when your botox does you dirty 

Hate it. Scary to be injecting toxins in my face.

Would never. It is a literal neurotoxin. People can make their own choices but if someone I loved wanted botox I would probably develop second hand anxiety for them.😅

I love how it does reduce wrinkles and what not and how it makes my face look. But I don’t love the thought of it being a toxin and having to pay for something temporary & possibly face side affects… it’s not just natural. It’s really just not worth it. Better to invest in good skincare and age with grace. I really did LOVE Botox. But, I started asking myself what the heck am I trying to prove? That I’m not aging? Am I doing it for other people? If no is the answer, then okay that’s good. But for me, it wasn’t.

I never had botox. 😁 I'm happy how I look and it is enough when many people compliment on my smile. Yes I smile most of the time haha, just a happy woman I'm. 😜 It does scare me and I love saving money for traveling. 🤭 Botox, no love no hate but not interested. 😃

IMO, botox is only good for medical reasons like migraine from scalp muscle tension

I love this so much

That's a good saying to live by!!

That's good to hear. I love lines on people's faces, but I'm 27 and already have lines in my forehead for a while now. Which I think is kinda early. But never thought to think like you did.. it helps, thanks :)

That's absolutely lovely and so right!❤❤

Anna Magnani, famous Italian actress, would say something quite similar to her make up artist: "don't hide my wrinkles, it took me a lifetime to get them"

Listen, I'm 18 and it just sounds SO jarring. Like, actual mental maturity comes at 25, she was only 2 years older than that!!

I'm 27, and even I had a "Hold up. Can we rewind the tape?" moment.

this is reassuring at 25!

Then at 47 you’ll laugh at your 37 year d self and at 57 you’ll laugh at your 47 year old self! 😂

I started thinking it at 24 lol

Girl I am the same age as you! I also use loads of skincare and look younger than I did in my twenties!

Bunny nose could be a natural thing for some people. No botox needed.

I’ve always noticed it but never understood how filler and Botox could cause nostrils to do that until now

I actually find the bunny nose kind of cute, but I feel the same way about "crow's feet." I don't know why. I just find some wrinkles cute, I guess. 😄

​@@saakawithaGyes could be, but when the rest of their face has 0 lines, it is most likely botox. Look at Merideth Duxburry, same thing.

Beautifully written

All to impress or to get/keep a guy. Honestly it's not worth it if that's what it takes to keep such a guy. Better learn to live alone. Instead spend that money on things you like to do like travel, eat etc

Agreed

I appreciate that. I make a lot of expressions and I’ve noticed a huge smile line from my nose to my lips. I don’t see it in my mom so it’s been pretty insecure about it because I’m only 23

I don’t like my pre jowl lines lol

agreed. adding to the frozen expressions, it's making people look so similar to each other.

I agree! And when I notice someone’s face doesn’t move, it makes me mad lol

Aww this is why the 18 year olds look older than 30 year olds now

Your hair is very beautiful...

Holy Shit.

Text her one of Stephanie's videos, just say she's done it and says the risks. Just so you, friends know cause doctors lie, and never tell you all the risk

@@mandalaqueen828 I agree with you. it makes them look older.

Add a good spf daily and enough sleep to that - 100% agree :D

💯💯💯💯💯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

Yes! Love you Kali ❤

As a therapist and someone who as a pretty expressive face, I won't do Botox it for those exact reasons. I am convince it would interfere with my work, as mirroring emotions (and other type of non-verbal interactions) is so fondamental in establishing and living an intimacy bond....

Yesss. Just came to my mind that it could possibly really affect you when you're trying to make new connections- for example in dating! We don't need anything more that is messing us up our already difficult/sometimes messed up dating culture!! Could be really damaging😬

it’s interesting u say that because whenever there is a person who gets over done botox i get bad vibes from them. i can’t help it but like you said it’s natural. they cannot move and express in a human way so i naturally distrust them and feel weird interacting with them. feels like a robot. again no disrespect or shade to those people i’m sure they don’t even realize 😢

body language experts aren’t a thing anyway, so you’re good! ❤

Thats so insightful honestly. For me i personally feel like i neeeed botox, my face is way too expressive!! 😢😢😢

Lmao I would love to be 27 again just to say this and see other people's reaction 😂

But she obviously is lol

@@cosmicbeauty5682as a 26 yo I'm so happy that someone on the internet doesn't think that anyone over 25 is old

It's crazy, and very un-selfaware.

I'm 31.

That'll help you look younger than botox or fillers would, promise.

@@mistypedhi appreciate that!

Me too! ❤

And sunscreen too!🥰

​@@mistypedhiit could but also genetics play a role.

Watching her laugh and talk is so weird. Her face was created for still photos and seeing it in motion gives away just how botched up it is.

She is already deep in Madonna territory. She looks like a lot of things, but unfortunately "young" is not one of them.

All the kardashians look scary without filters. Everybody talks about how Kendall is the best looking but you guys should see her without filters. The jenners are nothing without photoshop

Smiling too. She only looks good for the sexy pout for photos

Lol she really is so weird

What is bunny nose?? Edit: just got there. Oh my lord such a cute name for a strange face

​@@remiinisc3ok...

