As someone who works at an Ulta, I can confirm children have been coming in droves for the Drunk Elephant products and leaving it a mess. They keep getting so disgusting so quickly my GM told us to just not make testers of them anymore. Also they're bronzing drops have been sold out since like Black Friday and I still get asked 5 times a day if we have them, and most of the people asking are 12 year olds. I just know these kids parents just drop them off at the mall with their credit cards and let them run havoc. Granted, me and my friends used to hang out at the mall as kids but we would never wreck anything and also we had like $20 to spend so we'd shop the clearance sections and then still save a couple bucks for food. I don't wanna sound like a boomer but some kids need to learn to respect public places.
Nah forral tho . U don’t sound like a boomer. None of them work a retail job yet, so they’re all lil shits that will complain about the same thing in a few years when mommy cuts them off and they have to find a job 😅
Working in retail, often teens and tweens are out of control when alone, but just as often are parents actively telling the children they are with to go ahead and trash the place, or adults just trashing the place without any kids around.
No as a teen I completely get this- like there's a time and place for everything, people need to learn how to be respectful in businesses/professional situations
That's not a boomer thing to say. Respecting people and places should be something every single parent teaches their children and something that every person should follow. It's common decency.
Everybody has spots, freckles, acne etc. Filters have fooled us, especially since they've gotten quite advanced nowadays. They're a huge source of misery and low self-esteem.
There's a few beauty influencers that use filters that help even skin tone and create a certain shape to the face, and in comments below, there are always followers who post they are discouraged to see how blemished, textured, and uneven their faces are, compared to the influencer, who is filming with filters.
Filters are so annoying sometimes, they have tricked us into being insecure about our unique features. They try to change people into this unachievable, unrealistic, symmetrical face. The internet honestly made us more insecure about things we shouldn't be.
I normally don't wear makeup, but when I do I feel like I'm doing it "wrong" because of how my skin texture and peach fuzz appears with the makeup. It's just a lightweight foundation that I wear and I felt bad about it at first but now I realize how much I've been conditioned by filters and have to get over it.
You basically just repeated just about everything in the video so I guess with this comment you're telling us that you watched the video? Idk how this guy do many likes. It was just a summary of the video lmao
I hope everyone knows that perfect doesn’t exist, and it probably never will. You are beautiful no matter what anyone says about you. Stay happy and healthy, beauty standards are overrated.
Perfection isnt objective frankly. So you are correct objective perfection is not even a thing, let alone an attainable thing. It's sad people's self esteem has been lowered substantially due to social media and filters.
Yes. I know better. My sister used to be a model and seeing her in photos, I'd be like "uhhh that's not how she looks". But still today I look at people online and I'm like... ugh. Why can't my skin be -- better?
Same! One day in 2018 I went to an optician and get a pair of prescribed fashion glasses. I WAS SHOCKED 😅 Previously, I thought everyone's skin was so smooth and I alone got abnormally big pores. Turns out everyone's had imperfections. I rarely wear the glasses though, especially after the pandemic, so the blurring effects stayed lol.
I saw Ateez in concert in December, and because I was so close (mild flex), I was surprised by how much texture I could see on the members' skin, then realized, duh, they're human, of course their skin has texture! We constantly get fooled by marketing and retouching into thinking our favourite celebs are flawless and their skin is a part of that flawlessness, but oftentimes (at least for me), it's their humanity and flaws that makes us fall in love with them. So I wish that part of the industry were more honest
I went through the same thing with a Kpop group in 2019. It surprised me how much makeup one of the members was wearing up close, but it looked normal seeing them perform on stage. I hate how society makes fans automatically expect their idols to look perfect.
The older I get the more glad I am that I was never good at makeup and thus turned to skincare, which I also wasn't good at, which lead me to doing the bare minimum for my skin. Gel cleanser, sunscreen, lotion. I've never been happier to have failed so much lmao my skin looks and feels so good, texture and all.
Same but I still don’t even use sunscreen, I’m Latin American and I let the sun do it’s job (whiter in winter, brown on summer lmao and sunscreen block tanning to a degree AND I want my vitamin D please, also my melanin works well for cancer exposure) when I’m not on contraceptive my skin is so good, but as I need to be for the rest of my life (thanks endometriosis), I still get acne. Otherwise it’s… Normal, good and normal. I couldn’t care less about my face skin. I want to be old and look old when the time comes. Let it be
Ofc if you’re spending time in pools or beaches here on the tropics you gotta be on sunscreen as a rule, or if you’re directly under sunlight (some kind of jobs, construction workers come to mind) between 10am-16pm as a rule. But otherwise fuck it. LET ME GROW OLD IN PEACE. And look old
I'm just annoyed that I spent so much money on foundation because I wanted a perfect looking face like a kpop idol, turns out even with amazing makeup products, its impossible without a beauty filter.
it truly is sad how these beauty filters have just warped our reality. seeing a lot of tiktoks showing how makeup looks on real skin in different lighting has rlly helped w the way i view my own makeup.
The lighting thing is huge too. It's why in general makeup tutorials, even when completely real, still don't work irl. You *can* look flawless in your room applying make-up but it'll never look like that outside in the sun. If anything you might end up looking caked and worse than when you're not wearing make-up.
@@jasmine-rose18 Yep, they have access to the best dermatologists, skincare, food, and wellness products, and even with all these things their skin still isn’t 100% perfect. Some people do have gorgeous looking skin, but if you get real close they have pores, fine lines, and even discoloration all of which are completely normal.
there’s trends going around on the beauty side of tiktok when people show their REAL skin , no filters yada yada. Either it’s people doing their skincare or makeup without filters or the de-influencing trend that’s going on , showing that over-hyped treatments and cosmetics are NOT all that, I think we’re going in the right track again
@@harvarduniversity1213 True, but op is right about it not changing anything, and as the person above you said it’s just another way to market non-better alternatives meant tog mérate profit for the promoter.
Absolutely, both sides of my family have always had clear skin but stretch marks. No matter how small or thin they are- stretch marks, acne free, look younger than they are, skin. Smooth but riddled. Genetic. Xxxx
Honestly thank you for this. I used to think things like flawless skin and washboard stomachs were real things and it took a lot of reality checks to realize they weren't. Love ur vids and presentation style ^^
I came to realise my skin was not as problematic as I thought it to be. I thought it was horrible and it turned out to just be skin.... I'm much more relaxed ever since
i've had acne since i was 11, and i had a hard time sticking with products because i always broke out and was too embarrassed to go to school with my face full of acne every single day. i'm 20 now and finally got to see a dermatologist early last month, and i'm not stressing out if the two products i'm using are working or not, because i'm finally taking the time to trust the process and wait as long as i need to. my acne has gotten better as i got older but it still makes me self conscious from time to time. i'm grateful that people are starting to be neutral about skin, but nothing can make up for the massive amount of nights i spent crying because i hated the way i looked.
that sounds painful :( i'm glad you've finally reached a time where you've learned to trust your skin to do its thing! i totally relate to the whole jumping between products without giving it enough time to work problem.
I feel you.. acne was one of the reasons I got bullied in middle school and I couldn't bare it back then and dropped out of school. I'm in my 30s now and it took me a lot of time and patience to find the right beauty routine. You're on the right track
as a person with a chronic skin condition (seborrheic dermatitis) i'm really sick of this beauty standard, i can't control how my skin looks, i shouldn't be judged for something so stupid. there's more to a person than their appearance. acne, scars, wrinkles, etc are normal and shouldn't be made into an insecurity. love urself, don't think negative things about urself bc of some stupid standard
Skin is a mirror of organism health, that's why people as a species are so focused on it, if there're visible problems with skin of an adult it can mean person has genetical problems or infection, it's an irrational fear that is a base for high standarts that no human can get to.
@@dubblebubbletoilandtrouble6646 my mother used to always say that I don't wash my face enough when I just covered it with tones of alcohol oitment cause I had many pimples XXDD Good thing she stopped saying me that.
