I have no idea where to start!!
I used to be able to use anything on my skin and it always looked brilliant. For years I used soap, exfoliator twice a week and whatever moisturiser, Everything from Clinique, No.7, Avon, Supermarket stuff and no problems.
The past year or so my skin has been a mess, so much so that I have had to stop weaing makeup as it looks awful, but I don't feel like myself without it.
So I need to start from scratch...
My forehead is very oily
Across my eyebrows is very dry and flaky
Under my eyes is dry but not flaky, dark circles
My nose is very oily, very open pores extending onto my cheeks. Some blackheads that won't shift. Sometimes flaky too.
Chin very oily
Under chin and neck dry and scaly.
As you can imagine, makeup looks a complete mess.
I have been reading about oil cleansing and thought this might help, got No7 facial cleansing oil for xmas.
My skin feels very tight and dry after using it and my oily patches are 10 times worse after about half an hour.
It has also lead to some very painful pimples on my chin, under my chin and my neck. Have stopped using for that reason about 2 weeks ago but pimples still coming and going.
I am using a cheap moisturiser with hyaluronic acid atm but it is very stingy around the cheeks and just makes me go red.
Am avoiding washing my face at the moment, even water makes it tight.....just really rubbing moisturiser on the dry bits and hoping for the best.
I know I am dehydrated, I drink nowhere near enough and am trying to fix this, also eating much healthier too.
Anyone got any ideas where to start??
Also, to make it even harder, I am on a tight budget so the cheaper the better. Any suggestions very welcome
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What do I need for my skin? Help! (long)
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lorneylou · 29/01/2015 15:58
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