12 year old me (where it all started): Clean baby face, some mini pimples on forehead that weren’t so obvious. Skincare and makeup addict. ie. I loved experimenting diy skincare remedies and loved lipsticks. I’m so grateful that my mother didn’t buy me that contouring kit that I really wanted.

13 year old me: some more pimples on forehead (and bigger) and now some in between eyebrows and upper lip area too. Rest of skin still smooth as a baby’s butt. That year I got more addicted about hair and hairstyles but still liked doing things to my face.

14 year old me: this is where I was bombarded with acne. Small small pimples started appearing here and there on random places all over my face. I always liked to touch them and pop them. They started leaving dark spots on my face, but it was an addiction I couldn’t stop. This age is the age I started covering my face with makeup (concealer, foundation, bb cream) but never overdone it as I hated the feeling of having something on my face. I started hiding from my family. My confidence suddenly dropped and from a fun little cute girl, I’ve become distant and shy to everyone.

15 year old me: I see my first period. it only gets worse. Started avoiding taking pictures. My parents wouldn’t bring me to a dermatologist because they believed that the problem was that I’m always touching my face and that habit had to stop by me, not by a doctor. I’ve started spending my own pocket money on drugstore skincare products hoping that they would help.

Picture of 15 year old me (some makeup coverage & good lighting showed my skin better than it really was):

16 year old me: First tears fall. Night by night sitting in front of the mirror and crying about how my face has evolved. Dark spots all over. Body acne begins. I begged my parents to bring me to a dermatologist and they finally did. 1st prescription: antibiotics for 2 months (the strongest ones). Some improvements but after the two months it came back in a worse condition. Neck acne introduced. More crying. Bought facetune.

17 year old me: My face improves but still fighting acne. One day it is great and the other day I literally have no face. I’m in a situation of ups and downs with my skin, but it got clearer than it has ever been in the past few years. I minimized makeup. Eating healthier as often as possible.

18 year old me (in exactly 1 month): hopefully my birthday present for this year is a clear, bright, healthy skin. 🙏🏼

This is me nowadays :

Yesterday VS Today

March 2019 VS Today

As you can see, the today pics are wayyyy better. Also you can see how much my skin can improve in just one day. Hopefully my skin remains like this 😫