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So, full disclosure: this video is a year old. Sorry if you’ve seen it before. If so, here are some recent stories about Kristen Stewart‘s Twilight wedding dress and the Kardashians being assholes.
Anyway. This is Cassandra, plucky Youtube make-up instructor also known by her screenname, DiamondsAndHeels14. This old video of hers is making the rounds right now, and if you haven’t seen it, you should.
When the video begins, Cassandra appears per usual with flawless make-up. She then explains she suffers from severe cystic acne (which you’d never guess) and within a minute, the make-up goes away. You can tell the reveal is hard for her and she says as much.
However, we were really impressed with her courage! By exposing her so-called biggest insecurity and tackling it in such a blunt manner, the message of the video is pretty empowering: “If you have terrible acne, there are ways to work around it.” Way to go.
(Fashion Indie via Styleite)
She’s really pretty even without make up(:
I have acne too and it sucks but it’s pretty moderate.
What an inspiring story for people using foundation on acne prone skin. This could go perfectly on my foundation blog.
I have been using Juice Beauty’s Organics To Clear Skin and it really has helped to clear up my skin in just a few weeks. I was so happy to find something that works with my skin. Unlike most products that dry out your skin, these heal and hydrate at the same time. I also love Juice Beauty’s Blemish Clearing Mask, I use it a few times a week after the Green Apple Peel and it’s the perfect combination for my skin! My skin has never been this clear! I love it!
You’re gorgeous – with or without makeup!
Cassandra’s Acne has cleared up since this video by using Aztec clay. She looks fabulous now. I can imagine how hard it was for her to make this, but she has made many more inspiring videos about her Acne than how to cover it up, by showing how to actually physically clear it up.
She is adorable though. And props to her for having the confidence to make this video
First, I would like to say you are beautiful! Unfortunately, we live in a world where what you look like determines how “pretty” you are or even how important you. Fortunately, you are pretty with or without your makeup routine. You should feel very liberated right now. There are not many people who are strong enough to do a video like you have, and in the process help others. Keep up the wonderful attitude and beautiful smile:)
i found out the name of what i`m using now it works pretty good. bought it at wally-world. (Clearasil Ultra) Acne+Marks,washand mask.
You go, girl! you are just BEAUTIFUL, with and without makeup.
She’s a brave girl.
I remember when I was younger, I would take the train in the morning and put my makeup on while on the way to school. I had terrible acne. One time, after I was done, this woman leaned over and said, “Wow, I can’t believe how different you look. Are you a make-up artist? You should be. You look great.” I was soo offended. I knew she was really saying that I looked terrible without my makeup and with all the coverage I looked much better. :(
Makeup is sometimes a necessary evil. Yes, it can clog pores and cause problems, but women don’t always have the luxury, especially in the workplace, to walk around without it. People judge your appearance everywhere.
Kudos, to this kiddo. She’s beautiful inside and out. She is trying to help others with prejudice. How many of you commenting on her appearence and methods can say that?
I suffered from this for years, it ruined relationships due to my need to constantly wear make up and was a constant stress.
Two years ago I went to a great dermatologist and he told me that my skin was not he result of anything I was doing, it wasn’t due to cleanliness, diet or wearing thick make up, but that acne of this severity is purely from a hormone inbalance and that is genetic. It was a huge relief to hear this, and since being prescribe isotane (strong doses of vitamen A), I now have completely clear skin.
Her courage is so impressive
I’ve had troubled skin for most of my adult life. About a year ago I threw out all of perscribed and over the counter cleansers, toners and lotions and started using Extra Virgin Olive Oil to cleanse my face and Witch Hazel to tone. I’ve seen amazing improvements.
Comments by poeple like Lolz are stupid and insensitive. People with severe acne don’t get it from unclean skin. It’s from a hormonal imbalance and an inability to fight off the infection through the body’s natural process.
You think Cassandra hasn’t tried deep cleansing or thorough makeup removal? You’re an idiot, Lolz. Next time think before typing.
IS THIS A JOKE?
SHE HAS ACNE LIKE THAT BECAUSE SHE NOT ONLY CAKES ON LAYERS UPON LAYERS, BUT THEN SETS IT IN TO SUFFOCATE HER SKIN ALL DAY.
she probably wouldn’t have such god awful skin if she let her skin breathe for a day.
there’s not always a way to get rid of acne. i tried cleaners, prescription drugs, natural remedies, detoxs, tea tree oil, every single non-clogging type of cream and make-up and nothing helped. on days when i could stay home alone, i shed all the makeup, kept my hair up and tried to let my skin “breathe.”
acne’s a f*cking beast and it devastated my self-esteem. all too often people, like yourself, think that it would all go away if the skin was just kept cleaner. you wouldn’t believe the oil slick that appears on my skin between the time i go to bed and the time i awake. it’s abnormal, certainly, but it’s the way i am. i spent the better part of my life feeling embarrassed in my own skin because of my own skin, and i have spent surely close to $10K in that time on products to help it and/or hide it. it’s a physically and emotionally painful condition, and snide remarks from unkind and/or dense onlookers are not needed or welcome.
Cleanliness can always be an issue.
But IMO, acne is most often due to inadequate nutrition, at least as a base issue.
Since young people are often growing the most, their bodies need lots of vitamins and minerals to keep healthy.
Acne is a medical condition and is often hereditary and can be devastating and incurable. And you’re a prick.
Cystic acne is not caused by makeup use. You shouldn’t feel the need to make a comment when you don’t know what you are talking about. You probably wouldn’t be so god awful stupid if you thought before you spoke. You don’t know why she has acne and rest assured it isn’t anything she did or didn’t do. Some people believe that people get what they deserve and that is why people blame victims of crime. That is what you are doing. You are blaming her for something that is clearly not her fault. There is a real smallness about you that is quite sad. I really feel sorry for you. You are pitiful.
you obviously have no idea what cystic acne is like. I have battled cystic acne for 14 years now and no matter what you do or don’t do, it remains! there are three possibilites…it spontaneously goes away one day, you go on Accutane which may or may not work, or you concede to its presence and cover it up like hell!
That was pretty brave! I too suffer from acne and I am 34! Also I have had it since I was 9 years old. Trust me it sucks. Like Anna (in Comments) I also had a multitude of cleaners etc and have recentaly found that I only need one cleanser that is for sensitive skin. What a differance! I never tried one for sensitive skin before because it didn’t seem like it would be enough. I very rarely have blemishes anymore (only when I drink soda) but after 25 plus years of acne I have lots of scars, I guess thats what make-up is for! So people with acne, be gentle to your skin!
I`m 46yrs old an i still get acne but not as much,i heard off this product that helps your skin rejuvenate an the old skin dries off an the new skin comes out butt i don`t know whats its called sorry people.butt also I`m an man an we have this problems also ladies.lets try an put our minds together an figure this out.the skin we are in needs our most divided attention.
what a brave woman. that was my life for over 15 years, but i could never have mustered up the confidence to make such a video. i’m in my late 20s now and this past summer i became so frustrated with the oil spill that was my face that i begun treating it like you would a greasy dish. i threw out the multitude of cleaners, grabbed my exfoliator and a bar of ivory soap and 3 day later the improvement was remarkable. its’s now 6 months later, and i can leave the house without a full face of make-up.
everyone’s skin is different. sometimes hormones are to blame for acne, sometimes they aren’t. sometimes you just need to get all that damn oil off your face. my skin needed the one thing i was always told to avoid – harsh, drying soap. now i skip the primers and only use purminerals mattifying gel.