Seborrhea is awful, got it when hormonal stuff rose at teenagehood. The result is: oily + problematic skin with with dandruff and pimples on my head skin. I often hated myself and asked myself why I couldn't be born with normal skin.
Same i have dpn skin condition and its getting worse i have spent so much money for treatment and its the most draining thing in life like its so depressing coz pple wont understand they treat me so horribly for something i cant control
I’m a licensed esthetician and the only products I recommend for my younger clients are a cleanser, moisturizer and sunscreen. Or even a moisturizer and sunscreen combination for clients that don’t want to have so many steps. For my acne clients I usually let them know to get a spot treatment for their acne. My clients come to me to help them manage their skin and I let them know they are still young and their hormones are the ones causing acne. I always tell them it is fine they don’t use the products. My job is to recommend and it’s up to them, with all my clients I never force them to use something. Also I don’t know if it’s still happening to kids but why do others bully each other for their skin, they can’t control acne from happening. Genetics play a huge part in getting acne, like are they going to make fun of their parents as well. But my point is you don’t need a 10 step beauty routine when you’re just a teenager, you’re a kid and you’re still growing.
tysm for this. my skin has always been one of my biggest insecurities, i use like 5 products on my skin every morning, face masks every week, deep scrubbing. i can’t stop staring at my skin in my reflection , even at work. I have really good eyesight, and i think that also contributes to it. i can see the tiniest blemishes on my skin that no one else would even notice and i can’t stop thinking about it. We’re human. we’re filled of tiny little holes and we naturally create oils. our skin is probably so much better now than through history, yet we still feel insecure. idk how to end this it’s more of a vent abt the insecurities the internet has given me, lol.
I have quite poor eyesight and still see every tiny blemish and zit on my skin (and on others', although it doesn't disturb me as much). When we've been hammered with the concept of "flawless skin" we'll notice these no matter what. We have to de-learn to care about them. Hope you manage
If depression taught me anything, it's that F it. I'll laugh even if it gives me wrinkles. The more wrinkles the more you know I was happy as a young person. And that's priceless.
I just checked my phone camera settings and the selfies mode has blur on by default. You have to turn it off. It's so insidious. I was so ashamed of my skin when I was younger because I had cystic acne but now I refuse to be. I'm getting older and I have fine lines, hyperpigmentarion and acne scars because I've been out living my life
I was just thinking about this because I was looking up the love is blind stars’ instagrams and barely recognized some of them. The new norm of facetuning everything is so bizarre. Thanks for covering these somewhat heavy topics in a lighthearted but introspective way
I never had a single pimple or acne in my teen years but as soon as I hit my 30s, the hormonal changes wrecked havoc on skin. But I’ve learnt to take care of my skin better since.
That happened to someone that used to make fun of my appearance 😈 the same person put on a ton of weight the same year I lost mine wahahaha, I still have bad skin tho lol
I've had acne and acne scars ever since I hit puberty (so like 8 years now). I can't even imagine having completely clear skin bc these scars are normal for me. I appreciate the short occasion where my skin does decide to clear up 💀 I also want to mention an idol group that really doesn't shy away from showing their actual skin on camera. Yes they touch up for official photos like every other celebrity. But even while casually filming with and without makeup on you can see their blemishes. My only thought is 'teach me your secrets/techniques 😭' bc their stylist does such a good job. Like they share their skincare routines and ik I can trust it bc I can see their skin (tho some of them have such clear skin I'm in disbelief every time I see them)
Imperfections are what make us unique. People are starting to look like clones of other people rather than themselves. Too many people have perfect teeth that don't look real. It's hard to be your authentic self when society is pushing you to get so much changed to fit a capricious beauty esthetic.
it's all shit... unique hahaha ... sorry but I would never call that dirty acne unique ... people do every thing nowadays to justify their laziness... I have seen many people in real life with amazing glass skin ...
I actually had a meltdown today about my skin when trying to apply make-up and scrubbed my face with a harsh towel. For some reason my skin was so flaky that I looked like a zombie in my opinion. I accidentally scrubbed so hard in my panicky frenzy that I now have an open wound on my right cheek. There's no way to cover that with make-up. Don't do what I did. I was being dumb about my skin and now I have to live with that scrub wound for probably a week or so.
when applying makeup make sure that your skincare is good and has absorbed into your skin. no matter what skin type you have, moisturizing is important. also make sure that you aren’t packing things onto your face when doing makeup (less is always more).
The lesson is be kind to yourself. I hope you got it. It sounds like your skin just needs more moisture, and maybe a mild daily exfoliant. Try different things out, you're never too young and it's never too late to take care of yourself from a place of love.
as someone whose been really insecure about their skin for a while, this video was really enlightening and helped me feel a lot better about myself. thanks ed 🤗
All the teens need is a good SPF, a gentle cleanser that won't strip your skin barrier, and a moisturizer. I am a BIG Korean beauty skincare hobby person, and at the age of 30 I have come to terms with my severe scars, oiliness, pores, adult acne, texture...but it took a while. I just love skincare because I like the experience and I have seen some good results with building a solid routine over the last 2 years. I know it isn't going to give me beauty filter-esque skin, but that isn't the goal for me anyway. My skin was was a huge insecurity for my late teens and most of my 20's, but at 30 I am just about making budget friendly choices to achieve healthy skin and have my daily self-care moment. I will not lie though, I was chatting with one of my former students who just turned 21 and he thought I was "24, maybe 26 at the oldest" and it gave me such an ego boost. Those 12 steps are doing something....
Thanks a ton for creating such content and giving us all the "reality checks" ! Even I used to think "flawless and perfect skin "something that actually exist and these so called celebrities & influencers are glamorizing & diluting their audience's mind to a level that they get insecure and underconfident about their natural and perfect humanly features 😔
I have had the worst acne since I hit pueberty and have always been really insecure about it. I literally hated going outside because I felt hideous...I'm 16 now, and my acne is still really bad, but watching videos like this have really helped me get some of my self-esteem again!
I'm happy with everything about me, except for my skin. I have acne, psoriasis, excema, spider veins, I bruise way too easy. If my skin could just stop sabotaging me, I would be very happy lol
Look into nutrition for that. Oils (omega/GLA), amino acids, vitamin/mineral, probiotics, etc. So many things about health are interrelated. Detox or support for the immune system for getting rid of heavy metals, parasites etc is imp too.
Psoriasis and excema and spider veins? Damn, your skin is really set to hell mode 😰 I've only dealt with cystic acne and that was already hard, it took a lot of time to figure out I break out mostly because of drinking milk, which my mom always told me would make me taller... I spent so much money on skincare but nothing actually made a huge difference as giving up all dairy foods (which is so hard because I love cheese and ice cream 😭) Your skin is probably a tough battle everyday, don't get too frustrated with yourself if you make some progress but still get flare ups and break outs and bruises, sometimes I still eat some cheese because I want to live well in the moment and deal with the consequences later 🫣 Skin is so personal that others advice may not be all that useful, so all the best luck to find treatments or lifestyle changes that work for you!
I'm going to echo the first comment and suggest to look into nutrition. If you have both psoriasis and eczema I recommend looking into food and environmental triggers, there's a high likelihood they are connected
I remember seeing a person comment under a picture of a k-pop celebrity that was fairly old something like “they got so good genetics, they’re so perfect”. I replied with “remember that they use tons of filters and photoshop” but they just didn’t acknowledge it, they just continued to say that the celebrity is natural. It’s sad.
Thank you for this video. My skin is sensitive, so I still break out sometimes even in my 40s! Now that I am getting wrinkles, creases and dark circles, I was starting to feel depressed. Your video cheered me right up! You look awesome btw. Even if it's lighting, it means you did the lighting in an awesome way lol. Good luck with moving! 😁
I really needed this video especially when it feels like so many people have perfect skin and here's my skin throwing a fit even tho I'm doing my best to take care of it. I know it's common sense not everyone has perfect skin it sure as hell feells like it tho. I appreciate your commentary 💕💕💕💕 I'm working on accepting my skin being differences and continuing to take care of it the best I can.
