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Just a quick update..my op is sceduled for the 23rd Sept. And after the new blood tests I am booked for a colonoscopy on 13 October. And in the meantime I am staying positive . Thank you for all the love and care.
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A wonderful down to the reality of man....woman..... we have all lived. Thank you S.J.VAN ZYL

Somewhere along the way, celebrating a woman on a cover became synonymous with erasing every visible sign that she has lived.

Wrinkles disappear. Skin becomes porcelain. Faces are tightened, softened and polished until decades of expression are reduced to something almost illustrated — and then we sell it back to women as aspiration.

There is nothing wrong with beautiful lighting, beautiful makeup or thoughtful retouching. That is part of the craft. But there is a point where enhancement becomes erasure.

What are we saying when a woman can be accomplished enough, interesting enough and extraordinary enough to deserve the cover of a magazine, but apparently not old enough to look her own age on it?

Let women have pores. Let them have lines around their eyes from laughing. Let their faces soften and change.

Photograph the hell out of them — make them powerful, glamorous, sensual and beautiful — but leave some evidence that a human being was actually there.

Age is not a retouching error.

Ok.....I will get a date on Tuesday...the C is back and I must go under the knife again. I still pray and trust that it will clear up. 🙏🏻

I THINK THIS IS BRILLIANT!!

A beauty pageant in England made history by doing something almost unheard of in the industry:

EVERY contestant competed without makeup.

The idea grew after Melisa Raouf became the first contestant in Miss England’s 94-year history to compete completely bare-faced in 2022.

She said she wanted to challenge the pressure women feel to cover their skin with makeup and filters just to feel attractive.

Her decision attracted attention around the world.

Then organisers took it even further.

In 2023, Miss England held what it described as the world’s first entirely makeup-free beauty pageant.

All 19 contestants walked the stage with no foundation, no concealer, no mascara and no lipstick.

Melisa returned, this time as a judge.

The winner was 26-year-old dental nurse Natasha Beresford, who became the first makeup-free Miss London.

For an industry traditionally built around perfect hair, makeup and appearance, the event deliberately removed one of its biggest traditions.

No makeup artists.

No covering imperfections.

Just 19 women competing exactly as they looked naturally.

Good day all. Just a quick feedback...today I could remove the special plaster. Quite impressed and happy after 2 months of healing.

I, however have to be checked again as it made 2 bumps that changes size everyday and a weird sensation seems present.

In the meantime I am now blessing the area with 100% clear organic castor oil.

So lets see what the next round brings.

Thank you all for your messages and condolences during the passing of my sister. I am back home again.
Love and hugs.

Good morning all...sorry I am a bit silent...unfortunately lost my eldest sister on the 11th July due to Leukemia and Bonemarrow Cancer!

Please ladies if you feel something is not right in your body..have it checked out...and even if your doc says you are ok...get a second opinion!!

My sister had been ill for about 2 years..tests were done..she was treated for anything but!! Eventually in January this year she ended up in hospital...2 new docters took charge and requested ALL the tests which were done the past 2 years. They were flabbergasted to say the least! The one docter said he couldnt understand how the other docter could not "connect the dots"!

Well..from February she was in hospital....by the then she was already stage 4.

She died with me and my brother-in-law beside her bed.

Please please...Cancer is everywhere on the rise and people are walking around not understanding what their bodies are telling them. Have yourself checked out if you are concerned in any way.

You have nothing to loose..but everything to gain..your health and life!

Hi everybody...just a quick follow up. My face is healing very well...the doc is satisfied. The area on top and underneath the skin is stil very sensitive and red. And the nerve, directly responsible for the triggering of the muscle that lifts my top lip on the left side, is still on vacation..looks like a permanent one. Lol. I still have 3 more weeks to wear that specific plaster that aids healing together with the ointment.

All in all I am beyond grateful that the doc could remove all the roots.

Besides..I am also grateful that I am a make-up artist and can hide scars etc.

God bless. Xx

The alphabet of Skin Cancer.
I made a post like this earlier but somehow it got lost.

