
I have absolutely torn apart the skin on my hands and every time I put anything on them to help I end up having to wash my hands for some reason like almost immediately
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-school assignment that required me to draw politicians (forced me to figure out how to stylize real people in a way that reads neither as charicature nor cartoon. It was fun, and it made me appreciate bringing a bit more ruggedness to my characters who were previously mostly smooth and young looking as well as getting me excited about curbing same face syndrome)