Archive for August, 2008

Warning: This post contains disturbing images of enlarged blackheads. (It’s really a bit disturbing.) Read on at your own risk!

I’ve tried pore packs, peels, what nots to get rid of my stubborn blackheads… but they just refuse to die! Pore packs are no longer effective, plus, they seem to enlarge my pores such that blackheads come back bigger and blacker than before.

So lately I’ve been on a DIY beauty frenzy, and heheeheheh, I’m damn happy I tell you!

I started on 16 August, 2008, which was about 3 weeks ago. First 2 weeks I just exfoliated my nose with a mixture of raw sugar and olive oil, and the last week I used the metal extractor thing for blackheads, after reading on a forum that it beats all other methods hands down.

The extractor thing:

I’m so excited to show you all before and after photos… but eh, I’m quite reluctant cos the before photos are really ugly. Eh, but then again, they are before photos. Hoho.

This was on 16 August, 2008:

Some adjustments were made (e.g. increase contrast) so that the extent of my blackheads can be seen. Really quite ugly right. I didn’t even know it was so bad until I zoomed in on one of my photos. Eurgh.

About a week later, on 22 August, 2008:

After exfoliating 2 times… haven’t used the metal extractor thingy yet because I haven’t read about how good it was at this point in time.

Less protruding blackheads, but still around same number.

And this is today, 29 August, 2008:

After 2 aspirin masks, 2 exfoliations, 1 face steam and 2 times using the metal extractor thingy. And and and, I’ve tried very hard to set the contrast such that my blackheads show up more obviously, but this was the most obvious I could make it.

Best part of all this? I only spent $5 (box of aspirin pills) + $2 (extractor thing) = SGD 7. $2 of which is for a “long-term asset”, and $5 which will take about 2 months to use up. Omg! *bimbo squeal*