I use 0.05% cream once a week using the sandwich method. I’m starting 2x a week soon!
I use cera ve foaming facial wash and the cera ve daily moisturizing lotion. For SPF I use vanicream.
For context, I started watching tvd when it originally aired, probably around 7th grade. I was team Stefan during the first season, and then somewhere along the way I became team damon (teen me girl c’mon). I used to absolutely gush over that man, and apparently my underdeveloped teen brain was perfectly content to file all of his glaring red flags under “mysterious and attractive.”
Now I’m 28, I’ve decided to rewatch tvd and the originals for the first time in years, and I can say with complete confidence that I despise Damon. Like, genuinely. This man claims to love Elena, yet the second she rejects him, he starts killing people she loves. Sir, that is not romance. That is an untreated ego problem with a body count.
I will never forgive the writers for making them endgame. I know I need to let it go because this show has been over for years, but please allow me this brief moment of “what were you thinking?” blinded by looks that’s what. Typical bad boy cliche I tell ya.
I mean Elena turned off her humanity because she couldn’t handle her brother’s death. She finally gets him back and what does Damon do the second she breaks up with him? Almost gets him killed. Let alone killing her only friend she could actually relate to. KILLED Jermey in front of her 😭 he’s worse than Katherine idc what anyone says. She did it to survive… he did it bc his male ego was bruised.
And for the record, I don’t even like Klaus either, but somehow Damon is worse to me. Klaus may be an emotionally stunted immortal tyrant with major mommy and daddy issues along with abandonment issues, but at least he can occasionally survive rejection without immediately turning it into a murder spree because his ego got bruised.
Rewatching a show you loved as a teenager with a fully developed adult brain is truly a humbling experience.
I could understand if it gets you 5+ gems but for a single gem an ad to be 3 minutes is absolutely insane
I couldn’t help myself. The strawberry cup skins remind me sooo much of Nana 🍓
Little red strawberries
I’m looking for some advice on my skincare routine because I feel like I’ve been dealing with the same issue on my chin for months and I’m not sure what I should be doing.
My main problem is my chin. It has persistent pink/red skin across the front of it, along with acne, and post-acne red marks. The redness started after I had a pretty bad irritation reaction to Differin/adapalene a few months ago. I stopped the Differin and gave my skin a long break before eventually starting tretinoin.
My current routine is:
AM:
Usually rinse with water
CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion
Vanicream Sunscreen
PM:
CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser
CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion
Tretinoin 0.05% cream (I’ve only used it a handful of times and have been slowly increasing the frequency)
I recently tried doing tretinoin every 4 days, but I’ve been getting occasional mild dryness, so I’ve been giving myself extra recovery days when needed. I don’t have burning or significant peeling, but I’m nervous about irritating my chin again because of my previous reaction to Differin.
I was also prescribed oral antibiotics for the acne. I finished a 3-week course of doxycycline, but it didn’t completely clear my chin acne, and I’m now on Bactrim.
My biggest concerns are:
I have combination type skin. My forehead and sides of my nose get super oily. But my cheeks and chin are usually fine throughout the day. I’m mainly looking for advice on simplifying my routine and getting the redness and acne under control without irritating my skin further. I’ve attached a photo taken in natural light for reference. Thank you!
I’ve read Bunny and Rouge, which I loved both so dearly!! I still need to read We Love You, Bunny, but I’m waiting for the paperback to come out next month so I can reread Bunny first.
Has anyone read All’s Well? What were your thoughts? No spoilers, please, ofc 🫶
I was using adapalene, but my skin absolutely hated it, so I stopped using it. It made my chin red, dry, and itchy. The dryness and itching went away after a few weeks, and I started using tretinoin for my acne. I've been using tretinoin for about two weeks now without any bad reactions, but the stubborn pinkness on my chin still hasn't gone away. I didn’t use anything on my skin for about 3 weeks before I started using tretinoin. I’m using it once a week right now using the sandwich method until I can build up comfortably.
should I read boy parts or lapvona next?
I’m going on a short road trip only about 3/4 hours so I’d love any suggestions for a weird girl book that I could read in one sitting.
I’ve already read I Who Have Never Known Men. It’s my favorite book actually:))
2/5
This film had so much potential. The Backrooms themselves were incredibly well designed, and honestly, that’s the main reason I’m giving it 2 stars. Unfortunately, I didn’t find it scary, and at times it even came across as unintentionally goofy. The story and characters were bland and forgettable, with plenty of moments that just fell flat. The monster reveal and ending both left me thinking, “Okay… that’s it?” The Backrooms are such a fascinating concept, but I felt like the film barely scratched the surface and completely wasted its potential. The atmosphere was easily the strongest part because it really captured that eerie, liminal space feeling, but it wasn’t enough to make up for everything else.
Edit:
I know this is a really unpopular opinion, but the fact people are dming me to insult me over my opinion on a film is actually crazy.