Man, I love this. It takes a lot of courage to share something like this. I mean, I know how self-conscious I am about how I look after taking the make-up off and I don't think I'd dare share that with the world.
Honestly, I must say I really admire your make-up skills, because you hide everything so well (not that there's much to hide, but you know what I mean). I always end up looking like a pancake with blotchy bits :))
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Thank you darling. We all want to be perfect and beautiful but I just figured that what the hell, a little reality check is not gonna hurt me. I do have some makeup skills and I do have a lot to hide, but no matter the skills, you can only hide colour, and not texture. I always have peeling (from retin-a), scabs, scars and all that shit, which might not be that visible in here but it sure as hell is on real life.
Hmm I think I've tried retin-a, though not sure. It's one of those products that dries the skin a fuckton, isn't it?
Exactly why it's impressive to share this. I mean, most people would just be glad to get away with them and never reveal the reality.
You're a cool chick, Eve :)
It doesn't actually dry the skin but increased the cell turnover and collagen production, the skin kind of sloths off in thin layers, and better skin comes from under it, yay! Retin-a is a topical vitamin A, but then there is accutane that everyone talks about, it's basically the same thing but a lot more hard core taken as pills of course.
Ah i see. Yeah, I have a friend who's using accutane, but I don't know...I've heard some pretty gruesome stories about that one, so staying away.
Hmm must've gotten products mixed up then. This retin-a sounds promising..
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It works for most people, but some get horrible side-effects, so that is why I opted for the topical, as the second to last option to cure acne. I use it a few times a week overnight and if I feel like my skin is getting too sensitive, I can easily take a week off. Highly recommend at least doing a bit of research for it to see if it might be helpful for you too.