Having acne is one of the most irritating things ever. Like puberty
wasn’t enough! You’d be surprised to hear that about 40 % of people have
acne problems in their adult age. Sometimes it’s linked to hormones,
and sometimes it’s just genetics trying to tell you how unlucky you are.
In today’s world of striving for perfection, it’s particularly hard to
go out and show a face full of flaws. But there is one thing that can
make you feel better- celebs have acne too. Even though we can see them
almost levitating in their gorgeous clothes and with perfect make up,
the truth is, there are celebrities who still struggle with acne.
1. Beyonce! Beyonce kind of woke up like this. These unretouched photos form Bey’s 2013 L’oreal cosmetic campaign have leaked, and the internet went crazy. Many people have noticed how her skin looks like she’s been smoking for years. Beyonce’s skin look pimply and uneven, and that’s something we have never expected to see from the world’s most famous pop star. Some fans say these photos are fake, but we’ll let you be the judge on this one.
2. Cameron Diaz is another celebrity victim of adult acne. In her new book-The Body Book, Cameron is speaking honestly about her problem. She described it as having horrible, horrible skin. We can imagine how stressful this was for the popular actress, since she always nurtured the image of a hot, beautiful woman. Cameron is explaining how she struggled with acne her whole life, and how she deals with this problem today.
3. Naya Rivera played beautiful cheerleader Santana Lopez on Glee. However, the actress admitted that she had to invest a lot of time and effort into her skin, because she had acne. As Proactiv spokesperson, Naya opened up, and shared her experiences. She said: “It sort of just came out of nowhere. It was like adult acne, and I was like, I’ve had great skin my entire life. How am I dealing with this now at 24?”
4. We know Julianne Hough as a pretty and talented actress-dancer-singer. But, Julianne didn’t always feel so comfortable in her own skin. Julianne admitted that dealing with acne in adult period was just horrible. She says that as she became more popular, her bad skin made her feel bad about herself. “You try to tell yourself that you’re fine and it’s all good — and you really should be fine — but it definitely affects you,” she shares. “You want to do what you can to make you feel good.”
5. Lorde is a young star who is still in her teenage stage, so it’s not strange that she still has acne. However, Lorde is not ashamed of her flaws. On the contrary. She shared two contrasting photos of herself performing: one one she has photoshopped face, and her skin looks perfect. The other has been taken the same day, but is shows her in real light- with all her flaws. ‘Remember flaws are OK,’ said Lorde.
6. Rihanna is another Hollywood sensation with a perfect body, but not so perfect skin. As you can see, it doesn’t seem like RiRi is having too much trouble with her skin, but still, we can spot a few acne marks here and there. We presume that she has them because of too much stress and acne-friendly lifestyle: tons of make-up all the time, hot lights, traveling and not getting enough sleep. Rihanna is still young, so maybe she will win this battle eventually.
7. Jessica Simpson was never trying to hide her acne problems. Former reality star and pop singer admitted that she was struggling with serious acne problems, she even had the cystic ones. Her dermatologist prescribed her Accutane for acne. However in 2004, Jessica became a spokesperson for Proactive. She claims that she didn’t have severe breakouts after that and that Proactiv really helped her a lot.
8. Emma Stone admitted in an interview that her skin breaks out all the time. And just like all of us, she uses make up to cover all those flaws. Emma actually saw a dermatologist in her late teens, and he prescribed her Accutane for acne. But because it had strong side effects, the famous actress gave up on this drug. She is now combining several prescription skin care products, but she still experiences those nasty acne problems whenever she’s stressed out.
9. P. Diddy, also known as Puff Daddy or just Sean Combs, is another Hollywood star who had a contract with Proactiv. When Diddy became a spokesperson for Proactiv, he claimed he also had problems with acne and his skin breaking out. The famous mogul said that Proactiv helped him moisturize the situation (?) and preserve his sexy (!). Few months after the commercial, Sean sued Proactiv because he experienced another break out, and apparently his sexy was in danger!
10. Justin Bieber is obviously still a baby, so how on earth is he having acne problems? But seriously, it’s kind of normal for a boy of his age to experience these issues. What’s not normal is that Proactiv made a contract with every single Hollywood star who had more than 2 zits in their lives. However, Biebs still claims that Proactiv helped him and prevented pimples from popping up, so we guess it works for everyone, except from Diddy.
11. Victoria Bekham was once referred to as the “Spotty Spice”. Ouch! But what hurts more than all the acne scars, are the psychological scars. They leave us with discomfort, anxiety and we just don’t feel good about ourselves. Believe it or not, Posh went through the same problematic phase. She was recommended a regime to tackle her scaring, and Victoria says that her skin is completely clear now.
12. Britney Spears has been dealing with chronic adult acne for a long time. But there are some things that helped Brit with her skin, and she wants to pass this knowledge to everyone who is going through the same problems. Brit Brit had laser resurfacing by a professional dermatologist. She is also on a sugar-free diet, because she knows how sugar impacts her skin- it becomes pimply and extremely uneven!
13. So Brad Pitt isn’t perfect either. Does that shock you? We know we are shocked to see that one of the best looking guys on planet actually has a flaw. And that flaw is named: acne scars. Brad had acne when he was going through puberty, but he dealt with them in his own way. Basically he killed them, but the scars remained. That’s why his skin is not smooth. He also admits that he experienced these problems due to stress, but what is he stressing about?
14. It’s okay if you don’t recognize her. We had the same problem as well. This is Jessica Alba, apparently hiding from everyone. Jessica admits having problems with acne during her pregnancy, even though she didn’t have skin problems her whole life. Jessica says she had healthy skin before, but apparently she experienced a hormone party during pregnancy, and guess who else was invited? Bad skin.
15. Alicia Keys is now in her thirties, but she stills has struggles with acne. Singer, songwriter and now a mother, has always tried to hide her flaws, but she wasn’t really succeed. It is obvious that she still experiences problems related to bad skin- pimples, uneven skin, scars, etc. She also had acne during her pregnancy, but that was clearly hormonal. Alicia is not too open about this subject, so we don’t really know how she deals with it.
