I'm 18 and have struggled with acne for 7 years and currently my acne is quite severe. The majority of my acne is on the lower half of my cheeks, chin, jawline and neck. I have tried countless antibiotics, topical treatments and over the counter products and although they helped a little, my acne never completely went away. I was advised on numerous occasions by doctors to go on accutane however I was opposed to it due to the side effects and saw it as my absolute last resort. Now that i'm 18 and still struggle with acne, I have decided to see my derm and finally go on accutane. The dilemma I have is that I wear makeup when I go out (I avoid wearing it when i'm just at home) and will soon be undertaking a makeup artistry course (whereby myself and others will be applying make up on me) so I am concerned that accutane will interfere with my skin too much and prevent me from wearing makeup. I know that accutane will make my skin extremely dry so I was wondering if any girls out there could help me and tell me there experience with makeup and accutane....
I have experienced very dry skin a number of times from using 10% benzoyl peroxide and have been able to manage that by using lots of moisturiser and applying a primer before using foundation so was wondering whether the dryness from benzoyl peroxide can be compared to the dryness I will experience on accutane?
Will I still be able to wear makeup if I use a lot of moisturiser and lip balm to counteract the dryness? Or will my skin be too dry and flakey and make my makeup look bad and cakey?
Dry skin doesn't happen to everyone. I'm 20 days into 40mg at 63kg and the acne.org moisturizer has been able to keep it at bay just fine! Also, I think makeup artists are supposed to be able to work with all skin types! You'll just add a different type of experience to the course. Hold your head high and explain your situation. We need makeup artists to be able to work on us, too. 