OK GUYS!!! AT LONG LAST HERE ARE THE VIDEO'S AS PROMISED!

NOW!!!! PLEASE TAKE INTO CONCIDERATION THAT MY FACE HAS SWELLED UP...I DONT KNOW IF ITS THE HEAT OR THE RETIN A OR WHAT...I NEVER LOOK GOOD ON CAMERA AND RIGHT NOW I'M GOING THROUGH A ROUGH TIME WITH MY REGIMEN SO I DONT LOOK THAT GOOD!!!!!!!!!

HOWEVER THIS MONO REGIMEN SEEMS PROMISING...SHHHHHH

BUT I DONT LOOK THAT GOOD...HOPEFULLY I'LL LOOK BETTER IN THE NEXT VIDEO!!!!

THE VIDEO'S ARE SPLIT IN TWO AS YOU TUBE WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO UPLOAD THEM AS ONE...DONT ASK...AND THE THIRD VIDEO IS A SLIDE SHOW OF ME BEFORE AND AFTER! THE BEFORES ARE BEFORE I STARTED LIGHTENING!

ENJOY!

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I THINK THE SECOND VIDEO IS STILL BEING PROCESSED...THE QUALITY SHOULD IMPROVE SOON!

I'M ONLY GONNA LEAVE THESE VIDEO'S UP FOR 12-15 HOURS...WATCH IT WHILST ITS UP!!!

Enticing,

First of all let me say a BIG thank you for once again being kind enough to share your great vidoes !! I was really looking forward to seeing you again and I felt like I was sitting down to a premiere !!! LOL



I can clearly see what you already mentioned. Just a couple of questions hun. How often were you applying your mix? It does look as though you need to cut back/stop what you have been doing for a while. Your skin looks incredibly tender and looks like it needs a break from your routine to heal. All that bruising can't feel comfortable hun. I still think you look as light as the last time I saw you and maybe if you had been outside again, it would have been easier to compare. Even if you think you have darkened, I would definitely say it has not be significant. I can see that facially there is a difference, like you mentioned, though you are still cute !! Have you considered that the puffiness may be due to the NP, as sometimes steroid use can show these symptoms.



I see that you never took ondine's advice about the mono. Personally I would hold off for now, especially with how your skin is at the moment. I have a feeling that no matter what anyone says you are going down this route, but I would definitely wait till my skin is fully healed. Again I have a feeling that that ain't going to happen !!! LOL



Enticing thanks again for sharing and I am hoping that you achieve that flawless look safely

MAHARANI wrote:Enticing,

First of all let me say a BIG thank you for once again being kind enough to share your great vidoes !! I was really looking forward to seeing you again and I felt like I was sitting down to a premiere !!! LOL



I can clearly see what you already mentioned. Just a couple of questions hun. How often were you applying your mix? It does look as though you need to cut back/stop what you have been doing for a while. Your skin looks incredibly tender and looks like it needs a break from your routine to heal. All that bruising can't feel comfortable hun. I still think you look as light as the last time I saw you and maybe if you had been outside again, it would have been easier to compare. Even if you think you have darkened, I would definitely say it has not be significant. I can see that facially there is a difference, like you mentioned, though you are still cute !! Have you considered that the puffiness may be due to the NP, as sometimes steroid use can show these symptoms.



I see that you never took ondine's advice about the mono. Personally I would hold off for now, especially with how your skin is at the moment. I have a feeling that no matter what anyone says you are going down this route, but I would definitely wait till my skin is fully healed. Again I have a feeling that that ain't going to happen !!! LOL



Enticing thanks again for sharing and I am hoping that you achieve that flawless look safely

thanks MAHARANI! no no i did take ondine's advise...but I applying it like only on my bumb and thy's once a day... and i PUT NOTHING ELSE THERE...ya i am taking it easy u all have no idea some times i go two days straight without applying anything but at the same time i also dont want to redarken..it took me months to get where i am.

