Beauty Tips For Body Care
First of all, I have read this sub for a while but never posted. I have heard of so many success stories and would love to see improvement in my skin, but I simply have no idea where to start. I've just spent about 2 hours reading the sidebar but there are so so so many options and I have no idea which ones would be best for my skin. I realize this involves a trial-and-error approach but I simply cannot afford to buy expensive products one after another if the previous one did not work for me.I will describe my skin as I cannot post pictures as I am extremely self-conscious.I have very pale skin that is very dull looking. I refuse to leave the house without a full face of foundation. I used to have very bad acne on my forehead through puberty, which was about 10 years ago now, & has caused small icepick scars on my forehead. I usually don't get too many pimples now, but every so often I get a HUGE one that is very painful and impossible to cover with makeup. I cry over it, and spend thrice as much time to get ready trying to cover it as best I can, and thinking about it all day and obsessing that it's the only thing others are looking at on my face. I can't even be bare faced in front of my boyfriend, who I have been with for 2 years and live together, when I have a large pimple.My cheeks are somewhat blotchy, but not too bad really. I still cake on the loose powder to give them a smooth look. They are not oily nor do they break out.I have an extremely oily T-zone and is where I break out. I notice my skin getting oily approximately 1-2 hours after I apply my makeup and have to re-apply pressed powder on these areas constantly to maintain the matte. At least once a day I wipe off the foundation on my T-zone and re-apply it because it looks absolutely terrible after 8 hours of being on my face. I have tried Urban Decay All-Nighter Setting Spray over my makeup in the morning and it does absolutely nothing to prevent my makeup from looking extremely cakey and disgusting after about 5 hours. My nose is very red around the nostrils, there are very small red veins there and has been this way for many years. This part of my face gets the oiliest the fastest and looks especially disgusting after the end of a work day if I haven't had time to reapply my foundation.I also have pretty bad PIH (at least I think that's what it is after reading the sidebar). Red/brown spots that stick around for months after I've had a particularly bad pimple. My forehead is covered in them. Over the last couple years I've been prone to getting large pimples that last weeks right between my eyes, and there is a PIH spot STILL THERE from a pimple I had back in October. The vast majority of pimples I get in my T-zone are large red bumps that sometimes are painful. I only rarely get whiteheads, and blackheads less often.Recently I have been getting a cluster of small, red pimples under my jawline, right below my ear on both sides.I also have dark circles under my eyes, and have read in the sidebar that this is most likely hyperpigmentation. I wake up in the morning after a fantastic sleep and still look like death warmed up.I only use drugstore brands of cleanser/moisturizer because as I mentioned, I can't afford to continuously buy $50 products, use them a few times, risk my skin getting worse, and stick them on a shelf to never be used again.My current routine:AMClean & Clear Morning Burst Shine Control Facial CleanserClean & Clear Dual Action Mositurizer with salicylic acidmakeupPMClean & Clear Soothing Eye Makeup RemoverClean & Clear Morning Burst Shine Control Facial CleanserClean & Clear Dual Action Mositurizer with salicylic acidWell this turned out to be a lot longer than I thought. I realize that no one will know right away the perfect products for my skin, but I am looking for some recommendations and advice from people with similar skin. I have read countless articles on skin types and various problems, and I have yet to find someone with similar skin to mine. I am extremely distressed by my skin and regularly feel very sad and self-hatred when I look in the mirror makeupless.I live in Canada and many products that are available in the US are not available here, so please take that into consideration. Thank you.
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