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The Summer House star opens up about her “traumatizing” acne and her new partnership with Face Reality.
Then junior year of college came along and bam:breakouts.
Paige DeSorbo
“Adult acneis just the absolute worst.
It’s been like 10 years of being up and down.
Sometimes my skin is great and I’m like, ‘I cracked the code.’
Paige DeSorbo
And then a week later it’s breaking out horribly.”
Until now, perhaps?
Ahead, everything to know about the Bravoleb’s skincare journey, in her own words.
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“When I first started I was so embarrassed of my acne.
Id always be in my makeup.”
“I can do that on reality TV, which feels like such a blessing.
Paige DeSorbo
[I can show] that no one waking up in the morning looks perfect.
Like, ‘these are all thepimple patchesI have now.’
… We can all relate in that way.”
“Im a big fan ofchecking a bag,” she says.
Get out of my face.
I amalwaysmaking room for my skincare and my makeup products.
I feel like that’s a non-negotiable."
There’s a sense of grounding in routineeven of the cleanse, tone, moisturize variety.
Her other best beauty travel tip?
“Im always going to be a huge fan of Aquaphor.
It has saved me in so many different situations.”
“I used to just dry my facethis is actually disgusting, honestlywith whatever was around.
If there was a towel that I had showered with earlier in the day, I was using it.
I didn’t care.
And I remember one time Ciara was like, ‘That’s disgusting.’
you should probably be using theseface drying cloths.Honestly, they have changed my face.”
When she first got her products, she took her beloved label maker and got to work tagging them.
“AM step one.”
“AM step two.”
“Its a pretty easy routine.
At nighttime it’s the same thing, washing my face, using a toner using the hydraBalance Gel.
And then once a week I use theGlycolic Lactic Toner.
On nights I dont use that I use the5% Advanced Acne Med.
It’s just like a thin layer mask that you leave on for 20 minutes.
And that product, I feel, has made such a difference.”
“It’s just nice connecting with someone who knows what they’re talking about.
), but DeSorbodoesknow what it’s like to deal with breakouts.
I felt way more empowered once I felt comfortable being like, whatever.
This is what my skin looks like.'”
Also, “There is definitely light at the end of the tunnel.
Something will eventually work for you, you just have to be patient and figure it out.”
