The Beauty Thread

[TBoneTX 45,250]

Years ago, I tried something (Avon?) called "Silicone Glove."  It really worked to salve cracked/borderline-bleeding skin areas.  Might still have a tube around somewhere.

[laylalex 7,284]

On 2/20/2023 at 5:04 PM, TBoneTX said:

Years ago, I tried something (Avon?) called "Silicone Glove."  It really worked to salve cracked/borderline-bleeding skin areas.  Might still have a tube around somewhere.

That's good stuff -- I have tried it. I have eczema on my hands sometimes, and what I find works really well is O'Keefe's Working Hands. Not very glamourous but very, very effective. I prefer the tub over the tube -- consistency is better, I think.

[Boiler 45,444]

1 hour ago, laylalex said:

That's good stuff -- I have tried it. I have eczema on my hands sometimes, and what I find works really well is O'Keefe's Working Hands. Not very glamourous but very, very effective. I prefer the tub over the tube -- consistency is better, I think.

I think I have seen that in my local ACE

[laylalex 7,284]

3 hours ago, Boiler said:

I think I have seen that in my local ACE

Very affordable too! I am not above a bargain, contrary to any rumors you might hear. 

 

[TBoneTX 45,250]

4 minutes ago, laylalex said:

I am not above a bargain

You're thus back in our good graces, LL ma'am.

[Boiler 45,444]

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230301-the-problems-with-tiktoks-controversial-beauty-filters

 

Beauty filters like TikTok's new Bold Glamour can transform people's appearance, and the technology is now strikingly seamless. What can research tell us about the psychological consequences?

 

As beauty filters become more and more sophisticated, articles decrying their potential effect on everything from our self-esteem, to their power in popularising one particular beauty standard, are becoming more frequent. This week, the release of TikTok's "Bold Glamour" filter – which has a strikingly seamless effect – prompted many users to question if the technology has gone too far. It can turn anyone into an airbrushed top model. As one headline reads: "'This is a problem': A new hyper-realistic TikTok beauty filter is freaking people out".

 

[Lemonslice 4,831]

On 3/1/2023 at 6:07 PM, Boiler said:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230301-the-problems-with-tiktoks-controversial-beauty-filters

 

Beauty filters like TikTok's new Bold Glamour can transform people's appearance, and the technology is now strikingly seamless. What can research tell us about the psychological consequences?

 

As beauty filters become more and more sophisticated, articles decrying their potential effect on everything from our self-esteem, to their power in popularising one particular beauty standard, are becoming more frequent. This week, the release of TikTok's "Bold Glamour" filter – which has a strikingly seamless effect – prompted many users to question if the technology has gone too far. It can turn anyone into an airbrushed top model. As one headline reads: "'This is a problem': A new hyper-realistic TikTok beauty filter is freaking people out".

 

So I got a new phone and did not realize the selfie beautifying filter was on by default.  Felt good for months 

[Boiler 45,444]

13 hours ago, Lemonslice said:

So I got a new phone and did not realize the selfie beautifying filter was on by default.  Felt good for months 

Apparently they will need a new generation of chips for the selfie handsomefying feature to work.

[Lemonslice 4,831]

9 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Apparently they will need a new generation of chips for the selfie handsomefying feature to work.

You mean, on your phone?

[Boiler 45,444]

10 minutes ago, Lemonslice said:

You mean, on your phone?

Yep, sees the food type chips require a lot processing to remove.

[laylalex 7,284]

On a whim, and after reading an article on Refinery29 or similar, I bought this: 

 

 

This was not a good idea. On me, at least. I ended up with what my husband called Hermione Grainger meets Ginny Weasley hair -- big, poofy, frizzy, ginger, and insane. I tried brushing it out and it got worse, so I tried (1) straightening it, which did not work and (2) using a heated blowout brush on it, which also did not work. Literally NOTHING was going to take the waves out my hair, so I shoved it in a ponytail. They did however wash out.

 

So I can recommend it if you can figure out how to use it properly, unlike me, because those waves will last you at least 12 hours. 😕

 

[TBoneTX 45,250]

I can't wait to get one!   

More seriously, good warning, LL ma'am.

[laylalex 7,284]

Sometimes it is best not to take makeup hype at face value, literally. Having read several articles and multiple reviews online of the lash-growing serum GrandeLash, I got a deluxe sample to see what it could do for me. I have light brown lashes, and I thought maybe a little more density and length could make mascara less of a need. 

 

Well.

 

I used it one time -- one time! -- six weeks ago, before I read an article written by an eye doctor warning that the prostaglandin in the product can turn light eyes (green, blue, hazel) permanently darker. For that alone, I stopped use immediately. But that was only the beginning of my problems. First my left eyelid got swollen along the upper lash line, then my eye got goopy. I gave my eye a good wash and that helped, but mild swelling and discoloration has been waning and waxing for weeks. However the worst side effect is that an entire inch-long chunk of my lashes is just gone. Weirdest thing is that on that eye, the lashes that remain ARE thicker and longer, but on the other side, normal as always. Horrible. Supposedly the lashes will grow back but this is so, so weird. Luckily no one notices because of my judicious used of brown eyeliner and mascara, which give the illusion that the lashes are intact.

 

Lucky to get away with my eyes still green.

[Boiler 45,444]

Thanks for the heads up, just shows how careful we need to be.

[Family 3,988]

Bloody hell…same symptoms described in the class action lawsuit. 
For a split second , I was hoping you had filed the lawsuit.

 

 

https://www.classaction.org/blog/class-action-grande-cosmetics-lash-brow-serums-are-unapproved-drugs-may-cause-serious-adverse-effects

 

The defendant also fails to mention that ICP can cause clumps of hair, brows and lashes to “completely fall out instead of grow,” the suit claims.