Some tips for flawless skin is to use a good basic cleanser that cleans well but does not strip the skin. It is not exciting but what dermatologists recommend. For dry skin, try Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser and for oilier skin, Cetaphil has a foaming cleanser. The Gentle Skin Cleanser does not remove makeup well so you may have to use a separate makeup remover. People with oily skin tend to over cleanse and strip their skin of its natural oils. When you do this, the skin will actually overcompensate for the stripping by secreting even MORE oils. So the goal of cleansing is not to get it squeaky clean but to get it cleaned but also PH balanced.

There are lots of options out there but also lots of formulations that have ingredients that may actually make your skin behave badly. This is because things that smell good sells even though fragrance (no matter natural or synthetic) is irritating to your skin.

If anyone is interested, this might help a bit:

http://www.zerozits.com/Articles/acnedetect.htm#inglist

IT helps to get to know what actually goes into a product so you don't waste your money on something that won't work or will make things worse.

Lastly, do not ever try too many new products at once. If your skin gets irritating or breaks out, you'll never know which product did it. Try things one at a time. Your skin takes about 2 or more weeks to show its full effects.

I hope that helps!!!

Edited December 18, 200519 yr by lilbabe80

I have a question...

I recently stopped picking my pimples and like... squeezing pores (disgusting, I know), but I have little purple or red blotches on my skin now. Any tips on how to speed up the fading process?

Thanks. =)

cocoa butter should fade them faster, sometimes they even have a cream that will speed the process of the fading. But try cocoa butter first to see how it works.

Brenna, Exfoliating also helps speed up the healing proccess because it removes the top layer of dead skin. I use Clinique's Deep Cleansing Emergency mask and it speeds up the pocess some. Sadly, I don't think anything will give immediate results.

Damn, cuz I hate using coverup every day... Hopefully they'll only take a couple months or so. Anyone else have this problem?

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Edited December 23, 200519 yr by I LOVE ADRIANA

i dont wear any make-up...and if im in morning mood put really soft light blush on

my eyebrows are just natural..theyre in shape but need to be clean its not a hairy l;asdkjf;alskdjf monster but hmm you need to be happy cuz you live longer

after coming out of the shower use olay quench...for your face let it be how it is...u have to be clean in general for your skin to be clean..drink water..eat fruits..veggies..include meat..have the good carbs in there..soo yea

i dont think ihave a beauty secret cept

very light mascara really light blush just enhances your natural beauty:)

chapstick

a tad bit of blush

MASCARA!!

and a little bit of foundation with powder. Usually when my hair is done, I feel really good.

vaseline

cream blusher

mascara

Damn, cuz I hate using coverup every day... Hopefully they'll only take a couple months or so. Anyone else have this problem?

i don't know if you have the cosmetic brand Avon in U.S,they have great sticks for blemishes.

check this;

http://avonshop.co.uk/avonshop/product.asp...id=5110&level=3

there's also one from drugstore.com;

http://www.drugstore.com/qxp79162_333181_s...ea_tree_oil.htm

my favs;

lancome juicy tubes lip gloss

lancome l'extreme mascara

mac pressed powder

mac blusher peacykeen

and i feel good!

Zap-It washing products for the face

Est

but I know they make those creams that decreases visible of scars .. but not really disappear... and I'm not a pro at this =/ but I'll go ask a specialist I wanna find that out too, not that I have any but for people I know in any way...

every mourning i say "i love and approve of myself, also that i am beautiful ,healthy and fit) this is the first thing that i do when i see myself in the mirror ( i am not ugly or anything i just got used to it as a child , )

it is more of a mental beauty secret

I think sleep and paleness make me look better, don't know why >.<

and since I don't sleep well most of the time and feel tired most of the time, I usually look like sh*&!

You liar You're aurora, sure you sleep very well

But yeah, pale suits you

every mourning i say "i love and approve of myself, also that i am beautiful ,healthy and fit) this is the first thing that i do when i see myself in the mirror ( i am not ugly or anything i just got used to it as a child , )

it is more of a mental beauty secret

When i see myself in the mirror every saturday morning its more like "I don't remember who you are, but I'm gonna shave you"

I have oily skin so make up is a no no for me, I break out to make up easily. I just use a gentle cleanser and sunblock in the morning, I live in a tropical country, so its summer all year round. my only make up is eyeliner, I like to look pale..hahaha \m/

I really don' t use make up, because I had acne problem in the skin. I like going to gym, walking and I like to wearing cotton underwear. I use natural products and some from chemistry, and I love sleeping, a lot!