I’m an Idiot

I’m going to come right out and say this, because no matter how many times I have tried to re-work this statement, it really doesn’t sound any better…

I burned my neck. Badly. With a curling iron…While simultaneously trying to put on mascara.

I’m sorry, but, there really isn’t anything else to say about it.  Sometimes things are better put with pithy words, particularly when you’re mortified by the visual image that those very simple words convey.

I’m going to guess that you’re wondering a few things, one of which is probably why I was trying to do two entirely different tasks at once…

The honest truth is that I was in a rush to go to a BBQ, and in my haste an enormous surge of vanity overwhelmed me and I made a bad judgment call regarding my multi-tasking capabilities…and I accidentally maimed myself.

Despite putting burn cream on it, as well as aquaphor…The situation got worse before it got better.  I’m talking a really nasty case of “Um, my neck is oozing and it HURTS, and this wound sort of makes me look like a Leper,’ which eventually led to me thinking that I Maybe shouldn’t go out last Saturday night.

As I’m sans health insurance, I am not only a make-up artist but my own doctor as well.  So, I shimmied over to Duane Reade and scooped up a bottle of iodine and a box of Snoopy Band-Aides to help battle infection and also liberate my inner 5 year old.  I also picked up some Haribo Gummy Cola things and Cheese puffs – Those were to soothe my worries, just in case you were wondering.

The iodine seems to have been a good call, because everything has dried up quite nicely and the pain is extremely localized to the one particular area and doesn’t hurt anywhere near as much as it did a few days ago.  My only concern now, is that it’s going to scar.

I have some Ambi Fade Cream , but I’m wondering if I should try out Mederma Cream instead.  Thoughts?

Tags: burns, curling iron, fade cream, oops, scars, skincare