WHAT I'VE HAD DONE TO MY FACE & Would I do it Again.. đ
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 25. 06. 2024
- HI FAM! Let's chat and discuss EVERYTHING that I have had done to my face and whether or not I would do it again ... we are talking shaving, BBL's, botox, and more đ Have you tried any of these? Would YOU do them again?! LMK in the comments below! Xx
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I really admire how you bring in pictures for reference even from almost ten years ago.. that in and of itself seems like SO much work to me (someone with no vlogging/editing skills). Kudos gal
I really love how honest, transparent and informative you are with us! I truly appreciates it â€ïž
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Really appreciate your transparency around what you've had done. It's so useful for people to see your experiences.
Not a criticism of your lip fillers, it's great you're happy with the look, I just personally think that your original top lip shape was so pretty! Such a gorgeous Cupid's bow. I know that's not so fashionable right now, but I think it's really beautiful.
Such a bummer about the microblading. How devastating to go through that discomfort and cost and end up with nothing to show for it. However it wasn't a complete loss because thankfully you were able to share with us that it can go that way, so I'm sure you've saved other people the disappointment. Thanks for sharing.
Great video. One thing, Allana: you said you arenât afraid to age and you like your lines around your eyesâŠI felt exactly the same way up until I turned 50 and my face âfell.â Lines are very tolerable and often interesting, and there are many beautiful âolderâ people with lots of linesâŠhowever, many of them retain a tautness to their jawline and neck. For those with laxity and volume loss, the look is profoundly altering. I believe my skin changes were related to the natural effects of estrogen loss from peri-menopause and menopause. Itâs impossible to explain how devastating the change was. I went from people saying, âno way you are not 48!â to people asking me if I was my friends mother. A lot. Frankly, I donât care what others think, Iâm just giving an example of how noticeable my skin aging occurred in a short period of time. So I encourage younger people to realize: we have no idea how we are going to ageâŠno matter how well we care for ourselves or our skin, life happens and itâs not always what we think itâs going to be.
I will also share that Iâm THRILLED with my recent lower face and necklift. I absolutely look my age (58), have all my linesâŠbut I now have a jawline and neck again instead of a sagging bag from the mouth down. I knew I would regret it if I didnât do it, and Iâm so grateful I was able to do it. Sometimes I look in the mirror and think-wait, all those lines and I just had a facelift? But this is what I asked for: an age-appropriate face without the laxityâŠso grateful. I tell people: I had a neck and jawline trim. đ
Iâm 43 and 100 percent going to do this. Iâm fine with lines on my face, but Iâm already losing volume and it really changes oneâs appearance.
Love LOVE this. I really appreciate how honest, transparent and informative you are about these kinds of treatments. It's refreshing and helpful.
I love that you share all of this with us!! It's 1000% a personal decision, but I love getting the inside scoop on everything and learning about all of it!
Youâre such a Gem đ. Love â€ïž your openness/transparency. Iâm with you regarding the face shaving and brows, DIY is where itâs at for me regarding both.
So grateful for the transparency đđŒ
I know you do all of this for yourself and it makes you happy and Iâve done some of these treatments myself, but I just want you to know that Iâve always thought and still think youâre beautiful as you are naturally! No one else looks like you and youâre special because of it. â€
Really appreciate your candor in this video! I actually went to the same clinic you visited in Toronto (same nurse..) and CRIED when I got into my car and saw my swollen lips! Absolute plastic monster. One year later though they've deflated significantly and I couldn't be happier. All of this to say, you're not alone and we get it! You look beautiful regardless x
I thought Iâd feel triggered by this video but absolutely did not! Love the way you spoke about everything and how personal it all is. It didnât cause me to feel less than or like I need to run out and get things done. Was also nice to hear about your experience with Epuris as Iâll be starting that soon which Iâve been nervous about! Youâre always such a light and so well spoken đ€
I would love to see a video on your âmaintenanceâ go-toâs! There are so many facials, massages, etc Iâd love to hear your favourites!
Ohh I love your lip shape before filler. That gave your face a uniqueness †đ This isnât criticism just noticed it.
