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Cysts, pimples and blackheads

22.1.2020

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People who take pleasure in piercing their pimples and enjoy watching others do it are not always well regarded in society. As a self-confessed "popaholic", I know a thing or two about that.

Some people have already stopped reading this article because they find the subject too repulsive. They don't watch videos of pimples being squeezed, blackheads being extracted, pockets of cysts being cut out and ingrown hairs being dug up for entertainment. It's not their thing. Editorial angel Carolin Teufelberger and I are two 'popaholics' among millions who find YouTube videos from channels like Dr Pimple Popper or Urban Extractions. Sandra Lee, a Californian dermatologist, and Jada Kennedy, an aesthetician from St Louis, reveal their daily lives to their subscribers. Skin is disgusting. Sensitive souls, please refrain. It's a matter of habit. Used to the scalpel, the blood, the anaesthetic injections, the removal of cysts, and the squirting, sometimes even on camera. In your direction, then.

It's alternating between contraction and relaxation. Like in a really good film. I can't wait to see what's underneath that bulging skin. Will this organic production come out in one piece? From time to time, I curse, because in my opinion, tweezers would be more appropriate than a stringy blackhead remover. You squeeze and crush with your fingers and tools. Then comes the delivery. Plop. It comes out. My muscles relax again. I let go and end my therapy session.

I've finally treated myself to a black spot extraction kit. All that's missing are the black spots.

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Natalie Hemengül

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Natalie.Hemenguel@digitecgalaxus.ch

As a massive Disney fan, I see the world through rose-tinted glasses. I worship series from the 90s and consider mermaids a religion. When I’m not dancing in glitter rain, I’m either hanging out at pyjama parties or sitting at my make-up table. P.S. I love you, bacon, garlic and onions.

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