Did you have good skin in high school?

By mrbee Jun 11, 2013

My skin wasn't great in high school... but in retrospect, I had no skin care regimen whatsoever. It got better in college, and then by the time I graduated I didn't really get breakouts. Thank goodness because I was working in corporate America and I think there is a lot of discrimination against bad skin in the Fortune 500.

My skin now is pretty average... it doesn't glow or anything ha. I'm finally taking decent care of it though.

Did you have good skin in high school? How had it changed over the years?

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Mrs. Pen
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts

Jun 11, 2013

I've always had really bad skin prone to blemishes. It sucks.
chopsuey
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts

Jun 11, 2013

My skin was terrible in middle school, but cleared up in high school.
It's pretty decent now considering I haven't been taking care of it much. DS touches my face a lot and sticks his hands in his mouth so I don't like wearing lotion/spf unless I go out.
Lindsay05
pomegranate / 3759 posts

Jun 11, 2013

Awful in high school. In fact I saw someone I knew z few years after graduating and they said I looked different. 'Oh I know, your skin cleared up' Ummm thanks.
Anagram
eggplant / 11716 posts

Jun 11, 2013

I've always had dry skin, so have never had problems with acne. But hello wrinkles in my 30's for the other side of that coin. Blah.
Mrs. Champagne
coconut / 8483 posts

Jun 11, 2013

It wasn't horrible! Occasional break outs but pretty good for the most part.

It's horrible now since going off BCP. Actually stocked up on new products today to hopefully help!
Mrs. Pickle
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts

Jun 11, 2013

I didn't get many breakouts in high school. I feel like I get more now even though my skin care regime is better.
Pepper
pomelo / 5820 posts

Jun 11, 2013

My skin was awesome in high school. After I went off birth control in my mid twenties, I broke out a lot. My skin was terrible for awhile... but now pregnancy hormones are helping it out a bit.
swedishfish
GOLD / coconut / 8266 posts

Jun 11, 2013

My skin was so bad I was on Accutane for a while. It's been great throughout my twenties except for parts of this pregnancy!
stargal
pomegranate / 3890 posts

Jun 11, 2013

I had terrible acne as a teen. it was so bad and embarrassing and really messed with my self confidence!
Ra
honeydew / 7586 posts

Jun 11, 2013

I've been incredibly lucky with my skin. Both of my brothers had acne in middle/high school but I never had more than the occasional breakout.
Mrs. Jump Rope
blogger / coconut / 8306 posts

Jun 11, 2013

I've been really lucky with my skin. I hardly get any blemishes.

I had HORRIBLE acne with my pregnancy, even on my back and shoulders, that left scars.

My skin went back to normal after delivery, though.
ladyfingers
pomelo / 5331 posts

Jun 12, 2013

I did. I have always had horrible cystic acne but I took a course of Accutane in the 8th grade and my skin remained pretty good until I was out of college. I go through phases where I use topicals, it clears up, I go off them, it stays good for a while, then it gets bad again.

I had to abandon the prescription topicals during pregnancy and my skin got kinda bad but now post partum it's been pretty clear. It's still scarred and whatnot, but at least you can cover that with makeup. I think maybe the hormone balance I've got going on from not being pregnant but still breastfeeding, are doing good for my skin?
.twist.
pineapple / 12802 posts

Jun 12, 2013

I've been super lucky too. I've had pretty good skin my whole life. A little dry, but that's nothing to complain about!
mrsjazz
coconut / 8234 posts

Jun 12, 2013

@Mrs. Pen: Ditto I had bad skin in high school and still do at 35. I have to look on the bright side with my oily skin--yes I have blemishes now--but the wrinkles will stay away longer.
IRunForFun
pomelo / 5509 posts

Jun 12, 2013

I had a bad case of acne when I was in like 8th/9th grade that the doctor prescribed Retin-A for and I had an allergic reaction to it. It sort of cleared up later on in high school, with the occasional breakout.

My skin has been breaking out A LOT though in recent months and I can't figure out why. I try not to use harsh products on it so I do natural cleansers and lotions and use witch hazel as toner, but ugh. Whhhyyyy do I have acne at almost 30!?
MrsKoala
cantaloupe / 6869 posts

Jun 12, 2013

Ugh, I had great skin in high school. Never had acne until college. Now, it's terrible!
Caly
nectarine / 2765 posts

Jun 12, 2013

Thankfully, *knock on wood* I've always had pretty good skin. A wee bit dry at times but nothing that a good moisturizer can't fix. Now, in my younger years I had many other unfortunate things going for me to make up for it...you know, braces, glasses, bangs, all-around dorkiness. I'm cringing just thinking about it. Heh
Alivoo01
wonderful olive / 19353 posts

Jun 12, 2013

Nope! I had crazy breakouts, but I think it was because I didn't know how to care for it. I just washed it with whatever my mom bought me.
autumnlove
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts

Jun 12, 2013

It was bad my freshman year then I started using Retin A and it was gloriously clear for the rest of high school!
TheReelDeal
kiwi / 742 posts

Jun 12, 2013

I had the best skin in high school. I'm getting back to that now, which is awesome because for awhile in my mid twenties it was bad.
teamjse
nectarine / 2274 posts

Jun 12, 2013

I never had awesome skin in high school, never really had any breakouts.

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