Harp 💖 @wigglytuffitout@elekk.xyz

where to find me computer-game-wise -

Calamity Janine on Mateus! (see also https://calamityjanine.carrd.co/ !)

on splatoon 2 occasionally!

⚔️ also on Warframe for nintendo switch on occasion, username Harpalyce!

AC Pocket Camp friend code 1635 5060 585 !

Pokego friend code 1990 3912 2833 ! (i usually don't have gifts to send out but feel free to add me anyway if you feel like it!)

a note on my tagging for CWs:

i may be a little slow to tag for CWs!

i promise this is not intentional dickery! the various medicines i take for my illnesses (including pain meds, etc) mean sometimes i don't brain so good.

i promise it's not malice, and i will always be happy to put cw on things if asked, feel FREE to do so and TELL ME if i've forgotten!

similarly, i often don't have spoons to caption my photos. i hope to soon however, and i welcome help in the meantime if you feel inclined!

more introductory stuff that i should pin:

1. i have a really cute dog! her name is holly! you'll find me tagging pics of her often with #hollypls ! 🐶

2. i really am getting into fashion as much as spoonie body will allow, and i particularly like #lolitafashion ! (NOT touching the fetish aspect of it at all. i just like frilly dresses!) i am working on chronicling my endeavors there at sweetdisabled.com , though it's slow going right now, but we'll get there someday! 💖

HOKAY hello world!

and more importantly hello elekk! o/

my name is harp! i'm moving accounts so it's not impossible that some of y'all have already seen me around, as it were.

i'm harp, i'm 30, token cishet girl lol; i'm disabled with chronic pain issues, try my best to be chill and kind, and have computer games as my main hobby alongside (as health allows) writing fanfic, drawing, et cetera!

i came to masto as a tumblr refugee last december and haven't looked back! :>

AND THERE YOU HAVE IT, AN ABSOLUTE FUCKING MOUNTAIN OF WORDS ABOUT SHIT I PUT ON MY FACE AND YOU CAN TOO.

3 but, like, again: if you don't want a serum, OR if you want to do this first - add in an eye cream. get one that is ophthalmologist approved and tested if you can, especially if you're like me and kinda think it's going to be inevitable that it ends up in your eyeball at SOME point. since you don't put serum around your eyes so directly, it all depends on what you want to address first - around your eyes, or a whole-face issue.

3. toner all nice and settled in? add in a serum if you feel like it. start with more gentle one, or only use a little bit - especially if you are going for one bringing heavy-duty ingredients to bear (like gentle exfoliation, brightening, dark spot correcting, anti-acne, etc.). don't skip right to MAXIMUM POWAAHHH. it's a lot better to go "i'm not sure this is doing the most it could do, let's upgrade" than to have to go "FUCK MY FACE HURTS AAAA"

2. add in a toner as the step between the two. your moisturiser will work a little better with it, and you can find one that your skin likes. (changing one thing at a time means you can know a lot better what might be pissing your skin off if it gets upset!)

(and also quite frankly it means that you can spread out the initial cost, which is a nice side benefit.)

1. start with cleanser + moisturiser. these are two things at once, but it's important that you immediately give your skin something to nom on, so it doesn't flip the fuck out on you. if your skin feels greasy the first couple of days, don't panic! it needs some time to adjust and realize that it doesn't have to make a ton of oil, you're giving it moisture instead.

I WANNA TRY TO DO THIS TOO! I'M GONNA BUY ALL OF THIS AND TRY IT AT ONCE! - omg please do not!!!! the thing about skincare is you need to change slow, because your body needs to adjust, and if you change a lot of things all at once, you're not going to know which one is the problem. stick to changing one variable at a time! please trust me on this shit!

my advised order for "i'm gonna do me a skincare" is as follows -

WAIT WHERE IS THE NEXT STEP FOR DAYTIME: i use a bb cream so that's basically the 'daytime moisturiser' element, sometimes with a jelly primer for additional hydration, but that's more makeup territory than skincare lmao.