I am old enough to remember when RUclips upgraded to be able to host 480p and thinking it was such a huge step in quality. Now I can tell when a vid isn't in HD and it feels off. It's so weird to think that I used to spend hours watching 240p videos and thinking nothing of it. Now I pretty much expect every video I watch to have at least a base skin filter on it, I find myself not trusting any makeup until I personally try it. Also, I love that you touch a bit on privilege when it comes to healthy eating and living, you earned a subscriber!
Your one-liners have me cracking up! 70 year old grandpa (K-pop). 😂 You are hilarious! I’m Fil-am (Asian) and my daily regimen consists of Cetaphil daily cleanser and moisturizer then lip balm (Carmex or Aquaphor). Maybe 3x a year I’d wear lipstick for occasions. I never liked foundation. I feel like my skin can’t breathe. But to each her own. I tried/played around with filters with my family and we just started cracking up because it’s so NOT normal! No one can look that “perfect.”
Also, I hate how people with acne are perceived as lazy. In my case, it's literally genetic and I have an active skincare routine, but my gene pool doesn't give a shit. I never had a say in my condition and can only ensure it does not deteriorate. (my father had acne till he turned 30)
omg yes!! i take great care of my skin but i used to feel soooo bad because it still had acne scars and freckles but i realized that insta-perfect skin is just not real...
i use cleanser, toner, moisturizer, exfoliator.... because i have lots of acne... but then i learn i have lots of acne because i use those. i stop using all of them. just water and gentle pat with a face cloth after washing. my skin got all clear now.
31 and still on the process of recovering from hating my skin because ads made me think having any texture, blemish or zit as a teen was unnatural and terribly ugly. Now I very proudly and consciously show my natural skin no matter what, and make sure it's visible in my videos. We need more real, relatable skins shown on the Net.
yes i so so agree!! as a young adult it’s so hard to resist but i never use them to normalize human skin for what it actually looks like. i hope others do the same
Hi Ed i would just like to tell you that im in a very stressful time of life (final year med exams) and your videos help me distract myself from this horrible anxiety so much. I watch your videos to feel better and heck, i even put them on in the background because i have sleep issues and your sweet voice makes me fall asleep instantly. Thank you so much for existing ♡
My sister keeps saying stuff about how bad her skin is, and the other day I literally was like “you’re 13! Your skin is just like that!” I remember worrying about acne when I was her age too though. It’s taken a while to change my mindset from “acne is disgusting and should be eradicated” to “just wanna wash my face and be clean, not worry too much about acne since it’s generally outside of my control half the time anyways.” I’m just glad I’m too lazy to care at all about makeup.
Ryujin looks so beautiful in that photo of her natural skin texture. She still has perfect skin with texture. But all the non-photoshop photos look better.
Thank you, I needed this video. I've been struggling with a depressive episode for a while now, and my skin has taken the toll. My pores look so visible lately. It started making me feel like crap and I rarely go on social media, but I watch a lot of RUclips, so I'm still exposed to content that's probably only showing the best image of individuals on screen (altered or not). I seriously started to think about learning how to properly do my makeup to hide away, but I'm sure my skin will fix itself once I get out of this episode and get back to my skincare routine (daily showering and applying moisturizer). I'm trying, and your videos have been helpful for my mental health ❤
I'm 46 and I'm back in school. I don't wear any makeup. I wash my face and use quality moisturizers. Im proud how youthful I look for my age thanks to wearing sunblock my whole life. I love aging naturally.
Not just filters. Also the makeup layers these days are insane. Back in my day (i am 32) a cc cream was for weddings. We did not put on makeup everyday.
I have cystic acne on one cheek. I like doing artsy makeup looks sometimes and I always get really self conscious with one half of my face looking ideal and the other half breaking out. I needed this video 🫶
Getting used to not wearing makeup, not taking filtered selfies has really helped me love my natural self. Im living my life unfiltered and it feels so damn good to walk out, being able to rub my eyes or touch my face! Aside from that, my skin tone has evened out and my skin is so hydrated. I feel clean and breathable… not filtered and heavy or caked. Not that theres anything wrong with that but you just dont get the same freedom or confidence that naturalistic traits bring.
I feel so bad for the tweens that're being sold all these complex, expensive skincare routines when all most of them need is a nice simple face wash + SPF. I do wish there were more skincare options when I was a teen (mid 00s) but I was literally the only friend with a dedicated skincare routine until we were all in our 20s. If you've got good skin you can definitely get away with a babywipe and some £3 moisturiser when you're young lol
This has actually been really helpful 😭 Thank you for this. I've struggled with acne, scarring, and pores since I was a kid. Combined with my dogshit eyesight that blurs people slightly even irl, I've kind of forgotten complete smoothness isn't realistic.
I've never worn makeup. And never worried about skincare until my early 40s. Now I just use hyaluronic acid and retinol and I always moisturize. My skin looks so healthy and wrinkle free.
i used to be so conscious of my skin, because sometimes i have a lot of breakouts, sometimes i have none, and whenever i had breakouts i would fuss over them wishing they would go away, but recently, i started not to care that much. i mean, it could be due to lack of sleep, what you eat, hormones, stress, and stuff, but atp im just like, bestie, i have no time and maybe even money, to worry abt that or fix that. it’ll go away at some point, and it’s definitely normal to have textures and what not.
I laughed at the “water and dish rag to wash your face”. I do that! I’m 38 and dealt with acne from 22 till 33. I tried all the usual washes. I finally got an acne prescription which was basically a very low-dose antibiotic. After that, I washed my face every night with just water and a washcloth and washed it with a Berts Bees Sensitive skin cleanser about once every 4 days. I took the medicine for a year till I lost my insurance and continued my regular washing routine. My skin has stayed clear. This video actually made me feel better about myself. My skin looks 200 times better than all those pictures without the filters, I don’t even have bumps like that. Maybe mine is doing so well because I’ve never spent more than a week with any skincare routine that puts a bunch of stuff on my face. It’s always only been about the acne washes. Plus I never used any coverups or foundations. My only makeup routine is a bit of eyeliner. Never thought I’d watch a video about unattainable standards and walk away feeling great. 😄
i get that perfect skin is often a lie, but it does exist. kinda. perfect is subjective but i know so many people irl with flawlessly glowy, smooth and even-toned skin, nary a blemish in sight. thats what pushes me to try and achieve the same, not really the stuff online. if you literally cannot find a single flaw on someones skin then yeah, its perfect🤷🏻♀️
Yeah my mother was one of these mythical magical beings. Absolutely flawless perfect skin. Never got acne, smooooooooth soft dewy skin… and I on the other hand got my father’s cystic acne ridden ruddy prone-to-wrinkling skin. Some people are blessed. I’m just not one of them 😂 Mom was a literal model tho!
True. But it's rare enough, and even more rare when it's natural and not the result of careful treatment. I had a college mate whose skin is clear and dewy and looks so soft, I used to stare at her sneakily just to admire it. I couldn't fathom how someone's skin can be that flawless.
I don't have dewy, but the skin on my face is pretty close to perfect. I have pores and all but no acne, discoloration or major texture. Major flex, someone asked me how long it took me to put on makeup, I was like maybe 1min for eyeliner? They thought I was doing full face, and I don't even own foundation. What works for me: no skin products, no facial cleanser, wash lightly with warm water while showering, remove sunscreen like makeup if outside a lot, otherwise no sunscreen and avoid sun like covid.
Thank you so much for sharing this, I've always been self conscious about my skin. I don't use make-up because that just makes my skin break out worse. Thank you for this video, it's nice to see some recognition that most people don't have completely clear, blemishless skin
I stopped wearing foundation and my skin has never looked better. It got smoother, doesn’t flake anymore, and hardly get breakouts. Just the occasional pms breakouts.
