🥺summer is here and it's terrible I've been getting acne everywhere even on my ears lmao. So please hit me up with your best acne prevention tips in summer.

Tips for acne prevention in summer!

So when I get pimples, (and I get a lot of them 😭) is I poke with needle then pimple patch and that works pretty decently but lotta the times as it heals it still leaves behind an amount of not hardened but pasty sebum (gross I know sorry guys) that refuses to leave. I'm a little scared of poking it again and it just doesn't work for me anyways, pimple patch refuses to suck it up and I don't like leaving it in because it often just becomes a new pimple in the future (don't ask me how I know. Lots of regret I tell you for both of them). So my question is:

How do I get rid of the last bit of sebum in my pimples?

What to do about last bit of sebum in acne pimples?

Hi y'all ever since I started retinols again I noticed increase in clogged pores and pimples(as expected) but I'm not super sure if it is the retinols or if it is because I'm over exfoliating because without retinol I used to use a lot of acids and my skin was like glowing with it, I've never had much problems. But idk if this many acids is alright to use with retinol.... I've already cut out a lot of them lol but maybe it's still to much.

Previously when I just got into skincare I tried retinol for a while but maybe it was the mental block or bad skin irritation, I really couldn't tell but I was breaking out so bad y'all so I dropped it. I permently moved to acids and like a lot of them 😅 but my forehead was like permently clogged still so like around 2 months ago I think? I tried using retinol again. Sorry for the long intro haha but this is my routine for now.

Am:
Nature Republic vita c toner
Melano cc
TO Alpha arbutin
Cica emulsion vt 
Sunscreen (when I remember to haha 😅)

Pm: doing the snail method 1 a week (stridex, clay mask and double cleansing) 
Actives: Niacinamide serum + Retinol TO granactive emulsion or glycolic acid toner (TO) 

The rest of the routine: 
Double cleanse
haruharu wonder toner or hado labor shiro toner
Cica mask
Actives as listed above
Nature Republic Tea tree cica emulsion + a drop of argan oil

Spot treat w salicylic acid TO serum + pimple patch on the really emerging pimples 

Here is a photo of my cheek (sorry about the quality) where there like a bunch of clogged pores which is my main concern really, I've kinda given up on my forehead tbh.
Any insight would really help!

Clogged pores on cheeks

Hi guys I'm really bad about remembering to do my am routine which means I often forget my vitamin c and sunblock in the morning which is why I got the melano cc because of the packaging that should last me a long time. I love it but I'm almost out of it too and I think I need something stronger because my pigmentation is not fading as much as before. 

Anyone have a vitamin c rec with good secure packaging? Or just is more stable and lasts longer?

A stable vitamin c rec?

So I just got into skincare last year in the Autumn/winter time and you know even when you pile up the skincare your skin is still alright because otherwise I'm permanently chapped yet still oily somehow. But now summer is here and its humid AF and I can barely layer 3 items without it like being tacky and never drying?

How to layer in summer?

The sensation of this is almost too "silky" it leaves your face feeling a little unnaturally smooth which I imagine is the dimethicone and wax in it. It's convenient but I might stick with liquid sunscreen for the first application and this as a backup 

The packaging was compact and easy to use. The sun stick glides on easily thought it did need a moment to warm up.

Hard to say as I usually don't use eye creams but it is relaxing to use

The packaging was very great, super convenient to use and the texture was a really great lightweight formula that stacks easily with other skincare.

Mild and doesn't make you break out as compared with the retinol in squalene. Just started consistently using it so tbd about the results.

The transexemic acid doesn't seem to work that well at fading dark spots 

It's a fine Niacinamide serum oil control and all that works pretty well

It is a little too gentle, after my skin got used to it it didn't work as well anymore.

It's a good gentle vitamin c for beginners as it did gradually fade some spots over time and continuous use.

catterk