Is there anything you cut out of your beauty regime lately and it was for the best? ❤ Also if you have any video requests for December drop them below or in my community tab 😊
Video Idea: If you are interested I would love a video discussing fashion as women age and how it connects to the increasing casualness of fashion and societal change. I have seen a good number of comments and videos talking about women’s fashion as they mature. However, I have not seen too many discuss how the increasingly informality of fashion makes it harder to create mature looks that do not appear frumpy. My hypothesis is that this is because women should as they age increase in status [move up hierarchy to matriarch et cetera] but this tends not to happen anymore even superficially in terms of fashion. Basically women’s fashion should get more formal and luxe as they age is the idea, due to their status increasing. I think we see the issue shine through in everything from hair to shoes and jewelry. It all seems like it is a reflection of an unnatural societal distortion fixating on youth and young girls [and also sex]. Is it due to societal decay? Is it made worse by always having mixed sex spaces leaving no room for female only power structures and hierarchy? Regardless this seems like a tangled mess of many factors. Ironically I only really notice these patterns because I have been in societies where they have more traditions that are intact than most of the western world. If this still is not quite clicking then maybe consider watching some historical Korean drama’s where a healthy family is a main focus. If you watch the interactions between the grandmother’s, mothers and daughters in particular it is quite eye opening. As a slightly differently aimed example, the grandmother is a figure of great respect usually and in her areas of expertise her son would never ever try to impose his will and only ever make very respectful polite requests. Notice how alien that sounds? Women currently do not have respect/status when they age and that is what stands out to me right now like a wart. [This comment is so long. Omg. You got me thinking!] On other notes… I appreciate the topic of this video. There are so many things where the solutions are not always what we think due to odd normalization biases that warp our assumptions. As a startling example, I was looking at eventually getting laser treatment for a few spider veins. Now I doubt I will need to because I recently realized the nattokinase supplement I have been taking for circulation health seems to be getting rid of them. I think half of the issue women often have is that “solutions” we may be offered are not the correct match to the true problem and there are other often better solutions. For example, micro needling would probably be ideally better for wrinkle treatment than botox because it helps rebuild collagen deeper in the skin and thus would reduce the wrinkle. But, people view botox as the standard solution to wrinkles and thus it is all anyone considers. This seems to result in women mismatching treatments/actions and results/goals in very unhappy ways in beauty. Also, just recently got a shampoo/conditioner line [the cica line by some by mi, korean] that is great for scalp health. Definitely recommend it to anyone interested. I love it because it has a conditioner designed to actually be used directly on your scalp. I tend to stay away from using almost any products for styling. I have cut out foundations/concealers currently because I have found my skin basically hates starches, zinc and titanium dioxide. I don’t have a reaction, but they don’t work correctly. Currently in diy experimentation for alternatives…. I also, rarely use nail polish now. I push back my nails then use nano glass nail files and finally buff them smooth finishing with an oil. Occasionally I might use nail polish or gel, but not often anymore.
I am doing my own nails now and I stopped coloring my hair at 17. I don’t have gray hairs yet but I thought my hair is brown and there was no purpose to color it.
You can still look beautiful without those things. Focusing on the health of the skin, healthy hair, and maybe a little lip color and mascara looks natural but even that’s not necessary. Bare skin is beautiful too.
A trick I learned for gardening was to scratch a bar of soap so you have soap under your nails. After you're done, the dirt doesn't go under your nails and the soap should wash off, leaving your nails smelling great.
Caitlin, with you 100%. I am 73. I quit dying my hair cold turkey during lockdown. Went from brown to platinum and I love it. I no longer wash it every day (more like every fourth or fifth day), I no longer style it with heat tools or hairspray. You can see it in my profile pic. It is the healthiest and shiniest it has ever been. Nails, I have had acrylics a long time ago. Don’t do that anymore. Botox and filler, never had, never will, but I did a nip tuck. I have that same LED mask. I won’t do extensions or eyelashes because I think they lead to hair loss. Eat less and exercise more if I put on five pounds. My philosophy now is be the best natural I can be. Natural really is a great look.
I’m 42 and keep thinking of getting Botox, but my husband is completely against it cause he wants me to look like me. He’s such a sweetie. And if I need a lift, a high ponytail always helps.
I am 42 as well, no botox or fillers so far😊 I am just afraid of all that, I have allergies, and sensitive skin so I am staying away from all radical treatments
I'm 41 and did botox and fillers for a few years, but stopped 9 months ago. It's so expensive and only lasts about 3 or 4 months. I'd say stay natural and save yourself thousands of dollars!❤
Honestly, if you got Botox, your husband would likely not notice. A lot of these treatments are just small things we notice on ourselves but other people wouldn't really notice unless you told them
I had a disastrous Botox result with the very first treatment ( a bad ptôsis of 1 eyelid) which required surgery to the eye muscle to fix! So my scepticism about these procedures that really invade the tissue went through the roof! Also stopped going to nail salons as we absorb the toxic chemicals through the nail bed into the blood stream. Stopped colouring my hair, thanks to our Victorian premier Daniel Andrew’s who locked us Melbournians in for months & months during Covid & in denying me access to my hairdresser, he allowed me to see that my natural hair was actually better than the expensive colour!!! I too at 59 years of age bought the best at home micro current machine on the market: the myolift mini & honestly my morning gua sha routine is more effective! What I do is a morning facial massage daily with castor oil mixed with jojoba & 2 gua sha to do each side of my face simultaneously… it’s great, I’ve noticed a big difference in my 60 year old skin! Strongly recommend!
FINALLY a youtuber that's not getting botox & filler!!! ❤Thank you so much for being a role model for all women! for not undergoing painful! (in rare cases even dangerous) procedures just for the sake of the male gaze! 👀
Yes maturity can make you look at life differently. I started thinking like you at 27 Im now 50. The liberating feeling is fantastic. At my age I just dont give "a shit" its great I still go to the gym and I love my makeup. I dont even dye my hair Im finding grey strands here and there and I do believe its taking stock of your life thats the beauty right there. 😊❤❤❤❤
It is such a great discussion. The thing that really made me start re-thinking beauty standards was firstly, getting older and not having a lot of time to devote to constantly getting treatments done and secondly, seeing Pamela Anderson at Paris fashion week going completely fresh faced. She radiated grace and elegance and you could tell she was so comfortable in her own skin. She owned her beauty for the first time probably in her life and had complete control over how she presented to the world. It was her idea of beauty and not that dictated by the "male gaze". Questioning and even choosing to depart from what we are taught through social media regarding how we "should" look is so important, so thank you for making this video xx
I’m 51. I’ve only ever had my nails done professionally once and that was just a regular manicure. I’ve never had any acrylic or shellac or anything. They are very healthy. I too love my short little stubby nails 😂. I have always done my own hair (disclaimer, I was trained as a cosmetologist, I just don’t practice anymore, I’m now a nurse). I don’t use hardly any products on my hair nor any heat and it is thick, wavy and very healthy. I also quit wearing makeup in 2020. My skin looks way better now. Very clear, no wrinkles. So my thoughts…natural is best and the less products the better. That is my experience. It’s also WAY cheaper. I think a lot of this stuff is money making schemes for the manufacturers and we are just trained (via ads and influencers) to think we need it and we absolutely do NOT. Take it from a 51 year old. Eat healthy, take care of your body and exercise.
I like that you included Botox and fillers. I hate how normalised these have become. I find it very sad how many women feel the need to get these things done. I have a very unpopular opinion that may pee people off - I think that we women over 30 have a kind of duty to ensure we do not raise the beauty standard even higher and place even higher burdens on young women and girls. After all the more women have procedures done, the more the norm becomes perfect skin, no wrinkles, straight white teeth, filled lips etc and this raises the beauty standard to crazy levels which younger women and girls in particular come under pressure to meet. I think we should be role models to show younger women, and particularly girls, that what is truly beautiful is accepting yourself and realising that your “flaws” are a societal construct. I refuse to buy into the idea that Botox, fillers and plastic surgery have anything to do with body positivity and confidence, as to me it is the opposite. I see it as stemming from insecurity and even deeper than that from the patriarchal societal pressure on women. I would love if women collectively turned around and said NOPE to these treatments. I would love if together we could stop these industries from profiting off of our insecurities and collective oppression.
I’ve found that many ‘beauty treatments’ are substituting for a lacking within the medicinal health space for women. Many treatments often target visible signs of inflammation, but they’re often unable to assist in regulating or removing the agonists. That being said, anything that reduces chronic stress is definitely a good thing. A few hours at a Beaty spa if your relaxed is often far better than many anti inflammatories you can take, but it’s more about finding ways to improve your overall health in sustainable and consistent ways (LOL and I definitely can’t afford regular beauty spa trips each week 😹). I think knowledge and education is definitely powerful here. I think people would take time and care of their health if it was labelled appropriately rather than labelled as a trivial beauty pursuit in vanity. For example we may be more likely to seek medical treatment for a staph infection, rather than purchasing beauty creams to treat a condition that we call dry, irritated skin ‘eczema’, despite the fact it’s the same condition....I think we start figuring this out more and more as we get older, that our internal and external environments definitely affect our well-being and appearance. Women, moreso than men, often have systemic responses and are more likely to suffer autoimmune responses. If something about our well-being or appearance is a concern, that it may be best to seek out health based information, rather than adding-to-cart at Sephora lol.