It is very important that we wake up about what we actually do to our biggest organ..our Skin!

Take more time to inspect your skin..similar to our regular breast checks. We might see something but secretly hope it will go away..especially if it is a spot that takes a long time to heal.

Next time I will rather have egg on my face if I have something looked at and it is negative....instead of taking long to have it checked out..it might be too late.

So ladies..let us all learn THE ABCD OF SKINCANCER.

Lets make it real.
Recently I had to have a small op to my face. I had a small red spot on my left cheek close to my nose which just wouldnt clear up. 3 years the docter had it freeze burnt. It would heal for a few weeks...then BOOM..back it is.

But recently this thing changed..from the red spot it would make a large white circle with a red ring. Quite intriquing. And you know..
Me being a make-up artist I could cover it so well that nobody really noticed it. Some would notice my left top lip would sag a little more. Then finally the docter decided to cut. Admitted to day hospital I was pushed into theatre. The surgeon even asked ne what type of music I wanted to listen to as it was going to be local anestheatic. He asked if I ever had botox injections..on which I said no...well he said that is what it will feel like to you . Man oh man..ladies you who do the botox injection thing...you are brave! No thanks..it felt as if the needle was pushed right into my cheek bone! Then it felt as if my face was dead. I saw the scalpel ..I felt him pulling my brains out..lol not...but soon it was done and he promised that my "facelift" would last..albeit a bit black and blue. He did suchh fine stitches. I can recommend.

Well today I got the results. I believed it was just the basal cell skin cancer. But not so!
It is an agressive cancer growing just under the skin and it spread by spreading roots throughout your body. I thank and praise Abba Father that the surgeon managed to get the roots ..so he got it all!! Treatment will be a very specific plaster and chemo ointment for 5 weeks. And follow up every month.

The moral of my story is this...to be tanned is not always a good thing. To not protect your skin is not a good thing. To spend too much time in the son is not a good thing...unless you wear hats and clothes that cover. There are very good sunblock creams which doesnt contribute to cancer.

Check your skin. It could suddenly cost you your life if you do not do self inspection. Dont just cover the spots with make-up....be aware!

Thank you for reading my long story..but if it can just make one person aware of skin cancer then it was worth it.
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A while ago, a billboard outside a local gym featured a photo of a woman with a textbook "perfect" bikini body. The caption read: "This summer, do you want to be a mermaid or a whale?"

The story goes that another woman—whose physical appearance remains unknown—left the most brilliant response to that question:

"Dear gentlemen,

Whales are constantly surrounded by friends (dolphins, seals, and curious humans). They have highly active s*x lives and raise their babies with immense tenderness. They have an absolute blast swimming with dolphins and crash all-you-can-eat shrimp buffets whenever they feel like it. They spend their days swimming and traveling to breathtaking places like Patagonia, the Barents Sea, or the coral reefs of Polynesia. They sing beautifully—so well, in fact, that people actually buy CDs of their songs. They are magnificent, deeply loved creatures that the entire world protects and admires.

Mermaids, on the other hand, don't exist.

But if they did, they’d be spending all their money on therapy, lining up to see a psychologist for a massive identity crisis—are they a woman or a fish? They would have zero s*x life and could never have children. Sure, they’d be gorgeous, but they’d be entirely lonely and miserable. Plus, honestly, who wants to date a girl who smells like seafood?

So without a shadow of a doubt, I’d rather be a whale.

In an era where the media constantly brainwashes us into thinking that only skinny is beautiful, I choose to eat ice cream with my kids, go out for dinner with my husband, and eat, drink, and laugh with my girlfriends.

We, as women, don't just gain weight. We are simply accumulating so much wisdom, knowledge, and life experience that it can no longer fit in our heads and has to expand throughout our entire bodies.

We aren't fat—we are just immensely cultured.

And every single time I catch a glimpse of my curves in the mirror, I smile and think: 'My God, look how brilliant I am!'"

— Isabelle Boisvert