I really wish people who have no experience of rosacea and acne would just not comment on this topic. It’s so hurtful to hear ‘just don’t wear make up - it makes it worse’ or you’re need to wash your face more’ when then truth is that it doesn’t make it worse.
I have atypical acne rosacea and some burst blood vessels. I haven’t worn make up regularly for nearly a year now and my face is the same in terms of redness. I do keep a complete skincare regimen including acids and sunscreen but nothing helps - and I include all the prescription stuff I have been prescribed by the derm.
I am happier in my skin nowadays but it does still get me down a lot that I’m 38 and have skin that prompts people to ask if I’ve tried washing my face
or if I’m ill.
If you can, do go to the GP. You can try finacea, rosex, soolantra, and one other cream I forget the name of (Remembered it’s metrogel) - one of them might work well for you. Finacea is a good place to start as it’s azelaic acid which is included in some skincare nowadays. When I went I took an early appointment and applied make up after! Appreciate it might not be easy to get an appointment now - but you might be able to do a video one which could be easier.
I would also suggest googling for skincare blogs where the person had similar issues, and maybe trying some different skincare. Snail mucin is soothing and seems to work well for some to calm redness - I’ve also just bought this serum from YESSTYLE off the back of a photo review, so I’ll see if it helps.
It’s great you’ve managed to get to a place where your comfortable going bare faced at night. Hopefully it won’t be long till you can do it during the day as well.
PS I’ve found it helpful (sort of) to keep a photo diary of my skin to see what skincare helps and doesn’t help. Thus far (since November) I can tell you I get spots during my period and the redness never goes away but can lessen.