Paid authentic price for a possible fake Chanel 25

Got this second hand Chanel 25 mini but I’m having some doubts about the authencity. Especially the leather and chanel logo on the side pockets, they look a little off. I understand the bag went through some restoration since it’s second hand but it looks very different from an authentic one. Please lmk ur thoughts! Any help is appreciated.

u/onlymadubs — 19 hours ago

Purchased an authentic preloved Chanel 25 mini

Paid authentic price for a second hand Chanel 25 mini. Could anyone let me know if it’s authentic or a fake? The leather & chanel logo on the pouches are throwing me off. Looks very different from an authentic when compared side by side.

u/onlymadubs — 1 day ago

Chanel 25 mini QC request

Not great at this if anyone could lmk ur thoughts that’d be great! Don’t have an auth to compare it with :( Thanks so much

Edit: this is the lambskin leather, not caviar

u/onlymadubs — 3 days ago

Chanel 25 mini authentication check

Please help me legit check the Chanel 25 mini. It’s second hand so some defects are normal. It looks good to me but would like a second opinion, I don’t have an auth bag to compare it with :( Thanks for the help

Model: Mixed Hardware, shiny calfskin

u/onlymadubs — 3 days ago

[routine help] Anyone allergic to panthenol but okay with pantothenic acid supplements?

I seem to react badly to panthenol in skincare products. Every time I use products with it, I get itchy rashes and small pustules/inflamed bumps.

I’m wondering if taking vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) supplements orally could trigger the same reaction, since panthenol is related to B5.

Has anyone who reacts to topical panthenol still been able to tolerate oral B5 supplements? Read that oral B5 helps with hormonal acne so have been wanting to give it a try, TIA!

Edit: I bought 500mg B5 capsules if it matters

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u/onlymadubs — 1 month ago

[Acne] Textured cheeks only visible against light

The sides of my face feels textured, I can feel many bumps and “seeds” whenever I wash my face. Sometimes I can rub or scrape them (closed comodones) off but most of it seems to be under the skin. They’re skin colored, not itchy.

1-2 of these bumps become inflamed and red nearing my period but they usually go away on its own after a couple of days. It’s not cystic and they don’t hurt.

These bumps are not visible unless you look at my skin up close against light, but in regular lighting you can’t see these bumps.

I’ve been using differin once or twice a week for a couple months now and it hasn’t made a difference in these bumps. I’ve very sensitive and dry skin so any form of actives will break me out in a rash or dry my skin out, but my skin seems to be able to tolerate differing best. I can’t use differin more frequently, 2x a week seems like the max my skin can handle. Right now my skincare just consists of hydrating products & differin.

Has anyone experienced these bumps and know how to get rid of them 😭 I’ve had them for so long and have tried all kinds of actives (all aha, bha, pha) and retinoids (differin, tret) but these bumps only get worse with them… Contemplating accutane at this point but wanted to get some other opinions first… thanks!

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u/onlymadubs — 2 months ago

[Acne] Small red inflamed pustules ONLY on forehead

Hi guys, I have been dealing with forehead acne for the longest time and have recently started having these flare ups where there’s 2-3 new spots every day, and this persists for a couple days. It used to be manageable where I get 1 or 2 every month before my period but lately it’s been 10 spots every flare up.

They first show up small & slighty red then disappears at the end of the day, no redness. The next day they’re raised & red (no pus), but nearing the end of the day they get a little more inflamed and form a tiny postule. They continue growing until a bigger postule forms, and I pop it, then put on a pimple patch. The pus refills and is still inflamed. It never seems to disappear like a normal pimple where the pimple patch drains it of the pus and it becomes flat, these just refills with pus and they stay inflamed for a couple days. Sometimes they don’t form a postule at all and just remains inflamed. They’re not cystic, they don’t hurt at all. They’re also relatively small in size. No seed/whiteheads, just pus or clear oil. They seem to come during ovulation & nearing my period which makes me think it’s hormonal and is related to estrogen? My diet is clean, I don’t consume any chocolate and really little sugar. I also consume very little gluten/dairy. My forehead is very acne prone and clog prone, the rest of my face is fine. I’m only dealing with these flare ups on my forehead and between my eyebrows. And they tend to flare up at the exact same spot as the last flare up.

Treatments I’ve tried: AHA and BHA makes it worse, and causes more of these red bumps to form. I use differin every other day for closed comodones but it doesn’t seem to be preventing these flare ups from
happening. BP makes my skin itchy & very dry, anyway I don’t think BP helps. I’ve used nizoral but don’t think it helps so I doubt it’s fungal acne.

I’ve gone to a derm who prescribed me tret but tret is too drying for me, so I’m using differin. Idk if this is a result of over exfoliation or… I also don’t think it’s due to hair products since I wash my face after washing out shampoo & conditioner. I have bangs but they’re always pinned back. I use avene emulsion moisturiser since it’s light enough for my clog prone forehead, so I really don’t know what’s causing this 😭

If anyone has experienced these bumps, please let me know what it is & how to tr it. Thank you so muchhhh

Edit: they’re not itchy

u/onlymadubs — 2 months ago