The Acne Battle Book

How To Create A Skin Care Routine For Acne Scars

How To Create A Skin Care Routine For Acne Scars

By Daisy Jing Nothing feels more frustrating to have your acne cleared up, but the acne scars remain.  There are ways to remove acne scars, however! What you need is to establish a skin care r...

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How to Prevent Acne When You Quit Birth Control Pills

By: Samantha Rizzo   Everyone with acne who’s on birth control probably wonders from time to time: how do I prevent a breakout when I stop the birth control pill? Birth control is commonly presc...

How to Cover Acne Scars with Makeup

How to Cover Acne Scars with Makeup

By Tianna Acne scarring can make you feel self-conscious about yourself. Even though makeup won’t make the underlying acne scarring any better, sometimes we just need a boost to our confidence and ...

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Why Do We Get Acne In The First Place?

By: Samantha Rizzo   Acne affects about 85% of people between the ages of 12 and 24, and about half of adults have acne or acne-like skin issues. What the heck is going on here? Why is acne so co...

These Adaptogenic Highlighters are Perfect for Acne Prone Skin

These Adaptogenic Highlighters are Perfect for Acne Prone Skin

By: Kali Kushner asdfghjkliuhygtfdf As much as I love a good highlighter, finding one that doesn’t make an acne prone gal (like yours truly) breakout is like finding a needle in a haystack. I’ve t...

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7 BEAUTY TIPS THAT ARE STRAIGHT UP LIES

By: Samantha Rizzo The internet provides us with so much information that it can sometimes be hard to tell the truth from the lies. The skin care industry is no exception and might even be consid...

Adaptogenic Skincare: A Natural Solution for Stressed out Skin

Adaptogenic Skincare: A Natural Solution for Stressed out Skin

By: Kali Kushner   It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that two of my favorite things right now are good skincare and strong adaptogens. But what happens when you combine the two? That’s what ...

I Quit Wearing Makeup For A Year And My Acne Got Worse

I Quit Wearing Makeup For A Year And My Acne Got Worse

By: Kali Kushner   For the past year and a half, I've been makeup free for the sake of my skin. Struggling with persistent, adult cystic acne over the last few years meant I was willing to tr...

Au Naturale Cosmetics: Wear Makeup AND Have Clear Skin

Au Naturale Cosmetics: Wear Makeup AND Have Clear Skin

 By Kali Kushner   Perhaps one of the hardest parts of dealing with persistent acne is the concept of makeup. If you’re suffering with a few pimples, do you ditch the blush, bronzer, and highlighte...

Is Bioderma Micellar Solution Better Than Drugstore Micellar Solutions?

by Brigid Anderson       Over the last few years micellar solutions have become one of the most popular products on the market to remove makeup. Though they've only recently become popular is ...

Protect and Repair Your Skin from HEV Light with MAKE Beauty

by Brigid Anderson     I recently wrote a post about the HEV light emitted from our electronic devices and it's horrific potential to speed the effects of aging. Despite the lack of empirica...

Anastasia Beverly Hills Prism Palette: Worth the Hype?

by Brigid Anderson       Holiday season is an exciting time for many reasons, but for beauty lovers it marks the season for holiday limited edition releases and gift sets that not only do we...

Fenty Beauty: Worth the Hype?

We all know what it is, we've seen it everywhere since launch, and we all know it's getting rave reviews. But is Fenty Beauty, created by Robyn Rihanna Fenty, the game-changer that everyone says it...

5 Must Try Beauty Trends for Fall

Fall is my absolute favorite season. There's nothing quite like feeling the change in the air when I go outside, taking my coats out of hiding or buying new boots. Though temperatures may change mo...

Laura Mercier Translucent Powder Review

By: Vindra I was never deeply into makeup, or a huge follower of makeup trends while growing up, but how that time has changed in my life! Here is my Laura Mercier Translucent Powder review. As a t...