You open the feed, and there another guru tells you what color walls will make you happy, what kind of buckwheat to eat to open your chakras, and what pants to wear to avoid looking like an “aunt from the past.” This obsession with trends has crossed all reasonable boundaries. We have become hostages of marketing hypnosis, where we are sold the idea that without a new “fashion trend,” we are nobody, informs Ukr.Media.
But today I want to thank myself for being lazy. Or for being cautious. Or for the simple fear that saved me from making beauty decisions that I would now be ashamed of. I skipped a few waves of mass madness, and you know what? I have never regretted it.
Tattoo: a romance that turned into a “shithole”
Remember the zeros? Everyone suddenly wanted to become a bit Maori, a bit Celtic, or, at the very least, Japanese yakuza. Tribals on the waist, hieroglyphs (which instead of “strength” meant “noodle soup”), then came runes, Mexican skulls…
I've always wondered: how can you chase fashion in something that stays with you forever? These are not old-fashioned things that you can shove on the far shelf of the closet and forget about like a bad dream. A tattoo is like a Catholic marriage: you can get a divorce, but it's long, expensive, painful, and there will be scars. Removing pigment is not like going for a manicure, it's a whole epic with a dubious result.
I almost gave up. I went to consultations, chose sketches. But, damn it, I'm so glad I “spared” the money then or just changed my mind. Now I look at my clean body and rejoice. I can put on a silk dress with an open back, and no faded dragon will spoil this harmony.
There are people whose tattoos look like works of art. Or when it's something sacred — the names of children, the memory of someone important, or a way to cover up scars. That's okay. But when I see a girl in a gentle romantic image, and on her calf is some kind of “biomechanics” from ten years ago… Well, that's it. The whole vibe is lost.
Lips that can stop trains
I'm not a hypocrite. Cosmetology is a gift from the gods, and I have nothing against tweaking nature a little. The line between “fresh look” and “beekeeper” is too thin.
When the huge lip trend started, the world went a little crazy. I saw girls whose fillers migrated so much that they had these “hyaluronic mustaches.” It looks alien, it's out of proportion, and, frankly, it's just ugly.
I'm glad that my sense of beauty (or the banal fear of injections) saved me from turning into a duck. Moreover, I know girls who then injected Longidaza to dissolve this ugliness. It hurts like hell, and the tissues don't always return to their original state. Sometimes there are pits and irregularities.
Tattoo: hello from 2007
Oh, that unforgettable time when eyebrows were drawn as if with a marker. Blue, green, brick arrows that blur over time, like my patience in meetings. Modern masters, of course, work wonders – powder techniques look great, I myself sometimes think about permanent lips.
But how happy I am that I didn't get those graphic “arrows” above my eyes 15 years ago! Removing a tattoo from my eyelids is a procedure for people with nerves of steel. And those who “stuffed” their eyebrows a centimeter higher than their relatives'? It's just a tragedy in the mirror.
Cosmetologists can sing as much as they want about starting to “inject” at the age of 25. No, thank you. I'd rather wait five years. I'll see how this new fashionable technique of “fox eyes” or “Jolie corners” looks on others when the hype dies down. If their faces don't fall off, then we'll talk.
Thread Eyebrows vs Caterpillar Eyebrows
Eyebrows are generally the most suffering part of a woman's face. We used to pluck them to zero, turning them into surprised threads, then we drew “Brezhnev fences”, then we cover them with concealer, as if they weren't there at all.
I just waved my hand. I didn't touch them when it was fashionable to go “bald”, and I didn't try to grow sable hair when it became mainstream. And I won. Because those who mercilessly plucked hairs in the zero years are now crying because the bulbs have died, and it is no longer possible to grow anything there. Stability is a sign of class, girls.
Piercing and “Onion” on the head
I once dreamed of piercing my tongue and navel. Do you know what stopped me? Fear of getting spanked by my parents. And thank God! Now I imagine myself with a barbell in my tongue at a meeting and it makes me laugh. Nose? Maybe it adds charm to bloggers, but I don't understand why I would voluntarily make an extra hole in my face that will leave a scar later. I don't say anything about intimate piercings at all – for me it's some kind of parallel reality.
Now about hairstyles… Lately I've been seeing this weird trend of “onion” — shaved temples and a small ponytail on top. It looks like the hairdresser went crazy in the middle of a haircut and went to lunch. Maybe it's an imitation of some anime characters, I don't know. But to me it looks like a complete misunderstanding. Honestly, it's better to just shave your head — at least it's bold and stylish, you can change wigs to suit your mood.
Am I a bore? So be it.
This is my subjective opinion, and I respect every woman's right to do whatever she wants with her body.
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Bearded Pike 🌿 Conscious naturalness 03.03.2026 12:44 And I have psoriasis (a chronic skin disease with numerous spots of rashes and skin that constantly peels off), – more than 70% of the skin is affected. I have been sick since childhood (for more than 30 years) … and only recently I stopped having complexes about my appearance. Yes! – and I have never been drawn to “experiments” with my body – the team of genetics, stress, Chernobyl and parents who lived extremely poorly together and even worse divorced have already “experimented” on me. + Reply