I really like her lips pre fillers too.
Your talent, honesty, humour and nose picking has WON this girl over. Officially subscribed. Love, an East Van Girl living far from home.
Love this video and the editing!!đđŒ
Love seeing all the different things you have tried.
normally i wait til breakfast to watch new videos but i had to jump on this one right away. maybe its not every beauty vlogger out there, but i always laugh when ppl say "you can't trust influencer pictures, theyve all had work" etc, when anyone i follow, i see barefaced more than any other content genre, and the content is showing the work that goes into those photos!
i really really appreciate talking about cosmetic procedures and lessening the stigma and mystery.
Whether or not one decides to do some kind of cosmetic procedure, more power to you. But ever since I got botox in September of 2022, I absolutely love it! I'm a believer. I turned 35 and I had some really harsh 11s in between my eyes that seriously aged me. The botox just relaxed my expression and made my skin so smooth. Always consider the pros and cons, but do what feels right to you! Thank you for sharing, Allana!
You look great girl & I appreciate your honesty about your experiences:)
The eyebrow lift is amazing! I'm 54 and started having eyebrow lift and crows feet botox last year. I didn't tell my partner and he didn't even notice but I LOVE it, it really makes me feel less tired. I've fessed up no and my partner is cool but doesn't understand why I do it. It's such a personal thing, but it makes me feel so much better about myself. Thanks for sharing xxx
My husband is the same. He thinks im silly to do it but he just smiles and give a little shrug and head shake and says whatever its your face and your money.
Iâm doing Invisalign as an adult as well and it truly is the best thing and such an investment in yourself. Also I just love your hair air dried!! Itâs such a lovely natural look â€ïž
Thank you for being transparent about what you have done to your face, Allana! In my opinion there was nothing wrong with your natural lips but you do you.
Looove face shaving! Been doing it for years! Products go on smoother, foundation sits nicer.
I love how transparent you are when it comes to the âworkâ youâve gotten done! Itâs so informative and reminds people to not compare themselves to others who actively did things to change certain parts of their body. Also, as a current pharmacy student, I think the problem with your Accutane videos came from using the brand name âAccutaneâ even though you were using the brand Epuris. The drug name is isotretinoin, so either referring to it as that or Epuris wouldâve been fine, but I think there were some legal issues surrounding use of the Accutane brand name. I get why you did it, since thatâs what most people know it as. Hope this helps!!
I loveeee this topic!! I think its so interesting to hear what people think was truly worth it , last year I did Invisalign and I am so happy that i have done it
Well done for your continuous honesty & realness!! đ I'm a micro-needling practitioner and can't honesty say the results can be amazing & it's not too painful!
Ahhh after Chem this is SERIOUSLY the best thing everrr
Omg the best timing, thank you for posting this, I have an appointment for my first lip filler in a few days. My wedding is in august so this really normalized it for me and reassured me that timing now makes sense for the first time filler! â€ïž
Love your transparency. You are a gorgeous soul â€
Ooo first!!! Waiting for todays upload to get ready to! X
Thanks for this! It helps and gives a good view of what the possibilities are!
I really loved how you did this video. It didnât feel like you were telling us all these things that we should or shouldnât be doing but rather simply these were the things you did and how you got on with them đ€
"Your girls a nose picker" DEAD. You are hilarious and beautiful haha I appreciate your approach to beauty with humour and honesty. This felt like how you talk with a best friend about the beauty treatments you try. No trying to play it cool, just honest. Very refreshing :)
Loved that you shared this with us! I've had my eyebrows done too and can tell you that the lady I go to said that you have to stop using retinol two weeks before the appointment for microblading--I'm not sure if that's the reason yours didn't last or not, but just a tip if you ever decide to do it again
accutane for the win!! Thank you for your transparency
100% on the Accutane. I turned 30 and my skin freaked out. I'd never had serious acne before and all of a sudden I was getting huge painful cystic acne. I tried a bunch of stuff prior to going on Accutane, including spironolactone which definitely helped my skin but was making my potassium too high, but eventually just decided to bite the bullet. It's been truly amazing!