I am a medical esthetician/senior beauty therapist. I really respect and applaud you for this. I too am making cutbacks and trying to wean myself off botox. I think skin health is great and I'll promote that and treatments as "self care" but I'm also aware of the mental prison we can end up creating for ourselves too, metaphorically speaking. It can go the opposite direction. I don't think anyone should be forced or chastised into getting botox and fillers, but stick with what feels right for them and have autonomous thought. This is what I've always promoted with my clients too and it turn, they respect me for that also. Some great food for thought, here. Thanks for sharing. I've been making a lot of the same changes. I also agree with your bt you messaged. 💯 She knows what's up.
Since 14, I've adorned acrylic long nails to mask my brachydactyly, feeling insecure about my short fingers. Now at 21, a casual chat about Megan Fox's thumbs. Her thumbs trait unnoticed by many, sparked a realization in me. If her unique thumbs didn't define her, why should mine define me? It's a journey towards self-acceptance, but I'm getting there.
I love my short nails, they’re manicured and well looked after but I hate long nails on me. Acrylics and Shellac etc.. ruin your nails, the drill bars make your nails paper thin. I’m 45 and I’ve just started Botox. I personally love it, after I lost 20kg my skin was quite loose on my forehead and it’s given me back my confidence. It’s totally a personal journey. So glad you’re happier now! You are glowing xx
I quit coloring my hair and let it go naturally gray. In December of 2021 I had a mild case of Covid with few side effects...but my hair started falling out. After a discussion with my hair stylist, we both agreed that continuing to color it was probably not going to be helpful in it growing back in plus I was tired of the expense and more so, the time spent going every 5-6 weeks to have it done again, sitting there for two hours. I can do better things with my time and money! I also knew I was going to be having surgery and a major recovery period, so it just made sense. Yeah, it looked a little weird for a period of time, but that has passed and now it's all grown out and gone. Some days I look and miss my color, but at the same time, I don't miss the wasted 2 hours every 5 or 6 weeks. And yes, it all did grow back in post Covid!
I too have come to love my short stubby fingernails. Throughout my 20s I always kept my nails long ( kind of French manicure style ). The turning point for me was when I was scrolling through pictures of Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen and noticed that they have very stubby short nails (And they just know how to make it look so cute...with chunky rings on their fingers). Sometimes excepting your natural beauty works in your favor… You become uniquely beautiful. :)
I’m 31 and I have also stopped wearing copious amounts of makeup. For a special occasion I’ll do eye shadow, but for the longest time I thought I was I ugly unless I had my eyelash extensions, eye shadow, and winged eyeliner on. One thing I never got into and I’m grateful for is foundation, concealer, bronzer, etc. I do use blush and highlight a few times a week, but I’m so happy I never covered my skin with makeup. I’m a travel nurse so I’m constantly going to new hospitals. The average age people guess for me is 25. My skin is smooth, no redness, and rarely do I get a pimple. I really think it’s because I let my skin breath. Obviously there are situation where no matter what someone does they have skin issues, but for my not using foundation and eating healthy 80-90% of the time has done wonders for my skin!
I did fasting for about 3 years, it wasn’t good. And I kept doing it because “it’s good for you”. I’d recommend to really try to zone in to your body and listen to it. I thought it was good and it was for “good health”, but wasn’t true for me. I just now changed it, and it’s better. Thanks for talking about all this, super important, and super helpful!
Love this! I lovely lady that I worked with last year, who I assumed is probably in her early to mid 70's is literally one of the most beautiful and elegant women I've ever seen, and she does no botox or plastic surgery, she has many wrinkles on her beautiful face, she has gorgeous long silver hair and wears just a little makeup. I actually found her to be far more beautiful than friends who get everything done. Meeting her inspired me to age naturally, gracefully.
I think being concerned about your pet’s (or child’s) exposure to things (I.e., chemicals) we put in our household environment is totally reasonable because they are much smaller than adults and therefore are more highly exposed.
I'll tell you how I handle beauty treatments. I do a cost-benefit analysis. Working out? Great for your looks AND your health. Your clothes look better, your skin looks better. If you're healthy enough to do it, it's a no-brainer. For me, nails are a lot of effort for very little payback. I don't think most men care about nails either. So if I don't care and they don't care, it's too much cost for the (limited) benefit in my eyes. That's just how I choose to look at these things! I try to put more effort towards the things that yield the greatest results (or obviously those that I enjoy the most).
I'm my twenties my only beauty treatments were anti-aging moisturiser, suncream if it was sunny, cleansing my face and getting my hair cut and highlighted once a year. I liked good quality makeup, but didn't wear or buy a lot of it. I removed body hair every one in a while, but never had a lot of it. I wasn't beautiful, but cute, pretty to some people and fairly average looking and i was mostly happy with that. That was pretty much it. I'm glad i was able to enjoy my twenties without obsessing about my looks. I think I was born at the right time, to miss the unrealistic beauty standards we have now, although I did crash diet because thin was in back then. I didn't mind being that I i thought was chubby too much though. Looking back i was a size 12 most of the time so not chubby like the media and beauty industry would have me believe, just a healthy weight. In my late 20s and early 30s i started using retinol and vitamin C. I looked about 5+ years younger than i was until the age of 38, which i think is down to good genes. After that i started to notice a lot more aging. I now wear a good SPF 50 every day and my only regret is not doing that from a young age, although i did always protect my skin from the sun during summer to some extent. I got much more in to skincare in my thirties. There was a lot less of it around when I was young and i couldn't afford the expensive stuff. In the last few years up to my forties I've put on weight and really started aging. I've considered all sorts of beauty treatments, but I've had a chronic illness for a decade now so have been scared to do anything that could make me more ill or where something could go wrong. It also makes it hard to lose weight because I can't exercise much. I would get Botox and fillers if i knew nothing would go wrong and i could afford to keep getting it done. I do get down about my looks these days, but my health is my number 1 prority. I don't mind my wrinkles, which aren't too pronounced, but slight sagging skin, loss of volume in parts of my face and brow furrows bothers me a lot more. I do use candles around my dog in moderation, but usually sand and paws candles, which as far as i know are dog safe. I only use them in one room, which she is free to leave and go for natural waxes or essential oil ones that i know are safe for dogs.
I’m just adoring your channel! I’ve been going through a similar “step back” from loads of things as well. I’ve gotten off hormonal contraceptives, quit excessive designer brands, quit going to nail shops, and quit using tanning beds. However, I love my filler and Botox because it’s helped with evenness and scarring
There are two less invasive options I know of for filler and botox if you are interested. Sinoxin is basically a milder topical botox type product. It does work. Also, medicube’s mesotherapy device used with hyaluronic acid will plump your skin. If you research mesotherapy in k beauty you will find out what I am talking about. It will obviously all be milder in results, but it also has less risks too.
Tanning beds cause extreme damage to the skin. If I were you I would visit a cosmetic dermatologist to see what treatments can reverse the existing damage. You might not need fillers and botox after that. Also alcohol dries out the skin and makes it look dull.
Id be so interested if you did a video on finances and how you got to the point of buying all of the luxury goods ans Beauty treatments especially at age 18.
I had my lips done 6 years ago, and I regret it so much. However it is done, it ALWAYS looks fake. And it‘s so not true that it gets dissolved by your body, it DON‘T. I had similar lips like you and I miss them so much. Sometimes I look at old pictures and wish I wouldn‘t have let it done. Even when I let it dissolve by a doctor it won‘t go back as it was, bc the liquid not only dissolves the injected hyloron but also you own… being young and insecure and beeing bombarded on social media with such stuff, it soo bad for your head…
Thanks so much for sharing. Really respect and appreciate it. I don't blame you for wanting to get filler; the societal pressure and bombardment is so strong. I've had my own experience of feeling like I permanently messed up one of my features... I know that *we* notice the "flaws" more than anyone else, but it doesn't resolve the regret. Nonetheless, your post has made me second-guess the voice in my head that says my lips (for example) aren't good enough. More grounded now. 🤍
When I used cleanser and toner my skin was always worse. When I wear more makeup and get compliments, I just feel worse like I don't look good without it all, so I make sure I just to the basic stuff I actually want to do and enjoy - like wash and moisturise my face and put on some eyeliner and eyeshadow, maybe some lip stuff 😊 It's not worth all the extra aggro, cash, storage of everything and worrying about nasty ingredients or having to keep up with others.
It makes me SO happy to see this kind of video! I want my life to be as simple and paired down as possible as far as beauty routines and consumerism as possible. This is so inspiring! Thank you SO much for sharing these insights! Also, your dog is so cute 🥰
Excellent video! As a society we spend a lot of money on snake oil. And kudos for being okay with food and stating it publicly. I am an adult and still struggle with eating disorders.
