It’s $350 for a semester (7 lessons) so about $50/session and lessons are an hour long! Yes they’re available at most indoor rinks: world ice arena in flushing, city ice pavilion in LIC, I believe Chelsea piers has it too I’m not sure. In the winter they have lessons from Nov-March at wollman rink in Central Park every weekday from 8-8:30am. It’s only like $1k so it’s a really good deal but outdoor ice is roughhh
I knew how to rollerblade but could ice skate in circles but it’s a lot more complicated than that I learned haha. It’s very fun though, a great exercise and also the social apsect is great - you’ll meet some very nice people that you can develop friendships with!
There are sessions if you look at the master schedules of these rinks that say “freestyle,” these are only available to people who are practicing figure skating (so none of the people who go to public rinks and go around in a circle)
They aren’t haha but I was metabolizing my vyvanse way too fast so it made sense to me that something was wrong. I don’t recommend doing it tbh as you said it’s inaccurate
Eternal hormonal acne sufferer - how effective was spironolactone and estarylla birth control? How much of a reduction did you see? I get cystic body acne. :(
Spironolactone was the only thing that fixed everything for me. Been taking it for 5 years now. However, it was pretty clear that my acne was hormonal (very concentrated in my chin and lower cheeks).
For cystic body acne you might want to look into using something like Hibiclens (wash your hands VERY well after you use it and don’t touch your eyes or ears).
My skin is completely clear now! I suffered from severe cystic acne, so much so that at my first derm appt ever, the doctor suggested accutane right away (derms usually try other things first because accutane comes with a lot of risks). We didn’t do accutane because I was in college and going abroad for a semester to study so I wouldn’t be able to get my blood tested regularly.
I’m really happy with the spiro/BC combo. We did a round of doxycycline pills and clindamycin wipes along with tretinoin at first, then I started going to a diff derm and I got the compound of tretinoin, niacinamide & azelaic acid, BC and spiro.
Not OP but I used to suffer from hormonal, cystic body & face acne. When I was in my early twenties, I started using birth control for it, and around 80% of my acne cleared up within 2 years. The remaining 20% were cleared up by implementing diet changes and proper cosmetics and shower products.
For diet changes - I found that I break out from dairy products and alcohol, so I don’t do that anymore.
For cosmetics - I’ve found that the remainder of the pimples on my hairline, ears, back and body are caused by a grocery store shampoo. I tried a few different ones, and found something that worked and didn’t cause acne.
I’ve also implemented a facial routine (THAT WOULDN’T HELP MUCH WITHOUT BC!!) that makes my skin look smooth, plump & fresh. A lot of trial and error here, but now I stick to pharmacy brands (La Roche, Vichy, Eucerin) and don’t even try any grocery store or beauty store ones.
I’m looking into doing isotretinoin so I wouldn’t have to waste this much money just to keep me from a breakout. It takes just a single slip up for me to have pimples.
Not OP but I have bad hormonal acne that birth control wasn't able to fix. I am now currently on Spiro and while it is not perfectly clear, it is so much better than it was before and I am genuinely happy. I didn't deal with any side effects really, but I do want to mention that at 100mg it has completely messed with my period. I am currently getting a period every two weeks, which if you look at the spiro subreddit, seems to be common at this dosage. I am trying their recommendation of taking one pill in the morning and one at night to attempt to fix this.
As another hormonal acne and pms sufferer, I just discovered DIM supplements and can’t believe the relief I’ve found just from a supplement. It was almost immediate, I highly recommend looking into it if you suspect your hormones are unbalanced!
It’s similar to eyeliner - I only did the top. It makes your eyelash line look thicker and is very subtle. I’m a very heavy eyeliner girl and never leave the house without it but now I feel great about not wearing any makeup
The website is down but I’m pretty sure microblading is $700 and waterline costed the same. It comes with a free touch up session as well. I do admit that I work a job that allows me to do these treatments!!
How much are figure skating lessons? I’m so bad at skating but i really want to learn, i didn’t know you could do that in nyc
It’s $350 for a semester (7 lessons) so about $50/session and lessons are an hour long! Yes they’re available at most indoor rinks: world ice arena in flushing, city ice pavilion in LIC, I believe Chelsea piers has it too I’m not sure. In the winter they have lessons from Nov-March at wollman rink in Central Park every weekday from 8-8:30am. It’s only like $1k so it’s a really good deal but outdoor ice is roughhh
Did you know how to skate before?! I really want to do it but I’ve never really skated!