I dont think the puffyness is due to the steroid...because this happened the first time i started using the mequinol and tretinoin. hmmm i wonder if any one else has expierenced this.

i dont want to lay off completely...it would kill me if i redarkened.

even thouhg the mono burns it doesn't leave any physical abrasions...it just burns for 5-10 minutes then your skin is fine...as a matter of fact i'm not sure if this is because i'm mixed the tretinon with the mono but my bumb and thighs are not so tender any more...thats why i said "good news about mono" it doesn't appear to be a physical lightener like all the other agents. well it is but...what i'm saying that my skin doesn't appear to be suffering because of it....its only been 2 days so time will tell...i'll keep u guys up dated...

but i did take ondine's advice its just that my thighs have darkened and its like the kligmans's formula just made it red and angry so i decided to ask mrs. mono for a hand........

maybe its the d**n mequinol....u know i haven't read one sigle thing about any one appart from girl who has had results with mequinol! at least nothing dramatic..since mono stays in your system she probably just uncovered that with retin A!

omg....every time i use mequinol i get this puffy face
although i remember at one point with retin A and fair and flawless my face did swell up!

unless maybe because i've been eating more than usual this summer...when ever i gain weight its always in my face...omg...d**n it..i just dont know anymore.

MAHARANI wrote:Enticing,

First of all let me say a BIG thank you for once again being kind enough to share your great vidoes !! I was really looking forward to seeing you again and I felt like I was sitting down to a premiere !!! LOL

I can clearly see what you already mentioned. Just a couple of questions hun. How often were you applying your mix?

Enticing thanks again for sharing and I am hoping that you achieve that flawless look safely

Thanks agggaiin BBBabe!!! um...i apply my mix once a day 5 days out of the week...and twice a day 2 days out of the week!

randomly i'll take a 2 day break and not apply anything...and since i'm not wearing jeans anymore that has helped a bit but the scars are already there..so...

wooooahhh first vid I have seen on a board!! I think you look very light to me that I am surprised you wanna use mono. I have only been thinking about the mono myself cos my skin is very stubborn and I have found it difficult to get much lightening. But you look like how I would like. Nice pics as well. You are very handsome and look like u have certainly lightened a lot !!

Enticing! I watched your videos & posted a link to each on SCT. Several people made comments. I reserved my opinions for your email acct. I loved video # 3 esp. My mother happened to come up while I was watching it & she thought you were very handsome (she preferred the blue lenses too!)Thanks for the video update!

Ondine wrote:Enticing! I watched your videos & posted a link to each on SCT. Several people made comments. I reserved my opinions for your email acct. I loved video # 3 esp. My mother happened to come up while I was watching it & she thought you were very handsome (she preferred the blue lenses too!)Thanks for the video update!

Darn! I wanted the people from skincare talk to suffer a bit...not everyone...but since they practically ran me of the forum lol I wanted them to miss the video updates lol!

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww thank you Ondine! tell your mom I said thank you as well!!!

but u saw the bruises I was talking about right? -well their scars now....

guys I dont know whats going on...but i've read that mono has pigment regulating abilities and my legs seem- maybe its my mind or maybe because its the base of the cream but my legs seem to be healing!!!! not only healing but today is like day 3 of mono...and its like i dont know but thighs are looking better and my legs feel better....I EVEN WORE MY JEANS TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A MONTH WITH NO CHAFING!

ondine by the way i tried the mono without Retin A burned just as bad! lol....there is no escaping it...but the burning subsides after 5-10 minutes but my god my legs feel great...

up till a week ago any and everthing which rubbed or grazed my legs would cause a bruise or chafe my poor legs...and just moving agaisnt my sheets would cause burning thats not happeneing any more...i dont know if its the tretinoin or its the mix of mono and tretinoing but there is a difference!!! i dont wanna get my hopes up to high...time will tell....thank god we're heading into fall and the colder months...the sun is soo annoying! and the heat it self makes one look so miserable!

hmmm

rainbow wrote:wooooahhh first vid I have seen on a board!! I think you look very light to me that I am surprised you wanna use mono. I have only been thinking about the mono myself cos my skin is very stubborn and I have found it difficult to get much lightening. But you look like how I would like. Nice pics as well. You are very handsome and look like u have certainly lightened a lot !!

