Hormonal acne.

 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝.⁣

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This type of acne is caused by hormonal fluctuations & is often related to your menstrual cycle, usually (though not always) appearing right before or during your period. It can also be caused by Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - PCOS - ( 🎵 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙢𝙚 𝙝𝙞, 𝙄’𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙢𝙚 🙋🏻‍♀️ 🎵 ), pregnancy, menopause & increased androgen levels.⁣

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Hormonal acne is characteristically on the lower half of the face around the chin/jawline and is often very angry, very inflamed, very sore and very stubborn to treat…It’s also a bloody nightmare to cover with makeup as it’s not like your normal breakout (texture, inflammation, blah blah blah..)⁣

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I’ve got a beast at the moment that will not be hidden and it bloody hurts..⁣

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I had clients in my studio today and when this hormonal disaster hit my face I was bloody gutted, initially thinking “𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘜𝘈 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴” and set to work trying to cover it - layers of colour correction, concealer, powder, you name it - it wasn’t working, I was crying, my skin was screaming in pain and then I just thought, fuck it. ⁣

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𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝, 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙚! ⁣

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Skin as angry and vulnerable as this does not need layers of product, it needs to breathe! I’d tell any client this and yet I was sat there 723 (ish) layers deep, introducing bacteria to what is essentially an open wound and causing myself pain all because I was embarrassed about my skin.⁣

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Well. How bloody stupid!⁣

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So, I did my eyes & the rest of my face but left the affected area bare, making sure there was no product on there. It needs to heal, it does not need to be covered. ⁣

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𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘰𝘬.⁣

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Breakouts happen. We shouldn’t be ashamed of our skin.⁣

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I’m off to take some ibuprofen and put a hot water bottle over my uterus. ⁣

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𝙊𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙩. ✌️ ⁣

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