So, Clearasil...

KnifeWRENCH

Cruz Nutritious Groin wrote: »

I maintain that Lynx are the worst offender in that respect

*looks around room, spots Lynx can*
Looks like it worked on me.

fonpokno

Do you smell like chocolate now? And do all the women in the world want to lick you and pull your arm off? Or is it that you no longer sweat and turn women off with said sweat??

jill_valentine

I think the lynx ads are a bit more knowing though, a bit more tongue in cheek. I mean, they know that obviously, swarms of ladies aren't going to start trying to eat your arm if you use it, but the Clearasil ads are just bare faced -sorry - exploitative crap.

"HEY UGLY! Use this! This will make you sexy and cool and popular and not emotionally stunted! Yes, this!"

Even razor blade ads aren't quite as stupid any more.

Aisling(",)

jill_valentine wrote: »

I think the lynx ads are a bit more knowing though, a bit more tongue in cheek. I mean, they know that obviously, swarms of ladies aren't going to start trying to eat your arm if you use it, but the Clearasil ads are just bare faced -sorry - exploitative crap.

"HEY UGLY! Use this! This will make you sexy and cool and popular and not emotionally stunted! Yes, this!"

Even razor blade ads aren't quite as stupid any more.

lunx ads are effective though
many a time ive walked past a group of lads only to be engulfed in a cloud of lynx fumes

jill_valentine

Oh Jesus, yes that's true.

Somebody start a thread about Lynx so that I, a non-teenager, can advise you against it. Nothing brings me back to secondary school PE quite like the face-melting scent of My First Deodorant (For Boys!).

KnifeWRENCH

fonpokno wrote: »

Do you smell like chocolate now? And do all the women in the world want to lick you and pull your arm off? Or is it that you no longer sweat and turn women off with said sweat??

It doesn't really smell like chocolate, although the shower gel does.
And no, shockingly women are not coming up wanting to lick me. The ads lied to me, damnit! :mad:

Aisling(",)

jill_valentine wrote: »

Oh Jesus, yes that's true.

Somebody start a thread about Lynx so that I, a non-teenager, can advise you against it. Nothing brings me back to secondary school PE quite like the face-melting scent of My First Deodorant (For Boys!).

or at teenage discos years ago
lynx is well a major cause for the hole in the ozone layer:p

Overheal

I never used the stuff too much to be honest. the pads were fun and all, but not nearly as much fun as popping one out of the park. Bonus points if the puss splashes off the mirror. Penalties if you left a big red zit-stain behind on your face. Those were the days my friends.

The one that always bothered me growing up in Ireland was ye feckers were all so into your spray deodorants. I missed the good awl stick. And I dont mean those roll-on deodorants either - they were the worst I mean. See, I didnt need to walk into class smelling like Africa, or a ****ing rainforest, or Pulse (what the hell is a pulse SUPPOSED to smell like anyway?) the whole idea was not to smell at all. christ.

Piste

Om Nom Lynx Africa is the most delicious smell on a guy ever, A&F Fierce comes a close second though!

Gauge

I used it twice last week and it took half my face off! :eek: There were STRIPS of skin peeling off my face. Almost a week later and I'm still trying to undo the damage with that E45 cream 3-5 times a day

Fad

Piste wrote: »

Om Nom Lynx Africa is the most delicious smell on a guy ever, A&F Fierce comes a close second though!

Its the only Lynx scent that doesnt give me a blinding headache (That said pretty much anything does) thus it is my scent of choice.

Incidently aftershave gives me a headache so I cross that off too

Anything liquid from A&F is probably made from squashed puppies though.

LEMON GILETTE FOAM! it actually tastes nice

SarcasticFairy

Gauge wrote: »

I'm still trying to undo the damage with that E45 cream 3-5 times a day

Your poor skin

You should try Silcocks Base or Elave cream. Same idea only better.


I hate the smell of lynx, mainly because my brother practically baths in it, so every time I have to use the bathroom after him, I practically have to go in with an oxygen mask on

Fad

Overheal wrote: »

The one that always bothered me growing up in Ireland was ye feckers were all so into your spray deodorants.

Cos roll ons are fer WIMMINS!


(Actually people do seem to consider them kinda feminine)

Overheal

well, in an all-male catholic school, Im just saying, I dont particularly have a need to smell like a rainforest. And yeah, I mentioned this once to my stepmom and she got me a roll on, and im like WTF is this? Its hurts! Those things are not designed to accomodate arm hair. No, you need the Stick.

