I don’t particularly want my new profile to have that meth chic look.
Wow. You are one ugly lady.
I shaved for the first time in a while so I could update a profile picture and my chin looks like this.
Submitted 4 weeks ago by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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guyrocket@kbin.social 4 weeks ago
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Don’t judge me.
guyrocket@kbin.social 4 weeks ago
Whatever, bearded lady.
Circus in town?
SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
The long gray beard says “biker in his 60s” but the smooth, (mostly) unblemished skin says “I just learned to drive.”
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I am an old fashioned guy in his 40s.
chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Splitting the difference, then.
MataVatnik@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Ur not a flying squid u fucking liar
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 weeks ago
Maybe he just has a human head on a flying squid’s body 🤷🏻♂️
BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
you can tell just from a chin pic? you havent even seen 98% of the rest of the body
Insolentjellyfish@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I feel the need to stand up for my fellow sea creatures. That could for sure be a squid.
WindyRebel@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Who said you talk, jellyfish?! You insolent little bitch!
kometes@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Seborrheic dermatitis. Cortisone cream to treat. I’ve had some luck with pyrithione zinc (active ingredient in most dandruff shampoos) soap to keep it from coming back.
Daxtron2@startrek.website 4 weeks ago
Don’t listen to Big pharma just keep picking at it and make an open wound like GOD intended
die444die@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I have this and it is exactly how mine looks too. It also clears up generally within a couple of days after I shave. I also get it on my scalp and on my sternum, which I think is common with it.
EatATaco@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Hate to break it to the OP, but keeping myself cleanly shaved has helped a lot with keeping it off the face. I still get it occasionally on my sternum like you.
Amanduh@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
How is shaving off a reverse Mohawk in your beard making you look more presentable?
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Pavidus@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I’ll tell ya the secret sauce. It’s so we can easily filter out people like you in public without having to start a conversation. I like what I like, and don’t give a shit what others find presentable.
Sincerely,
Some dude with non-standard head hair and facial hair.
Amanduh@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Wow ya really got me! Good one!
PostnataleAbtreibung@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I‘d use Ketozolin shampoo regularly. This looks like tinea barbea.
teft@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Definitely some form of fungal skin infection. If the ketoconazol shampoo doesn’t work talk to skin doctor for some anitfungal pills. It’ll clear up in a few weeks.
Mango@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I love tiny barbarians!
FragrantOwl@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Skin issues aside, if this is for a profile pic it should be trivial to remove the discoloration in the pic.
Silver lining and all that.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I’d feel like I was cheating.
Timboflex@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Nah. You’re not photoshopping a six pack on yourself. You’re just removing a temporary mark that isn’t part of your regular look. It’s making the photo more representative of your true every day appearance.
taiyang@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Lean all in, wear an old civil war uniform (ideally Union but if you want some of that southern strange you could go Confederate) and work on your thousand mile stare. It’s like peacocking!
It’ll attract someone. (But I won’t be held responsible for the type of someone).
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I don’t know if my wife would want me attracting anyone, right or wrong.
taiyang@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
She into dudes from the 1800s? Profile pic still stands!
SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Ooh yeah, if it goes all the way up he could make a wicked general Burnside.
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
i’ve been told i’d look good in old war attire.
I’m not sure how i feel about it, but at least im not the only one LMAO.
dubyakay@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
It looks like some sort of fungal infection to me. Watch the redness go away within 48 hours, now that that area gets sunlight.
GladiusB@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I have had a beard for years and shaved it awhile ago. Same thing. Goes away in a few days in the sun for me.
Nougat@fedia.io 4 weeks ago
I have to admit that that is not at all what I imagined the bottom third of your face to look like.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Neither did my face, but it’s used to it.
Nougat@fedia.io 4 weeks ago
I seem to recall there was a kids' game with faces split in three, and you could spin to make different ones with different parts? Don't they have those on plastic barrels at some playgrounds?
You should find one of those playgrounds, print this picture out, and stick it on one of the plastic barrels.
FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 4 weeks ago
Looks like you shaved more than hair off.
HeadfullofSoup@kbin.earth 4 weeks ago
If you use to have lot of flake it might be seborrheic dermatitis it's mostly give a lot of weird yellow flake but if i shave the skin under the flake look like that
xpinchx@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Yeah I get this too if my beard grows for more than a couple days. Also the back of my scalp if my hair gets really long.
qisope@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I’ve had good luck controlling it on my scalp with this stuff:
No flare ups in a long time since I started using it
HatchetHaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
Easy solution to this problem: Photoshop it.
Siethron@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
At least you have a Chin when you shave.