SAME accutane all the way
would be interested in you going over facials/treatments you've done too!
Thank you for sharing and being so open as always. I just had the laser treatment for sunspots done yesterday. A friend of mine went and said it didn't hurt, her results are fab. Not gonna lie it hurt some for me and I currently look pretty rough lol. However, judging by your results and hers it will be worth it. I had a lot of sunspots for the same reason. Sunscreen and self tanners are a must, wish I'd been more careful with my skin when I was younger!
Awesome video and so interesting to hear how differently we experience things. I hated accutane and loved my microblading!
Micro needling is amazing! The only treatment thatâs actually changed my skin in a drastic way
You're the only person I never get tired of watching and CZcams is my TV since 2008 đ I have hooded eyes and had an eyebrow lift and didn't like it that much, it made me look a bit spock-browed đ
Loved this video and the photos !
Also well done on doing the injections and checking before the wedding
Loved this video! I think its awesome to share what you do, a review, and some of the side effects that can happen. I did invisilign and it really upped my confidence.
Loved this ⊠I like a really good insightful look into this stuff I think about and see horror stories or perfection but yours is very real â€
Itâs nice to see the things that can be done without costing a fortune. I think the teeth transformation really brought out your hidden beauty. If you hadnât mentioned your top lip, I would have never guessed.
Your lip filler is perfection - looks beautiful and natural.
Fuzzy face gal right here! đââïž Cannot stress enough how amazing shaving the face is. Been doing it for well over a year now. Game changer!
Try the Vanicream shaving lotion. Itâs lovely.
@@Mollyjean2014 thanks, Iâll check it out âșïž
Loving the editing!đ
Hi Allana!! Thank you for sharing these with us so honestly, itâs super duper helpful! Can I ask if you did anything to your jaw? It looks so much more chiselled than when you first started blogging. I would like to have a more chiselled face myself so grateful for your sharing of any treatments youâd recommend to achieve this look!! â€â€
I just happened on your channel, so this was the first video I've seen. I'm a follower now! đ What I really wanted to mention is I love how upfront you are about what you have now or have done with your face! I'm 47 now and from what I've heard repeatedly you are definitely doing it right! It's my understanding that most Doctors believe that the patients they have been seeing since the patient started in their late 20's to early 30's have the best results with botox. The reason is if they can start injecting the trouble zone ( the 11's, forehead, nasolabial Folds) they can largely delay the laugh lines, natural expression lines on the forehead, and smile lines around the eyes from becoming static wrinkles. Once people usually go to the doctor about these things, 90% of them already have the wrinkles on their face. To my understanding, if people would get Botox before they have permanent static wrinkles from regular facial expressions, then the doctors can delay them becoming static wrinkles with the use of Botox. Then your face doesn't have a choice because it can't make the Expressions that are giving you the smile lines or so on and so forth.
Anyway, it's refreshing to hear someone that is so blunt about it! Good for you!!!
the acne thing is exactly what happened to me in december and i am still struggling with it. also an overnight thing and i laughed when you mentioned cutting out dairy etc because that is what ive been trying to do so i clearly need to go to a derm because im also in my 20's and the hormone thing makes sense. thanks for sharing.
I love that you do what makes you happy and confident with your body treatments. Your lips especially look amazing and the Botox is *chefs kiss*.
I donât love the pain you experience with some of them but đ
Love this style of video!
Accutane - incredible experience for me
Botox - amazing, wonât ever stop!
Microblading - for me, the best!
I am so sorry the microblading didnât work for you. That is so frustrating. Although your skillzzz with drawing on your brows is next level. đđ»
I love getting a little bit of Botox. I am actually due to go for my next appointment very soon. I have thought about a bit of filler but I am not sure if I want to do that. I think I will be trying some type of laser BBL type thing for my face/chest because I have a lot of pigmentation. I appreciate your honesty as so many people refuse to admit they have have anything done.
