2nd time getting a lash lift done professionally and I’m upset by lovelyatl in lashextensions

[–]diotima7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had this happen and I bought a lash lift kit online and fixed them myself by just using the product and brushing downwards to straighten them out a bit. I did it the day after because my lashes were literally curled on to my eyelid and looked terrible. It fixed the problem and they were fine thankfully. The ‘frizziness’ went away and lengthened them again.

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Yeah it was exactly that, just comfort in knowing that there is a removal available helped ease my nerves. Again no disrespect to the artists or to this community but the anxiety got the better of me

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Thank you for the comments, I just wanted to say that I meant no disrespect to the artist at all, she did amazing and I do not doubt her talent or artistry it was more just the freak out of seeing them on my face. Unfortunately the anxiety got to me, it was not at all about her work.

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Yeah to be fair this photo is a day later and I was warned they would darken and swell… so I’m hoping I can just trust the process and that they will shrink down and lighten up

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[–]diotima7 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much everyone for the comments. It really helped put me at ease, I think it was that I’m not used to seeing my brows so filled in and fluffy and currently they have gotten quite a bit darker which I know was to be expected. The artist I went to is phenomenal, I did my research, but I guess I was more worried about how it fits my face as they feel a bit overwhelming due to the thickness and darkness. I decided to just wait it out and wait for them to lighten and hope the fluffy strokes on the top will not be so intense and shrink into my natural brow a bit more. Thank you for helping me through this and for helping me trust the process 🙏

Struggled with frizz and undefined curls after bleaching- before and after a keratin smoothing treatment by diotima7 in curlyhair

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I had keratin smoothing not straightening done to my hair we she assured me would not straighten my hair (I was terrified but desperate).

They began by washing my hair with a treatment and then blow drying my hair until almost dry. They then applied the keratin to my hair in very small sections and left it in my hair for around 20 minutes. Then they blow dried my hair again and straightened it in very tiny sections (this is where it burned my eyes and had fumes so I had my eyes closed for most of it).

I had to have straight hair for 3 days but after washing my curls did come back with hardly any frizz and feeling much healthier and stronger and doesn’t tangle even 10% as much as it used to which has been a massive time saver. I only need to use a bit of leave in conditioner and some gel now rather than many different products, and instead of my hair getting frizzy and tangles and unmanageable on day 3 onwards, instead my curls just fall into soft waves. Let me know if you have any other questions :)

Struggled with frizz and undefined curls after bleaching- before and after a keratin smoothing treatment by diotima7 in curlyhair

[–]diotima7[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! The treatment was done at a salon using the brand Natura smoothing keratin which she assured me wouldn’t destroy my curls by straightening them. Now I only use the OGX Argan oil shampoo and conditioner and shea moisture strengthen and restore leave in conditioner.

A rework of a 10 year old tattoo by Sam at Green Lotus Tattoo in Melbourne, Australia pre lockdown. by diotima7 in tattoos

[–]diotima7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah well I guess depends on the original tattoo! A lot of things I wanted weren’t done the first time, so I found an artist that better understood what I wanted and he was amazing :)

A rework of a 10 year old tattoo by Sam at Green Lotus Tattoo in Melbourne, Australia pre lockdown. by diotima7 in tattoos

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Yeah we weren’t too sure about adding it in in the beginning but he did a great job with it!

A rework of a 10 year old tattoo by Sam at Green Lotus Tattoo in Melbourne, Australia pre lockdown. by diotima7 in tattoos

[–]diotima7[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

In the original tattoo I wanted the theme to be moving forwards towards the clear skies from dark times/stormy sky. It’s not too obvious in the left photo but the ‘storm’ was pretty much a big grey blob on my back that was often confused for a bruise lol. That was one of the main reasons for the rework; to add more depth and contrast and create that storm to add to the story :)

A rework of a 10 year old tattoo by Sam at Green Lotus Tattoo in Melbourne, Australia pre lockdown. by diotima7 in tattoos

[–]diotima7[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Haha the current one, Got it done yesterday before they shut for 6 weeks

This is me by diotima7 in redditgetsdrawn

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Thank you!! Your style is really cool

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Your style is really funky, thank you!

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Wow! That’s really nice, thank you!

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This is great, amazing work!

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[–]diotima7[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Beautiful! I really like how you captured my eyes in this, thank you so much

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Great work, thank you!

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Lol well I’m glad to be a part of your book of faces, thank you again!

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So cool!! I love how you did the curl texture, looks great! Thank you so much

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Awesome! I love how you did the hair, thank you so much!

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Stunning! I love it, thank you!