It is insane what a birth control pills do. I needed a 1,5 years to clean the shit out from my system (sorry for the s*** word but its true). Love your perspective on treatments and beauty.
Hey Caitlin, in regards to the hair needling which I can’t attest to as I have had no experience with it. I also have problems with my hairline and this past year it has really thickened up and started growing, I really believe that it’s from my LED face mask and this made me wonder how much it has contributed to yours 🤷♀️ just some food for thought 😊
Hi just for some context my beauty therapist is all for me using home treatments and will be honest in which ones are actually worth it. We have been speaking for months about trying a particular anti aging peel because I can’t do facial needling right now because my skin has been problematic So yeah I totally trust her.
Intermittent fasting totally gave me an ed lol- I don’t think it’s inherently bad but it made me crazy obsessed with calorie counting and controlling my body
Totally agree with you, I am 34, and not planning to do any fillers or botox, I have autoimmune disease, and a lot of things can provoke it more, fillers and botox are ones of the them, also have allergies. From your list, the only thing I am doing are nails, the rest I do not do either. As for candles and self tan, it also can splash in autoimmune. I am happy that you are focused on health and clean products, and you are speaking about it out loud, we need more people speaking about it, as people are brain washed by beauty standards, and can harm their health in long terms.
Nothing does as good preserving beauty like a healthy diet, proper sun exposure. I often fast, but do it backwards. Breakfast, lunch, and then nothing except cheese or nuts at night. Eating healthy where you get the nutrients you need in a day keeps you healthy and beautiful. I eat a ton, but not all the time.
I'm only on number 3 right now, but I just want to say like...certainly with your hair, you don't NEED to do anything with it. I have extremely dry hair and skin, and my hair is curly and kinky and becomes a knotted mess if I don't maintain it, and really, if I don't straighten it. I am autistic and pregnant. I also already have a toddler, and I'm suffering from really bad depression right now, and straightening my hair once a week when I am able to even make it into the shower takes a lot fewer spoons of mine than going through a curly girl routine, and it keeps my hair from looking like a knotted cloud.
So approximately $20k-$30k USD per year for that beauty routine (and not all of it?) . My likewise outcome routine is $1.5k USD per year for all products. I'm 39F, with long wavy/curly hair, and light olive skin. In my experience : Sleep, lowering stress, light yoga, Zinc SPF, drugstore cerave and korean skincare, some cardio or rowing, nutritious foods, and acupressure massages will accomplish way more than these overly touted treatments. That's a lot of top notch food, massages, tempurpedic mattress, fewer work hours, holidays, and boutique gym memberships are all way less expensive than that route. Due to watching Caroline Hirons, I know more than enough resources for cream and serum based answers to aging skin. All of those aggressive and expensive methods look way less effective than the drug store/boutique /korean options that work incredibly well for me and some dermatologist creators. ❤Great video ❤
I agree with the candles! I have a collection of candles that Ive collected over the years I love candles! But With my birds I wouldn’t use them anymore for their safety. Candle warmer is something that Im looking into tho Im not sure yet I need to research on this
I have a different attitude towards all of this. I go to the nail salon regularly, get my hair cut and colored every five weeks, and love makeup. I haven’t tried Botox, only because it’s expensive, but don’t like cheek fillers. I have never seen cheek fillers look natural.
I have acid reflux and many foods have been giving me bloated stomach and because of it my appetite was suppressed. I started a Keto diet! My stomach feels great now, also I don’t eat anymore any candies or junk food like snacks. As well people should when they feel truly hungry not because they are used to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner. I always eat breakfast but usually skip lunch cause I am not hungry. It was hard at first because I used to eat lunch out of habit but now I only eat if my stomach growls. Sometimes I can skip breakfast and eat lunch. Now I am not on traditional Keto diet but on a limited one. Of course once a month I allow myself to eat something sweet but overall changing my diet really helped my body.
As someone in recovery from an eating disorder, fasting is often an accepted form of disordered eating. Drinking things to "feel full" until you "can eat" is not kind to your body
Lol same...But it may be that the slight changes in my face as I’ve aged, have made that level of make up not suit me as well. I’ve also noticed that those slight changes aren’t even noticeable unless I wear make up lol.
I unfortunately do need dry shampoo. My scalp gets oily like 12 hours after a shampoo and I just can’t wash and dry my hair everyday with it being long. It’s too time consuming. I use dry shampoo on the morning of my second day and then wash the same night of.
I never did any of this. And I still get compliments especially with the way I dress. I think inner health and confidence and intelligence appeal to the RIGHT people. Do not let yourself get succumbed to these expensive beauty stuff. Invest in a healthy diet and learn how to cook well.. lots of recipes for free online
Can you please do the video about Botox/fillers? I’m trying to change my philosophy about these things, as well and I love to hear enlightened opinions about this subject.
I've thought about getting botox but I'm afraid my injector will make a mistake and cause my eye to get paralyzed or hit a capilary and make me blind.😢
I love microblading. As a natural blonde I dont even have a lot, and what I have is literaly blonde. I went to get them done so natural no one knew it was microbladed. So for me it is amazing, but if I would have darker features I wouldn't go eather.
I have the nu face and honestly I find it has worked wonders. Every morning I use it and it tightens and tones my face and instantly gets rid of the sleep puffiness, and with consistent use it makes a difference with really minimal effort❤ but each to their own if you don’t find it helpful ❤
I tried the nails thing. I had shellac. They did look fab but it’s so much upkeep and I realised most models and actresses have neat nude nails. Frankly those long acrylics look pretty tacky. I had Botox once for my son’s wedding and I am not sure it did very much except make my smile look odd. Ever had fillers because my face has always been quite full. Procedures I do like are lash and brow tint and lash lift. As a blonde they make a big difference to my unmade up face. I had VBeam to broken capillaries and that was a year of appointments every few months and done for life. Definitely worth it. When I can afford it IPl and Fraxel are excellent and worth hundreds of expensive creams. I have used sunscreen and tretinon for decades. Just add extra moisturiser if needed. My major face changing expense though was getting a dental makeover. I had awful teeth and spent four years and so much money getting it all fixed. Makes a massive difference and is also a health issue. I dye my own grey strip on top of my head. Salons always want to do complicated stuff. If you can stay lean and fit and supplement estrogen when the time comes those three things make all the difference. Health and hormones change everything, even nails and skin. I Oh and I had cataract surgery and they replaced the lens with prescription strength. No more need for contacts and glasses. My eyes look better for it. The redness slowly faded. I don’t look 20 anymore but at 70 I never mention my age and everyone assumes I am twenty years younger.
I get Botox, which I started at age 29 and fillers much later. Botox is great for removing fine lines and wrinkles, I like having a smooth forehead. Filler I also get, in my cheeks, I like the high cheekbone look and I like got get my lips done too. I'm very satisfied with my appearance and always want to look my best. You're probably still too young but once you start getting into your mid-30s you might reconsider.
I stopped burning candles and incense when I adopted my 2 kitties in 2020. I LOVED candles and incense but I love my cats more and their health is important. Also I cut off all my hair (actually buzzed it off) about 6 years ago because I was so damn tired of dealing with it. It was thick and wavy and I hated it. Now I have a super short pixie and it’s my natural color (dark grey with a little light grey). Also the other day I decided I’m going to stop wearing nail polish and just take care of my natural nails and cuticles. Also been making changes to my makeup recently. Stop what is trending and just do what is pretty on ME. Lots of changes! 😂
Moved to Australia from Ukraine in 2020, and that's how my no-manicure journey began. Australian manicure artists just completely suck. Not only they're not able to do even shellac coats, even cuticle removal is a torture. Absolutely useless. It also costs 4x from Ukrainian prices. So eventually I had to completely give up on doing my nails🥲 This year I finally came back home, and suprisingly, I don't want to get my nails done anymore. Even though our manicure lasts up to 6 weeks - just don't want to spend those $20 and 3 hours
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I did filler in my nasolabial folds and laugh lines. NEVER AGAIN! I’ll still continue a small amount of Botox around my eyes bc I honestly like the look and maybe some under eye filler. Other than that, nothing. If things sag in my 40’s I’ll look into an endoscopic face lift. I like my face and would like to keep it as long as possible ❤
Intermittent fasting was the only way my friend with insulin resistance managed to loose excess weight. The rest you talked about- is about beauty, intermittent fasting is much more about health - this is not in the same box as acrylic nails. Some people choose to be limit red meat consumption for example - would you consider this the same as having Botox ? I doubt …
Like I said in the video and during that point ‘if it’s working for you and it’s not disordered eating and it’s not impacting your health negatively that’s great’ which I can imagine would fall under the category of your friend.
I don’t do hair products/styling. Ive got psoriasis, and that buuuuuuuurns if you’ve got an open wound! The only thing I do is dye my eyebrows at home, maybe 1-2 times a month. But if my skin is upset when I want to do it, I just don’t. My skin is very easily upset (hello psoriasis) and it’s not worth it for a bit more colour in my already pretty decent eyebrows.