I love my Botox! Love! Also, when itâs fading I know itâs time to go back cause my face can get me in trouble. Itâs very expressive in situations when I need to mask my reactions, đđ
Planning to do my lips soon. I want them done before Iâm back in Europe next summer! đ„°
You look gorgeous either way but I do the same but with my chin and forehead- nothing over the top. Everyone different you YOU DO YOU. So excited for your wedding đ„° Much love
Thank you for sharing. Love your vids. â€ïžâ€ïž
Microneedling is great! I don't feel a thing with numbing cream and I can also tolerate it without it. A week after doing the skin feels tighter and more glowy. I am almost 42 now and I'm beginning to need more intense treatments but microneedling has worked great so far. Try it if you can.
I did microblading initially, it was noticeable but at about 6 months it faded quite a bit. I went back and this time they did powder brows - not sure what the difference is but it felt the same đ but they are SO much better now and I dont need to fill them in and it has been about 6 or more months!
I had quite a bit of filler in October for my 48th birthday. I had just passed the bar and figured I would treat myself. I did NOT want to do my lips, but the doc talked me into it. I was immediately happy I did it. I was very swollen for about 10 days, but now, it just looks perfect. Those little lines around my lips are gone, and I have less laxity. Lip liner goes on so much smoother. Most people would not think I had anything done, which is the way I like it, but that first week, everyone at work was like "why did you do that to your lips?" But, within two weeks, the same people were saying, "Oh, that looks great!" It's an adventure!
First of all CONGRATULATIONS!! đđđ and yes to the smoothness and ease of lip products! It makes such a difference đ
I'm proud ti following u i'm dell'ing parte of u with all things ti correct in Ur Life and mine....don't stop ever! U are a lesson forcall of USâ€ïžâ€ïžâ€ïž
Accutane and adult braces were the best things i ever did! After braces i still had a super gummy smile and always got comments on it. Like at work we had a photographer come in to take work pics and he was like oh... maybe we'll do a close mouthed smile. I was devo it was the last straw of many comments. My husband was like im so sick of you being so upset just get your gums cut. Frigging amazing! Best thing i ever did. Im about to turn 40 and had a fraxel lazer and would highly reccommend that too!!
Dont be scared of micro needling its soooo good. Just go somewhere really good. Its completely changed my acne scars and texture.
My favorite Canadian girlie!!!!!
Allana, I would love for you to try eye brow lamination and tinting to let me know if it's worth it! Lots of love!!
Iâve been wanting to suggest this for you for some time now but I work at an optometry office and with your blinking Iâm wondering if it could be a meibomian gland dysfunction (the oil glands along your âwater linesâ). We actually use an IPL to treat the underlying inflammation in those glands. Different attachment than the one for the red veins and not zappy like the face filters. Just warm. Itâs helped me personally a lot with oil production and overall eye comfort. And then after a few sessions of that we do another procedure to heat up the hard oils and massage them out. Anyways... love your content as always đ
âHer poor mother!â the way I cackled! đ€Łđ€Ł
Youâve influenced me to buy the Squig earrings. And many other makeup items, but the Squigs have been my absolute fav purchase from being under the influence đ
Holy moly the drs face doesnât move!!!! Lol. I wouldnât let him near me with a syringe đ
Accept yourself as you do others, exactly as they are. Vanity leads nowhere, and not worth the risks.
Love the video, I'm seriously thinking about getting the BBL laser treatment for my age spots and sun damage due to my sunscreen neglect
I want to get my lips done . Specifically, my upper lip . I have a fairly full lower lip but itâs also uneven . One side is fuller than the other . Maybe some day! A girl can dream ! Also Botox for an eye lift ! Thank you for your honesty in this video !
I had 2 laser sessions to zap all the pigmentation and redness in my face. You can literally hear the machine sucking it up. There was only one spot on my nose where it hurt but it wasnât terrible. My gyno surgeon told me that I had a high pain tolerance so who knows. Love botox and do it every 2 months and Iâve had filler in my lips and under eyes etc but Iâve stopped with filler. I donât like the way it migrates and can remain in your skin for years without breaking down. The last time I had my lips done was in 2018 and theyâre still plump as ever.
