Are you comfortable in your own skin?

The words "Your face pushes me away, i can't stand it anymore" kept ringing in my head. Was it my fault I had acnes? I mean seriously I was just going through puberty! Is this truly why he never liked showing me off? What was I to do? My boyfriend just broke up with me simply because I had pimples." -Emmy.

In her defence, I would slide in this preamble: Emmy, a chronic introvert was struggling with the trailer on the express load of pressure that comes with life in the university, puberty, and preparations to embrace early adulthood. Acne, had been her best friend for as long as she could spell otumokpokekpokirijamubalaratinga from sleep (please don't ask me, I have no idea either) She just had them along her T zone and also scattered like polka dots all over her slender face. They weren't irritating to gaze upon and she had tried her best to take care of them with a variety of products in her wake. That's why when she told me her ex broke up with her because of her pimples, it sounded kind of fishy (and i hate fish).

Just like the exact opposite of diamonds, females detest acnes or pimples. We fail to however see that it is one of the most common skin conditions that are caused by oils and dead skin, hereditary, stress, exercise, diet and so on! This means anybody can develop acnes especially those undergoing puberty. So why break up with someone because the person has acnes? Hei! Human beings eh? (Sips tea). In my 008 style of interrogation I had asked Emmy if he had acnes and she exclaimed immediately "all over His face! But it made him more handsome to behold. He said mine made me ugly. He asked why I wasn't smooth skinned liked the other girls around him *...Leemaaooo !!!!

Relationships breathe better with love. If you love your partner, you will be able to stay with them when they are young and "okpekete" till when they are old, wrinkled and "nkrokro" I always say, if there is a blemish on your partner, talk to him/her about it and resolve ways of nibbing the thing in the bud. Not to run away or start cheating. Emmy's Ex stuck to her like glue when the acne on her face went on baecation, and ran heta seketa when the acnes came back. He just got tired of the switch that he decided to break up, or so I thought... No, he didn't love her, not one bit!

Personally, my acnes and black spots are products of the incessant copulation between my super oily skin, and blocked pores due to dead skin. My boyfriend was there with me through my milk skinned moments and is also beside me through my breakouts. I have read and done researches on skin routines for oily skin and the likes (Currently, I'm still producing DIY face masks that I discard mostly after two weeks of usage. Lo and behold brethren! I shall never give up! I must sojourn further!...errr sojourn?...nope that's not the word!). 

All this babe is trying to say is, people have different skins types and problems. Be comfortable in yours and don't discriminate. Different people have different routines that work for them. Find yours. Try, try, keep trying. Rome, wasn't built in a Day neither was your face babe (ask your mummy and daddy)