Vulnerable Moment Here

Okay, so not many people read this blog, which is why I'm going to share my journey with accompanying photos.

Since I was 12 years old I have had an issue with acne! What a beast those pesky red mini mountains are. Some of my first memories with acne is going into the 6th grade (I'm 11 years old here) I got to start wearing make-up before all my friends did. Cool, right? Well, I started wearing foundation at the age of 11 because of acne. In this same year I started going to the dermatologist. I will always remember the doctor saying, "I'm going to put you on this, however it might cause your teeth to turn yellow because we usually don't put people on this drug till they are 16." I also got a prescription for Retin-A at the same time. Retin-A made my skin so dry, especially around my nose, I thought my nose would fall off, and I was not as popular as Michael Jackson so I do not think I could pull off that look. I eventually quit using it, it wasn't working anyways.

Then, in 7th grade, there was this mean boy who actually said to me, "Ever heard of Clearisil?" Why yes, I had heard of it, and it sucked! I then found Proactiv. It worked wonders. At first it completely cleared up my skin, and then progressively did less and less for me, but kept it decently managable.

In 9th grade, my skin was still a pain to have. I hated it, and nothing seemed to really work. I then decided to go on Birth Control. Again, same as Proactiv, worked beautifully for quite a few years. I didn't have the "I hate looking in the mirror without my make-up" acne. Even though I still had at least 3 pimples at one time, I didn't mind it so much, I mean, I was still a teenager/early 20s after all.

Well, about a year and a half ago I decided that I was going to go off the pill, and stay off. If a kid happened, that would be amazing, if it didn't, well, I'm still young, but still too old for teenage-like acne. Well, a kid didn't happen, but what did happen is my face consistently bore more and more acne each day I was off the pill. What the CRAP!?!?! After this bout of acne I have decided that I have had enough.

Today, I started Accutane. When I tell people this they look at me and say, "Your acne's not that bad." I always think, that's because I have gotten good at my make-up, until the day goes on and it wears off.

Now, on to my journey. I will be taking pictures weekly to watch this journey, and for anyone who is thinking about going on Accutane they can see this and decide whether it's for them or not. Okay, here we go. Here are a few rare pictures. Not many people have seen me without my make-up on.

Week 1. I've been on the pill now for 2 months, so it has improved a bit.