Fashion Weeks going digital The presentation of the 2021 spring-summer men’s ready-to-wear collections will go ahead in London, Milan, and Paris, but in a major break with tradition the shows will be accessible via dedicated internet platforms and will be entirely online. As to the […]
On Friday, fashion tech company Bigthinx, will livestream the world’s first fully digital 3D virtual fashion show. Together with Fashinnovation, Bigthinx is taking fashion virtual, meaning models and garments are created using 3D digital design techniques, then rendered and animated, all based on actual product […]
There were a number of naysayers who didn’t think crop tops would ever translate from the runways and red carpets to real life, yet here we are. For the last few seasons, crop tops have been key players in countless wardrobes. Plus, there are crop […]
Among all the classy looks in the list of men’s hairstyle, the pompadour has to be in the top favourites. Pompadour is considered to be among the classiest looks since the last century and is still in trend in 2018. But there have been few […]
Razor bumps? Ingrown hairs? Scarring? These were three issues I used to face on a daily basis with my bikini line. I feel like it is now my duty to share with you my painful, lengthy journey to a hair free, scar free bikini line that has me saying goals.
To give you some background info, I have thick, dark, coarse hair which is great for the hair on my head. As for everywhere else, it requires serious labour to groom and maintain. I used to get the worst ingrown hairs and they would scar terribly. I tried everything from Tend Skin to lemon juice, and whatever other remedies claimed to cure healing.
I started with shaving, moved on to waxing and have just recently finished my tenth laser hair removal session. Let me tell you, we definitely climbed our way up the ladder. Shaving had more cons than pros for me, as it always resulted in a painful post routine with consistent razor burn, bumps and ingrown hairs. Waxing relieved me slightly of these issues but still did not prevent my scarring and I didn’t like the waiting game, with no shaving in between monthly waxes. I love to be hair free. Trust me, if I could laser my entire body I would!
I’m not saying everyone should get laser hair removal, but this procedure has proven to be the most effective solution for me. I used to be embarrassed to wear my itty bitty bikini bottoms solely because of my bikini line, but not anymore!
I’m going to share a little bit about laser hair removal, along with a powerful product that saved my physical appearance down there.
First things first: there are three stages of hair growth.
Anagen– the active growth phase. At this stage the bottom of the hair follicle (the bulb) is attached to the dermis and its blood supply through the dermal papilla.
Catagen– The transition phase. The hair follicle begins to die and enters the catagen phase
Telogen– The resting phase. In this phase, the remains of the hair bulb are inactive and the attached hair easily falls out.
Waxing reaches the catagen phase, whereas laser hair removal reaches the telogen phase, where hair is permanently removed. In order to destroy a hair follicle, the bulb of the hair follicle where the blood supplies the hair with oxygen to grow, needs to be destroyed, as well as the stem cells which are responsible for hair regeneration.
Nothing lasts forever – HA! Well the truth is your hormones never remain static. Therefore it’s not 100% guaranteed that laser hair removal will provide permanent results, but the hair growth will be significantly diminished.
This is important for me to address because this is where I saw the biggest transformation. It was in my hyper-pigmentation, texture and minimized post care routine. My scarring and discolouration were tragic before laser hair removal, with uneven splotches of darker skin (I have an olive skin tone base, which is why I scarred brown versus red). On that note, I also purchased a skin brightening cream (Illumin Cream) that worked wonders, I was diligent about applying morning and night for a consistent month and a half and saw serious results. I will say it is a bit pricier, but most definitely worth it- purchase here.
As someone who has dressed men and women for various shoots, events, commercials or print ads, accessorizing has got to be my favourite thing to put on anyone. Whether it’s a sky high platform, a pristine leather tote or a hat that completes a look […]