I know that preventative skin care for children under 12 is something that can be effective: For instance, anything that prevents oily skin and/or Acne from starting! I could have used Proactiv, Acnease, Accutane starting in the fifth grade, to prevent Acne from starting! Back in the Day!
GUYS! as someone who still gets mistaken as underage although being 27. Really! Just stick to sunscreen and cheap but good products like Hada Labo. One bottle can last like 3 years and is around 10 dollars. You don't need to spend too much money for skin care. If you wanna spend money for a "better" quality, spend it on sunscreen.
29 and I'm getting smile lines and crow's feet. I love my COSRX routine and my red light tool, but I'll never have Photoshopped skin cause, you know, life is stressful and people show emotion. Just sleep and drink enough water and find a routine that works for you so you don't look completely ancient at 30, and you're good. Especially if you love going outside. There's more to life than striving for perfection.
smile lines and crows feet are so so gorgeous. shows how happy you are!!! personally as a young adult, i just can’t wait to get the same lines. so so pretty
hope your move is a smooth one. i’m really digging the content 🤙🏾 coincidentally i was talking to my girlfriend’s brother today about beauty standards that i’m over, and having perfect skin is one of them. we all have rough skin. perfectly smooth, evenly toned skin just looks artificial, and kinda empty. perfection is boring. we need to get over trying to be it and embrace the shit that give us character.
I've always hated my acne. It was genetic from my parents and I was the first girl to hit puberty when I was at a small school where I had 20 others students in my GRADE. It really stood out when youre the only kid in your grade to have acne. I tried everything back then, proactive, dermatologists, medication, and I've been struggling still for almost 15 years. Now that I'm almost 25, I've pretty much accepted that I can only manage my acne and do what I can to prevent it from getting worse (not missing my routine, not touching my face, not eating a lot of sugar, and not hydrating). I'm still struggling with other aspects that I can't control but one day I can overcome it.
RUclips immediately played me a “maybelline super stay” ad when your video ended 😂 Thanks for calling attention to this issue! I’ve been struggling with my skin for so many years, and I’m finally at the point where I’ve accepted what I have to work with, and stop comparing myself to all the perfect skin I see (especially online) 😳 I admire Jhené Aiko who was very open about her extreme skin regimen, which includes Fraxel. I wish more celebrities and influencers were open, honest and realistic.
My skincare is ‘I was ph my face with water and a rag every morning’ and it works well for me! I’m not aiming for perfect lol. I’m also allergic to a lot of fraquences and other skincare ingredients, so better safe then sorry with buying stuff lol. I’m also just really lucky to have naturally good looking skin that isn’t acne prone lol
thanks, Ed. I've been struggling with acne for the past two months, and I'm sure it has to do with my mental health - my acne always flares up when I'm overstressed. I'm so used to seeing clear skin everywhere, it's impossible to not feel like an ugly monster when I see the blemishes on my face. Thanks for the reminder.
I used to buy so many different products for skin, everything new and exciting. Now i just use Skinmedica retinol, HA5, aha/bha, and Cerave original cream. Which sound like a lot, but i used to use way more. I’m born in the 80s so i have a elderly skin, according to the internet. I exfoliate regularly, but don’t wash it much. Just rinse it in the morning and exfoliate at night.
I always find actors/actresses' and Kpop singers' skin SO perfect like porcelain (in dramas and MV), it is quite reassuring to see that it is far from being perfect all the time ! Of course it is logical, they are human beings, but the make-up and light in dramas and MV make their skin seem soooo perfect, smooth, with no pores or blemishes. Thank you for this video ! I just discovered you with one, and am watching the rest of your videos.
I don't know if I just have never seen myself with good lighting but my skin looks better than all the examples you've shown of famous people without filters and that scares me
Personally I think that people that wear a lot of makeup regularly have pretty bad skin. I only wear makeup on special occasions and my skin looks better than theirs too. 🙂
a lot of these pictures are also taken at events and makeup meant to look for the camera tends to be more heavy-handed so close up pictures like the ones shown in this video tend to make them look worse.
Honestly same but I think it's because they wear heavy foundation all over their face (because it looks good on camera which is a huge part of their job). And heavy foundation kinda makes blemishes look worse imo
I loved this video and your channel, but you absolutely CAN wreck your skin before its done growing. Thats why we put SPF on children playing outside and tanning booths (in my area at least) have changed their laws to be 18+
I unfortunately developed a skin picking disorder in my early teens that now in my mid twenties I still wasn't able to recover from.. I'd dare say most people at some point in their lives struggled with disordered eating behavior, body picking and other effects of being bombarded with all the beauty ideals through media. Its effects are genuinely devastating for people of all ages
As someone who works at an Ulta, I can confirm children have been coming in droves for the Drunk Elephant products and leaving it a mess. They keep getting so disgusting so quickly my GM told us to just not make testers of them anymore. Also they're bronzing drops have been sold out since like Black Friday and I still get asked 5 times a day if we have them, and most of the people asking are 12 year olds. I just know these kids parents just drop them off at the mall with their credit cards and let them run havoc. Granted, me and my friends used to hang out at the mall as kids but we would never wreck anything and also we had like $20 to spend so we'd shop the clearance sections and then still save a couple bucks for food. I don't wanna sound like a boomer but some kids need to learn to respect public places.
I mean I feel like people of all ages trash ulta 💀😭
Nah forral tho . U don’t sound like a boomer. None of them work a retail job yet, so they’re all lil shits that will complain about the same thing in a few years when mommy cuts them off and they have to find a job 😅
Working in retail, often teens and tweens are out of control when alone, but just as often are parents actively telling the children they are with to go ahead and trash the place, or adults just trashing the place without any kids around.
No as a teen I completely get this- like there's a time and place for everything, people need to learn how to be respectful in businesses/professional situations
That's not a boomer thing to say. Respecting people and places should be something every single parent teaches their children and something that every person should follow. It's common decency.
Everybody has spots, freckles, acne etc. Filters have fooled us, especially since they've gotten quite advanced nowadays. They're a huge source of misery and low self-esteem.
There's a few beauty influencers that use filters that help even skin tone and create a certain shape to the face, and in comments below, there are always followers who post they are discouraged to see how blemished, textured, and uneven their faces are, compared to the influencer, who is filming with filters.
Filters are so annoying sometimes, they have tricked us into being insecure about our unique features. They try to change people into this unachievable, unrealistic, symmetrical face. The internet honestly made us more insecure about things we shouldn't be.
I normally don't wear makeup, but when I do I feel like I'm doing it "wrong" because of how my skin texture and peach fuzz appears with the makeup. It's just a lightweight foundation that I wear and I felt bad about it at first but now I realize how much I've been conditioned by filters and have to get over it.
You basically just repeated just about everything in the video so I guess with this comment you're telling us that you watched the video? Idk how this guy do many likes. It was just a summary of the video lmao
@@palestar828 I commented before watching the video actually and I understand it turned out a bit redundant but oh well.
I hope everyone knows that perfect doesn’t exist, and it probably never will. You are beautiful no matter what anyone says about you. Stay happy and healthy, beauty standards are overrated.
Tell that to old boomers who kept pushing their kids to look like celebrities online
Perfection isnt objective frankly. So you are correct objective perfection is not even a thing, let alone an attainable thing. It's sad people's self esteem has been lowered substantially due to social media and filters.
@@MackenzieNerdyEMT I'm pretty sure you meant "subjective" dear, objective is something else
@@djsjajjsjs168 I meant isn't objective haha.
@@djsjajjsjs168 hense me using it correctly in the next sentence haha my new phone has a knack for making me appear illiterate unfortunately.
Finally yes we need someone to talk about the standards for skin and how normalized it is
Exactly and I've NEVER seen someone with completely clear skin
Yes. I know better. My sister used to be a model and seeing her in photos, I'd be like "uhhh that's not how she looks". But still today I look at people online and I'm like... ugh. Why can't my skin be -- better?
