so my skin has gone to put

[OnlyWantsOne]

its cold, my hormones are fucked and the days of a swish of mascara are long gone.

Im 23, long dark hair, pale ish skin which is now dry and scratchy on my face, was doing OCM need some help with make up, even e45 is burning my skin

how can I make my skin / me seem less slummy and more yummy

Baby bottom butter? (Waitrose) A couple of nights slathered in this ought to help with the dryness at least...

I went through this in my 20s. Every moisturiser stung, and if I wore foundation it look like paint on a badly sanded surface!

Here's what I would recommend -

a really gentle cleanser; try one of the rinse off oils like Mac's. They are light, very bland, shouldn't irritate your skin, and rinse off easily. Mac's is £15 but does last about 3/4 months.

Pat your skin dry and then spritz with a mineral waterspray such as Evian or Avene (both from Boots, about £5).

Then pat on a few drops of a very light facial oil such as Bio-Oil (Boots, £6 ish). The oil traps the moisture against your skin and it really helps the dryness.

Can't recommend any make-up, but if you follow the above routine it should calm your skin down in a week or so so, then perhaps you could get some samples to try out.