[woodsetton]

Have been putting this horrible Retin-A on my face for over two months and it was helping quite a lot with most spots drying out quickly, until I ran out of the expensive and hard to find cleanser I use and my face decided to punish me.

Consequently I now have a face full of spots and am having to spend almost 2 hours putting on full makeup before I even answer the door. Should be getting more cleanser next week but until then I'm piling the concealer on with a trowel.

My own stupid fault for not remembering to buy cleanser and I'm pizza-faced all over again. The only up-side is that I'm actually getting quite good at covering up with makeup and practice makes perfect, right?

***The red around my hair line is from having my hair colour redone yesterday, not some terrible disease of the scalp, though if I had one I'd post pics of it on here.***

[nikola]

You look a lot older with make up. If i were you i wouldn't even bother putting on that much make up, people don't even give a shit, its all in your head.

[Oswald2001]

You look ok. It's not as bad as it may seem to you.

Most people are too busy thinking about themselves to pay much attention to you. So, that takes a lot of the pressure off.



This too shall pass.

[Shelbeano ^-^]

Definitely getting better, but I agree, that much concealer will only make the spots worse. Putting just a single layer is enough, but you don't have to take my advice.

[lilyv]

You look great all natural! But I am totally not judging, when my face breaks out I spackle on 10 layers of concealer too. My Dr. gave me an antibiotic cream that works most of the time. Hope you find something that does the trick

[michmi]

Really, the acne isn't half as bad as some I've seen. You know what, though? I think you could go just a hair darker with foundation, or if the next darker color is too dark, you may want to use bronzer or something--I think the foundation is a little too light and that's why the person above thinks it looks "older".

[dancho]

Isotretinoin?

[Spiffyfable]

That shit works but if you use too much, it can scar your skin

[banana dick]

I've seen worse. everybody has different skin, but I recommend you use foaming cleansers and scrubs (all for sensitive skin and oil free) to wash your face. you should also try using clean and clear toner/astringent here and there. if you need to find a cheap spot treatment cream, try clean and clear persa-gel 10. if you're like me it should help you until you can get the good stuff again. my skin is noticeably clearer after a short period of time using it sparingly.

you should also find a brand of acne-fighting makeup. I recommend powder. I have this salicylic acid powder that does a good job covering redness and making the pimple dry and shrink. try to avoid liquid and soft makeups when you have acne problems.

[Sharon]

Sorry to read you're battling with acne but honestly, I see many people with it every time I go out. Really attractive people too and it doesn't detract from them at all. We're all know it's that old pain in the arse acne and nothing taboo. I mean, no-one is going to think "urgh she's got acne".

You're nowhere near as in need of so much make-up as you think! First thing I saw in your top picture was your really pretty eyes!! Make them pop, bit of lip gloss, put concealer over your worst affected areas and you're good to go