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Acne Makeup Tips

Soothe Your Skin

Acne makeup can be a nightmare to find and apply but here are a few helpful tips to help you along.

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Use non-cometogenic products which do not contain oil and won’t clog pores, ie, oil free, talc free, fragrance free.

Soothe your skin. Aggressive acne creams can make your skin irritated, flaky, greasy but also dehydrated (believe it or not). Use a specific moisturiser with "calming" effects, non-cometogenic, to soothe inflamation before applying makeup. This is super important. You need to "calm" your skin.

Clinique has a great acne friendly makeup line. One of their new products is a "soothing" skin cream called Redness Solutions Urgent Relief Cream. I'm trying it out at present. My first thoughts are that the cream feels great when first applied. My flushed cheeks feel much cooler and fresh. I think I will keep using it :-)

Don't use too much makeup. An overly made up eye or mouth will call attention to your pimples or scars. Less is more. Opt for an attractive neutral look.

(This is probably a disappointment to you - after all, you arrived on this site because it's a makeup website - but I feel I need to be straight with you. Flashy makeup and acne do not go together. I can only compare it to wearing red lipstick when you have yellow or crooked teeth, it would call attention to the problem area. Same applies to the acne situation)

Use a fine-bristle makeup brush to blend the makeup for acne scars/skin. Don't use "stiff" bristles, these will irritate your skin more. Be gentle.

Clean everything and I mean everything. From your face to your makeup applicators to your bathroom towels. Clean everything and very often (your face should be twice daily). You must use clean tools. Using dirty tools will add to your acne problem.

A drop of Visine (eyedrop) will clear away the red of the pimple, fast!

Here is a website called Acne Spot Treatment offering specific, in depth acne information and online acne spot treatment guide.

Unfortunately you can't prevent acne you can do certain things reduce it. Like finding yourself a good dermatologist.

As a teenager, my sister suffered terrible acne and tried every trick in the book to cover it wearing makeup. I remember seeing her in between classes at school. Her pimples (on her forehead) were so severe, they had burst and mixed with hair bangs (yes, we had bangs in the 80s!), sweat and makeup. It wasn't a pretty sight and my heart went out to her.

It wasn't until she saw a good dermatologist and started wearing specific acne creams and acne makeup that this unsightly problem went away.

What acne makeup lines are suited for acne prone skin?

Clinique ==> Their water based foundation specific for acne problems is considered one of the best. It's 100% fragrance free, oil free, talc free and water based. It is a more expensive acne makeup line but so many women swear by them (like my sister!), they must be doing something right.

Maybeline Mineral Power ==> We all know the benefits of using mineral makeups. This makeup line combines those benefits with products that are almost all oil, talc and fragrance free. Great for acne prone skin. And also, they're drugstore prices :-)

I will list more acne makeup lines here so keep coming back

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