MY ACNE ORDEAL

Disclaimer// Any of the brands that I mention as not working for me doesn't mean that they won't work for you, we all have different skin types however I just found that these products irritated my skin.

Okay so first things first I will talk about the state that my skin got to. From about 2011 to 2014 I always had spots on my forehead and chin however they were subtle, noticable but not in your face. But in 2015 I started to get break outs which were really noticable and it got really bad after I got back from my holiday. The breakouts were on the side of my face and forehead stretching to my cheek, I first thought it might of been a product I had purchased on holiday (The lancome bronzing brush) however I stopped using this and it didn't improve.

I tried using over the counter treatments such as Freederm but it wasn't improving. I tried this treatment for around 2 weeks before making the decision to see a doctor (the best decision I ever made).

My treatment:
The doctor put me on Lymecyline capsules and I took one everyday for around 3 months, I also got given epiduo gel to apply every night. The epiduo gel completely dried out my skin, which as if you've read my blog before, you'd know that is already dry already. At the time where my skin was so dry it was literally flaking off I was using the MAC Pro longwear foundation

I found the MAC foundation to cause more spots (As you may of heard of the term 'MACne' before you may be aware it can cause bad reactions) so I stopped using this, and the spots got a little bit better. My skin however was still dry so I went back to the doctors and she gave me a steroid cream (which unfortunatly I can't find the name of). This basically made my skin super dry and it peeled off (in the dry area) however the layer underneath was moisturised and it didn't crack again. I then switched to the Chanel vitalumiere foundation, which helped my skin massively. It took about 2 months before my skin went completely clear but I'm happy to say it's clear now! 

Long story short; 

What to avoid:

Irritable foundations - Such as MAC, and anything that you react with.
Cheap foundations- Such as miss sporty, these foundations may look good sometimes however you usually pay high prices for a reason, I find the luxury foundations to have much better ingrediants in them which don't damage your skin like some drugstore foundations do.

Excessive Face Washing.

Picking/Popping Spots

What brands I had trouble with- 

MAC (Pro longwear foundation, Studio fix foundation, Mineralize concealer)

Lancome (star bronzer)

Smashbox Primer- (Altered my foundation colour all the time)

What to do:

See a doctor- This will deffinately help and may even give you clear skin in a couple of months.

Invest in quality makeup if your skin is playing up- This will deffinately make your skin less irritable and make it look nicer in the long run.

Stick to your treatment!

I'm sorry if you found this post boring but I hope this helps people who are struggling with acne! Next week I should have my birthday/christmas present haul thang up. Thanks for reading anyway! See you next week.