Is It Really Worth It????
Is It Really Worth It?……..
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This was the title I plastered in the middle of my huge piece of Bristol board - 20 years ago~
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We had one big project at the end of our Esthetics course - where we had to pick something that had to do with the ‘beauty industry’ - and do a big presentation on it. With a million different ways to go - I decided to take the opportunity to 'stir~the~pot'…~
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Now it’s not that I wanted to make anyone feel uncomfortable - It was actually the complete opposite. I wanted to shed light so that MAYBE - more people would feel comfortable - in their bodies~ and with the bosoms they were given….but like….not from a surgeon…..
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I’m assuming u get the drift~
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It was such a wild time to be alive - even moreso - It was such a wild time to observe~ …… Ughhhh…..
I guess that part has been a never-ending theme for some of us…..
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So yah - a lot of dudes from Saskie went to work in Berta - on the rigs during this time. There was not a lot going on in the prairies - for guys to make heavy coin - like they could - a province away~
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(I’m totally generalizing right now - which I don’t like to do~ but just let me paint a picture)
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Many dudes who were used to starving - were now rollin in more money than they ever imagined. And with the times we were living in - (you gotta remember our programming during this time……it was only 6 years after the movie ‘Barbwire’ came out) ~
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SIDE-TANGENT:
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Think about this obviousness……..
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Pamela Andersons breast implants did the exact same thing - as the Kardashians ass implants do today~ As in they both threw our ‘beauty standards of normal’ - TO COMPLETELY FUCKING NOT…….
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The only thing that was complete - was how fake it was/is~
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It’s wild how influenced we can be. And how in my eyes - Pamela played just as big of a role in the plastic surgery department - as the Kardashians do today. Back then it was all about the boobs - and now it’s all about dat ass…..
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It’s all the same~ fuct/sad~ especially when we’re slicing ourselves open…….
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Anyways~ A lot of dudes who were working on the rigs those dayz - had some extra chang - no doubt. So why wouldn’t they make their woman’s dream come true (insert sad eyeroll) and buy them the exact same pair of boobs - As Miss Pamela Lee…..~
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Yeppppp….. It happened a lot……
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And guess what else happened??……
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A lot of traumatic ‘boobs gone wrong’ horrific sitchez in the plastic surgery world~
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So yah - I obviously wanted to bring some awareness to my classmates so they could ask themselves this very simple question of…..
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‘IS IT REALLY WORTH IT?????’
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And holy shit. I want to puke right now. I just can’t believe what I’m sounding off the alarms to - 20 years later……..
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Like seriously…..20 YEARS LATER…..
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And I’m having to ask the very same question - but for something so sneakily gross……
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Egh - the sickest part….. it’s not sneaky at all. It’s so obvious that it makes me want to smash something………
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Alrighty world of people~
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I want to know yet again….
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IS IT REALLY WORTH IT???
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When we know…….
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Damn-Fucking-Straight
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The damage it’s doing……..
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What am I Even talking about????
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I’ll tell you right now…..
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So I was at Facial training a week ago and we were talking about a new product that came out in the fall. Here’s an idea of what it’s all about (for fun/jist and of course - in case you want to buy)
VITAL DEFENSE MULTI-PROTECTION MIST
ANTI-AGRESSION RADIANCE CARE
POLLUTION – LIGHTS
Formulated with 99% ingredients of natural origin, this fresh and invisible multi-action mist limits the adhesion of fine particles and helps strengthens the skin against environmental stresses. The skin is better protected from premature aging due to the effects of pollution and exposure to the light spectrum.
- Forms a double protective shield
- Helps strengthen the skin against environmental stressors
- Soothes and moisturizes the skin
- Sets makeup all day long
- Recommended for all ages and skin types, even sensitive skin
Essential ingredients: Sophora Japonica and Butterfly Tree Polyphenols, Biosaccharide, Vitamin B5
Essential oils: Sweet Orange, Green mandarin, Magnolia
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And we all got to talking about ‘blue light’ damage and that’s when our educator shared with us what her and another colleague (who was there that day to confirm this truth) that at a recent Facial Event at her spa - when they used the facial scanner on a 10 and 15 year old girl (the scanner shows us what’s going on deeper in the skin….like where u can expect or already see pigmentation/broken capillaries ect,)
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Well……
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Pffffffff……..
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I’m honestly just so sick about this………
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Ughhhhhhhhhh……. Fuckkkkkkkkkkkk………Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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It’s all just so upsetting……..
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Both of these girls showed broken capillaries and damage around their eye area….. You can’t see it to the eye…..(I would say yetttttt) But it’s there…….
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Underneath The Surface - The Damage Is There…..
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And if you’re like - omg! What happened to them? How could they have all this premature aging/damage around their eye area…???
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It’s like dudes…….
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WAKE UP!~
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It’s Called: BLUE LIGHT DAMAGE……
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It’s real~
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And I know there’s a lot of conflicting information out there - surrounding screens and blue-light damage…….. But I’m just going to go with my gut here~ as always - and take a ‘wild’ guess that the reason why we’re seeing younger girls with signs of premature aging/broken capillaries is because of their smartphone addictions..… (like think of this…the one girl isn’t even a teenager yet….. she’s 10)
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And if you glued to your screen all day or all night - it’s something to start thinking about~ Especially if you’re concerned about your health. And I’m not even just talking about skin health here…..
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I was choked - with a million questions.
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And was like ‘alrighty! So I guess we need to sound off the alarms!!’
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To which everyone replied : it’s too late / too far gone
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Noone’s going to get their kids off their gadgets and blah blah blah.
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Basically we just have to accept - that this is the way it is……. And all I can do - is sell everyone a really nice spray - to help protect their skin - from this shit……..
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Well I thought about it all the way home - on the speedy passenger boat - back to the island….. and was like ‘NOPE!’
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Can’t do it! I can’t just sit here and sell everyone a spray - and be done with it. And like carry on with my life - all while KNOWING - how much damage is happening to all of these little gaffers…
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Frickkkkk….
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So yay! I have a spray for you! That I definitely DO recommend! Especially after what I learnt last week. But I also have some ideas to maybe….ummmm….help with the root problem in the first place…….
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And that’s limiting our screen time for goodness sakes!
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AND ESPECIALLY….. OUR KIDS sreentime!!!!
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Like holy shishkeez!! 10 Year olds showing signs of blue light damage ALREADY! COME ON!!!! This is not ok.
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We gotta reign this shit in. And have some serious boundaries. But I think the problem with these boundaries….is that adults don’t even have them for themselves because they are so addicted….
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Noone talks about how many hours of screen time in a day is considered to be unhealthy or healthy. Where are the guidelines? Noone wants to talk about it. Well - now is the time….I think we need to start talking about it - as we know we’re actually damaging our children’s bodies/beings…..
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Physically damaging our children - our teenagers - and ourselves……
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That is - if we do nothing about it/pretend it’s not happening.
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Which isn’t what we’re going to do. Because we are smart and we are able. Imagine that…..
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So here’s to putting down the phones/closing the laptops - more often!~
Not only will we reap the benefits of a more peaceful life……. We’ll ‘actually/supposedly’ age a lot more gracefully too! :)
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Yeeeee Hawwwww~!
Would-yah Look-at-that!~
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Oh! And before I forget to share the other ‘fun-fact’ I learnt that day……
Guess what takes second place for the most popular ‘beauty procedure’ right now……
Breast Implant REMOVALS!!!!!~
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Yah!!
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Would-yah Look-at-that - AS WELL!~!
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Who woulda guessed....
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