Beauty Tips For Body Care
As requested from this threadWhat this guide is forThis guide is to show a standardised and (in my opinion) great way to analyse your skin in terms of pimples, comedones, white heads, black heads, pores etc for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of your product, your routine and / or the general health of your skin. When I used AHA, I found a few pimples and bumps here and there and thought it'd be worth tolerating. Using this method, I was able to see that the few pimples and bumps were dramatically more pronounced and the AHA was having a much more negative impact than I thought, so I stopped it. Another example is that I didn't realise I had a cluster of razor bumps near my side burns, it turns out I forget to apply shaving cream and after shave there, and they weren't visible under my normal mirror lights. Situations like these, this could be helpful!I saw some people from /r/makeupaddiction eager for this guide, but I do not wear make up so I cannot really vouch for its effectiveness or usefulness for that purpose. I guess it can show how good your make up is at concealing and whatnot, but perhaps just that. I'd be interested in input from them :)EquipmentAs I've said before, this is designed to be done at home. The equipment is thus as such:Flat surface mirror (non concave / convex)Small torch light or similar light source such as theseoptional (recommended): anything to clean your mirror with (windex/soap with newspaper/cloth etc)functioning blinds or night time settingPre-viewingIt helps to know how lights reflects off of a flat mirror, so just look at this diagram brieflyMethodClean mirrorEnsure room is sufficiently dark, either by closing all blinds / doors and turning off lights, or waiting for a dark enough time (..and turning off lights).Turn lights off and stand in front of your mirrorTurn lights back on and realise you cannot locate the mirror in your room without lights (... this happened to me :[ ). Now, taking note of the position of your mirror in your room, turn your lights off and now successfully stand in front of your mirror.Using the light described in the equipment section, follow the tabulated information below to get a glimpse of your skin at different angles, perspectives etc. In terms of the mirror set up, you will want to stand at least an inch or so away from your mirror. In terms of the light setup, I've tried to be as specific with the light distance as much as possible, but you'll need to experiment as YMMV depending on the strength of your light source, size and your head architecture...etcGeneralForehead focusCheek focus (left / right)NoseDirect the light rays from your light torch toward your face in the mirror. I will emphasise this again, do not shine the light directly at your face, but at your face in the mirror. The rays will reflect off the mirror and towards your face perpendicularly. This is the most accurate way others will view you in everyday situations.Unlike 'General', here you will shine the light at your face directly (and not the mirror). Place the light source as parallel and as close to your forehead as possible. You will keep the light source stationary, and depending on the shape/size of your forehead and your light specs, you will turn your head left / right as such. This will foreground any pimples / bumps etc on your forehead, as well as any wrinkles and whatnotThis one is quite tricky. For the left cheek, tilt your head up slightly then twist your head to the right. Like "forehead focus", you will want to direct the light towards your face (and not your face in the mirror). Although your face is tilted upwards and twisted to the right, you will want to maintain the light source to be as vertical as possible. This will limit your POV severely, but is the most effective. The light source, as well as being as vertical as possible, should also be as close to your skin as possible For the right cheek, you will repeat this but inverse the head twist. In both cases, you will explore your cheek area freely with the light as long as your head (in terms of tilt / twist) and light (in terms of vertical alignment) is maintained.This one depends too much on the architecture of your face, so I cannot give a general instructions. You'll need to experiment yourself, but I found a good place to start is by positioning the light source directly under your nose.** Notes **In most cases, the skin imperfections you view here are virtually invisible in everyday life. Please do not stress about these.Use this as an indicator to tweak your skincare routine, evaluate the effectiveness of certain products...etc.The only thing this may be inaccurate towards is skin tone, but in this regard YMMV greatly.You will need to experiment with light settings abit, but I've tried to be as specific as possibleIf this doesn't work for you at all, you either are doing something wrong or have perfect skin :)Feel free to post any questions or comments.
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