It’s a little complicated when you have adult acne, as you’ll feel like you are the only one getting breakouts after teen. Actress Lucy Hale was so obsessed with skincare to make up for those years of breakouts as she revealed her struggles with her skin.
Lucy has never struggled with acne during her teens, but adulthood was horrible for the actress as she faced a number of breakouts.
“I think the reason I’m so obsessed with skincare and beauty is that I struggled with my skin — you just want to crawl in a hole,” Hale said. “It feels very isolating, and it can feel so heavy and so difficult.
‘I Was So Embarrassed And Mortified,’ Actress Lucy Hale On Her Breakouts And Days She Didn’t Wanna Be In Front Of A Camera
Looking back, I wish I could have had more grace and compassion with myself, but when you’re in it, it’s excruciating,” she added.
Lucy admitted to not being compassionate with her skin for a long time and today when she’s 32 developed a sense of lightness not blaming herself. The actress was seen encouraging people to be more forgiving of the imperfections they have.
“It’s also important for all of us to realize that skin has texture. Skin has pores. Skin has zits. We don’t see that as much anymore because we’re all on our phones, and we’re seeing all these filters and beautiful people, and so it’s hard for us to remember that it’s okay to have skin that looks like skin,” she elaborated.
A rather terrible incident was also brought up by the actress looking back at the sets of Pretty Little Liars. The show wanted her to look a certain way. The show crew lit her skin with special lighting so that the camera wouldn’t pick up the acne on her face.
She recalled the incident as being so embarassing.
Breakouts were a shame for the actress but gradually she gained perspective. The broad mind keeps the actress from getting stressed and makes her realize that she’s not alone with her troubles.
With time Lucy developed a skincare routine. At first, she used all the products she came across without knowing their reaction.
Learning a lot about her skin, Hale simplified her routines working with a trusted esthetician to find products that suit her skin. Lucy also started reducing dairy intake as much as possible and worked on gut health to heal her skin.
The change actually required for her was with her mindset.
The actress also shared the products that are currently keeping her skin glowy in Glamour’s new Acne Diaries.
