Weddingbee Blog

I am getting monthly facials leading up to my wedding, and my makeup artist is using airbrush makeup. That stuff is light but covers everything so well.

OMG! Thank you for posting this, I am not alone! LOL, within this last year I have also just begun using metrogel for my newly diagnosed rosacea - I’m only 22! Apparently this NEVER goes away - why me?!?! Apparently it can be genetic (and I guess I do see a little bit on my Dad) but the doc believes that it is mainly come to light becuase of a nasty sunburn I had about a year ago - wear your sunblock ladies!!! It was my first summer in Victoria BC and I underestimated the sun - I was cold temperature wise, then I was burned to a crisp on my face within an hour.

I hope it gets better by next June, otherwise I guess makeup will have to do the drink. However, if it doesn’t significantly improve by Oct/Nov I’m going to request to try the antibiotics that can often work…Good luck Miss P!

I have mild issues with acne - have all my life. I’ve tried most prescription medications etc creams, name it my doctor has probably prescribed it at some point or another. The only thing that has somewhat helped is birth control pills.. haha.. It makes it a little more manageable and my breakouts are easier to cover up.

The best my skin ever looked was on holiday in Disneyland… I think I might move to California.

One product I do recommend (especially for rosacea) is Cover FX (http://www.coverfx.com/). I used to work in a drug store that carried the line and have seen (and participated in) demos that were incredible. It is -very- heavy though. So if you don’t like wearing makeup I don’t recommend it - but it does last quite some time. It’s often used by people with scarring as it’s the best at covering it up.

I never had a problem with acne as a teenager, I turned 21(am now 24) and have been dealing with it ever since. I have lately been using a tea tree oil soap with a benzoyl peroxide prescription from the Dr. and it is clearing up a bit. They aren’t big red pimples they are the small ones.

it’s funny–my skin was *wonderful* before my wedding, but it’s so awful now I made my first dermatologist appt in years today. I’m on hormonal BC, which cleared up most of my adult acne. I’ve had acne since I was 12, which is waaay too long. However, it was all mostly gone as I had worked so hard, and then my wedding makeup artist told me I had wonderful skin, but it was too dry and foundation wasn’t going to look good. Which I found odd, as I’ve spent all the years since I was about 12 trying to dry my skin out–my skin is really oily. Well, she pushed the “your skin overproduces oil because you dry it too much” thing. So, I did what she asked: drank gallons of water, used an eye cream and a very light oil-controlling moisturizer. And, I have to say, my skin looked amazing on my wedding day. Wish it looked like that now! We’ll see what the doctor says…

Miss Kiwi:

The laser “stung” but didn’t “hurt” per se. I have to say though that one session was only enough for some of them. I still have others, and I think it also depends how thick the skin around the area is. It definitely worked to some extent though — at least all are minimized.

I’ll keep on using what I have and see if it gets better. I think the Desonate has helped for the eczema, but it doesn’t help that I always seem to rest my hand on my face/chin when in front of the computer — it gets better and then I make it worse!

Hami: yes! Genes and the darn sun are to blame and I rarely even tan! Seems a little is too much for me period!

I’ll keep you ladies posted if things get better!

I feel your pain, too! Never had skin problems in high school — probably never used moisturizer and didn’t even know how to put concealer or foundation on because I never needed it, and then in college I broke out terribly with what I learned was rosocea. It took about 2-3 years to finally get it under control.

I am now on Orthotricyclen (the pill, but I swear it was the one thing that finally calmed my skin down), I use Clenia facewash twice a day (have seen a huge improvement since I’ve been using this for about 2 years), and I use Finacea at night only. The Finacea dries my skin out a lot, but I have also seen a decrease in breakouts since I’ve started using this.

I think I finally have a good routine, but it took so many trials and errors to get it right. Metrogel didn’t work for me, some oral pills made me nauseous, and other topical treatments made it worse or WAY too dry. You really do have to try different things and be patient while your skin adapts and tells you if it’s working or not, before you try the next thing. It’s frustrating.

I know it’ll sound weird, but this post was kind of comforting to me as I face similarly frustrating skin issues. I’ve always had minor breakouts but coupled with rosecea, it has been much worse.
I went to the dermatologist for a couple of years when I was younger and spent a lot of time having needles stuck into my face and being prescribed topical cremes which burned my sensitive skin, but for now, I seem to have found a couple of things that work.
1) Face Doctor Soap - Helps remove the dead skin from breakouts and reduces the redness (http://www.nextag.com/face-doctor-soap/search-html)
2) Clinique CX Redness Relief Creme - Soothes the skin’s surface and helps with blotchiness (http://www.clinique.com/templates/products/sp_nonshaded.tmpl?ngextredir=1&CATEGORY_ID=CATEGORY4915&PRODUCT_ID=PROD6017)
Good luck with your skin issues! Hopefully you will find something that works for you.

I also have the broken blood vessel/mild (MILD) rosacea issue. My derm said many women react this way to oral birth control (which I can’t exactly stop!). I’ve had a few laser treatments to minimize some of the bad, most visible veins. My FI thinks I’m imagining things but they are definitely there. I think the best thing is the laser treatments, but I also have a sunscreen made by Johnson & Johnson that reduces redness, and I think it’s not bad. You might want to give it a try.