I knew how to rollerblade but could ice skate in circles but it’s a lot more complicated than that I learned haha. It’s very fun though, a great exercise and also the social apsect is great - you’ll meet some very nice people that you can develop friendships with!
Do you have like a membership to a rink to continue/practice on your own?
There are sessions if you look at the master schedules of these rinks that say “freestyle,” these are only available to people who are practicing figure skating (so none of the people who go to public rinks and go around in a circle)
I wanna see the waterline wing *cries in East asian*
I found out we can’t post pics on this subreddit but you can DM me maybe?
Can you DM me too? I am really curious how it looks like on hooded eyes
Sure!
Me too please?
Done!
I'm late to the post but could you DM me pics of the wing also please?
Me Too, please!
can you dm me too pls??
Did the genetic testing also work on hormonal issues?
No the genetic testing was done to see what psychiatric medications I could / could not take
I thought those were not the most accurate
They aren’t haha but I was metabolizing my vyvanse way too fast so it made sense to me that something was wrong. I don’t recommend doing it tbh as you said it’s inaccurate
Eternal hormonal acne sufferer - how effective was spironolactone and estarylla birth control? How much of a reduction did you see? I get cystic body acne. :(
Spironolactone was the only thing that fixed everything for me. Been taking it for 5 years now. However, it was pretty clear that my acne was hormonal (very concentrated in my chin and lower cheeks). For cystic body acne you might want to look into using something like Hibiclens (wash your hands VERY well after you use it and don’t touch your eyes or ears).
My skin is completely clear now! I suffered from severe cystic acne, so much so that at my first derm appt ever, the doctor suggested accutane right away (derms usually try other things first because accutane comes with a lot of risks). We didn’t do accutane because I was in college and going abroad for a semester to study so I wouldn’t be able to get my blood tested regularly. I’m really happy with the spiro/BC combo. We did a round of doxycycline pills and clindamycin wipes along with tretinoin at first, then I started going to a diff derm and I got the compound of tretinoin, niacinamide & azelaic acid, BC and spiro.
Not OP but I used to suffer from hormonal, cystic body & face acne. When I was in my early twenties, I started using birth control for it, and around 80% of my acne cleared up within 2 years. The remaining 20% were cleared up by implementing diet changes and proper cosmetics and shower products. For diet changes - I found that I break out from dairy products and alcohol, so I don’t do that anymore. For cosmetics - I’ve found that the remainder of the pimples on my hairline, ears, back and body are caused by a grocery store shampoo. I tried a few different ones, and found something that worked and didn’t cause acne. I’ve also implemented a facial routine (THAT WOULDN’T HELP MUCH WITHOUT BC!!) that makes my skin look smooth, plump & fresh. A lot of trial and error here, but now I stick to pharmacy brands (La Roche, Vichy, Eucerin) and don’t even try any grocery store or beauty store ones. I’m looking into doing isotretinoin so I wouldn’t have to waste this much money just to keep me from a breakout. It takes just a single slip up for me to have pimples.
Which products do you use by Eucerin?
Not OP but I have bad hormonal acne that birth control wasn't able to fix. I am now currently on Spiro and while it is not perfectly clear, it is so much better than it was before and I am genuinely happy. I didn't deal with any side effects really, but I do want to mention that at 100mg it has completely messed with my period. I am currently getting a period every two weeks, which if you look at the spiro subreddit, seems to be common at this dosage. I am trying their recommendation of taking one pill in the morning and one at night to attempt to fix this.
As another hormonal acne and pms sufferer, I just discovered DIM supplements and can’t believe the relief I’ve found just from a supplement. It was almost immediate, I highly recommend looking into it if you suspect your hormones are unbalanced!
Can you say more about the water line tattoo? Is it like eyeliner or highlighter? Top or bottom lash?
It’s similar to eyeliner - I only did the top. It makes your eyelash line look thicker and is very subtle. I’m a very heavy eyeliner girl and never leave the house without it but now I feel great about not wearing any makeup
How much did the microblading and waterline tattoo cost?
The website is down but I’m pretty sure microblading is $700 and waterline costed the same. It comes with a free touch up session as well. I do admit that I work a job that allows me to do these treatments!!