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[x][edit] - Since being on Advicenators there have been a lot of repetitive questions and innane ones at that. Because of this, I will not be answering as many questions as I had before. To put it simply, some people need to think for themselves. To learn things in life we have to fall down from our hardships, learn from them, and get to our feet again. People aren't just going to spoonfeed you on how to live your life.
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ok i have this friend and she thinks she has the worst skin and really all that's bad is she's got kind of redish skin and a few spots of acne and its not TERRIBLY bad..but she thinks its really bad so she fricken LOADS on concealer..powder..foundation and all that junk and it takes her AT LEAST 20 min to do her make-up (meaning just the foundation n stuff) and it looks SO bad and people are now starting to talk about her and she just wears sooooo much foundation and idk how to tell her and its disgusting almost..what should i tell her??
anonymous -
I'm sure your friend is very sensitive about her skin, so when you talk to her about it, be very careful with your words.
Just sit down and talk to her about it. Tell her first-hand that you're only talking to her about this because you care. Tell her what you said in this post, that she doesn't have that bad of skin. Compliment her skin to the best of your ability, and reassure her that she doesn't need to put on a lot of makeup to cover herself up. Explain that you read "somewhere" that putting on a lot of makeup tends to make the acne more noticeable and that your skin is more prone to breaking out if you use makeup daily. If your friend is up to it, go to the mall together and have a makeup artist at a department store put on some makeup on your friend; request a natural, polished look.
I, too, was once a teen that was prone to breakouts and I went through the same phase your friend did. The reason why I put on makeup was to make the pimples "less noticable" and that I was really insecure about the way I looked. Makeup gave me a bit of confidence I guess you could say. I started with a layer of foundation (not a lot, but enough for coverage) and later down the line I found it made me look silly and pasty. Until I realized that, I laid off a little, instead I opted for sheer coverage.
But now since my face cleared up, I hardly use makeup. I only use foundation to cover minor blemishes (not on the whole face, only on trouble spots) and I set with loose powder and it looks fine. If your friend wants some advice for makeup or skin care, im me on yahoo someday and we'll talk. :)
Also, here's a link with some (but very few) makeup tips:
http://www.xanga.com/jomacjo
Sorry that this is pretty long, but I hope it helped!
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thanks you helped a lot!!
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