I love my microcurrent device so each to his or her own. I use it in the morning and it gives that instant wake up which i appreciate. I know experts have their opinions on this, but considering how cheap a good micro-current device is, it really isn’t an extravagance. But I do like my devices. (I think they’re fun). Also at 30 ageing is really minimal for you - in 5 years time you will appreciate even temporary beauty lift 😂
Girl, how much time, money and energy were you spending on all of those things? We're talking about a daily regiment here. Personally I reserve my false lashes for going out at night or some special occasion. I'm just too lazy to put on make up every day.
Hi Caitlin, i hear you, but never say never. Honestly at 30 i even didnt think about any procedures, all i care be extremely fit, tanned beach girl😜. In later thirties, i discovered raw vegan lifestyle. So no chemicals were coming near me or my house. All the way to 47 , i was using raw vegan like 5 ingredients skincare. But suddenly evetything started changing, my hooded deep set eyes started becoming more hooded, and dark circles, also my one eyebrow started really overact, like 2 inches higher than another😳😱. Also i always had kind of flat bend forehead😝, so here me, swearing never ever , went to get first botox. Hated, had bad reaction, but eyebrows adjusted . So 2 years later , last year, i tried again dysport, and it was good. I did minimum. So yes i dont mind once to twice a year for now, now the filler, the only one i am interested its biostimulators, those make your body to produce collagen. And now, the technology is amazing. There are prf and prf gel, thats absolutely your own stemcells , no looking crazy un natural. Its purely you but better, as you age…. So i am putting a plan for next year, to get those done. I mean i prefer to save money from shopping, to invest in myself…. I always was very confident, how i look, but honestly, the aging bother me…. So i am not going to go crazy, like i hear some women, no judgement, but they spend more time in recovery, than enjoying life. Thats not me. I dont mind little things, but i already had huge setback, with my husband’s paralysis, i am ready for his recovery - med beds, travelling. .. i did microblade etebrows and lips. I love that lips always look pink, no lines, shsrp lines, although the last time, i did 3 years ago. Same with eyebrows. Now i dont mind to do it again, because i am blonde and i barely have eyebrows, so for me is great. But i dont think that here, in US, atleast SF, we have great specialists, so i will get done, when i go to Moscow. They do amazing like art work… dont even mention eyelash extensions 😂😂😂 what a waste of money. I did probably for 5 years…. Its nice, especially for someone who has hooded eyes, but ah i could done some great antiaging procedures, or bought some Chanel. I dont even want to think how much i wasted 😫😫😫 never again. And it damaged my eyelashes. Fasting is great if your mind is into it. Drinking coffee and 0 sugar drinks, sounds like forced…. I do fastings, mostly 16-18 hours. Body adjust, if you prepare your mind. Now i am not forcing , if i get migraine, everything goes out of the window, even healthy food. I always have some baguettes or bagels in the freezer, because thats the only thing i can eat, when migraine hits. I get really bad ones, with nausea…. But fasting is not bad, is actually longevity. The less callories, we consume, the longer we live… in my 20’s i used to do healing cleansing fastings- 30 days with distilled water only. Its amazing feeling. The hardest are first 72 hours, after that body switches into cleansing mode, and do not send any hunger signals, to your brain. Have a blessed day🙏❤️
Seriously? You do know you yourself are made out of pure chemistry and also even if you grow your own food soil has chemicals that plants need to absorb to grow. What is this obsession with Americans and chemicals? The air you breathe is chemistry, the water you drink is chemistry everything is chemical. Also plants are alive as well and want to live, but you think it’s ok to eat them and take away from bees, birds and herbivores but not honey? Veganism is a joke and hypocrisy
@@hardshell9236 i think you should calm down, first and foremost i am not American. I borned and lived in Baltic country , where we had everything done from scratch, and chemicals gavę me alkergies, mening skincare, and especially cleaning supplies like bleach! FYI food grade 33% hydrofen peroxide is as powerful as bleach, only not damaging to your health. Also you do not understand, chemicals what they put in your food, water, and other things are not natural. Its done on purpose, to depopulate…. You need to study and research more, before jumping on responding. Have a blessed day and stop judging or worrying what other ppl do. And what i love about my new country America is FREEDOM OF CHOICE! And FYI plants do not need pėsticides to grow🤣 have you ever grew anything . I did since i was little, and we did not sprayed our soil or plants with chemicals
Fasting to me is relatively easy. I don't eat breakfast and only eat lunch at around noon. My dinner is at 6-7pm so that's around at least 16h fasting. I don't do it for dieting purposes though. But not eating lunch until 2pm would be too much for me.
That's why it's essential to shampoo twice if you are a dry shampoo user. Wanna make sure you get all the remnants out of your hair and off the scalp so that it doesn't cause issues down the line. ❤
I live in Texas and there is a growing trend of women wearing huge lash extensions and super long nails. I don’t understand it and it looks very uncomfortable. I think is meant to look like a status symbol because both services are expensive but it really comes out as the opposite 😳
Great video. Just the thing about nails: all polishing product damage them,aybe that's why you've managed to grow them after having stopped doing your nails?)
I have been fasting since I was a kid. Many religions include fasting in their practice. Fasting Caitlin, does not mean hungry. Be mindful of how you connect it to eating disorders. As it is not meant to keep you skinny. Many people do lengthy fasting that are not "thin", nor do they ever become super skinny. Fasting is meant to help regulate the body and each person can choose the length of time they fast for. Remember that your friend most likely includes her sleep into her fasting schedule. I normally cut my food intake at 6pm and with sleep I can do a 10-12 hour fast no problem. I am not food motivated, so this is easy. Once you do eat, it is about quality of food you put into your body. Anyone who is perimenopausal can benefit from even doing an 8 our fast once a week. You are at a different stage in your life Caitlin and things will change, perimenopause can start in your 30s, and it is often something we rarely talk about. I am 44 and I wish I knew back then what I know now.
I’m referring to intermittent fasting that may verge on unhealthy territory (as I said in the video) if it’s working for you great I personally fast for 12-14 hours no problem but I am referring to a territory in which it can become disordered and if it’s negatively affecting your health to fast for 18-20 hours a day maybe it’s not worth it.
I appreciate this video! Although I have to say, I can’t believe there’s something called a “Beaty therapist”? Like do we need that in the world…I don’t know…
Is there anything you cut out of your beauty regime lately and it was for the best? ❤
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Video Idea: If you are interested I would love a video discussing fashion as women age and how it connects to the increasing casualness of fashion and societal change. I have seen a good number of comments and videos talking about women’s fashion as they mature. However, I have not seen too many discuss how the increasingly informality of fashion makes it harder to create mature looks that do not appear frumpy. My hypothesis is that this is because women should as they age increase in status [move up hierarchy to matriarch et cetera] but this tends not to happen anymore even superficially in terms of fashion. Basically women’s fashion should get more formal and luxe as they age is the idea, due to their status increasing. I think we see the issue shine through in everything from hair to shoes and jewelry.
It all seems like it is a reflection of an unnatural societal distortion fixating on youth and young girls [and also sex]. Is it due to societal decay? Is it made worse by always having mixed sex spaces leaving no room for female only power structures and hierarchy? Regardless this seems like a tangled mess of many factors. Ironically I only really notice these patterns because I have been in societies where they have more traditions that are intact than most of the western world. If this still is not quite clicking then maybe consider watching some historical Korean drama’s where a healthy family is a main focus. If you watch the interactions between the grandmother’s, mothers and daughters in particular it is quite eye opening. As a slightly differently aimed example, the grandmother is a figure of great respect usually and in her areas of expertise her son would never ever try to impose his will and only ever make very respectful polite requests. Notice how alien that sounds? Women currently do not have respect/status when they age and that is what stands out to me right now like a wart.
[This comment is so long. Omg. You got me thinking!]
On other notes… I appreciate the topic of this video. There are so many things where the solutions are not always what we think due to odd normalization biases that warp our assumptions. As a startling example, I was looking at eventually getting laser treatment for a few spider veins. Now I doubt I will need to because I recently realized the nattokinase supplement I have been taking for circulation health seems to be getting rid of them.
I think half of the issue women often have is that “solutions” we may be offered are not the correct match to the true problem and there are other often better solutions. For example, micro needling would probably be ideally better for wrinkle treatment than botox because it helps rebuild collagen deeper in the skin and thus would reduce the wrinkle. But, people view botox as the standard solution to wrinkles and thus it is all anyone considers. This seems to result in women mismatching treatments/actions and results/goals in very unhappy ways in beauty.
Also, just recently got a shampoo/conditioner line [the cica line by some by mi, korean] that is great for scalp health. Definitely recommend it to anyone interested. I love it because it has a conditioner designed to actually be used directly on your scalp. I tend to stay away from using almost any products for styling.
I have cut out foundations/concealers currently because I have found my skin basically hates starches, zinc and titanium dioxide. I don’t have a reaction, but they don’t work correctly. Currently in diy experimentation for alternatives….