Normalized what is? It's like unfinished or unexpressed thoughts and it got this many likes?
@@palestar828 context clues
@@palestar828 "it" refers to the standards of skin. its not really unfinished lol
My eyeballs naturally blur everyone’s pores, so y’all look great to my refuses-to-wear-glasses self :)
We are the same✨
Literally. One time I put ‘em on and dang everyone really does have texture.
Same!
One day in 2018 I went to an optician and get a pair of prescribed fashion glasses. I WAS SHOCKED 😅
Previously, I thought everyone's skin was so smooth and I alone got abnormally big pores. Turns out everyone's had imperfections. I rarely wear the glasses though, especially after the pandemic, so the blurring effects stayed lol.
Same. 😂lol
same i even do that to myself in the mirror
I saw Ateez in concert in December, and because I was so close (mild flex), I was surprised by how much texture I could see on the members' skin, then realized, duh, they're human, of course their skin has texture! We constantly get fooled by marketing and retouching into thinking our favourite celebs are flawless and their skin is a part of that flawlessness, but oftentimes (at least for me), it's their humanity and flaws that makes us fall in love with them. So I wish that part of the industry were more honest
Wow, you were close enough to see their skin? Like their pores and everything?
@@disorganizedclutter5513yeah lol in our digital age getting that close to a celebrity to see their PORES is priceless 😄
I went through the same thing with a Kpop group in 2019. It surprised me how much makeup one of the members was wearing up close, but it looked normal seeing them perform on stage. I hate how society makes fans automatically expect their idols to look perfect.
The older I get the more glad I am that I was never good at makeup and thus turned to skincare, which I also wasn't good at, which lead me to doing the bare minimum for my skin. Gel cleanser, sunscreen, lotion. I've never been happier to have failed so much lmao my skin looks and feels so good, texture and all.
I basically just posted the same thing!
Omg I had the same realization lmao. It was a good idea to pivot to skincare, I feel better about myself overall even without a 10 step routine 😅
Lmao, so true
Same but I still don’t even use sunscreen, I’m Latin American and I let the sun do it’s job (whiter in winter, brown on summer lmao and sunscreen block tanning to a degree AND I want my vitamin D please, also my melanin works well for cancer exposure) when I’m not on contraceptive my skin is so good, but as I need to be for the rest of my life (thanks endometriosis), I still get acne. Otherwise it’s… Normal, good and normal. I couldn’t care less about my face skin. I want to be old and look old when the time comes. Let it be
Ofc if you’re spending time in pools or beaches here on the tropics you gotta be on sunscreen as a rule, or if you’re directly under sunlight (some kind of jobs, construction workers come to mind) between 10am-16pm as a rule. But otherwise fuck it. LET ME GROW OLD IN PEACE. And look old
I'm just annoyed that I spent so much money on foundation because I wanted a perfect looking face like a kpop idol, turns out even with amazing makeup products, its impossible without a beauty filter.
it truly is sad how these beauty filters have just warped our reality. seeing a lot of tiktoks showing how makeup looks on real skin in different lighting has rlly helped w the way i view my own makeup.
The lighting thing is huge too. It's why in general makeup tutorials, even when completely real, still don't work irl. You *can* look flawless in your room applying make-up but it'll never look like that outside in the sun. If anything you might end up looking caked and worse than when you're not wearing make-up.
They also spent thousands at dermatologists to have nice skin
@@jasmine-rose18 Yep, they have access to the best dermatologists, skincare, food, and wellness products, and even with all these things their skin still isn’t 100% perfect. Some people do have gorgeous looking skin, but if you get real close they have pores, fine lines, and even discoloration all of which are completely normal.
You don't realize that most of these idols get A LOT of facial surgery in the beginning before any of the filters, makeup, and contracts are made.
there’s trends going around on the beauty side of tiktok when people show their REAL skin , no filters yada yada. Either it’s people doing their skincare or makeup without filters or the de-influencing trend that’s going on , showing that over-hyped treatments and cosmetics are NOT all that, I think we’re going in the right track again
Let’s hope so! 🤞
Going on the right track again? I've never seen such videos so it's not enough to change anything
Sadly the de-influencing trend is turning into people promoting alternatives and getting you to just buy a different product
just bc u haven’t seen it doesn’t mean it’s not happening lmao
@@harvarduniversity1213 True, but op is right about it not changing anything, and as the person above you said it’s just another way to market non-better alternatives meant tog mérate profit for the promoter.
Genetics plays a major role too in the kind of skin we have. Everyone's beautiful in their own way ❤️.
Absolutely, both sides of my family have always had clear skin but stretch marks. No matter how small or thin they are- stretch marks, acne free, look younger than they are, skin. Smooth but riddled. Genetic. Xxxx
Honestly thank you for this. I used to think things like flawless skin and washboard stomachs were real things and it took a lot of reality checks to realize they weren't. Love ur vids and presentation style ^^
What manga is your pfp from?
@@skookiecat_29 I'm pretty sure it's drawing of Hajime Hinata from Danganronpa 2
@SplitSnails okay, thank you!
-sigh- they're real. just not as common as social media likes you to think they are. please don't spread lies like that.
Actually i know a girl at my class who has nothing on her face... And i have a flat stomach lol
I came to realise my skin was not as problematic as I thought it to be. I thought it was horrible and it turned out to just be skin.... I'm much more relaxed ever since
i've had acne since i was 11, and i had a hard time sticking with products because i always broke out and was too embarrassed to go to school with my face full of acne every single day. i'm 20 now and finally got to see a dermatologist early last month, and i'm not stressing out if the two products i'm using are working or not, because i'm finally taking the time to trust the process and wait as long as i need to. my acne has gotten better as i got older but it still makes me self conscious from time to time. i'm grateful that people are starting to be neutral about skin, but nothing can make up for the massive amount of nights i spent crying because i hated the way i looked.
that sounds painful :( i'm glad you've finally reached a time where you've learned to trust your skin to do its thing! i totally relate to the whole jumping between products without giving it enough time to work problem.
@@taesfilter3026 ah i’m sorry you’ve been through a similar experience! and thank you for your kind comment, i feel v uplifted!
I feel ur pain I was at a point I couldn't look people in the eye because I was insecure about my acne.
@@shenadarling50 that's so difficult, no one should ever have to feel this way because of acne :(( i hope you've been able to heal since then!
I feel you.. acne was one of the reasons I got bullied in middle school and I couldn't bare it back then and dropped out of school. I'm in my 30s now and it took me a lot of time and patience to find the right beauty routine. You're on the right track
as a person with a chronic skin condition (seborrheic dermatitis) i'm really sick of this beauty standard, i can't control how my skin looks, i shouldn't be judged for something so stupid. there's more to a person than their appearance. acne, scars, wrinkles, etc are normal and shouldn't be made into an insecurity. love urself, don't think negative things about urself bc of some stupid standard
People always blame that sort of thing on the individual. I'm sure you get lots of helpful comments like "Do you wash your face enough?"
Skin is a mirror of organism health, that's why people as a species are so focused on it, if there're visible problems with skin of an adult it can mean person has genetical problems or infection, it's an irrational fear that is a base for high standarts that no human can get to.
@@dubblebubbletoilandtrouble6646 my mother used to always say that I don't wash my face enough when I just covered it with tones of alcohol oitment cause I had many pimples XXDD Good thing she stopped saying me that.
Seborrhea is awful, got it when hormonal stuff rose at teenagehood. The result is: oily + problematic skin with with dandruff and pimples on my head skin. I often hated myself and asked myself why I couldn't be born with normal skin.