Some of us, not so lucky.
remotedev@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
I have a couple of em
ThePantser@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I get that after having a beard and using my CPAP, I think it’s pressure sores. I use some dandruff shampoo on my skin and it clears up in about a week.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I have dandruff shampoo. I’ll try that, thanks.
PeePantsMcgee@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
I have a long beard. I would not be able to have a beard without using dandruff shampoo on it at least 3 times a week. I make sure to use beard oil right after to maintain moisture though.
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
i haven’t shaved in like 3 years.
I’m scared to shave to be frankly honest. I don’t want to know what i look like.
kernelle@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Nobody made a Motorhead joke yet? This is Lemmy goddammit!
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
It’s been made.
kernelle@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
You are right! Well executed A+
Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
This is one of the reasons humans have to evolve past hair and become completely smooth. Fucking facial and body hair, I swear…
LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I got laser hair removal all over my body* fifteen years ago. Best decision ever.
*got rid of all body hair except for eyelashes, eyebrows, and the hair on top of my head.
Talia@feddit.it 4 weeks ago
I’d like to but many people I’ve heard said it’s a procedure that needs to be repeated periodically, isn’t it?
MonkderDritte@feddit.de 4 weeks ago
Body hair has it’s uses. Keeping you from getting a cold (micro clima) and preventing skin irritations.
autumn_rain@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Hopefully it’s going to be okay. It could be staph infection or cellulitis going on.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Hopefully it’s just really bad razor burn, but it could be anything. I’m in poor health right now for non-skin related reasons, but it could definitely have an effect there. We’ll have to see.
Either way, it annoyed me that I went from “I’ll make myself look presentable” to “well, so much for that idea” just because I did the thing you’re supposed to do in order to look more presentable.
BakerBagel@midwest.social 4 weeks ago
A beard is perfectly presentable so long as it is trimmed and tidy. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise
mp3@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Nothing some make-up or a bit of photo-editing can’t fix.
Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
Staph and strep infections are more common than you think, they live on healthy human skin after all, and usually no sign to be alarmed. Whenever you get a pustule or redness, it’s probably staph.
Warning signs to watch out for are intense itchiness, affected skin feeling very different to the touch, browning or rapidly growing red patches and a stinging, pulsating pain.
I had a really bad strep infection in my leg in 2023, caused by an infectious a wound that I repeatedly scratched due to itching, and it hurt so much that even just moving the leg into an upright position would cause pain that made me see stars. I have before/after pics from my leg at that time if you want…
ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Cellulitis usually causes swelling
madkins@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I used to get something similar under my beard/mustache. I’ll use a tiny bit of this shampoo periodically and it controls it quite well (assuming it’s fungal). Head and Shoulders might work too. a.co/d/2nMo1nH
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Some other people said dandruff shampoo. I have some Selsun Blue in the cabinet I might try. Thanks.
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
I get beardruff sometimes too but it’s usually bc my skin’s dry and dandruff shampoo just dries it out further. Try moisturizing your face more regularly with cream or aloe or the like. If I let my beard get long it’s more difficult to moisturize properly and I’ll sometimes have patches like that when I shave. Usually clears up in a day though after some aloe.
InstructionsNotClear@midwest.social 4 weeks ago
I’ve gotten that as well. I have had success using rubbing alcohol on those spots. Also helps to use an alcohol aftershave.
remotelove@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
That depends on your skin type and the cause of the blemish. Test it on your arm first before slathering it straight on to your face.
Once I started keeping pure isopropyl alcohol (99.9%) around the house to use in several hobbies, I quickly gained some deep respect for it’s magical properties and it’s ability to dry anything it touches. Diluted or not, I don’t look at the stuff the same way anymore.
(Also of note, rubbing alcohol is isopropyl and aftershave is typically ethanol.)
Crashumbc@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
It looks like you missed a couple spots shaving…
Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
The Phillip OneBlade is especially good if your skin is sensitive to razors. It doesn’t give a “razor clean” shave, but that’s the point.
twei@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I wish my beard grew that long, but it never wants to, I’m a little envious. You might benefit from one of those heated beard brushes that smooth out the hair. I got one but my beard refuses to grow in long enough for it to matter.
Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Why did you stop there?
FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 4 weeks ago
Lots of shampoo recommendations but some sunlight will help, too. When you wash your face, dry it well.
buzz86us@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Yeah I bought one of those professional hair shavers to cut down because of this… Going full on with a safety is not fun
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Thankfully, the dandruff shampoo advice seems to have worked.
Nomad@infosec.pub 3 weeks ago
Jack Black im da house.
Thcdenton@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
DISCO, BABY
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Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 weeks ago
Profile picture is now of The Expression.
Thcdenton@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Yes, Harry. It is an expression of pain.