Why I Jab My Face With Needles & You Should Too

I will be the first to raise my hand if the question "who has problem skin?" is asked. True, I'll admit it isn't as bad as I make it out to be, but for me I would much rather if it were a lot clearer than it is. I've tried many (many many) different products, my bin will tell you that. I've increased the amount of water I drink a day, and even try (most days) to have a healthy diet, but nothing seems to completely fix my skin. 

After doing a fair bit of research on micro needling, I finally had the courage to buy my own "mini" micro needler. Now, I didn't spend big $$ on a fancy pancy machine. 1 because I do not have money to waste on products that "may" work, and 2 even if I did have the money I wouldn't be able to justify to myself spending so much on one item. So I did what I do best- I resorted to E-bay. 

All I did was search "micro needler" and found many different results. The product I ended up choosing for myself was about $18 including postage, so if it did end up being a dud, it wasn't that huge a dent in my amazing bank account. Just a Large Maccas meal and Mcflurry really, and hey my skin would probably appreciate the miss on that meal. 

Now if you're not familiar what micro needling does- feel free to Google it. Long story short though is micro needling is a machine/ roller (in my case) which has many many tiny needles sticking out of it, that then goes over your skin puncturing it and causing 'trauma' which then signals to the cells that they need to be regenerated. Therefore creating fresher, newer and hopefully healthier cells. 

The Derma Roller I purchased was 0.5mm (the needles length) which has 192 needles on it. 

I have used this probably 3 times now and already can say my skin is so much clearer! I have less noticeable (acne) scarring (not completely gone), less pimples and even my pores seem to not be as obvious as before. Only thing I am not a fan of when using this on my skin is it does 'hurt' a bit when rolling it over the skin as you do need to give Some pressure when rolling. Not so much that you're digging it into your skin, but enough so that there is some impact. I found after using it my face feels a bit 'burnt' and goes red for the next few hours. I do however have very sensitive skin so this could possibly not be as bad with other people. I've found using Bio Oil and a moisturiser with Vitamin E does help shorten this effect though. 

So reality is (for me) I do not need to go out and spend over $200 on a machine that basically does the exact same thing this one does for me for only $18. The only obvious difference is mine isn't powered so I do have to put pressure onto the gadget myself when using it, oh the shock of doing some work myself! But really, is it honestly worth the big gap in $$?

Who Is The Girl Behind The Posts?

Hello Everyone! 

I figured it would make sense that my first post be an introduction to myself so that you can get to know a bit about the girl behind the keyboard.

My name is Carissa, I am a 23 year old female from somewhere in Australia.
I love; reading, writing, all things beauty and also creating my own products for myself.

The aim of this Blog is to be Beauty Related. Whether it be product reviews, tips and tricks, looks I've created or even products I've made myself. I want to be able to share with you all everything I know and learn. There may possibly be the odd occasional 'non beauty' related post, but mainly I want it to be Beauty Focused. 

I have my own Youtube Channel; www.youtube.com/carissamcholme 
I like to think it is entertaining, but I may also be the only one who views it that way. I don't make videos for other people, I literally make them because I enjoy everything that is involved in creating one. I guess you could call it a hobby which I happen to share publicly. 

I'm a very honest and open person, which is both positive and negative. 
I love juice. I love lace. I love drinking out of a straw.

Anything else you want to know about Me, do not hesitate to ask :)

I hope you can enjoy this Blog as much as I know I'll enjoy writing it.