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Jenna H's avatar

I love this post and how open and honest you are in your writing. It truly feels like we are sitting down and having a casual conversation with each other (which is the ideal kind of newsletter for me). I have followed you on YouTube for a long time but just subscribed to this recently and am so glad I did. I really relate to this topic. I am 34 years old and have yet to try botox (for a number of reasons), but I definitely want to- for me and only me. I've struggled with the timeline - when am I supposed to start? and finding the right doctors....(I've unfortunately had some pretty negative experiences when it comes to this industry and find it hard to trust "experts" within this field). I'm an "easy sell" when it comes to all things beauty - and am really trying much harder not to fall for all the easy sales tricks. It's also much too easy to spend thousands of dollars on this kind of stuff, but in the wrong way. I'm curious how people pick their doctors and "trust" their recommendations? What's the right amount and frequency? I know there aren't any hard and fast rules, but I almost wish there were to simplify the process! I have had laser treatments, and kybella (that extremely painful injection that's supposed to get rid of a double chin but was actually a complete waste of money), em-sculpt and cool sculpting. Every kind of fancy facial, micro needling, etc and unfortunately I've done the invasive thing. I've had my nose done twice (to fix a poorly done nose job) and my chin done. So I'm no stranger to plastic surgery. Just saying that makes me feel superficial and fake, ugh. But I mention this because I want to get it right this time. I've made mistakes and been misled in the past and I think a lot of the time people just talk about all the wonderful sides and "magic" that lies in the beauty industry instead of the potential downfalls and negative outcomes if you don't really do your research. Again, thank you so much for sharing and for starting this dialogue :)

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April Vogt's avatar

Hello Nina,

Thank you for such an insightful and honest share. I am turning 47 years old today and I can relate with both sides. However, for me it’s team Botox fillers laser treatments micro needling high end skincare ALL OF IT !! I don’t regret my lifelong love of beauty. I’ve been practicing this from the age of 4 beauty pageant star to model to designer I have spent my life in this industry. It’s what defines me. Now that doesn’t mean that I overindulge on the med spa treatments. I have been guilty of that in the past but today as I’m fast approaching 50, I I find myself more confident in who I am, armed with the wisdom gained from half a century of living, Today I am less focused on turning the clock back as I am to freezing myself in that perfect moment. Do I still spend time at the med spa ?? Absolutely but it’s by choice and not because it defines me.

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