I also, rarely use nail polish now. I push back my nails then use nano glass nail files and finally buff them smooth finishing with an oil. Occasionally I might use nail polish or gel, but not often anymore.
I would love a video about your beauty routine ( morning & night )
I am doing my own nails now and I stopped coloring my hair at 17. I don’t have gray hairs yet but I thought my hair is brown and there was no purpose to color it.
What guys call "letting yourself go" is really just women realizing they wasted half their life trying to be pretty.
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You can still look beautiful without those things. Focusing on the health of the skin, healthy hair, and maybe a little lip color and mascara looks natural but even that’s not necessary. Bare skin is beautiful too.
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Half of Life and... Money!
I’m totally on Team Natural Beauty.
No botox, filler, fake lashes etc. Acceptance of natural aging is key.
False lashes on some occasions are a nice glow up trick. There are some styles that are very natural looking.
100% agreed.
@@BakerygoI guess she means lash extensions…
Same! Honestly I love a woman with some “crows feet” and “smile lines” I think it’s beautiful and is just a map of how happy they live in my opinion
I like natural beauty on very young girls or very old women but not in between.
A trick I learned for gardening was to scratch a bar of soap so you have soap under your nails. After you're done, the dirt doesn't go under your nails and the soap should wash off, leaving your nails smelling great.
Wow thank you! I used to tie many tomatoes at my grandma’s garden and always had my hands stained green 😢
Caitlin, with you 100%. I am 73. I quit dying my hair cold turkey during lockdown. Went from brown to platinum and I love it. I no longer wash it every day (more like every fourth or fifth day), I no longer style it with heat tools or hairspray. You can see it in my profile pic. It is the healthiest and shiniest it has ever been. Nails, I have had acrylics a long time ago. Don’t do that anymore. Botox and filler, never had, never will, but I did a nip tuck. I have that same LED mask. I won’t do extensions or eyelashes because I think they lead to hair loss. Eat less and exercise more if I put on five pounds. My philosophy now is be the best natural I can be. Natural really is a great look.
I’m 42 and keep thinking of getting Botox, but my husband is completely against it cause he wants me to look like me. He’s such a sweetie. And if I need a lift, a high ponytail always helps.
Same with my husband
I am 42 as well, no botox or fillers so far😊 I am just afraid of all that, I have allergies, and sensitive skin so I am staying away from all radical treatments
I'm 41 and did botox and fillers for a few years, but stopped 9 months ago. It's so expensive and only lasts about 3 or 4 months. I'd say stay natural and save yourself thousands of dollars!❤
Do not get botox. Just massage your face religiously. There are techniques in YT i.e. dr. Mandell
Honestly, if you got Botox, your husband would likely not notice. A lot of these treatments are just small things we notice on ourselves but other people wouldn't really notice unless you told them
In 2020 I stopped dying my hair at the salon every 6 weeks and embraced my natural grey hair. Never been happier!!
I had a disastrous Botox result with the very first treatment ( a bad ptôsis of 1 eyelid) which required surgery to the eye muscle to fix! So my scepticism about these procedures that really invade the tissue went through the roof! Also stopped going to nail salons as we absorb the toxic chemicals through the nail bed into the blood stream. Stopped colouring my hair, thanks to our Victorian premier Daniel Andrew’s who locked us Melbournians in for months & months during Covid & in denying me access to my hairdresser, he allowed me to see that my natural hair was actually better than the expensive colour!!! I too at 59 years of age bought the best at home micro current machine on the market: the myolift mini & honestly my morning gua sha routine is more effective! What I do is a morning facial massage daily with castor oil mixed with jojoba & 2 gua sha to do each side of my face simultaneously… it’s great, I’ve noticed a big difference in my 60 year old skin! Strongly recommend!
I just purchased some castor oil
I’m so glad it’s working for you ☺️
FINALLY a youtuber that's not getting botox & filler!!! ❤Thank you so much for being a role model for all women! for not undergoing painful! (in rare cases even dangerous) procedures just for the sake of the male gaze! 👀
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Yes maturity can make you look at life differently. I started thinking like you at 27 Im now 50. The liberating feeling is fantastic. At my age I just dont give "a shit" its great I still go to the gym and I love my makeup. I dont even dye my hair Im finding grey strands here and there and I do believe its taking stock of your life thats the beauty right there. 😊❤❤❤❤
Thanks for this!
It is such a great discussion. The thing that really made me start re-thinking beauty standards was firstly, getting older and not having a lot of time to devote to constantly getting treatments done and secondly, seeing Pamela Anderson at Paris fashion week going completely fresh faced. She radiated grace and elegance and you could tell she was so comfortable in her own skin. She owned her beauty for the first time probably in her life and had complete control over how she presented to the world. It was her idea of beauty and not that dictated by the "male gaze". Questioning and even choosing to depart from what we are taught through social media regarding how we "should" look is so important, so thank you for making this video xx
I'm 57 and only started botox 3 years ago. I think I look More refreshed. It's not so extreme. I'm happy with my decision.
I'm 55 today, and I have no interest in fillers or any injectables! Practice good skin care ladies! Nobody would guess my age!!
I’m 51. I’ve only ever had my nails done professionally once and that was just a regular manicure. I’ve never had any acrylic or shellac or anything. They are very healthy. I too love my short little stubby nails 😂. I have always done my own hair (disclaimer, I was trained as a cosmetologist, I just don’t practice anymore, I’m now a nurse). I don’t use hardly any products on my hair nor any heat and it is thick, wavy and very healthy. I also quit wearing makeup in 2020. My skin looks way better now. Very clear, no wrinkles. So my thoughts…natural is best and the less products the better. That is my experience. It’s also WAY cheaper. I think a lot of this stuff is money making schemes for the manufacturers and we are just trained (via ads and influencers) to think we need it and we absolutely do NOT. Take it from a 51 year old. Eat healthy, take care of your body and exercise.
I like that you included Botox and fillers. I hate how normalised these have become. I find it very sad how many women feel the need to get these things done. I have a very unpopular opinion that may pee people off - I think that we women over 30 have a kind of duty to ensure we do not raise the beauty standard even higher and place even higher burdens on young women and girls. After all the more women have procedures done, the more the norm becomes perfect skin, no wrinkles, straight white teeth, filled lips etc and this raises the beauty standard to crazy levels which younger women and girls in particular come under pressure to meet. I think we should be role models to show younger women, and particularly girls, that what is truly beautiful is accepting yourself and realising that your “flaws” are a societal construct.
I refuse to buy into the idea that Botox, fillers and plastic surgery have anything to do with body positivity and confidence, as to me it is the opposite. I see it as stemming from insecurity and even deeper than that from the patriarchal societal pressure on women. I would love if women collectively turned around and said NOPE to these treatments. I would love if together we could stop these industries from profiting off of our insecurities and collective oppression.
I’ve found that many ‘beauty treatments’ are substituting for a lacking within the medicinal health space for women. Many treatments often target visible signs of inflammation, but they’re often unable to assist in regulating or removing the agonists. That being said, anything that reduces chronic stress is definitely a good thing. A few hours at a Beaty spa if your relaxed is often far better than many anti inflammatories you can take, but it’s more about finding ways to improve your overall health in sustainable and consistent ways (LOL and I definitely can’t afford regular beauty spa trips each week 😹). I think knowledge and education is definitely powerful here. I think people would take time and care of their health if it was labelled appropriately rather than labelled as a trivial beauty pursuit in vanity. For example we may be more likely to seek medical treatment for a staph infection, rather than purchasing beauty creams to treat a condition that we call dry, irritated skin ‘eczema’, despite the fact it’s the same condition....I think we start figuring this out more and more as we get older, that our internal and external environments definitely affect our well-being and appearance. Women, moreso than men, often have systemic responses and are more likely to suffer autoimmune responses. If something about our well-being or appearance is a concern, that it may be best to seek out health based information, rather than adding-to-cart at Sephora lol.
It sounds like you accepted your own unique beauty. You have a healthy perspective on all of the categories mentioned! I’m all for it
I am a medical esthetician/senior beauty therapist.
I really respect and applaud you for this. I too am making cutbacks and trying to wean myself off botox. I think skin health is great and I'll promote that and treatments as "self care" but I'm also aware of the mental prison we can end up creating for ourselves too, metaphorically speaking. It can go the opposite direction.
I don't think anyone should be forced or chastised into getting botox and fillers, but stick with what feels right for them and have autonomous thought. This is what I've always promoted with my clients too and it turn, they respect me for that also.
Some great food for thought, here. Thanks for sharing. I've been making a lot of the same changes.
I also agree with your bt you messaged. 💯 She knows what's up.
I’m so glad to hear Thankyou so much 🥰
Since 14, I've adorned acrylic long nails to mask my brachydactyly, feeling insecure about my short fingers. Now at 21, a casual chat about Megan Fox's thumbs. Her thumbs trait unnoticed by many, sparked a realization in me. If her unique thumbs didn't define her, why should mine define me? It's a journey towards self-acceptance, but I'm getting there.
