If you follow me on Instagram, you'd know I've been sharing a lot of pimple content lately.
Pimples watching TV. Pimple patches. Taking my pimples out for brunch. A triad of pimples that may or may not resemble the illuminati symbol.
A holy trinity, if you will.
Why would I post images of my blemishes on the internet for strangers to look at?
Aside from the fact Dr Pimple Popper's made millions from doing it, everyone gets pimples.
Even skin experts. Even celebrities.
Even beauty editors like me who have access to the best skin care on the market.
Whether my pimples look like yours or not, I've been actively trying to reframe the way I talk about them and our skin's appearance in general.
Rather than describing breakouts or an acne flare up as having a 'bad skin day', can we just call it... skin?
Skin can look and feel a whole number of ways on any given day. Pores, texture, inflammation, blemishes. They're all normal, but there are things you can do to reduce their appearance if you want to.
On that note, here are four products my pimples didn't know they needed, and why they're working for me.