How terrible is it to have bad skin.....? :(

[Anonymous]

My skin was ALMOST clear before I started junior year 5 weeks ago, but recently I broke out like crazy because of the bacteria at school, change in weather and stress! I counted around 15 red spots on my face! But when I cover it up with makeup it looks alright, even though it's super obvious I'm wearing tons of makeup...Do guys or girls even care? :(

It seems like I am the only one in school with terrible skin :(

I avoided seeing my crush and walked with my head down all day cause I was so self concious about my terrible breakout and nasty makeup-job :( AGH...I'm pretty sure it's clearing up, but in the meantime, how terrible is thiss?

Keep in mind, it's from the point of veiw of hundreds of baby-soft skinned high schoolers!

[MarieF]

You are not the only one! I'm a senior now, but in 7th-8th grade when puberty was happening, I was breaking out every other day. I would have my head down too. It's not a bad thing to have it. At least it will go away since it's only temporary. Everyone has this, just at different times. It's totally not a terrible thing. When I had breakouts, I would put makeup on my face too, but be careful. Make sure the makeup you're using doesn't contain oil or anything that can cause more breakouts. Also, no one even noticed it. The only thing they noticed was that I was so self-conscious and acting weird because I was trying to "hide" them from people who were looking. Don't worry about it, 'kay? :) You are a junior in high school and don't let something that small, literally small, mess up your school year or put you down :)

[imimim]

It's FINE! Seriously, I know how you feel. I have acne too that would look awful, but when I wear make-up I look really pretty. I wish my skin was clear, but that's the way it is. Just do the best job you can with covering it up and making it look natural. People won't really think about the fact that you have makeup on.

[Anonymous]

I have little acne spots on my face and it's fine. I'd rather show what I really look like than cake on make up to the point where people can tell I overdid it. It isn't the end of the world if your skin isn't perfect. I just think people shouldn't feel bad about something that is difficult to control.