I love my short nails, they’re manicured and well looked after but I hate long nails on me. Acrylics and Shellac etc.. ruin your nails, the drill bars make your nails paper thin. I’m 45 and I’ve just started Botox. I personally love it, after I lost 20kg my skin was quite loose on my forehead and it’s given me back my confidence. It’s totally a personal journey. So glad you’re happier now! You are glowing xx
I quit coloring my hair and let it go naturally gray. In December of 2021 I had a mild case of Covid with few side effects...but my hair started falling out. After a discussion with my hair stylist, we both agreed that continuing to color it was probably not going to be helpful in it growing back in plus I was tired of the expense and more so, the time spent going every 5-6 weeks to have it done again, sitting there for two hours. I can do better things with my time and money! I also knew I was going to be having surgery and a major recovery period, so it just made sense. Yeah, it looked a little weird for a period of time, but that has passed and now it's all grown out and gone. Some days I look and miss my color, but at the same time, I don't miss the wasted 2 hours every 5 or 6 weeks. And yes, it all did grow back in post Covid!
I too have come to love my short stubby fingernails. Throughout my 20s I always kept my nails long ( kind of French manicure style ). The turning point for me was when I was scrolling through pictures of Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen and noticed that they have very stubby short nails (And they just know how to make it look so cute...with chunky rings on their fingers).
Sometimes excepting your natural beauty works in your favor… You become uniquely beautiful. :)
I’m 31 and I have also stopped wearing copious amounts of makeup. For a special occasion I’ll do eye shadow, but for the longest time I thought I was I ugly unless I had my eyelash extensions, eye shadow, and winged eyeliner on. One thing I never got into and I’m grateful for is foundation, concealer, bronzer, etc. I do use blush and highlight a few times a week, but I’m so happy I never covered my skin with makeup. I’m a travel nurse so I’m constantly going to new hospitals. The average age people guess for me is 25. My skin is smooth, no redness, and rarely do I get a pimple. I really think it’s because I let my skin breath. Obviously there are situation where no matter what someone does they have skin issues, but for my not using foundation and eating healthy 80-90% of the time has done wonders for my skin!
I did fasting for about 3 years, it wasn’t good. And I kept doing it because “it’s good for you”. I’d recommend to really try to zone in to your body and listen to it. I thought it was good and it was for “good health”, but wasn’t true for me. I just now changed it, and it’s better. Thanks for talking about all this, super important, and super helpful!
Love this! I lovely lady that I worked with last year, who I assumed is probably in her early to mid 70's is literally one of the most beautiful and elegant women I've ever seen, and she does no botox or plastic surgery, she has many wrinkles on her beautiful face, she has gorgeous long silver hair and wears just a little makeup. I actually found her to be far more beautiful than friends who get everything done. Meeting her inspired me to age naturally, gracefully.
Coloring my hair.. Dye free for several years now, embracing the gray
I think being concerned about your pet’s (or child’s) exposure to things (I.e., chemicals) we put in our household environment is totally reasonable because they are much smaller than adults and therefore are more highly exposed.
I'll tell you how I handle beauty treatments. I do a cost-benefit analysis. Working out? Great for your looks AND your health. Your clothes look better, your skin looks better. If you're healthy enough to do it, it's a no-brainer. For me, nails are a lot of effort for very little payback. I don't think most men care about nails either. So if I don't care and they don't care, it's too much cost for the (limited) benefit in my eyes.
That's just how I choose to look at these things! I try to put more effort towards the things that yield the greatest results (or obviously those that I enjoy the most).
I'm my twenties my only beauty treatments were anti-aging moisturiser, suncream if it was sunny, cleansing my face and getting my hair cut and highlighted once a year. I liked good quality makeup, but didn't wear or buy a lot of it. I removed body hair every one in a while, but never had a lot of it. I wasn't beautiful, but cute, pretty to some people and fairly average looking and i was mostly happy with that. That was pretty much it. I'm glad i was able to enjoy my twenties without obsessing about my looks. I think I was born at the right time, to miss the unrealistic beauty standards we have now, although I did crash diet because thin was in back then. I didn't mind being that I i thought was chubby too much though. Looking back i was a size 12 most of the time so not chubby like the media and beauty industry would have me believe, just a healthy weight.
In my late 20s and early 30s i started using retinol and vitamin C. I looked about 5+ years younger than i was until the age of 38, which i think is down to good genes. After that i started to notice a lot more aging. I now wear a good SPF 50 every day and my only regret is not doing that from a young age, although i did always protect my skin from the sun during summer to some extent. I got much more in to skincare in my thirties. There was a lot less of it around when I was young and i couldn't afford the expensive stuff. In the last few years up to my forties I've put on weight and really started aging. I've considered all sorts of beauty treatments, but I've had a chronic illness for a decade now so have been scared to do anything that could make me more ill or where something could go wrong. It also makes it hard to lose weight because I can't exercise much. I would get Botox and fillers if i knew nothing would go wrong and i could afford to keep getting it done. I do get down about my looks these days, but my health is my number 1 prority. I don't mind my wrinkles, which aren't too pronounced, but slight sagging skin, loss of volume in parts of my face and brow furrows bothers me a lot more.
I do use candles around my dog in moderation, but usually sand and paws candles, which as far as i know are dog safe. I only use them in one room, which she is free to leave and go for natural waxes or essential oil ones that i know are safe for dogs.
I’m just adoring your channel! I’ve been going through a similar “step back” from loads of things as well.
I’ve gotten off hormonal contraceptives, quit excessive designer brands, quit going to nail shops, and quit using tanning beds.
However, I love my filler and Botox because it’s helped with evenness and scarring
There are two less invasive options I know of for filler and botox if you are interested. Sinoxin is basically a milder topical botox type product. It does work. Also, medicube’s mesotherapy device used with hyaluronic acid will plump your skin. If you research mesotherapy in k beauty you will find out what I am talking about. It will obviously all be milder in results, but it also has less risks too.
Tanning beds cause extreme damage to the skin. If I were you I would visit a cosmetic dermatologist to see what treatments can reverse the existing damage. You might not need fillers and botox after that. Also alcohol dries out the skin and makes it look dull.
Id be so interested if you did a video on finances and how you got to the point of buying all of the luxury goods ans Beauty treatments especially at age 18.
I had my lips done 6 years ago, and I regret it so much. However it is done, it ALWAYS looks fake. And it‘s so not true that it gets dissolved by your body, it DON‘T. I had similar lips like you and I miss them so much. Sometimes I look at old pictures and wish I wouldn‘t have let it done. Even when I let it dissolve by a doctor it won‘t go back as it was, bc the liquid not only dissolves the injected hyloron but also you own… being young and insecure and beeing bombarded on social media with such stuff, it soo bad for your head…
I’m so sorry you went through all this but it sounds like it really taught you a lot about yourself and what you like ❤️
Thanks so much for sharing. Really respect and appreciate it. I don't blame you for wanting to get filler; the societal pressure and bombardment is so strong. I've had my own experience of feeling like I permanently messed up one of my features... I know that *we* notice the "flaws" more than anyone else, but it doesn't resolve the regret.
Nonetheless, your post has made me second-guess the voice in my head that says my lips (for example) aren't good enough. More grounded now.
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Its all in our head.If you start to find good things in yourself than bad things that need to be fixed you'll start to appreciate your natural self.❤
When I used cleanser and toner my skin was always worse. When I wear more makeup and get compliments, I just feel worse like I don't look good without it all, so I make sure I just to the basic stuff I actually want to do and enjoy - like wash and moisturise my face and put on some eyeliner and eyeshadow, maybe some lip stuff 😊
It's not worth all the extra aggro, cash, storage of everything and worrying about nasty ingredients or having to keep up with others.
It makes me SO happy to see this kind of video! I want my life to be as simple and paired down as possible as far as beauty routines and consumerism as possible. This is so inspiring! Thank you SO much for sharing these insights! Also, your dog is so cute 🥰
Thankyou so much for watching 😘
Excellent video! As a society we spend a lot of money on snake oil. And kudos for being okay with food and stating it publicly. I am an adult and still struggle with eating disorders.
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It is insane what a birth control pills do. I needed a 1,5 years to clean the shit out from my system (sorry for the s*** word but its true). Love your perspective on treatments and beauty.
You may not change your mind. I am 44 and i do not get botox or fillers. It is too expensive and I am too chicken.
Hey Caitlin, in regards to the hair needling which I can’t attest to as I have had no experience with it. I also have problems with my hairline and this past year it has really thickened up and started growing, I really believe that it’s from my LED face mask and this made me wonder how much it has contributed to yours 🤷♀️ just some food for thought 😊
I have NuFace, have used it for about 3 years and I love it, big difference and it’s great.
Authentic beauty you are ! Agree with everything you said this time.
Note the beautician was disparaging about a home treatment then tried to get you to buy one of hers. Totally trust her 😂
Hi just for some context my beauty therapist is all for me using home treatments and will be honest in which ones are actually worth it.
We have been speaking for months about trying a particular anti aging peel because I can’t do facial needling right now because my skin has been problematic
So yeah I totally trust her.
