Since then, the injectable market has exploded as the number of11 linesaround the world has receded.

The human face has not, in fact, become completely incapable of expression.

But the way its creases and contours transform with age have for some of us changed.

Editors with injectable labels

And social media which none of us saw coming in 2002 has hada profound impacton aesthetics.

Somewhere along the line, the decision to-fill-or-not-to-fill became less about personal preference and more politically-charged.

Through it all,Allures stance has been this: We report the facts, you make the decisions.

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And we want to be transparent about what we ourselves partake of in this injectable world.

Granted, our participation is predicated on the fact that were not paying for it.

In fact, unless otherwise noted, our editors received every treatment mentioned in this piece for free.

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Filler is typically even more expensive witha price tagof upwards of $1,000 to treat areas like the jawline.

But the lure of free treatments hasnt swayed all our editors.

A few of us, like deputy digital director Kara McGrath, have spent time in both camps.

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Read on for seven editors personal injectable regimens.

Im always excited to talk about my injectables.

I want us to get beyond the myth that black doesnt crack.

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I decided to getundereye fillerwhile interviewing for the job as EIC ofAllure.

I wanted to feel confident without any makeup on.

I rarely wear makeup now.

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But Im always excited to talk about it, just like when you find a great outfit on sale.

And I want us to get beyond that myth that black doesnt crack.

I was just starting to cover beauty whenBotox received its FDA approvalin 2002.

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While I was deeply interested as a journalist, I had zero interest as a consumer.

At 26, I couldnt imagine what this brow-lifting, line-smoothing drug could possibly do for me.

Today its not uncommon for twentysomethings to dabble inneurotoxins, but this was before smartphones.

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And relentless confrontations with your own digital image.

Fourteen years later, I could definitely imagine what Botox could do for me.

I get touchups about twice a year.

One thing led to another, and I left with unplanned Botox injections.

Associate beauty director Sarah Kinonen, 32, on her five-year love affair with neuromodulators.

I got Botox for the first time when I was 27… almost by accident.

One thing led to another, and I ended up leaving her office with unplanned injections.

Together, the combination gives me a smooth, stiff but not frozen look which I love.

Botox typically lasts three to four months, while Xeomin lasts one to three months.

So far I love them all.

So much so that I will continue to get neuromodulator injections for the foreseeable future… always carefully planned.

Of course I dont need injectables.

They’re just another part of my beauty routine and what that involves is totally up to me.

Associate features director Dianna Mazzone, 30, has been injecting her forehead and 11 lines since her mid-twenties.

At some point, I also incorporated injections around mycrow’s feet.

But then I began gettingfillerand Botox out of sheer curiosity and suddenly got it.

Before entering this career, that answer was a hard no, but these days Im not so sure.

and I no longer harbor judgment on those who seek these treatments for any reason.

Can fillers and Botox bemisusedand enforce impossible beauty standards?

Absolutely but they dontalwayshave to be that way.

I’m grateful to lip filler for the confidence it gives me.

Shopping market editor Angela Trakoshis, 27, on the lip injections she gets twice a year.

Before I got lip injections, there was nothing wrong with my lips.

I just wanted them plumper.

I basically want people to question, does she get lip filler?

I usually go withJuvederm Volbella XCbecause I enjoy the firmness and how long it lasts.

Plus, I’m a beauty editor!

I need all the real estate to try out lip products.

note: She paid out-of-pocket for it.]

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