I'm about to date myself big-time, but when I was a student, school-issued email addresses were a very new thing. For the most part, we weren't expected to use them because no one really "got it" — a lot of the professors weren't comfortable with the interwebs yet (and a lot of the students weren't either, to be honest). Obviously, in the years since, the benefits of using one's edu-suffix email address have since become apparent to nearly everyone who steps onto a campus. And thanks to Hero Cosmetics, now is arguably the best time in school-email-address history to have one.
Now through September 19, Hero Cosmetics is giving away free Mighty Patch Original and Mighty Patch Invisible+ sample packs; that's one sheet each, with six patches per sheet. If you're new to the brand — or the concept of acne patches in general — this is the perfect opportunity to find out why so many people plop little hydrocolloid circles on their biggest, most inconveniently timed (and located) zits. Both versions (one of which is so hard to detect, no one will realize you're wearing it) gently extracts pus and impurities from whiteheads within six hours of wear, whether that's while you sleep or while you're out and about during the day.
As much as literally anyone who gets zits could benefit from having some Mighty Patches on hand, this particular freebie is specifically for students — a way to make going back to school a little less stressful. So if you're in the U.S. and have an email address that ends with edu, you can visit herocosmetics.com, enter that school-issued email address, and get a unique discount code to use on the brand's website to claim those free samples. (Well, they're not totally free — you'll pay $1 for shipping and handling.)
Now, I realize this is intended for students, but as someone who has experienced her fair share of monster zits well into adulthood, I have to encourage teachers and professors with edu email addresses to snag a sample of the patches too — especially since your students won't even notice when you're wearing them all the way at the front of the classroom. (And teachers deserve free stuff too.)
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