Same i have dpn skin condition and its getting worse i have spent so much money for treatment and its the most draining thing in life like its so depressing coz pple wont understand they treat me so horribly for something i cant control
I’m a licensed esthetician and the only products I recommend for my younger clients are a cleanser, moisturizer and sunscreen. Or even a moisturizer and sunscreen combination for clients that don’t want to have so many steps. For my acne clients I usually let them know to get a spot treatment for their acne. My clients come to me to help them manage their skin and I let them know they are still young and their hormones are the ones causing acne. I always tell them it is fine they don’t use the products. My job is to recommend and it’s up to them, with all my clients I never force them to use something. Also I don’t know if it’s still happening to kids but why do others bully each other for their skin, they can’t control acne from happening. Genetics play a huge part in getting acne, like are they going to make fun of their parents as well. But my point is you don’t need a 10 step beauty routine when you’re just a teenager, you’re a kid and you’re still growing.
What about acne as an adult? (not due to shoddy hygiene or bad diet)
tysm for this. my skin has always been one of my biggest insecurities, i use like 5 products on my skin every morning, face masks every week, deep scrubbing. i can’t stop staring at my skin in my reflection , even at work. I have really good eyesight, and i think that also contributes to it. i can see the tiniest blemishes on my skin that no one else would even notice and i can’t stop thinking about it. We’re human. we’re filled of tiny little holes and we naturally create oils. our skin is probably so much better now than through history, yet we still feel insecure. idk how to end this it’s more of a vent abt the insecurities the internet has given me, lol.
You’re also MUCH closer to your face than almost anyone looking at you, which distorts the image.
I have quite poor eyesight and still see every tiny blemish and zit on my skin (and on others', although it doesn't disturb me as much). When we've been hammered with the concept of "flawless skin" we'll notice these no matter what. We have to de-learn to care about them. Hope you manage
If depression taught me anything, it's that
F it. I'll laugh even if it gives me wrinkles. The more wrinkles the more you know I was happy as a young person. And that's priceless.
I just checked my phone camera settings and the selfies mode has blur on by default. You have to turn it off. It's so insidious. I was so ashamed of my skin when I was younger because I had cystic acne but now I refuse to be. I'm getting older and I have fine lines, hyperpigmentarion and acne scars because I've been out living my life
Omg you're right, mine too. I never take selfies tho anyway..cause I hate my skin 🥹👍
I was just thinking about this because I was looking up the love is blind stars’ instagrams and barely recognized some of them. The new norm of facetuning everything is so bizarre. Thanks for covering these somewhat heavy topics in a lighthearted but introspective way
I never had a single pimple or acne in my teen years but as soon as I hit my 30s, the hormonal changes wrecked havoc on skin. But I’ve learnt to take care of my skin better since.
That happened to someone that used to make fun of my appearance 😈 the same person put on a ton of weight the same year I lost mine wahahaha, I still have bad skin tho lol
I've had acne and acne scars ever since I hit puberty (so like 8 years now). I can't even imagine having completely clear skin bc these scars are normal for me. I appreciate the short occasion where my skin does decide to clear up 💀
I also want to mention an idol group that really doesn't shy away from showing their actual skin on camera. Yes they touch up for official photos like every other celebrity. But even while casually filming with and without makeup on you can see their blemishes. My only thought is 'teach me your secrets/techniques 😭' bc their stylist does such a good job. Like they share their skincare routines and ik I can trust it bc I can see their skin (tho some of them have such clear skin I'm in disbelief every time I see them)
who is this idol group you're talking about? i'm rlly curious now
Is it Stray Kids? 😅
@@emiscommentingaccount96 or mamamoo? 🤔
@@taesfilter3026 it's ateez
Imperfections are what make us unique. People are starting to look like clones of other people rather than themselves. Too many people have perfect teeth that don't look real. It's hard to be your authentic self when society is pushing you to get so much changed to fit a capricious beauty esthetic.
it's all shit... unique hahaha ... sorry but I would never call that dirty acne unique ... people do every thing nowadays to justify their laziness... I have seen many people in real life with amazing glass skin ...
Wonky teeth are so cute too, way nicer than giant perfect tic-tacs.
I actually had a meltdown today about my skin when trying to apply make-up and scrubbed my face with a harsh towel. For some reason my skin was so flaky that I looked like a zombie in my opinion. I accidentally scrubbed so hard in my panicky frenzy that I now have an open wound on my right cheek. There's no way to cover that with make-up. Don't do what I did. I was being dumb about my skin and now I have to live with that scrub wound for probably a week or so.
I hope your wound heals soon, using paper towels is better for your skin and don't be harsh
My skin does that with makeup,especially foundation…so now I don’t use it
when applying makeup make sure that your skincare is good and has absorbed into your skin. no matter what skin type you have, moisturizing is important. also make sure that you aren’t packing things onto your face when doing makeup (less is always more).
The lesson is be kind to yourself. I hope you got it. It sounds like your skin just needs more moisture, and maybe a mild daily exfoliant. Try different things out, you're never too young and it's never too late to take care of yourself from a place of love.
I can't tell you how many times I've done the same thing.
as someone whose been really insecure about their skin for a while, this video was really enlightening and helped me feel a lot better about myself. thanks ed 🤗
All the teens need is a good SPF, a gentle cleanser that won't strip your skin barrier, and a moisturizer.
I am a BIG Korean beauty skincare hobby person, and at the age of 30 I have come to terms with my severe scars, oiliness, pores, adult acne, texture...but it took a while. I just love skincare because I like the experience and I have seen some good results with building a solid routine over the last 2 years. I know it isn't going to give me beauty filter-esque skin, but that isn't the goal for me anyway. My skin was was a huge insecurity for my late teens and most of my 20's, but at 30 I am just about making budget friendly choices to achieve healthy skin and have my daily self-care moment.
I will not lie though, I was chatting with one of my former students who just turned 21 and he thought I was "24, maybe 26 at the oldest" and it gave me such an ego boost. Those 12 steps are doing something....
6:34 Honestly I think her skin texture is alot more attractive than the extreme airbrush filters
Yeah, she looks beautiful without the filters.
Thanks a ton for creating such content and giving us all the "reality checks" !
Even I used to think "flawless and perfect skin "something that actually exist and these so called celebrities & influencers are glamorizing & diluting their audience's mind to a level that they get insecure and underconfident about their natural and perfect humanly features 😔
I have had the worst acne since I hit pueberty and have always been really insecure about it. I literally hated going outside because I felt hideous...I'm 16 now, and my acne is still really bad, but watching videos like this have really helped me get some of my self-esteem again!
I'm happy with everything about me, except for my skin. I have acne, psoriasis, excema, spider veins, I bruise way too easy.
If my skin could just stop sabotaging me, I would be very happy lol
Look into nutrition for that. Oils (omega/GLA), amino acids, vitamin/mineral, probiotics, etc. So many things about health are interrelated. Detox or support for the immune system for getting rid of heavy metals, parasites etc is imp too.
Psoriasis and excema and spider veins? Damn, your skin is really set to hell mode 😰 I've only dealt with cystic acne and that was already hard, it took a lot of time to figure out I break out mostly because of drinking milk, which my mom always told me would make me taller... I spent so much money on skincare but nothing actually made a huge difference as giving up all dairy foods (which is so hard because I love cheese and ice cream 😭)
Your skin is probably a tough battle everyday, don't get too frustrated with yourself if you make some progress but still get flare ups and break outs and bruises, sometimes I still eat some cheese because I want to live well in the moment and deal with the consequences later 🫣 Skin is so personal that others advice may not be all that useful, so all the best luck to find treatments or lifestyle changes that work for you!
I'm going to echo the first comment and suggest to look into nutrition. If you have both psoriasis and eczema I recommend looking into food and environmental triggers, there's a high likelihood they are connected
Same, but I am somewhat a light pale greenish yellow caramel color it's complicated
I remember seeing a person comment under a picture of a k-pop celebrity that was fairly old something like “they got so good genetics, they’re so perfect”. I replied with “remember that they use tons of filters and photoshop” but they just didn’t acknowledge it, they just continued to say that the celebrity is natural. It’s sad.
