Stella the diver

When I talk to people, whether they have acne or not, I prefer looking at their face in general (if that makes sense), I don't specifically target an area on their face, I may unconsciously look at th...

There are times when I feel so angry about my skin that I just want to throw things and punch something, like a wall or mirror. I've stumbled upon an old topic about this guy talking about a punching...

What kind of pillow do you use? Apparently, foam is toxic. My derm told me to switch to a feather pillow!

its not insanely high or low. i can still call it moderately high pressure.i feel good. am not sure if it does any good to my skin though! My derm recommended that to me, too, but I don't have a sho...

My derm recommended that to me, too, but I don't have a showerhead, so I would dunk my head under the sink faucet instead and alternate with splashing water with my hands so that I get a good rinse......

I'm only 15, I never got any pimples before at least 13, and I couldn't care less about them till this year. I used to use Benzoyl Peroxide every once a while but it just wasn't bad enough to worry ab...

Funny thing is I switched Colgate Total to Crest and Crest broke me out a lot on my chin! Now, I;m going to start using natural toothpaste.

Haha! Your derm is a HOOT! I was laughing outloud as I was reading your post. Back when I was in college, I had dermatologist that was a weirdo. He was very old, his office and medical instruments loo...

darling i understand what u mean. this 'not today' thingy happens to all of us. can u possibly think of another option for work in future? i suggest u continue here for now but keep on the search else...

I've made the switch to Crest toothpase, but sadly I think it's been causing my chin/mouth area acne now. I've read some posts that say the same thing. Any toothpaste recommendations, anyone?

stella, i am not sure if it causes break outs but i so fear that whole idea. u know i love cooking. absolutely love it but its been mnths since i have cooked something totally myself. our kitchen isnt...

I know this might be a stupid question lol. I'm not talking about any restaurant, though, nor any job position. I'm mostly referring to restaurants that fry a lot of stuff and if one's working mostly ...

There is only one person I have ever seen with acne scars who I felt "sorry" for because his scars were more severe than mine. His entire face was cratered up but guess what that dude was happy. He sm...

I was at a bookstore yesterday and when I went up to the cash and the cashier had acne scarring. I dunno why, I immediately felt sad (not a "sad/pity for the person" kind of sadness, though). I didn't...

I remember when I achieved clear skin and a lot of people noticed it and complimented me, asking me what did I use. It felt pretty damn good. Short-lived, though.

^ yeah, nothing wrong with wanting to look good unless it becomes a spending problem like in "Confessions of a Shopaholic"

I have been back on Duac for almost a year, but in the last three weeks its slowly stopped working and my skin is like it was before treatment. I get huge pimples (or cysts?) on my cheeks, they are so...

Don't be discouraged!! Yikes, I've read a lot of nasty things about Accutane! It's the last resort, when you really have tried a lot of things that don't work. I've always had oily skin, too. I hope ...

I tell myself that I'm at school, not a fashion show or photo shoot set, therefore it's ok if I don't look my best, I'm here to study yo f*ck the haters

Yes, me too. It's quite frustrating because I see people with smooth, baby skin and think how lucky they are.

This page is making me realise how evil some people can be! Is there such a thing as acne-ist lol the thing I try and remember is putting things into perspective, some people physically cannot leave t...

Some people can be so harsh and it made me kind of mad and sad that a lot of the responses glorified clear skin as opposed to acne. I always have this debate in my head about beauty and acne.It's tru...

I guess it became a problem ever since I started getting acne during my teenage years, but in varying degrees. I guess the psychological effects got more serious since last year. I guess the trigger f...

It also feels very agonizing to look in the mirror and see the scars that we haven't even inflicted on ourselves by picking and to discover scars that we never knew we had before...

This happened to me this weekend! My friend invited me to go swim but I was so hesitant about it because of the acne scars on my back! Imagine having to cover that up! The night before, I even tried t...