The one thing in my life that has made me the most insecure is acne. I have had it since I was at least twelve years old. I remember trying to hide those hugs pimples on my chin by covering it with my hands as I slouched at the table. I remember crying to myself in my room thinking I looked horrible.
I also remember thinking I never looked good in makeup.

That is many of your stories to, huh?

Now that I am 22 and STILL have issues, I have coped with the fact that I will have blemishes or bad breakouts often and need to get back on a routine that works. I was in a period in my life where my skin cleared up! It vanished. How? I will tell you. Most importantly, I need to get back into this routine.

I will list some steps it took to clear my skin.

*Disclaimer- This worked for me and everyone is different. These are just tips and ideas for you to try out. :)

• What is a skin type? Examples: Is your skin dry, normal(meaning easy to work with), oily, combination, or sensitive. 
• How do I figure out what my skin type is? 
• Easy! If your skin tends to be more oily around the t-zone, and you feel like your skin is always slippery, than you are oily. 
• If your skin flacks often after washing and you can see flakes on your skin through your makeup, then you have dry skin.
• If you have a oily t-zone and have dryness on the cheeks and chin/jaw area, then you have combination skin.
• If products make you break out or give you redness or your skin peels, then you have sensitive skin.
• Disclaimer- I am not a professional, but I am sharing what I have learned.
• I am also combination skin.

• I used many products and it was so hard for me to find something that really cleared my skin of acne and scars.
• I finally used the Proactiv system my first year of college! It worked very well and almost cleared it completely. The thing about this system is that you must not be lazy or you will not get great results.
• Drugstore products never seemed to work not matter how patient I was.
• I even tried a prescribed cream and worked good but I wanted a system with a cleanser and moisturizer, so I stopped using it.
• Remember to wash your face every day and find a good moisturizer!