Not to mention my step brother's friend was absolutely tweaked after he got hospitalized for solvent abuse. the moron.

rainbow kirby

When I was about 16-17, I used to have to use things like Clearasil (never used that one in particular, usually the Clean & Clear face washes) because I had really oily skin.

I discovered the hard way at 23 that skin changes over time... after using a Boots face wash for oily skin my skin was red for 3 days because it dried my skin out so much.

Fad

Overheal wrote: »

in an all-male catholic school

I'm in an all male catholic school, and my fellow students are among some of the vainest people I have ever! met/ever will meet.

Cian92

I have moderate acne just on the face and the best thing for it is to get your doctor to perscribe Zineryt!! Give it around 3 days, and most of it is gone!!:) it doesnt dry your skin or anything like that. Unfortuneately if you stop using it even for only two days the damm things pop up again:mad:

Overheal

Fad wrote: »

I'm in an all male catholic school, and my fellow students are among some of the vainest people I have ever! met/ever will meet.

♪ You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you...

And they DO! Oh! Chester Bennington! Your screaming words bleed through my soul!

or Damn she just broke up with me. I'm sure I have an album for dealing with this...

Muppets.

As for the spots, kids: Soap, water, and a facecloth. twice daily. youre sorted.

Fad

JC 2K3 wrote: »

Sudocream is the way to go IMO. I think it's about 1-2% benzoyl peroxide, and if you apply a load to the affected areas at night I find it works wonders.

+1

Works well!

Jack Sheehan

I dunno, I have a couple of spots, nothing too serious, and I've started using it a bit. It doesn't seem to do any harm, though I have yet to see the benefits.

Ginja Ninja

Deleted User wrote: »

one of the best drugs i've ever taken.


...... and you need blood tests ....

now doesn't that seem like a good summary of a post??

oh and if you want to see bad dubbing look at the actimel add where yer man plays basketball jaysus japanese director definitely

oh and a good one i use is l'oreal men expert

and does anyone know a good way of getting rid off blackheads (say clearasil and i will make you drink it :cool:)

......and just to ruin a perfectly good thread don't ya just love the big ones that pop when ya burst 'em!!!

seamus-2k7

Ginja Ninja wrote: »

now doesn't that seem like a good summary of a post??

oh and if you want to see bad dubbing look at the actimel add where yer man plays basketball jaysus japanese director definitely

oh and a good one i use is l'oreal men expert

and does anyone know a good way of getting rid off blackheads (say clearasil and i will make you drink it :cool:)

......and just to ruin a perfectly good thread don't ya just love the big ones that pop when ya burst 'em!!!

clearasil do a blackhead removing product thing.

Piste

The blackhead remover scrub isn't too bad, but you'd want to lave it on for the shortest time possible cos it does really dry out your skin. Also a scrub like that is WAY to harsh to be ued daily, though I did for a few months when I ran ou of my normal cleanser.

Varkov

There's theis fantastic stuff, I think you get it in Boots.

The brand is St. Ive's. Its like this mango/peach deep scrub cleanser. Its a sort of paste, but its got these little gritty bits in it so it really gets into the pores and scrapes of the dead skin. Fantastic stuff, a noticible dfferencei n a afew days for me.

Piste

Yeah st, Ives is lovely, way more gentle compare to other products. Even the cleansing wipes are superior.

Scarinae

Clearasil is horrible stuff, it feels like it is taking a layer of skin off your face!!

I use a Lush cleanser called Ultra Bland which is amazing, but the best regular cleanser brand you can buy in supermarkets is Neutrogena

JC 2K3

I have copied a selection of relevant posts from this topic to the new Acne Advice Thread. Please post acne releated queries and advice there and consider this thread to be now a more light hearted discussion about acne/clearasil

Shacklebolt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFPEaFC1DgU

burgess1

I used Clearasil Ultra when I was about 13. I stopped using the wipes after a while because the hydrogen peroxide started to turn the hair either side of my face white

Jackz

fonpokno wrote: »

*drinks Clearasil*

This one time:

I came home from the local tavern a little bit sh1t faced. Picked up the clear bottle of blue liquid that I believed was mouthwash and poured quite an amount of it into my mouth.

Turns out it was my sisters clearasil and f@*k me it was the worst thing I have ever tasted.

Oh how I laughed . . . . . . and puked.