I never understand why people get their nails done, how do they work with long nails. I always love my short nails, it’s more hygienic.
Im really happy that I discovered your channel. I agree with you on so many points especially botox and filer
Thankyou for being here 🥰
Loved ur perspective on ALLL of these and agree 100%! Thanks for sharing ❤
Intermittent fasting totally gave me an ed lol- I don’t think it’s inherently bad but it made me crazy obsessed with calorie counting and controlling my body
Totally agree with you, I am 34, and not planning to do any fillers or botox, I have autoimmune disease, and a lot of things can provoke it more, fillers and botox are ones of the them, also have allergies. From your list, the only thing I am doing are nails, the rest I do not do either. As for candles and self tan, it also can splash in autoimmune. I am happy that you are focused on health and clean products, and you are speaking about it out loud, we need more people speaking about it, as people are brain washed by beauty standards, and can harm their health in long terms.
There is no clean products🤣everything is made out of chemicals even you!
Nothing does as good preserving beauty like a healthy diet, proper sun exposure. I often fast, but do it backwards. Breakfast, lunch, and then nothing except cheese or nuts at night. Eating healthy where you get the nutrients you need in a day keeps you healthy and beautiful. I eat a ton, but not all the time.
I am with you on every point, regarding fasting since I am Muslim it's a religious duty for me and I do believe in its health benefits as well
I'm only on number 3 right now, but I just want to say like...certainly with your hair, you don't NEED to do anything with it. I have extremely dry hair and skin, and my hair is curly and kinky and becomes a knotted mess if I don't maintain it, and really, if I don't straighten it. I am autistic and pregnant. I also already have a toddler, and I'm suffering from really bad depression right now, and straightening my hair once a week when I am able to even make it into the shower takes a lot fewer spoons of mine than going through a curly girl routine, and it keeps my hair from looking like a knotted cloud.
So approximately $20k-$30k USD per year for that beauty routine (and not all of it?) . My likewise outcome routine is $1.5k USD per year for all products.
I'm 39F, with long wavy/curly hair, and light olive skin. In my experience : Sleep, lowering stress, light yoga, Zinc SPF, drugstore cerave and korean skincare, some cardio or rowing, nutritious foods, and acupressure massages will accomplish way more than these overly touted treatments.
That's a lot of top notch food, massages, tempurpedic mattress, fewer work hours, holidays, and boutique gym memberships are all way less expensive than that route.
Due to watching Caroline Hirons, I know more than enough resources for cream and serum based answers to aging skin. All of those aggressive and expensive methods look way less effective than the drug store/boutique /korean options that work incredibly well for me and some dermatologist creators.
❤Great video ❤
I agree with the candles! I have a collection of candles that Ive collected over the years I love candles! But With my birds I wouldn’t use them anymore for their safety. Candle warmer is something that Im looking into tho Im not sure yet I need to research on this
I have a different attitude towards all of this. I go to the nail salon regularly, get my hair cut and colored every five weeks, and love makeup. I haven’t tried Botox, only because it’s expensive, but don’t like cheek fillers. I have never seen cheek fillers look natural.
I also love makeup and fashion. Don’t do nails anymore because nail salons suck in USA compared to Eastern European countries and charge like crazy.
I have acid reflux and many foods have been giving me bloated stomach and because of it my appetite was suppressed. I started a Keto diet! My stomach feels great now, also I don’t eat anymore any candies or junk food like snacks. As well people should when they feel truly hungry not because they are used to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner. I always eat breakfast but usually skip lunch cause I am not hungry. It was hard at first because I used to eat lunch out of habit but now I only eat if my stomach growls. Sometimes I can skip breakfast and eat lunch. Now I am not on traditional Keto diet but on a limited one. Of course once a month I allow myself to eat something sweet but overall changing my diet really helped my body.
Literally same on everything except fasting. x
As someone in recovery from an eating disorder, fasting is often an accepted form of disordered eating. Drinking things to "feel full" until you "can eat" is not kind to your body
Exactly my thoughts
Thankyou for sharing this! X
awesome video! thanks for sharing❤
Daily makeup. I like the way my bare face looks now that I only occasionally wear makeup.
Lol same...But it may be that the slight changes in my face as I’ve aged, have made that level of make up not suit me as well. I’ve also noticed that those slight changes aren’t even noticeable unless I wear make up lol.
I didn’t do Botox and fillers at 30 either but once I hit 35, hell yeah 🤣
Yeah I used to be so anti but I just hit 36 and I know it's just a matter of time for me until I get my first botox
Dry shampoo is not healthy for you! Good job motto use it
Hard agree. It’s like putting cornstarch on oily skin. Sure you’re not oily anymore, but literally no one would do that to their face-why their scalp.
I unfortunately do need dry shampoo. My scalp gets oily like 12 hours after a shampoo and I just can’t wash and dry my hair everyday with it being long. It’s too time consuming. I use dry shampoo on the morning of my second day and then wash the same night of.
I never did any of this. And I still get compliments especially with the way I dress. I think inner health and confidence and intelligence appeal to the RIGHT people. Do not let yourself get succumbed to these expensive beauty stuff. Invest in a healthy diet and learn how to cook well.. lots of recipes for free online
Can you please do the video about Botox/fillers? I’m trying to change my philosophy about these things, as well and I love to hear enlightened opinions about this subject.
Just out of curiosity - are you trying to change your philosophy in order to steer you away from botox/fillers?
@@nicknacks7824 Actually, yes!
We have had pretty much an identical beauty journey in terms of what we feel good about and have moved away from.
You may have angered, and lost, some subscribers, but you have just gained one. Great video.
Thanks for subscribing 🤗
I've thought about getting botox but I'm afraid my injector will make a mistake and cause my eye to get paralyzed or hit a capilary and make me blind.😢
Your approach is so refreshing ❤
I love microblading. As a natural blonde I dont even have a lot, and what I have is literaly blonde. I went to get them done so natural no one knew it was microbladed. So for me it is amazing, but if I would have darker features I wouldn't go eather.
I’d love your opinion on tretinoin. I use it and the results are pretty slow… just wondering ur thoughts! ✨
Happy Weekend Caitlin!!and your hairs are looking too too too beautiful and silky you are my inspiration😀💫💖
Thank you! ❤️❤️
My hair is the same. Its fine and gets gross- I also workout everyday-
So dry shampoo cannot tackle my sweat!!
I’m so much more confident with natural makeup. Lashes are crazy. The less is more.
I have the nu face and honestly I find it has worked wonders. Every morning I use it and it tightens and tones my face and instantly gets rid of the sleep puffiness, and with consistent use it makes a difference with really minimal effort❤ but each to their own if you don’t find it helpful ❤
It’s easy to have that nu face when you've been blessed with a good skin🤷🏼♀️
I tried the nails thing. I had shellac. They did look fab but it’s so much upkeep and I realised most models and actresses have neat nude nails. Frankly those long acrylics look pretty tacky. I had Botox once for my son’s wedding and I am not sure it did very much except make my smile look odd. Ever had fillers because my face has always been quite full.
Procedures I do like are lash and brow tint and lash lift. As a blonde they make a big difference to my unmade up face. I had VBeam to broken capillaries and that was a year of appointments every few months and done for life. Definitely worth it. When I can afford it IPl and Fraxel are excellent and worth hundreds of expensive creams. I have used sunscreen and tretinon for decades. Just add extra moisturiser if needed.
My major face changing expense though was getting a dental makeover. I had awful teeth and spent four years and so much money getting it all fixed. Makes a massive difference and is also a health issue. I dye my own grey strip on top of my head. Salons always want to do complicated stuff.
If you can stay lean and fit and supplement estrogen when the time comes those three things make all the difference. Health and hormones change everything, even nails and skin. I
Oh and I had cataract surgery and they replaced the lens with prescription strength. No more need for contacts and glasses. My eyes look better for it. The redness slowly faded.
I don’t look 20 anymore but at 70 I never mention my age and everyone assumes I am twenty years younger.
I get Botox, which I started at age 29 and fillers much later. Botox is great for removing fine lines and wrinkles, I like having a smooth forehead. Filler I also get, in my cheeks, I like the high cheekbone look and I like got get my lips done too. I'm very satisfied with my appearance and always want to look my best. You're probably still too young but once you start getting into your mid-30s you might reconsider.
I stopped burning candles and incense when I adopted my 2 kitties in 2020. I LOVED candles and incense but I love my cats more and their health is important.
Also I cut off all my hair (actually buzzed it off) about 6 years ago because I was so damn tired of dealing with it. It was thick and wavy and I hated it. Now I have a super short pixie and it’s my natural color (dark grey with a little light grey).
Also the other day I decided I’m going to stop wearing nail polish and just take care of my natural nails and cuticles.
Also been making changes to my makeup recently. Stop what is trending and just do what is pretty on ME.
