Which FF character would you cosplay as?

[Scott]

I didn't take any pictures of myself, and it didn't last too long. It was a freaking hot as hell day, so by about 3 hours in, I switched into regular clothes.

Also, PEOPLE NEED TO GET BRACES IF THEY HAVE BAD TEETH, AUUUGH. Seriously. I had braces for 2 and a half years, as well as surgery to remove 4 wisdom teeth at once, and now my teeth are perfect. Muahaha.

[Subrosian]

This really has fuck-all to do with the topic, but I have to note that acne is notoriously hard to get rid of. I've tried a few things, including the commercially notable proactive & some shit my doctor recommended.

Now, here's the kicker: People would tell me that my acne was clearing up even if I WASN'T USING ANYTHING.

I call placebo.

I speak from experience too, you know. I've tried all kinds of stuff and managed to find a mixture of two cleansers (one for morning, one for night) that has actually cleared up my face, but sometimes it just seems like people don't use it at all.

I think the same goes with deodorant, but that's completely irrelevant to this conversation.

I didn't take any pictures of myself, and it didn't last too long. It was a freaking hot as hell day, so by about 3 hours in, I switched into regular clothes.

Also, PEOPLE NEED TO GET BRACES IF THEY HAVE BAD TEETH, AUUUGH. Seriously. I had braces for 2 and a half years, as well as surgery to remove 4 wisdom teeth at once, and now my teeth are perfect. Muahaha.

Ah well, that's a shame.

I've never had braces actually. I was told I needed them at some point, but I never got around to getting them. So here I am, 21 years old, still no braces, and I think my teeth look alright.

[Neo Bahamut]

I speak from experience too, you know. I've tried all kinds of stuff and managed to find a mixture of two cleansers (one for morning, one for night) that has actually cleared up my face, but sometimes it just seems like people don't use it at all.

The anecdote was really just my way of saying, "Just because they have acne, it doesn't mean they haven't tried to get rid of it." The real point is that if acne was easy to get rid of, nobody would have it. Also, the worse it is, the harder it probably is to get rid of.

And I think that some of these face cleansers are actually full of shit &, in reality, exacerbate the breakouts. Not that I can prove that, but you have to admit, it would be a good business model.

[Subrosian]

The anecdote was really just my way of saying, "Just because they have acne, it doesn't mean they haven't tried to get rid of it." The real point is that if acne was easy to get rid of, nobody would have it. Also, the worse it is, the harder it probably is to get rid of.

*shrugs* All I'm saying is if you had the same acne for the three years I knew you (I'm talking about a guy in middle school), then chances are you probably didn't use anything to fix it.

[Scott]

The anecdote was really just my way of saying, "Just because they have acne, it doesn't mean they haven't tried to get rid of it." The real point is that if acne was easy to get rid of, nobody would have it. Also, the worse it is, the harder it probably is to get rid of.

And I think that some of these face cleansers are actually full of shit &, in reality, exacerbate the breakouts. Not that I can prove that, but you have to admit, it would be a good business model.

Harsh chemicals and drugs solve everything. You can get roaccutane.

[Neo Bahamut]

Harsh chemicals and drugs solve everything. You can get roaccutane.

I'm not sure what roaccutane is, but the sentence that precedes it makes me not want to get it.

[Subrosian]

Harsh chemicals and drugs solve everything. You can get roaccutane.

The way you described that sounds really painful. And what the hell is roaccutane? *goes to google it*

...Yeah, I don't think I would actually wanna use that upon seeing the adverse effects and hearing that it's used as a chemotherapy drug. No thank you. I've seen what that stuff can do to you considering my brother had cancer.

[Scott]

It's a common medicine for extreme cases of acne, which pretty much works by stopping oil production. It leads to excessively dry skin, and increases the risk of being sun burnt. My friend was on it, and it cleared up his acne entirely. Unfortunately for him, it also made his lips dry and cracked all the time, and pretty much ensured he could never go outside, with him already being a red head.

On the plus side, there are other similar drugs which are less powerful, and as such, don't have such strong side effects, such as Bactrim DS.

[Neo Bahamut]

To get back up on my soapbox, that's the other problem. Irritating side effects that make you want to just put up with the damn acne. Also, the science behind it is stupidly inconclusive.

http://www.acne-resource.org/underst.../dietrole.html

For many years, people believed that certain foods like chocolates and french fries worsened acne conditions. Then dermatologists opposed this view, saying that diet had no role in acne. In 2003, a study proved that diet does play an important role in acne infection....

Notice the flip-flopping? I do. I mean, granted, science does change over time. But the less it changes, the more conclusive the theory is.

[Scott]

I've personally found I have more problems with redness due to ingrown hairs (and sensitive skin, I have to get a special razor and cream, lol) than acne these days (Which I suppose it attributed to the way I shave, going down everywhere), and I've never changed my diet, so I think perhaps it's just a puberty thing more so than anything else. Of course, there'd be people in which it's so much more, but for everything else, it's probably just the changing hormones and such.