Image 1 — 1st day of braces vs. 1st adjustment (7 weeks)
Image 2 — 1st day of braces vs. 1st adjustment (7 weeks)
Image 3 — 1st day of braces vs. 1st adjustment (7 weeks)
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1st day of braces vs. 1st adjustment (7 weeks)

1st photo is the day I got braces, and the 2nd photo is today after getting my first adjustment. 3rd photo is the night before I got braces (ignore the dry lips I was on Accutane then😭), 4th photo is today when they took my wires off before they put new ones in.

Before anyone decides to tell me I didn’t need braces and that my teeth were already straight: respectfully, you are not me, you don’t have my teeth or my bite issues, and you are not my board-certified orthodontist. He wouldn’t put braces on a patient if he thought it was unnecessary. For context, I had braces for the first time (done by the same orthodontist) when I was 10 and got them off at 12. Since I was so young, I didn’t understand the importance of wearing my retainers. My teeth ended up shifting to the point where my bite wasn’t fitting together comfortably at all. It made it hard to chew and eat and it caused jaw pain sometimes. So at 21 I decided to get braces again!

u/iconicxoxo — 1 day ago

Unpopular opinion - Bronzers

I really wanna love the bronzer so bad, but it’s kind of a flop for me :( I love the pocket blush formula, and was expecting exactly that, but in bronzer shades. Or at least I was under the impression that that’s what they were going to do with the bronzer.

I find the bronzer not as emollient, like it’s not easy to blend. It looks splotchy and patchy. At first I thought it was because I was using the pocket brush to blend and maybe it wasn’t a good brush. So I tried it with my favorite brush for this step which is the Patrick Ta Dual-Ended Contour Brush, and still the same result. The only time I can get the bronzer to somewhat blend out is if my face is super wet and drenched from skincare and even then it doesn’t blend out as seamlessly. I’ve never had this issue with the pocket blush formula. (I apply by picking up product from the stick with my brush, I never directly swipe the stick onto my face).

Before buying the bronzer, I always used the Westman Atelier Face Trace Cream Contour stick and tbh, that is the only product I’ve used that is literally the pocket blush but in bronzer form. It feels and looks just like the Rhode pocket blushes. Which is why I was really excited for Rhode to release their own bronzer, so I could stop buying the Westman Atelier which is pretty pricey.

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u/iconicxoxo — 19 days ago
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Orthodontists over-estimating time??

I’m getting braces again for the second time at age 21. I first got them when I was 10 but I did not wear my clear plastic retainers after my braces were taken off and so my teeth of course shifted (still upset with my younger self about that 😭). Tried Invisalign and I learned the hard way I am not the right patient for Invisalign I just cannot do the whole 22 hours a day thing. Anyway, I’ve met with the same orthodontist who did my first set of braces and he’s told me he can fix my teeth again and restore them to how they were post-braces and he’s given me and estimated time of 12-18 months.

If anyone has any sort of similar experience like mine, I was wondering if there is a good chance of me finishing my treatment in a shorter time than that. My first set of braces I believe he told me it would take

2 1/2 to 3 years and I got them off at the 2 year mark and back then, the teeth I was starting with had A LOT of work to be done on and I somehow finished early. My teeth currently at 21 just have some crowding on the bottom row, my midline is off centered, and he is going to bring down some of my upper lateral teeth.

u/iconicxoxo — 2 months ago

Hailey baby hallelujah 😫🤎

It’s finally here!!

LOVE the Bronzer and I’m so happy that the Highlight Milk doesn’t have any specs of chunky glitter in it. That was my main concern and it’s why I usually steer clear of glowy base products such as the Saie super glowy gel, I heard amazing things about it and I tried it and it was just glitter everywhere, I hated it. When I saw that Rhode is coming out with their own glowy base product I knew I could trust Hailey to execute the perfect product and she did! The Rhode Highlight Milk is everything I wanted the Saie to be

u/iconicxoxo — 2 months ago

Check the shop app for shipping update! 🤎

**If this has already been posted in the sub, I’m so sorry 😭 I couldn’t find an exact post explicitly stating this so I thought I’d make one

I placed my order on June 9th about 15 mins after the drop, and the 5-7 business days they told us has passed and I still have no shipping update email from Rhode, and all of the emails and DMs I’ve sent them via Instagram have all been unanswered unfortunately. I completely forgot I have the shop app installed but my bf told me to check it and lo and behold: my order has in fact been shipped!!! The tracking link said I should receive my order by the 24th.

So if it’s also been radio silence for you from Rhode’s end and you ordered right after launch or close to launch day, chances are your order has most likely already been shipped

u/iconicxoxo — 2 months ago

Loveeee the awarded roses 💙

Was finally able to get my hands on them with it being available in the shop! This is currently an unfinished layout of my farm that I’m still working on but I love how it came together behind my RSS

u/iconicxoxo — 2 months ago

My first stable fence!!!!

I think I could cry tears of joy LOL it is my favorite fence Hayday has released. I’ve been wanting the stable fence for months now but have never gotten lucky with any fence crates and I haven’t seen it as a shop offer, so happy to have my first 3

u/iconicxoxo — 2 months ago

Sun-kissed set still on waitlist

As well as the summer kit yet other items aren’t waitlisted and able to purchase? I’m confused lol 😭 I really want the sun kissed set but how do I even get it now

u/iconicxoxo — 2 months ago

This is all I got 🫠🫠

Desperately need some inspo as to what I should do next! Currently in the process of redecorating my farm since it’s summer and I’ve got all this free time on my hands but I’m just stuck at this point 😭 I would love to see anyones farms!

u/iconicxoxo — 3 months ago