I'm not really completely sure what I want to say about skin with acne and acne scars. After all, I am not an adolescent anymore, so these things shouldn't bother me as much anymore. But they do (sometimes). And by these things I mean people commenting my skin in an inappropriate way. Yes, it happens. Usually those people are promoters of some kind of cosmetics. But once a guy came out to me and said that my skin would be so much better if I eliminated meat from my diet. And children sometimes stare at my skin and than innocently ask me about these red dots on my face. This I actually don't mind as much anymore, because they are children and they are just curious. OK, back to the promoters, there are those who inform me, that my skin has large pores and is oily and that this cream will really really help me. So I nod and smile and take a sample - because I looooove samples (I mean, c'mon, how could you not, it's free stuff :D). Because I know that it's their job and they are usually pretty nice. And they usually say stuff like "problematic skin", or as mentioned "oily skin", "large pores" etc. But not so long ago, one specimen of a promoter straight up told me, that my skin is terrible. Listen, I am not pretending that my skin is crystal clear. I have a mirror. :) But it was just her style and usage of the word "terrible" that really ... well.. hurt me. I know that they are just words, and that I should be confident enough to not let it bother me. But it did. And I imagined that if the same person was talking to a teenager, that would be even more damaging.
Did I do anything about it, you ask? Well, I complained to the company. And I didn't buy anything from them. And talked about it thoroughly with my dear family & friends.
What am I doing about my skin? I try to take care of it the best way I can. Sometimes I'm a bit sloppy, I admit. I have polycystic ovary syndrome and the treatment that worked best for me so far were birth control pills. But since I decided to take a break from those, the number of my cystic acne has increased immensely. And I am trying to love myself unconditionally. It doesn't always work, but it is the goal. It helps that I have a man that loves me without any makeup on and I feel comfortable around him. It helps that I do realize that there are muuuuuch worse things in this world to happen to you. It helps that I know that I am so much more than my skin. It helps that (thanks to my inability to wake up earlier in the morning) I was able to go out, to work, among people without a scratch of concealer and/or foundation and feel fairly confident. Will this post help? Well, I don't exactly know, but I just felt that I had to post it :)
Thanks for reading :)
Did I do anything about it, you ask? Well, I complained to the company. And I didn't buy anything from them. And talked about it thoroughly with my dear family & friends.
What am I doing about my skin? I try to take care of it the best way I can. Sometimes I'm a bit sloppy, I admit. I have polycystic ovary syndrome and the treatment that worked best for me so far were birth control pills. But since I decided to take a break from those, the number of my cystic acne has increased immensely. And I am trying to love myself unconditionally. It doesn't always work, but it is the goal. It helps that I have a man that loves me without any makeup on and I feel comfortable around him. It helps that I do realize that there are muuuuuch worse things in this world to happen to you. It helps that I know that I am so much more than my skin. It helps that (thanks to my inability to wake up earlier in the morning) I was able to go out, to work, among people without a scratch of concealer and/or foundation and feel fairly confident. Will this post help? Well, I don't exactly know, but I just felt that I had to post it :)
Thanks for reading :)
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