My acne finally chilled out last year.
The red, raw bumps were gone. I was thrilled. I had gone through the rollercoaster of all those stripping cleansers that dried my face out, made the acne worse, got on the pill and so on.
And now, my face looking like a damn connect-the-dots game. Dark spots everywhere, some light, some super dark, uneven as he**.
I'd wake up and be like damn they're still there. Tried the Pinterest and Tiktok stuff – baking soda, toothpaste, aloe vera, potato juice, vitamin C, scrubs, random Amazon creams – and either nothing happened or the spots got patchier or the edges lightened but the middle stayed black. Some would dry out the skin.
Felt like why bother. Not the best at makeup so always ended up looking looked cakey. Stopped taking selfies, hated close-up pics, felt ugly af some days. Can't lie.
Got tired of wasting money and flaring my skin more.
Last year took a gamble on a korean skincare product - the correct and boost serum. First month I saw zero change and was ready to quit again. I didn't. Then another and my skin tone started looking less all over the place. Biggest change was the texture - smoother. Still not perfect though. I started using their SPF in the summer. Another 3 or so months and i'm in a much better place with my skin and with my mental health tbh.
A Final Word to My Sisters
This thing isn't magic. If you want your skin to change in one week, this isn't it. But if you want healthy skin - that you can actually feel, then park here.
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