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them being so gullible is pathetic.
Thank you for this video. My skin is sensitive, so I still break out sometimes even in my 40s! Now that I am getting wrinkles, creases and dark circles, I was starting to feel depressed. Your video cheered me right up! You look awesome btw. Even if it's lighting, it means you did the lighting in an awesome way lol. Good luck with moving! 😁
OH MY GOD! I haven't seen Michelle Phan's face in so long. That tiny clip felt like a hug.
Who's letting society cook we getting tired 😫
After seeing this I realize and appreciate how good my skin is
I used to think it wasn’t that great but now I feel better thank you
I swear the plants vs zombies music gets me every time 😆
video transported me immediately to 0:09, i was on a rollercoaster
I really needed this video especially when it feels like so many people have perfect skin and here's my skin throwing a fit even tho I'm doing my best to take care of it. I know it's common sense not everyone has perfect skin it sure as hell feells like it tho. I appreciate your commentary 💕💕💕💕 I'm working on accepting my skin being differences and continuing to take care of it the best I can.
I am old enough to remember when RUclips upgraded to be able to host 480p and thinking it was such a huge step in quality. Now I can tell when a vid isn't in HD and it feels off. It's so weird to think that I used to spend hours watching 240p videos and thinking nothing of it. Now I pretty much expect every video I watch to have at least a base skin filter on it, I find myself not trusting any makeup until I personally try it. Also, I love that you touch a bit on privilege when it comes to healthy eating and living, you earned a subscriber!
Your one-liners have me cracking up! 70 year old grandpa (K-pop). 😂 You are hilarious! I’m Fil-am (Asian) and my daily regimen consists of Cetaphil daily cleanser and moisturizer then lip balm (Carmex or Aquaphor). Maybe 3x a year I’d wear lipstick for occasions. I never liked foundation. I feel like my skin can’t breathe. But to each her own. I tried/played around with filters with my family and we just started cracking up because it’s so NOT normal! No one can look that “perfect.”
Also, I hate how people with acne are perceived as lazy. In my case, it's literally genetic and I have an active skincare routine, but my gene pool doesn't give a shit. I never had a say in my condition and can only ensure it does not deteriorate. (my father had acne till he turned 30)
"just wash your face more" 💀 🔫🙂
omg yes!! i take great care of my skin but i used to feel soooo bad because it still had acne scars and freckles but i realized that insta-perfect skin is just not real...
Your dry humor is the driest!!! I love it!
This hair style and color is so flattering on you.
i use cleanser, toner, moisturizer, exfoliator.... because i have lots of acne...
but then i learn i have lots of acne because i use those.
i stop using all of them. just water and gentle pat with a face cloth after washing. my skin got all clear now.
31 and still on the process of recovering from hating my skin because ads made me think having any texture, blemish or zit as a teen was unnatural and terribly ugly. Now I very proudly and consciously show my natural skin no matter what, and make sure it's visible in my videos. We need more real, relatable skins shown on the Net.
yes i so so agree!! as a young adult it’s so hard to resist but i never use them to normalize human skin for what it actually looks like. i hope others do the same
“Used everything and my skin got worse” omg never relate to anything so much lmao
Hi Ed i would just like to tell you that im in a very stressful time of life (final year med exams) and your videos help me distract myself from this horrible anxiety so much. I watch your videos to feel better and heck, i even put them on in the background because i have sleep issues and your sweet voice makes me fall asleep instantly.
Thank you so much for existing ♡
My sister keeps saying stuff about how bad her skin is, and the other day I literally was like “you’re 13! Your skin is just like that!”
I remember worrying about acne when I was her age too though. It’s taken a while to change my mindset from “acne is disgusting and should be eradicated” to “just wanna wash my face and be clean, not worry too much about acne since it’s generally outside of my control half the time anyways.” I’m just glad I’m too lazy to care at all about makeup.
Ryujin looks so beautiful in that photo of her natural skin texture. She still has perfect skin with texture. But all the non-photoshop photos look better.
Thank you, I needed this video. I've been struggling with a depressive episode for a while now, and my skin has taken the toll. My pores look so visible lately. It started making me feel like crap and I rarely go on social media, but I watch a lot of RUclips, so I'm still exposed to content that's probably only showing the best image of individuals on screen (altered or not). I seriously started to think about learning how to properly do my makeup to hide away, but I'm sure my skin will fix itself once I get out of this episode and get back to my skincare routine (daily showering and applying moisturizer). I'm trying, and your videos have been helpful for my mental health ❤
I'm 46 and I'm back in school. I don't wear any makeup. I wash my face and use quality moisturizers.
Im proud how youthful I look for my age thanks to wearing sunblock my whole life.
I love aging naturally.
Ive had severe acne for years that my cheeks are completely covered in dents :c ppl underestimate the psychological effects that can have on a person
Not just filters. Also the makeup layers these days are insane. Back in my day (i am 32) a cc cream was for weddings. We did not put on makeup everyday.
I have cystic acne on one cheek. I like doing artsy makeup looks sometimes and I always get really self conscious with one half of my face looking ideal and the other half breaking out. I needed this video 🫶
Getting used to not wearing makeup, not taking filtered selfies has really helped me love my natural self. Im living my life unfiltered and it feels so damn good to walk out, being able to rub my eyes or touch my face! Aside from that, my skin tone has evened out and my skin is so hydrated. I feel clean and breathable… not filtered and heavy or caked. Not that theres anything wrong with that but you just dont get the same freedom or confidence that naturalistic traits bring.
EDVASIAAAAAAN, DROP THE SKINCARE ROUTINE!!!! Your skin is to die for 😫
I feel so bad for the tweens that're being sold all these complex, expensive skincare routines when all most of them need is a nice simple face wash + SPF.
I do wish there were more skincare options when I was a teen (mid 00s) but I was literally the only friend with a dedicated skincare routine until we were all in our 20s. If you've got good skin you can definitely get away with a babywipe and some £3 moisturiser when you're young lol
as a bostonian, your attempted boston accent was the highlight of my evening. 🤣🤣
Would dig an updated skincare routine, even if it is basic. Thanks for the videos!
Thank you, after watching this material I realize my skin is sooo much better without any fancy product or filter. I'm happy with what I have.
This has actually been really helpful 😭 Thank you for this. I've struggled with acne, scarring, and pores since I was a kid. Combined with my dogshit eyesight that blurs people slightly even irl, I've kind of forgotten complete smoothness isn't realistic.
I've never worn makeup. And never worried about skincare until my early 40s. Now I just use hyaluronic acid and retinol and I always moisturize. My skin looks so healthy and wrinkle free.
i used to be so conscious of my skin, because sometimes i have a lot of breakouts, sometimes i have none, and whenever i had breakouts i would fuss over them wishing they would go away, but recently, i started not to care that much. i mean, it could be due to lack of sleep, what you eat, hormones, stress, and stuff, but atp im just like, bestie, i have no time and maybe even money, to worry abt that or fix that. it’ll go away at some point, and it’s definitely normal to have textures and what not.
I laughed at the “water and dish rag to wash your face”.
I do that! I’m 38 and dealt with acne from 22 till 33. I tried all the usual washes. I finally got an acne prescription which was basically a very low-dose antibiotic. After that, I washed my face every night with just water and a washcloth and washed it with a Berts Bees Sensitive skin cleanser about once every 4 days. I took the medicine for a year till I lost my insurance and continued my regular washing routine. My skin has stayed clear.
This video actually made me feel better about myself. My skin looks 200 times better than all those pictures without the filters, I don’t even have bumps like that.
Maybe mine is doing so well because I’ve never spent more than a week with any skincare routine that puts a bunch of stuff on my face. It’s always only been about the acne washes. Plus I never used any coverups or foundations. My only makeup routine is a bit of eyeliner.