I’ve noticed that too. It’s like overlining your lips. It looks great in photos and crazy in real life.

I've seen plenty of Hollywood women with odd movements and scrunched up noses. It's weird

”Bunny nose” isn’t an ”odd movement of the face”. Some people have them naturally

Have you ever been overweight?

@@pyromaniac709 I am currently a bit chunky but I've never been severely overweight. Why is that may I ask?

I am 35 and still get carded 😂 I always tan and never wear sunscreen (I am at least ¼ native to be fair), and for the person that asked about weight, I used to be 100 lbs overweight, but have been at a healthy weight for about 5 years now. I don't have a good skincare regimen, but I do eat tons of fruits and veggies. I also fully believe that I will age well. The mind and beliefs are powerful, y'all. Think of the placebo effect, if ya don't believe the mind can do great things. 😉

​@rae5757 They're asking because when you're overweight the extra fat prevents wrinkles. Not having enough fat in your face is a cause of wrinkles. For example, when women get older they have less estrogen, which causes fat loss in the face = wrinkles.

​@@saltypea33Yep. I'm aging worse than my mom because she was overweight in her 20s-40s and I've stayed at a slim weight. She's 51 and I'm 34. She looks younger than I do. It's wild.

Shiny forehead! Haha true true!

Yes- the tell-tale sign of Botox for sure imo

julia roberts literally had work done lmfaoo her and her niece did 😂

Natural is so much easier. And prettier. I am going to die with the wrinkles I have earned.

Yes because botox hasn't been villainized enough in the past century

Lmao I agree Also, wouldn’t it be nice to see actual different faces again instead of a copy paste everywhere..

😂😂😂 agree! Faces are supposed to move!!!

Just be a trensetter😊❤

Once Botox is accessible for all the “peasants”, the trend is over

in my opinion it’s due to this insta social media phenomenon hopefully everybody can realize they’re beauties just the way they are ❤ botox or none but i believe doing it so young is sad

I’ve gotten it! What a waste of money.

@@KB-tf8vpwhat was your reaction!?

@@toxicemotions2888 just didn’t last. Had to almost immediately go pay to have it redone. So sad.

Absolutely love this video.

This is good to hear. I get migraines and have always been very curious about using Botox for them. Thanks for sharing what happened to you. I don’t think I’ll use it for my migraines then

Have you found anything that has worked for your migraines? I also suffer and not sure what else to try

And I wonder why I feel humanity is lost.

@@xxxEmstarxxx Nothing works for me. I resigned to just take ibuprofen at the very first signals that a neuralgia or a migraine may be about to "bloom", and it helps most of the times, but if I miss that "window" I'll be still getting the entire 7+ days of pain, nerve pulsating, twitching and shit.

I get Botox for my migraines too! I went from getting 15 migraines a month to about 3-5. It’s been helpful for me so far :)

Tech is a youth-obsessed field?

@@vocexseta Absolutely.

@@vocexseta I can't tell if that's sarcasm. The age discrimination in tech is amongst some of the worst.

I agree🫶

So true! It is a privilege to get to age! We are lucky to have our fine lines and wrinkles. I’m glad you made it through that point in your life

I recommend injections into your eyeballs and the palm of your hand. When you've had those nothing other will phase you.

I can relate to this so hard. My twenties were nothing but an awful struggle with mental health and constant suicidal thoughts. It was so horrible, I also was convinced I would never make it to thirty. Im also 31 now. I just wish that I could have seen in my twenties that life isn't so awful and dangerous. Tbh, I sometimes still have dark thoughts, but they have gotten a lot better and more manageable for me.

Well said!!!

Yeah! That's very true. They teach us in psychology (I had a specific course called "emotions and motivations" in my degree), that expressions are also giving us clues about how we feel, as much as how we feel affects our expression.. it goes both way!

I’m turning 52 on Saturday. You are young, enjoy every damn second of it. One day before you know, you will e 50! I don’t feel super old and I look late 30s. But 50 is not 27!

It's like when little kids say "when I was younger". haha they're already young. So everyone laughs.

I'm 30 and feel plentiful young :')

I’m 30, it’s really not so bad. Acceptance happens and you quit caring about it. Lol

Enjoyed this video so much.

Happy (early) Birthday!

@@libriamantis Thank you! ❤️

@@jaggerkate You're welcome💕

Happy birthday! 🌹

Hi five with 45❤

Then botox would be no go for vegans, wouldn't it...

We are vegan. However, when it comes to medicine, we will take it if it is safe to do so. One's ethics sometimes have to take a backseat to one's health.

I think that's a very wise conclusion.@@moonbeammuse2767

I was thinking the same thing while watching. Her face is so frozen

Excellent point!!!