4. DAYTIME/WITH MAKEUP -

WHAT: https://www.yesstyle.com/en/the-saem-iceland-micro-hydrating-eye-stick-7g/info.html/pid.1057063793 The Saem hydrating eye stick

WHY? this is more of a balm than a liquid and doesn't expect that it's going on overnight, so it sits a bit more nicely under makeup. also it's a frickin' polar bear you guys

$$? i got it on sale on yesstyle and it is on sale again for about 6 bucks which is hard to beat tbh lol

$$? it's on amazon for 20 bucks but i got it back in january, used it exclusively for a bit, then used it only during daytime, and i have half the bottle left lol. i also waited until it was on sale for ten bucks 👉 😎 👉

3. DAYTIME/WITH MAKEUP -

WHAT: https://www.amazon.com/Illuminating-Facial-hydrating-Hyaluronic-highlighting/dp/B076C5QLK4/ref=sr_1_4?crid=S5O1E0NGEIYN&keywords=illuminating+rose+gold+facial+serum&qid=1575912361&s=beauty&sprefix=illuminating+rose+g%2Cbeauty%2C148&sr=1-4

WHY? this serum doesn't pack as much of a hydrating punch. it has that hyaluronic acid in it, but also brings its own moisture to the party, so it acts almost as a primer as well (e.g., a thing you put on your face so that then your makeup stays on better). it also has little gold sparkles but i honestly can't tell if they illuminate any but it makes it very pretty to look at and i'm fine with that

$$? 27 dollars or so which makes it the second most expensive item. however! ...a jar lasts me the whole got dam year. you only need a dab of it roughtly the size of a fat pea or perhaps a lima bean if my skin's extra dry that day. just touch one finger in there, bop it around your face, rub in.

AND THAT'S IT.... for at night/no makeup

ON TO DAYTIME

and yes, we have FINALLY arrived at the put cream on face step. after rolling out the red carpet with the toner, after sending in the special forces in the serum, after doing the special shit just around eyes, WE'RE FINALLY PUTTING CREAM ON THE REST OF THE FACE. just a dab'll do ya. this is one of the items i'm brand-loyal to. it's what lush suggests people try first, and for me, it does a good job, so if it ain't broke don't fix it.

5. - AT NIGHT/NO MAKEUP

WHAT: lush's imperialis moisturiser https://www.lushusa.com/face/moisturizers/imperialis/00303.html

WHY? after you strip away moisture by cleansing your face, it's a good idea to give some moisture back. otherwise your skin will freak out and make a ton of oil trying to get itself hydrated again, and if you are me, that oil goes directly to your pores where it sizzles into becoming pimples and misery.

...i am a dumb bitch! i need shit simpler than that! laneige gets me. the end of the wand is a little rolly ball. you roll it around your eyesocket. there we go. bam. done. sorted. finished. it soaks in nicely and apparently works all night long so why not.

$$? probably the most bougie thing i have. i nabbed it on sale on yesstyle for about 20 dollars but its list price is 35. it is, however, a chonky boy and is probably going to last me a full year if not more.

WHY? it's a cool rolly ball. i wish i could tell you there were better reasons like it's been amazing in giving results (i'll be honest. i cannot tell what my issues were before. i think my face feels nicer now, but i mean, yeah.) however after reading so much about how to PROPERLY APPLY EYE CREAM like with your ring finger only and don't tug etc etc etc.......

also, i know i am a klutz, and i like to do eye cream because that way you have shit that has been tested by opthalmologists etc. as okay to be in your eye. like, not ideally in your eye, because your eye does not have wrinkles and does not need moisturising like that, but it's not gonna sting and make you go blind or some shit. i am clumsy. and stuff shifts around. i've accepted it as an inevitability that it's gonna happen lol.

4. - AT NIGHT/NO MAKEUP

WHAT: Laneige eye sleeping mask https://us.laneige.com/eye-sleeping-mask

WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT? think of eye cream as moisturiser but specifically for around your eyes. your skin there is very delicate and you'll have slightly different goals than for, say, the middle of your cheek.

$$? this one is about 14 bucks off amazon, and it is a LARGE 2-ounce bottle. i purchased it in july and am about halfway through. however, i also know that i use probably a tad too much of it because i'm lazy and dribble it on my face, and always have excess to put on my hands. this is also a brand i'm not brand-loyal to. it's cool but i'm sure you can find equivalents elsewhere. hell, there was a really good hyaluronic acid serum that dollar tree was selling...