Just a quickie because I want to post my most recent photos to try and reassure a reader of the blog who I have talked to on the Macmillan forum and who is due to have her BCC removed very shortly. Like me and probably like all of us , as the date approaches her anxiety has increased. Sandra, this is for you.
On the recommendation of a friend and that of the Beauty Correspondent with The Times, I bought this Amazing Concealer. A somewhat hubris laden name but, in this case, it is , actually rather good. I bought mine from M&S ( with 20% off with my Sparks card ) . It did cover my scar really well and I'm sure that I will use it in a week or two ( at £29.50 for 15ml damn right I will ) but, frankly, at the moment, at only 4 weeks, my skin still feels too sensitive to wear this all the time. There is a 6 ml tube for £19.50 which I should perhaps have bought before leaping in with the big investment but.. I'm that kind of girl. All or nothing ! It will do for under my eyes until such time as my wound can take it. The picture in the leopard print coat shows me wearing it and, although I appreciate its at a distance, I do think you would struggle to see anything going on on my face.
For most of my adult life I have used sunscreen. Ironic . And unfair. Even before my diagnosis I wore an SPF under my moisturiser but many are heavy or chalky, leaving a sticky , white residue. I've tried loads. I like Kiels Factor 50 sunscreen which doesn't affect your foundation . The make I'm using at the moment and which I truly love - light and silky - is FREZYDERM SECOND SKIN FACTOR 50. It's not cheap - around £20 but I bought a tube which I used , constantly , for a 2 week holiday in Greece in August, and virtually every day since and I've still got loads left.
Finally, a picture of me with the Amazing Concealer on before going out on Wednesday. I actually took it off not long after but you can see that it is effective.
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