This is honestly the best my skin has looked in a while, and the overall complexion just sucks. I'm at such a dead end. Gentle products, expensive products, literally nothing helps. My face is scarred from a bad reaction to tretinoin. I used it for a year and...
My 20s were just gradual maturing, but in my early 30s it looked like I visibly aged right away. Volume loss in my face without losing body weight, deeper folds, my face got a little droopy, and I look tired most of the time even when I get enough sleep, with...
My acne was so awful that I saw a dermatologist and was about to start isotretinoin. I'd even signed all the forms. It had never been this bad, and they chalked it up to hormonal changes in my mid 20s. It started when I was 25, and I'm 26 now. But it turned...
What non-skincare habit made the biggest difference to your skin?
Discussion
Not products or routines, but things like sleep, diet, stress, exercise, alcohol, smoking, mental health, changing pillowcases, or lifestyle changes in general. For me it's pretty standard, but limiting sugar did wonders for my skin. I noticed fewer...
I was just looking at photos of an old Hollywood heartthrob and noticed for the first time his under eye dark circles and bags. And he always looked so smoldering. I don't think he'd have that same sexy intensity without them. I have a bit of a complex about...
This post has no real purpose other than to start a chat about healthy skin habits and New Year's resolutions. I know sugar is bad for my skin, yet I keep letting it pervade my diet. I know I need to drink more water, yet I don't do it enough. I've had the...
At the end of 2024 I was trying everything, different products and routines, and honestly my skin just kept getting worse. About 4 months ago I got tired and just stopped. I started drinking filtered water and saw a change in a few weeks. Then I was still...
In my 30s and crying over acne that just won't go away
Vent
I'm in my mid 30s and I still get random surges of acne. They're never small. They're huge, and then I'm left with dark marks that take forever to fade. Sometimes I look at myself in the mirror and just want to cry my eyes out. I went to a dermatologist and...