Oop, with how profitable this industry is, I’m sure there will be lobbying to prevent damaging studies coming out

I mean, the brain is protected by the thickest, strongest bone in the body, muscles and at least 2 centimeters of derma, the botox ain't getting into the brain lmao It doesn't even migrate around, since it's just a toxin injected in specific areas and stays there as decades of studies have proven(botox is used in neurology, to lessen some muscle problems and even stop teeth grinding). So I don't believe for a second that it causes brain damage if injected on your forehead, surgeon need to try a lobotomy to actually get into your brain lol It's still probably not good to get LOADS of botox, very frequently, it's never good to exaggerate.

Lol not the person above calling you obsessive because you… started taking care of your health? 😂 we all should do that anyway regardless

@@EmyN Right? How dare I 😂 It's been working pretty well for me, I think I'll stick to this lifestyle.

That's great.. these celebs getting facial paralysis. Capitalists making money out of people who are manipulated easily. South koreana, for an example, have gone nuts!! You must accept ageing. Mentally investing soo much in outer beauty leads to various psychological and physical diseases

@@EmyN it’s the subtle putting down of her own mother. “By age 30 she had wrinkles…” Yeah. So what? It’s still youth-obsessed. I am 30 and have wrinkles. Am I less pure? Is my outside “reflecting what’s going on internally” as she so helpfully put it? Or am I a normal person who is different, just like she is, with her own sh*t going on?

@@sarajanewebster5321!!!

Great work as ever.

40 here and no injectables even though I can aford it. It makes me happy when I see normal faces.

@@babdullah5025 Good for you hon. Yep stay as good as we can for as long as we can! x

Exactly i think so too

I’m turning 52 on Saturday. Happy birthday to you!

@ville__u can have good content n not compare it to steph 💗

She has been going through medical treatment that causes her face to look like that.

Girl it's bloating from her lupus meds.

Yea but I just thought it due to her Lupus and her Lupus medication that causes her lose and gain weight when we she on and off of it .

​@@marymewskers2477Dream on. It's obviously plastic surgery.

Girl Selena has a disease called Lupus. She has weight fluctuation. Your comment isn't nice

Wait another 10 years you may feel different then.

​@@Adhara740why can't people not want botox and 37 years old is pretty young annual anyway

@@Adhara740 I’m sure I’ll feel exactly the same

I'd have to do a lot of research on whoever I was gonna get it from if I ever did get it. I can't imagine getting it at a botox party, either 😂 that's scary

Thank you for this comment because I get it those and I told my nurse practitioner that I didn’t what to be frozen so I still have movement however I agree that people should be informed of what they are getting injected to make an educated decision. If it’s over done I’m sure that can cause issues down the line .

This is not meant to be a criticism at all, so please don't take it that way, but I am curious: do the potential side effects from prolonged use make you nervous at all? Or the ingredients, which are literal toxins, do they make you nervous? To me, it seems like little reward for major risks, but I'd love to get the perspective of someone who gets it done.

@alissamutton3059 Oh, no offense taken. Botox has been in use since ~1982- & based on the research I've done, there just aren't a lot of adverse events associated with it, if done by a responsible, well-trained practitioner. Personally, I started getting Botox because I used to grind my teeth in my sleep, to the point of doing tooth damage & giving myself chronic migraines from all the tension in my jaw, head & neck muscles. So I started off getting it for a medical reason (for which it works beautifully, by the way- I get full relief from the grinding & migraines for 5-6 months after getting the Botox injections in my jaw muscles!). But after awhile I was noticing that I was getting 3 horizontal lines in my forehead, & everyone kept asking me why I was angry or upset, when I wasn't. So then I started getting Botox in my forehead, as well. It also works incredibly well, to smooth those lines & make me not look like I'm upset, 24/7. Now, that said- I would only get Botox from a licensed medical practitioner (so, not a hair salon or day spa), whose work I have seen & trust.

Same ! I get more of a natural look done, I can still more my eyebrows and frown a little, I just don’t have the deep frown lines anymore

@@Silkeaux Some evidence exists... Granted, we are still learning and there is still plenty of work to be done; however, to say "no evidence exists" is patently false. Kim, M. J., Neta, M., Davis, F. C., Ruberry, E. J., Dinescu, D., Heatherton, T. F., ... & Whalen, P. J. (2014). Botulinum toxin-induced facial muscle paralysis affects amygdala responses to the perception of emotional expressions: preliminary findings from an ABA design. Biology of mood & anxiety disorders, 4, 1-8. Davis, J. I., Senghas, A., Brandt, F., & Ochsner, K. N. (2010). The effects of BOTOX injections on emotional experience. Emotion, 10(3), 433. Lewis, M. B. (2018). The interactions between botulinum-toxin-based facial treatments and embodied emotions. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 14720.

She is not natural at all

Can I ask at what age you started getting Botox? I’m 32 and my 11 frown lines are slowly starting to come in and I’m considering Botox, at least down the line..

47 as well and I’ve been getting it done off and on since I’m 32. It’s the best and most dramatic thing I’ve done as part of my skincare/beauty regime. There is no amount of cream that will do what Botox does. I like the slight brow lift it gives and I like the texture of my skin. It’s great!

Agree

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