Thanks for sharing i found this really helpful !!!
Microneedling does not hurt if you want to try it. I know in some countries like the US they use numbing cream first, but it's absolutely not necessary. It does not hurt. It feels a little scratchy and weird, but that's about it. I was comfortably able to have a conversation with my aesthetician while she was doing it.
I the "eee!" after talking about microneedling is exactly how I feel. I want to but I'm scared! But it excites me!
Stated this in your previous brow video..but you need to get microshading and not blading. My brows are completely filled in and have been for years. It works. Blading is such a conservative approach and is rarely effective for most people especially with oily skin. I also had to go through 4 sessions before my skin held on to the ink permanently. Now I go once a year. For the record I had zero brows to begin with and now I have full legit brows (also promoted hair growth)
I love you!!! It's like hearing a friend telling me her experience that's how honest you look to me!!!
I am recovering from a BBL and halo from Dr. P right now! If you thought the BBL was horrible, then definitely donât do the halo! Itâs extremely painful. My face is incredibly swollen especially around my eyes. This is the third time I have done it, and it makes a phenomenal difference in the sun damage, texture and collagen. Skin Technique is the absolute best!
I agree with the âyou do youâ motto ⊠and am in no way criticizing you, my question would be - if you were not an influencer (geez that word makes me cringe) do you think that 1. Youâd notice the things that you want changed/fixed 2. Youâd feel the need to do any of these procedures? Iâm older, and yes, weep đ at some of the aging changes BUT Iâd never go beyond good skin care, diet and workouts ⊠as I said - no judgment or criticism⊠curiosity and questions only ⊠đ
Absolutely not! But that goes for so many things - makeup products, skincare, facials etc etc I wouldnât have known about any of it if I werenât in the beauty space đ I also spend my work life staring at my face up close so Iâm forced to notice more than the average gal Iâm sure haha
I would really like to get some filler to my top lip. I look like you did before you ever had it done, and your lips look beautiful. I get botox on my whole face twice a year for my hyperhidrosis ( excessive sweating ) due to my nerve disease. Even though we donât get it for the same thing, I absolutely know what you mean with feelings more awake! đ
Hi Lan, unfortunately I also struggle with my mascara for my blinking eyes. I have discovered a top duo, so I can still wear my favorite mascaras and the runout and smudge has become much less. Itâs about the Clarins SOS lashes serum marcara in the color carmal (also beautiful on itself) and the Clarins lash & brow double fix mascara. First a layer of the SOS lashes, then my mascara and finally the double fix. I am wonder if these 2 are also something for you? So you can still wear your favorite mascara
Thank you for sharing, itâs so helpful to hear your truest opinion on everything youâve done! I have actually never done anything to my super sensitive skin because I am too scared it will make things worse, but damn, your invisalign experience , Iâd do it today asap! Such a lovely smile youâve got there
I have made terrible mistakes over the years and now I am very careful. One was I burnt my face with 15% azelaic acid, it left a large red burn on my face which took over a month to fade, was painful but luckily did not leave pigmentation. I had to wear a lot of concealer as it was a red bloch. Another was microdermabrasion, that left my skin so sensitive I could not even touch my face for 2 weeks. My dry sensitive skin cannot handle anything more than just mandelic acid, maybe 5% lactic acid but thats it.
There is a laser called Alex laser that you might consider instead of BBL. It was completely painless because apparently itâs meant to target individual spots as opposed to a larger surface area. The doctor did it on like 20 spots on my face and then they scabbed off and my skin was super even afterward.
Totally understand the hormone stress shift. In my teens and early in undergrad I broke out in massive breakouts all over my chest and neck and my skin was so dry it flaked and cracked but when I went to peel it because it looked dead and scaled, all over my chest, my skin would bleed. It was HORRIBLE. I had to go on steroids.
Loved this video ..
More like this please đ â€
what was the cream contour you used please?? looks so good!!
