[Personal] I honestly always thought that fine lines/wrinkles could not be faded with skincare and any product that said they could was just trying to get your money. And then I started using TO retinol on my forehead. Thank you so much SCA.

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So when I was in my teens, I made a horrible, horrible fucking mistake. I got a job in a tanning salon where I got free tanning for being an employee. So I tanned. Every shift. Every day. Max bed time. Strongest bed. My skin got a little drier at this point but I was an oily teen so I didn't actually mind that much. My skincare at the time consisted of makeup wipes, occasional cleanser and rare drugstore moisturizer. It didn't even cross my mind that I was gonna fuck up my skin. Until one day I looked in the mirror - I had three fairly deep, distinct fine lines across what was previously a firm and wrinkeless teenage forehead. I'd been tanning for 2-3 years at this point (not everyday since I left the tanning salon job, but enough). And I freaked the fuck out. I stopped tanning and then just accepted the fact that I had these fine lines now at 19 because I honestly didn't think that products could fix it. I always thought that was just BS marketing.So fast forward a few years and i'm now doing an actual skincare routine. The whole nine. Still, don't use any anti-aging or products that claim to help fine lines as I figured they were bullshit. For a while I actually had a really bad shopping addiction (still do, but i'm in therapy) and I spent tens of thousands of dollars in two years on cleansers, vitamin C serums, moisturizers, toners, masks, etc, but anything that claimed to help with lines or aging I considered a waste of money and a lie. My skin looked great in that it was clear, firm, glowing, etc, but those 3 fine lines never changed. Until I found this sub and decided to make a change myself. I gave away/donated/threw away hundreds and hundreds of products that i'd irresponsibly bought during my shopping addiction and purchased a core routine from some good brands i'd seen recommended here. One of those items was TO retinol in squalane. My very first product that claimed to be anti-aging or fine line. I was using it because it's reported to also help with acne and I STILL didn't believe that topical products could help fine lines. Then one day, again, I looked in the mirror. THEY'RE ALMOST GONE. I was STUNNED. I started comparing photos of my forehead a few months ago and now. I'm not crazy. They ARE ALMOST GONE!! I can't even explain how happy I am, how glad I am that I found this sub. You guys have helped me in my recovery from shopping addiction by teaching me that its counterproductive to buy hundreds of products and just slap on a different one every day, and showing me that I don't need to buy the most expensive skincare out there, that I can keep my wallet (and my boyfriend) happy and still have good products. A few people on here helped me come up with a routine that was good for my skin and I bought those products and have stuck to it. Thank you so much for helping educate me! I could not be happier that fine line fading IS REAL AND CAN HAPPEN WITH TOPICAL PRODUCTS (lol). I was about ready to shell out for botox but I think i'll put it off. You guys are the best!
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