I stopped needing to use foundation on my face
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: West Tn
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When I last drank, I was 31 years old and I had psoriasis and gout.
At age 61, I have had 1 minor flare-up of the psoriasis and no gout.
I still have moist skin, which should be turning brown in the near future as I start spending more time outside.
The hair is grey, but I no longer look and feel like I have the flu, like I did when I was out of my mind drunk every day.
At age 61, I have had 1 minor flare-up of the psoriasis and no gout.
I still have moist skin, which should be turning brown in the near future as I start spending more time outside.
The hair is grey, but I no longer look and feel like I have the flu, like I did when I was out of my mind drunk every day.
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Atlanta
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Piping in again....I don't know about y'all but my hair salon has VERY glarish lighting (I assume so the stylists can see clearly). I used to hate having to sit in front of a mirror for a cut or highlights, because even with makeup I looked just ghastly at worst, passable at best. This week when I was there with no makeup, I noticed that..without anything but lipstick quickly put on as I went in yoga clothes, I looked quite fine!
Love it.
Love it.
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Mississauga, ON
Posts: 979
A good friend of mine (who knows about my recovery journey) told me that I looked great the other day, and that I looked "healthy." I don't always see it, but I sure as heck don't mind if others notice. 
One big difference I notice is my eyes - lids aren't puffy, no more squinty, bloodshot eyes. I probably look a LOT less tired.
Yaaaaaaaay for recovery!
One big difference I notice is my eyes - lids aren't puffy, no more squinty, bloodshot eyes. I probably look a LOT less tired.
Yaaaaaaaay for recovery!
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Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 135
It is sooooo nice to not have the puffy red face anymore. I used to use a green-tinted face powder to hide the redness. Who did I think I was fooling? I looked and probably smelled terrible every day.
I even convinced myself that maybe I had lupus due to the “butterfly mask” of redness on my face and had my doctor test me for it. Tests came back fine. No lupus. Just so many Strawberitas, I was turning into one. Ugh, don’t miss those days at all.
I even convinced myself that maybe I had lupus due to the “butterfly mask” of redness on my face and had my doctor test me for it. Tests came back fine. No lupus. Just so many Strawberitas, I was turning into one. Ugh, don’t miss those days at all.
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Join Date: Apr 2017
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Originally Posted by Stayingsassy 
I'm 48. I just use moisturizer, do my brows, eyeliner and mascara. because people need to see that skin, that non poisoned skin.
Good Lord I look better. No death mask here. The mirror makes me smile
going on six months of total sobriety from alcohol.
Good Lord I look better. No death mask here. The mirror makes me smile
going on six months of total sobriety from alcohol.
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Join Date: Apr 2017
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Originally Posted by August252015
Piping in again....I don't know about y'all but my hair salon has VERY glarish lighting (I assume so the stylists can see clearly). I used to hate having to sit in front of a mirror for a cut or highlights, because even with makeup I looked just ghastly at worst, passable at best. This week when I was there with no makeup, I noticed that..without anything but lipstick quickly put on as I went in yoga clothes, I looked quite fine!
Love it.
Love it.
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