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How I Deal with Acne Scars

Hi everyone! After my last blog post I thought I'd let you know about the products I use to help fade my scars and maintain my skin. Hope this helps!


Exfoliating:
 
I like to use “Frank” (the original scrub) which I have only recently been introduced to. IM SO SOFT. As well as that, Lush facemasks are so good for the skin, the exfoliating one I use is Love, Lettuce. It proper sheds away dead skin. The one I use when I get a breakout is Cupcake which is a soft, chocolatey one, it smells FAB. Also tastes kinda nice. Don’t think your meant to taste it right enough..

Everday Face Washing: 

 I’m pretty useless with facewashes as I just use any old one. However my favourite brand to use at the moment is Neutrogena. I have been using the Oil Free Acne Wash and the Transparant FacialBar soap, they are both just great at removing all makeup/dirt off your face aswell as helping to get rid of spots. Its so important to use a face cloth aswell guys! *I bought these in Home Bargains.*

Moisturising:

I also am yet to find the moisturiser of my dreams as I chop and change them all the time! After I wash my face I use either Nivea’s extra rich moisturiser or Nivea’s 2 in 1 Cleanser and Toner. I also use the cleanser to remove makeup before I wash my face/ go to bed (sometimes I forget to wash my face ok soz). I also looooove to use baby oil on my face after a shower, but I don’t use that every day #spots.  *I also bought these 3 products in Home Bargains.*

                               

Clinique:

 Once my acne had p*ssed off I was left with a very red face, I honestly feel so lucky that my skin has healed since then you have no idea how bad it was! A product that really helped to heal this was Clinique’s dark spot correcter. Yes, this is for 'aging spots' but it also really helped fade away the red marks on my face! I also used a lot of the redness solutions including the moisturiser, cleanser, facewash, makeup which all really helped me at the time. Big up to the parents for paying for all this.. to be fair it was their genes!!!!!! Haha, I joke. *I bought these in-store after a chat with the consultant*

Estee Lauder: At the moment I have started using Estee Lauders Double Wear foundation which is amazing for full coverage, which I love. Obviously its not for everyone as a lot of people don’t like a heavy foundation, but unfortunately I have grown up using them. Hopefully one day I’ll find a lighter one Im comfortable in! Anyways, that’s another blog post. I also got my hands on the Advanced Night Repair serum by Estee Lauder, which is really really nice to put on the skin before bed. Waking up with soft skin is the best feeling. Bearing in mind this brand is so so so expensive, it really is worth the money! *bought in store*

Dead Sea Spa Magik: I have two products from this brand, They were quite cheap, and I just fancied trying them! The Mild Exfoliant is amazing at removing dead skin which is key in fading acne scars. After exfoliating with this I use the Super NightCream which leaves my skin soft with barely any bumps! *bought at Holland & Barrett*

I purchased all of these products in store, but I have linked them if you cant get to the store/ to show you what they look like/price range!

I know a lot of the products I have shown you are extortionate and if you cant afford them, the best thing to do is go into Boots or somewhere similar and speak to an Estee Lauder/Clinique consultant as they will help you as best as they can (give you testers, recommend a cheaper alternative)

As you should know, it is very important to drink lots of water to help the skin nourish and also get a good sleep! My skin honestly looks the best after a good nights sleep.

Please comment and let me know if this has helped any one of you, I will be putting up a video about it also so you should  check it out! <3

My Acne Story

This is pretty hard for me to talk about but I really want to share my story and help as many of you as I can.

I first got acne when I was in my second year of High School, so pretty young. I had no idea how to deal with it. I just thought it would disappear. It was beyond covering. I made the total mistake of plastering makeup on top to try and conceal it as much as I could- if I could tell my younger self anything it would be to NOT USE MAKEUP. It doesn’t help anything!! But I was at an awkward stage of High School and I was making friends, I honestly felt so victimised. None of my friends suffered from it. I used to cry every night I got home, and try and pick it off. I was in a really bad place and my Mum did try her best to help me, but she obviously had no idea how to deal with it. Which is why I want to write about this to help you if I can.

I ended up going to the doctors where I got put on so many different medications. None of them helped. All the creams, serums, washes they gave me did not help AT ALL. I was put on the pill which did calm the spots down but obviously my face was still a mess, and it was on my cheeks of all places! The most obvious! Anyways, I still wasn’t happy so I was transferred to a dermatologist (a breakthrough!) this was definitely the best call as I was then put on Roaccutane- a very very strong drug- I was only a wee 13 year old! However this cleared my acne right up. It did have severe side affects and I went through a really depressing time during this course which was obviously a massive downer (for the lack of a better word) of it. If you want to know any more about this medication please leave a comment or let me know and ill make a more detailed post of my course.

I ended up coming off the Roaccutane and was acne free for a good 3 years and my scars fading. But at 17 it came back but this time I was straight to a dermatologist and back onto the roaccutane. I wasn’t going through the hell I did the first time. So the second time cleared up pretty quick.

Anyways, for all of you with bad acne and nothing is helping please take the time to go to the doctors and be very abrupt. You want to see a dermatolist. You want the best medication possible. The best acne medicines are very expensive, so obviously  they aren’t going to just dish out to everyone. But definitely try and get something by demanding! I certainly didn’t take any sh*t the second time I got it.

PLEASE DON’T PICK. It is probably the worst mistake I have ever made. But obviously I was young and vain and just wanted it to go away. Trust me it will not make it go away!! I'm now stuck with scars for the rest of my life.. but that’s a different blog post.

If you liked this please like and comment. I hope to help at least one of you. <3

introduction to my blog

Ok.... Hi!

Welcome to my blog, which is basically just going to be me talking about my life and if that's boring to you.....Bye.

I wanted to start a blog to discuss things that have happened to me, so I can help some of you. Hopefully by sharing my stories you will all be able to learn from my mistakes!

I also will be fusing a bit of beauty and fashion into my blog, so stay tuned!
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