Never thought I’d watch a video about unattainable standards and walk away feeling great. 😄
i get that perfect skin is often a lie, but it does exist. kinda. perfect is subjective but i know so many people irl with flawlessly glowy, smooth and even-toned skin, nary a blemish in sight. thats what pushes me to try and achieve the same, not really the stuff online. if you literally cannot find a single flaw on someones skin then yeah, its perfect🤷🏻♀️
Yeah my mother was one of these mythical magical beings. Absolutely flawless perfect skin. Never got acne, smooooooooth soft dewy skin… and I on the other hand got my father’s cystic acne ridden ruddy prone-to-wrinkling skin. Some people are blessed. I’m just not one of them 😂 Mom was a literal model tho!
True. But it's rare enough, and even more rare when it's natural and not the result of careful treatment. I had a college mate whose skin is clear and dewy and looks so soft, I used to stare at her sneakily just to admire it. I couldn't fathom how someone's skin can be that flawless.
I don't have dewy, but the skin on my face is pretty close to perfect. I have pores and all but no acne, discoloration or major texture. Major flex, someone asked me how long it took me to put on makeup, I was like maybe 1min for eyeliner? They thought I was doing full face, and I don't even own foundation. What works for me: no skin products, no facial cleanser, wash lightly with warm water while showering, remove sunscreen like makeup if outside a lot, otherwise no sunscreen and avoid sun like covid.
@@TheAkumaChan damn, you're one of those lucky few😭
Rare people are present,my mom,my few friends and many people i came across have perfect flawless skin (no acne,no pigmentation no dark spots)
Thank you so much for sharing this, I've always been self conscious about my skin. I don't use make-up because that just makes my skin break out worse. Thank you for this video, it's nice to see some recognition that most people don't have completely clear, blemishless skin
Thank you Ed. I will keep my delusion and season it with a teaspoon of skepticism. Happy moving. Hope everything goes smooth.
I stopped wearing foundation and my skin has never looked better. It got smoother, doesn’t flake anymore, and hardly get breakouts. Just the occasional pms breakouts.
I know that preventative skin care for children under 12 is something that can be effective: For instance, anything that prevents oily skin and/or Acne from starting! I could have used Proactiv, Acnease, Accutane starting in the fifth grade, to prevent Acne from starting! Back in the Day!
love the video! yeah it's def best to find a happy medium when it comes to skincare, hope yall have a good day!
GUYS! as someone who still gets mistaken as underage although being 27. Really! Just stick to sunscreen and cheap but good products like Hada Labo. One bottle can last like 3 years and is around 10 dollars. You don't need to spend too much money for skin care. If you wanna spend money for a "better" quality, spend it on sunscreen.
Edit: unless you have some kind of skin condition of course. Then please ask your dermatologist first
29 and I'm getting smile lines and crow's feet. I love my COSRX routine and my red light tool, but I'll never have Photoshopped skin cause, you know, life is stressful and people show emotion. Just sleep and drink enough water and find a routine that works for you so you don't look completely ancient at 30, and you're good. Especially if you love going outside. There's more to life than striving for perfection.
smile lines and crows feet are so so gorgeous. shows how happy you are!!! personally as a young adult, i just can’t wait to get the same lines. so so pretty
amazing vid. every one should watch. we should definitely talk about this
hope your move is a smooth one. i’m really digging the content 🤙🏾
coincidentally i was talking to my girlfriend’s brother today about beauty standards that i’m over, and having perfect skin is one of them. we all have rough skin. perfectly smooth, evenly toned skin just looks artificial, and kinda empty. perfection is boring. we need to get over trying to be it and embrace the shit that give us character.
I've always hated my acne. It was genetic from my parents and I was the first girl to hit puberty when I was at a small school where I had 20 others students in my GRADE. It really stood out when youre the only kid in your grade to have acne. I tried everything back then, proactive, dermatologists, medication, and I've been struggling still for almost 15 years. Now that I'm almost 25, I've pretty much accepted that I can only manage my acne and do what I can to prevent it from getting worse (not missing my routine, not touching my face, not eating a lot of sugar, and not hydrating). I'm still struggling with other aspects that I can't control but one day I can overcome it.
That impression of mikayla saying "part 2" was spot on.Gr8 content.
Love your jewelry. I think I will try Ana luisa. Thanks
you have no idea how much better i feel, thank you!
The JLo one got me ;-; makes me realize how gullible I still am even after growing up using the Internet
appreciate your vibe ; may the algae bless you
You have the nicest and most effective requesting of likes and comments that I've seen 😄 also i love your videos. Keep it up!
RUclips immediately played me a “maybelline super stay” ad when your video ended 😂 Thanks for calling attention to this issue! I’ve been struggling with my skin for so many years, and I’m finally at the point where I’ve accepted what I have to work with, and stop comparing myself to all the perfect skin I see (especially online) 😳 I admire Jhené Aiko who was very open about her extreme skin regimen, which includes Fraxel. I wish more celebrities and influencers were open, honest and realistic.
Cosplays for running errands. Need to start doing this.
Your videos are so informative...and I love your sarcastic type of humor. 😂😂
Thanks for the chuckles! Worth the wrinkles
Edvasios! Keep preaching, I love your personality!
Lighting is truly everythinggggg
i love the everyone’s so creative
My skincare is ‘I was ph my face with water and a rag every morning’ and it works well for me! I’m not aiming for perfect lol. I’m also allergic to a lot of fraquences and other skincare ingredients, so better safe then sorry with buying stuff lol. I’m also just really lucky to have naturally good looking skin that isn’t acne prone lol
Edvasian, I just found your channel the other day. You make me smile, and your voice is very relaxing. Thank you ❤
Always a wonderful and informative post! Thank you
thanks, Ed. I've been struggling with acne for the past two months, and I'm sure it has to do with my mental health - my acne always flares up when I'm overstressed. I'm so used to seeing clear skin everywhere, it's impossible to not feel like an ugly monster when I see the blemishes on my face. Thanks for the reminder.
I used to buy so many different products for skin, everything new and exciting. Now i just use Skinmedica retinol, HA5, aha/bha, and Cerave original cream. Which sound like a lot, but i used to use way more. I’m born in the 80s so i have a elderly skin, according to the internet.
I exfoliate regularly, but don’t wash it much. Just rinse it in the morning and exfoliate at night.
Edvasian, give me a heart
I always find actors/actresses' and Kpop singers' skin SO perfect like porcelain (in dramas and MV), it is quite reassuring to see that it is far from being perfect all the time ! Of course it is logical, they are human beings, but the make-up and light in dramas and MV make their skin seem soooo perfect, smooth, with no pores or blemishes.
Thank you for this video ! I just discovered you with one, and am watching the rest of your videos.
I don't know if I just have never seen myself with good lighting but my skin looks better than all the examples you've shown of famous people without filters and that scares me
Personally I think that people that wear a lot of makeup regularly have pretty bad skin. I only wear makeup on special occasions and my skin looks better than theirs too. 🙂
a lot of these pictures are also taken at events and makeup meant to look for the camera tends to be more heavy-handed so close up pictures like the ones shown in this video tend to make them look worse.
Honestly same but I think it's because they wear heavy foundation all over their face (because it looks good on camera which is a huge part of their job). And heavy foundation kinda makes blemishes look worse imo
they also go through so much pressure and stress ... how you expect them to be like a normal person...
Same 😭
I loved this video and your channel, but you absolutely CAN wreck your skin before its done growing. Thats why we put SPF on children playing outside and tanning booths (in my area at least) have changed their laws to be 18+
I unfortunately developed a skin picking disorder in my early teens that now in my mid twenties I still wasn't able to recover from..
I'd dare say most people at some point in their lives struggled with disordered eating behavior, body picking and other effects of being bombarded with all the beauty ideals through media. Its effects are genuinely devastating for people of all ages
Your hair is looking so good with the dark roots and blond ends! Thumbs up my dude 👍
You are my beauty standard, Ed 🤩🤩