Iâve recently went on accutane for hormonal breakouts, i.e. less severe occasional deep breakouts that you have previously said that you get - derms now prescribe for less severe acne that is not responding to other treatments (skin care etc.) - would you consider going back on a course of accutane to banish acne for good!? Just wondering since you had such a positive experience the first time â€
"ya girls a nose picker" đ€Ł I nearly choked on my water when you said that lol
So BBL is AMAZING. If it makes you feel any better the first time I got it done, I swelled up and bruised up, looked like a freaking chipmunk! đ€Ł Broken blood vessels the works! I had lots of freckles that I wanted gone and it did wonders. I now get it every year or so. I've also done my Dec, neck, shoulders and arms. It's buuuuurns. So do it in sections. I did my upper arms one week, then my lower arms the second week. Way less freckles. It's brilliant. Used a cold compress when I got home to cool down my skin. Totes recommend đ
Lasering peach fuzz can trigger it to grow thicker. Anything heavier is fine.
I've had a few thicker hairs that sprouted removed with electrolysis, which is amazing, and completely permanent.
Shaving, life changing.(I had a little peach fuss) make up sits much better. Threading once was too much. Horrible! Use to wax eyebrows, stopped, cause it canât be good to pull your eye skin specially as I get older.
I get Botox for migraine. Upside my resting bish face is lesser because of it, which is definitely an added bonus haha. Your Botox is just a wee amount in comparison lol
Top tips for Botox: schedule it around your period lol that sh hurts when you're already pain sensitive. Never drink before hand, annnd pick a good movie to watch because you should never lay down afterwards.
Love ya Lan, you're naturally gorgeous inside and out! đ
I had micro blading and although it looks better without makeup, I still feel the need to fill them in. If I'm still filling them in, it's not worth the $ for me. I have had forehead botox, lip filler, and SkinPen microneedling and I love all 3.
hey allana! would love some advice re the invisalign. my teeth are like your before, which seem to lean inwards a bit. your teeth now seem so much straighter and not leaning inwards. would you say the invisalign helped bring the teeth forward? hope i'm explaining this correctly. thanks so much xx
Could you do a shaving video and show us how you shave, what products you use ?
Allana is like that cool senior who lives down the hall your freshman year in college; when you hear her admit that she's a face shaving, nose picking, sweaty gal you are SO FREAKING grateful because you are too but because she's so beautiful none of the asshole girls would dream of making fun of her and now you have solidarity. Respect for cool girls being real.
I love this analogy đđđ thank you for that â€
I shave my face too. I use Vanicream shaving cream which is so gentle. I tried IPL too and even with topical numbing it sucked. It felt like someone was snapping a rubber band.
Allana, beautiful on the outside, beautiful on the inside đ
Girl, microneedling changed the game for me! I've had it done in the past with not much result but this last time I got it in conjunction with PRP (platelets from your own blood that help with healing) and the results were stunning. My skin is so smooth and glowy. I go back in next week for a second round to hopefully further reduce pore size but I'm so pleasantly surprised by the results I had this time around. Especially on my neck where I've seen a lot of aging or "tech neck" and where I'm genetically inclined to show my aging most. It doesn't hurt at all, they numb you up really well, and when the numbing wears off it just feels like a mild sunburn for a day or two. Highly recommend.
I've been thinking about having it done on my neck, because all my studying and work have given me a lot of lines there. I don't think I really mind it all that much, but I worry about how it will look when it gets worse. How much would you say it helped with the neck lines specifically? Like if you could give a percentage, would it be like.. 75% better? 50%? and how long does it last? Just trying to factor that into the decision.
@@sophiewelsh8619 It made my neck lines noticeably better. Like, really better. Probably by about 65% just on the first treatment. I'm having another treatment done today actually. I've heard the effects compound with further treatments so I'm excited to see how things turn out. I'd say it took about 3 weeks before I noticed the difference but when I did notice, it was pretty sudden. Depending on how bad your lines are and what your budget allows, I'd plan for 2-3 treatments to see pretty major results but I'd also talk to your treatment provider because they'll know best, obviously. I'm mid-30s and neck wrinkles are pretty deep on my mom's side of the family so even though my face doesn't show much aging, my neck does. My wrinkles there are the main sign of my aging.