Articles about: spots
Simple Facial Wash gel: The ultimate budget cure for that stubborn teenage skin
Up until last year, I’d never had any problems with my skin. I’d made it safely through my teenage years without any major incidents (skin-wise, I mean) and had never once really had to...
Two headed monster rears its ugly heads: what to do with a fecker of a spot?
With almost as many heads as a Hydra this was one spot that was mad as hell and not going to take it any more. It was one of those sore ones you see. Sore and so huge the side …
Bad skin doesn’t end on last day of school. Monster spot drama at 27
When I awoke last Monday, I was confused as to why my right eye seemed to be squinting of its own accord. I was also curious about the searing pain just below it. Had I been sleepwalking again? Did I...
I hate you so much right now: hormones making life living HELL
This morning I woke up with clawing, grabbing, cramps ripping through me. My head was splitting – a banging headache sprang into action to add to the joy. I had to crawl – crawl! –...
Clean & Clear Advantage Acne Spot Treatment Review
Prior to Friday evening, the last time I’d perused the Clean & Clear section of the skincare aisles was about fifteen years ago. I was utterly obsessed by blackheads at the time and tried...
Pure tea tree oil: Pure useless as a spot buster
Tea tree oil is found in loads of spot treatments, is a natural antiseptic, and loads of people swear by it as a fantastic spot buster. Me, well, I’m more likely to swear at it than by it, and...
In which the world’s biggest spots force me to break a cardinal beauty rule
Apart from one massive hormonal underskin spot that appears at precisely the same time every month before sinking back to the depths from whence it came, I don’t usually suffer with spots....
Clearasil Ultra Rapid action treatment cream: actually does what it says on the tin
“So what attracted you to Clearasil Ultra Rapid Action treatment cream Aphrodite?” “Well Terry, if I’m honest it would have to have been the big red 4 HOURS image on the front...
Student Style: Witch Hide & Clear Natural Concealer
Whoever said spots were a teenage affliction was lying. Despite the squeaky-cleanliness of my skin after my forays into the world of Garnier and L’Oreal Paris facial scrubs, blackheads are now...