SKIN DOCTORS INGROW GO REVIEW

Hair removal is the bane of my life, I hate the process and I hate seeing that hair has grown back. Being a female that chooses to epliate instead of the traditional shaving or waxing, I save a lot of money but also have to deal with INGROW HAIRS. I hate them, they cause ugly bumps on my legs, they're hard to sort out and most of the time they hurt...A LOT. So like most people do in most situations, I googled my problem in search for a solution. This product came up straight away, after scrolling through plenty of impressive reviews, I ordered and it only cost me around £10.

My first impressions when it arrived at my house was impressed. The packaging looks professional and the product itself is packaged in a hard plastic bottles, which is perfect for a clumsy person like me who is always dropping glass bottles of products. The product is designed to get rid of razor bumps and razor burns as well as ingrown hairs. It contains Isopropyl alcohol, which is antibacterial and helps to clear out infected pores, Propylene Glycol for moisture, Acetylsallicylic Acid which is an anti-inflammatory to reduce swelling that ingrown hairs cause, Glycolic Acid which is a mild exfoliant that removes dry skin cells and redness (all information on ingredients taken from Skin Doctors website).

The product advises you to not use too soon before or after removing hair. I used this product after allowing my legs to grow out for just over a week. The product should be applied on leg by placing the liquid on a cotton pad first. The smell of the product is of strong alcohol and feels cold on the skin. Honestly, I saw a difference within an hour, although it did sting slightly when settling on the skin.

I repeated this process twice a day for 3 days, apparently it is best to apply the product on freshly washed skin, but make sure the area is dry. After a week had passed, I epliated my legs and saw a huge difference in the amount of ingrown hairs that had disappeared, my legs look smoother and more attractive in general.

I could not recommend this product more. This is a product that actually works and does what it says on the packaging.

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MY SFX HALLOWEEN MAKE-UP- THE RIPPED REVEALED SKULL

This year for Halloween I wanted to switch it up. All over Instagram I saw the "dripping skull" look, I didn't have the tools to create this look so I did my own take on it- "the ripped open face to reveal a skull" look (catchy, I know!) I precisely had less than an hour to create a special effect look for Halloween night, I had people coming to my student house for drinks so had to tidy up as well but I managed it! The look was created by doing the same technique I described in my HALLOWEEN-EASY SLIT THROAT MAKE-UP post, I created a line of liquid latex around half of my face and pulled the inside outward from the skin slightly to create a ripped look. The difference between the slit throat makeup is this wound isn't a closed in wound, it was just a circle of a line of liquid latex which had been layered.

Once the wound has been ripped, I put on my usual foundation colour (L'oreal True Match In Vanilla) over the fake ripped skin and in the areas underneath. Then I used the NYX Professional Makeup Eyeshadow Base in White as a skin base for the skull. I contoured the skull to create depth using Blackout eyeshadow from Urban Decay's Naked 2 palette. I placed the contour under the wound edges, around and on my eyes and around the mouth and nose to line out the skull's details. I went back over the mouth with the NYX eyeshadow base to create teeth, I know these don't look perfect. I set the whole look with Essence Translucent Powder.

I wasn't looking for perfection with this look because I knew we were going out to a nightclub and the make-up was likely to melt off within hours! Although this is a very basic skull, this is what I was aiming for. If I had more time, I would have added more detail and more depth. On the other side of my face I just wore my usual make-up look, a winged eyeliner with some bronze eyeshadow, contouring and highlight.

Disclaimer- I am self taught with liquid latex- no expert!

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