Aww thank you sweety...I've been making video's since skin care talk!
ya! making video's allows people to see exactly where you are and whats going on with you..because some times even though you discribe things as best as you can or as best as possible nothing beats actually seeing it!
plus it makes us closer as a forum..you get to put a face to posts people become more friends instead of just post buddies...with that being said you develope more of a caring feeling for the people you advise and recive advice from!

appart from the burning from what i've read is somewhat unavoidable mono seems to be going ok!
so far.

I'm waiting for Alizee love to see the video's before i take them down!

I am not sure where Alizee is, but I am sure she will appreciate you leaving it up, so she can have a look.


Ondine's correct that there have been quite a lot of comments on SCT. Not sure if you care or would have an opportuity to have a look . I think for the most, they are concerned and agree that a break, like I mentioned, may be what is needed. I, 100% hear you on "not wishing to get darker" scenario, as clearly you have a goal and are not interested in going "backwards". Hey, none of us wants to go backwards, me included !! My concern though is that it looks as though there is much damage occurring and your body needs to heal. I won't go on and and I will not lecture a grown man so that is all that I will say on the matter. Again I want you to reach your goal safely, pain free and happily. You are a very special individual and deserve to get there truly

Oh and just to add, I am sure that this will not be the case, but please don't be put off from posting and make sure you keep us updated. Even though there are concerns, we are all here to support you hun !!!

I am so glad I got to see your video ! You have lightened beyond what I thought capable. I hardly recognised you from your before shot. I had to replay it several times because I thought it was a different person !! I thought who is this guy trying to kid!! lol I have to agree that your skin looks weakened and maybe needs a rest. I don't pretend to be an expert but that is what I see. I also understand about not wanting to darken. I had this myself when I stopped with the makari. My results were no where as great as yours but I still was devastated that all the lightness was gone. I felt like a different person with the new tone and now I am back to the old me for now. Anyway good luck and thanks for sharing your videos!!

Soooooo disappointed that I missed the videos it sounds like he made a dramatic change.

ENTICING sorry about that! I thought you wanted people there to see them since you asked me to announce that you'd made them. Many of them aren't members here so they've never seen them. Have you had the chance to read their comments? Some were not very nice, but that's not a shock. Most were concerned that you've gone Kamikaze again. I wrote a blurb about the risks of mono because a new member was asking what the potential problems with mono were.

KIM wrote:I am so glad I got to see your video ! You have lightened beyond what I thought capable. I hardly recognised you from your before shot. I had to replay it several times because I thought it was a different person !! I thought who is this guy trying to kid!! lol I have to agree that your skin looks weakened and maybe needs a rest. I don't pretend to be an expert but that is what I see. I also understand about not wanting to darken. I had this myself when I stopped with the makari. My results were no where as great as yours but I still was devastated that all the lightness was gone. I felt like a different person with the new tone and now I am back to the old me for now. Anyway good luck and thanks for sharing your videos!!

awwwwwww thank you kim!!!! by my next video i'll be all healed up! i threw away all the mequinol....and all the steriod creams! they just weren't going with me!
i have exciting stuff comming up!!!!

I logged on this morning and the videos were all ready deleted . What is your new maintenance routine?

ps. I am glad to hear that you threw out the steroids! We care about you and want to see you in both good spirits and good health.

Oh Nooo Iv missed Them

I never saw the video but wish you all the best.

dont worry guys i'll be putting a new video up in a few months! by that time should be ALOT OF GOOD CHANGES!

OMG I'VE GOT SOOOO MUCH TO SHARE YOU GUYS ARE GONNA LOVE THE NEXT VIDEO!

i've been lucky this time because i've miss them on SCT.


i saw the video and wish you all the best.

I have seen befor & after vid on a board. you look very light to me. I have only been thinking about the mono myself cos my skin is very hard to lighten. But you look like how I would like.have you achive this great result with F&F ? if yes. how long have you been using it ? plese reply , because i'm planing to buy it.

Nice pics as well. You are very handsome. i love your eyes.