Lots of changes! 😂
Moved to Australia from Ukraine in 2020, and that's how my no-manicure journey began. Australian manicure artists just completely suck. Not only they're not able to do even shellac coats, even cuticle removal is a torture. Absolutely useless. It also costs 4x from Ukrainian prices. So eventually I had to completely give up on doing my nails🥲
This year I finally came back home, and suprisingly, I don't want to get my nails done anymore. Even though our manicure lasts up to 6 weeks - just don't want to spend those $20 and 3 hours
Привіііт! So happy to see one more Ukrainian watching Caitlin!
@@lanaori5097 слава Україні !❤️🔥🇺🇦🇦🇺
Скоро наші люди довчать мови і нарешті зможуть дивитися щось окрім ьосіянського ютубу😅 хоча і наш український дуже навіть🔥🔥🔥🔥♥️
Как хорошо что вы все майдауны свалили, сидите там и не возвращайтесь холопы. А мову довчиш у Польщі рідній, полукровка польская.
I did filler in my nasolabial folds and laugh lines. NEVER AGAIN! I’ll still continue a small amount of Botox around my eyes bc I honestly like the look and maybe some under eye filler. Other than that, nothing. If things sag in my 40’s I’ll look into an endoscopic face lift. I like my face and would like to keep it as long as possible ❤
Intermittent fasting was the only way my friend with insulin resistance managed to loose excess weight. The rest you talked about- is about beauty, intermittent fasting is much more about health - this is not in the same box as acrylic nails. Some people choose to be limit red meat consumption for example - would you consider this the same as having Botox ? I doubt …
Like I said in the video and during that point ‘if it’s working for you and it’s not disordered eating and it’s not impacting your health negatively that’s great’ which I can imagine would fall under the category of your friend.
Omg thank you for mentioning the Batiste dry shampoo. I just threw mine out. ❤❤❤❤
Happy Thanksgiving, Caitlin! 🦃 Wishing you all the best❤
Happy holidays! I hope you had a beautiful day xx
I don’t do hair products/styling. Ive got psoriasis, and that buuuuuuuurns if you’ve got an open wound!
The only thing I do is dye my eyebrows at home, maybe 1-2 times a month. But if my skin is upset when I want to do it, I just don’t. My skin is very easily upset (hello psoriasis) and it’s not worth it for a bit more colour in my already pretty decent eyebrows.
Amazing, thank you very much 😊
So proud of you!
It's done I paid less than three hundred for my zip micro current and I think it's done a lot for my skin
I love this video. You are the cutest cutest thing 🤗💕
Telling a 21 year old that they should start getting botox is insane. That sounds like an absolute money grab.
You looked beautiful then. Look way more beautiful now.
So refreshing. Young girls and insecure women NEED to see this video. 🙏🏼🎄
I love my microcurrent device so each to his or her own. I use it in the morning and it gives that instant wake up which i appreciate. I know experts have their opinions on this, but considering how cheap a good micro-current device is, it really isn’t an extravagance. But I do like my devices. (I think they’re fun). Also at 30 ageing is really minimal for you - in 5 years time you will appreciate even temporary beauty lift 😂
Girl, how much time, money and energy were you spending on all of those things? We're talking about a daily regiment here. Personally I reserve my false lashes for going out at night or some special occasion. I'm just too lazy to put on make up every day.
Hi Caitlin, i hear you, but never say never. Honestly at 30 i even didnt think about any procedures, all i care be extremely fit, tanned beach girl😜. In later thirties, i discovered raw vegan lifestyle. So no chemicals were coming near me or my house. All the way to 47 , i was using raw vegan like 5 ingredients skincare. But suddenly evetything started changing, my hooded deep set eyes started becoming more hooded, and dark circles, also my one eyebrow started really overact, like 2 inches higher than another😳😱. Also i always had kind of flat bend forehead😝, so here me, swearing never ever , went to get first botox. Hated, had bad reaction, but eyebrows adjusted . So 2 years later , last year, i tried again dysport, and it was good. I did minimum. So yes i dont mind once to twice a year for now, now the filler, the only one i am interested its biostimulators, those make your body to produce collagen. And now, the technology is amazing. There are prf and prf gel, thats absolutely your own stemcells , no looking crazy un natural. Its purely you but better, as you age…. So i am putting a plan for next year, to get those done. I mean i prefer to save money from shopping, to invest in myself…. I always was very confident, how i look, but honestly, the aging bother me…. So i am not going to go crazy, like i hear some women, no judgement, but they spend more time in recovery, than enjoying life. Thats not me. I dont mind little things, but i already had huge setback, with my husband’s paralysis, i am ready for his recovery - med beds, travelling. .. i did microblade etebrows and lips. I love that lips always look pink, no lines, shsrp lines, although the last time, i did 3 years ago. Same with eyebrows. Now i dont mind to do it again, because i am blonde and i barely have eyebrows, so for me is great. But i dont think that here, in US, atleast SF, we have great specialists, so i will get done, when i go to Moscow. They do amazing like art work… dont even mention eyelash extensions 😂😂😂 what a waste of money. I did probably for 5 years…. Its nice, especially for someone who has hooded eyes, but ah i could done some great antiaging procedures, or bought some Chanel. I dont even want to think how much i wasted 😫😫😫 never again. And it damaged my eyelashes. Fasting is great if your mind is into it. Drinking coffee and 0 sugar drinks, sounds like forced…. I do fastings, mostly 16-18 hours. Body adjust, if you prepare your mind. Now i am not forcing , if i get migraine, everything goes out of the window, even healthy food. I always have some baguettes or bagels in the freezer, because thats the only thing i can eat, when migraine hits. I get really bad ones, with nausea…. But fasting is not bad, is actually longevity. The less callories, we consume, the longer we live… in my 20’s i used to do healing cleansing fastings- 30 days with distilled water only. Its amazing feeling. The hardest are first 72 hours, after that body switches into cleansing mode, and do not send any hunger signals, to your brain. Have a blessed day🙏❤️
Seriously? You do know you yourself are made out of pure chemistry and also even if you grow your own food soil has chemicals that plants need to absorb to grow. What is this obsession with Americans and chemicals? The air you breathe is chemistry, the water you drink is chemistry everything is chemical. Also plants are alive as well and want to live, but you think it’s ok to eat them and take away from bees, birds and herbivores but not honey? Veganism is a joke and hypocrisy
@@hardshell9236 i think you should calm down, first and foremost i am not American. I borned and lived in Baltic country , where we had everything done from scratch, and chemicals gavę me alkergies, mening skincare, and especially cleaning supplies like bleach! FYI food grade 33% hydrofen peroxide is as powerful as bleach, only not damaging to your health. Also you do not understand, chemicals what they put in your food, water, and other things are not natural. Its done on purpose, to depopulate…. You need to study and research more, before jumping on responding. Have a blessed day and stop judging or worrying what other ppl do. And what i love about my new country America is FREEDOM OF CHOICE! And FYI plants do not need pėsticides to grow🤣 have you ever grew anything . I did since i was little, and we did not sprayed our soil or plants with chemicals
Fasting to me is relatively easy. I don't eat breakfast and only eat lunch at around noon. My dinner is at 6-7pm so that's around at least 16h fasting. I don't do it for dieting purposes though. But not eating lunch until 2pm would be too much for me.
That's why it's essential to shampoo twice if you are a dry shampoo user. Wanna make sure you get all the remnants out of your hair and off the scalp so that it doesn't cause issues down the line. ❤
I live in Texas and there is a growing trend of women wearing huge lash extensions and super long nails. I don’t understand it and it looks very uncomfortable. I think is meant to look like a status symbol because both services are expensive but it really comes out as the opposite 😳
Yeah it looks distasteful
You look great the way you look now
Oh thank you!
Love this video! I’m definitely team low maintenance!!
Great video. Just the thing about nails: all polishing product damage them,aybe that's why you've managed to grow them after having stopped doing your nails?)
I have been fasting since I was a kid. Many religions include fasting in their practice. Fasting Caitlin, does not mean hungry. Be mindful of how you connect it to eating disorders. As it is not meant to keep you skinny. Many people do lengthy fasting that are not "thin", nor do they ever become super skinny. Fasting is meant to help regulate the body and each person can choose the length of time they fast for. Remember that your friend most likely includes her sleep into her fasting schedule. I normally cut my food intake at 6pm and with sleep I can do a 10-12 hour fast no problem. I am not food motivated, so this is easy. Once you do eat, it is about quality of food you put into your body. Anyone who is perimenopausal can benefit from even doing an 8 our fast once a week. You are at a different stage in your life Caitlin and things will change, perimenopause can start in your 30s, and it is often something we rarely talk about. I am 44 and I wish I knew back then what I know now.
I’m referring to intermittent fasting that may verge on unhealthy territory (as I said in the video) if it’s working for you great
I personally fast for 12-14 hours no problem but I am referring to a territory in which it can become disordered and if it’s negatively affecting your health to fast for 18-20 hours a day maybe it’s not worth it.
I appreciate this video! Although I have to say, I can’t believe there’s something called a “Beaty therapist”? Like do we need that in the world…I don’t know…
it's true about the nails! mines are strong now after not getting them done for 3 months they even grew lol