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Cassandra Berkson shows how to cover up acne with makeup so it doesn’t take over your life! | Source: YouTube
If you spend a good part of your morning hiding acne before you get to class, you’re not alone. Cassandra Bankson became a YouTube celeb when she made a video showing her naked face in a tutorial on how to cover up acne with makeup.
It’s ballsy for anyone to show off a makeup-free face in an era where false perfection pervades just about everything we do, but it was extra brave of Cassandra Bankson. She suffered for a long time from a severe bout with cystic acne, and it got so bad that her classmates threw pizza at her (as in “pizzaface”–how lame and uncreative, let alone douchey) and called her “The Virus.” WTF is wrong with people? Eventually it got so bad that she actually became home schooled to avoid her bullies. “I used to sit back and let acne ruin my life, but it got to the point where I needed to do something to get myself out of the rut.” That’s where her vid comes in.
In her YouTube clip that shot her to stardom, Cassandra shows her step-by-step guide to having skin that looks pretty freakin’ flawless, despite the fact that her complexion was so problematic underneath. And she’s having the time of her life now, too. She’s got an encouraging boyfriend (get it, girl!), over 40 million YouTube views and she’s modeling at 2012 Fashion Week!
“It feels like a dream to be here during Fashion Week,” she told The New York Post. “I am a different person from who I used to be because I’ve got so much more confidence now.” Indeed–she’s also making bank, snagging modeling gigs for Bebe and Range Rover and an endorsement deal for Hourglass Cosmetics (she mentioned their primer being her fave in the famous video).
If you haven’t already, watch Cassandra Berkson’s tutorial on her she gets her own flaw-free face–the one that launched her to stardom–and get inspired. Acne isn’t the end of the world!
How much time do you spend covering up acne with makeup everyday? Do you have any tips on hiding acne with makeup? Do you think Cassandra Berkson was brave to show her acne online? Tell us in the comments!
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covering ur acne with makeup only makes it worse. if you have acne its proven that more zinc in your diet and plenty of water can help. it really works and also if you try to use less beauty products on your face (washing it with warm water will do) your acne goes away faster. im 13 and i had acne when I was 12 but it went away after a few months because of this. if ur really desperate to use face wash, facial moisturizer etc try using products without perfume. SIMPLE is quite good
I use to have lots of acne on me but ive used product and now its gone now i have like 4 pimples on my forhead but hell go away if i still use the same product is just that i dont care as much as i did before cause before i had alot but now just a little so i dont mind and i also have alot on my back and i dont care at all about it but i will soon so yeah oh and by the way i think that covering it up with make up will make youre acne worst cause of the chemicals proucts in it but youre still brave to do that so yea thats it bye ya ! !
What product did you use? Thanks.
I’ve had acne since about 11. I’m 16 now and it has gotten better about 3 months ago. I actually don’t know what happened, I took medication before and it didn’t help. Now it disappeared from my face and almost disappeared from my chest, but I still have some on my back.
now I use blue clay to cleanse and olive oil to remove waterproof makeup (it’s better for me than any makeup remover I’ve used before). I did antibiotics a while ago and I think they help but your skin goes super dry when you do them, so be careful.
I’ve had acne since I was about 11 (I’m 14 now) and let me tell you, being a girl and having acne is the worst thing in the world. Boys make fun of you, you never think you’re pretty, and basically you just feel horrible all the time.
My acne has gotten BETTER. But still there on my back, some on my chest, and parts of my face. It will get better if you try your hardest to keep clean and take or apply medicine. This tutorial is great on how to look amazing even when you’re not.