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SPOT, DROP, AND TREAT
16 Best Acne Spot Treatments for Getting Rid of Pimples Fast
Here are the best patches, drying lotions, balms, and devices to banish breakouts.
By Deanna Pai and Annie Blackman
POP UP
Why Didn’t Anyone Tell Me Popping Zits Gets Harder as You Get Older?
It has always been a bad habit. But now that I’m in my forties, it’s somehow more arduous than it’s ever been.
By Marci Robin
Spot Attack
These Acne Scar Treatments Erase Any Signs of Breakouts
Like they never happened.
By Angela Trakoshis and Deanna Pai
ACNE 101
The Quickest Ways to Shrink a Pimple
Full treatment can take days, but it is possible to reduce a zit's appearance overnight.
By Elizabeth Siegel
What Is This Sorcery?
Makeup Artist Nam Vo Shared a Mind-Blowing Trick for Concealing a Zit
This changes everything.
By Marci Robin
ACNE TREATMENTS
The Best Acne Patch for Every Type of Breakout
Because not all pimple patches are made the same.
By Audrey Noble
POST-POP
Drew Barrymore Shared a Brilliant Hack for Calming Down a Popped Pimple
Next time you can't resist popping, you'll know what to do.
By Marci Robin
SHINE BRIGHT LIKE A PIMPLE
Rihanna’s Makeup-Free First Selfie of 2020 Is a Pimple-Positive Masterpiece
She had the best response for a fan who offered to pop her zit.
By Marci Robin
Chrissy's Cyst
Chrissy Teigen Begged Dr. Pimple Popper for Help With a Stubborn Chin Zit
"It’s unsqueezable, and it is ruining my life."
By Marci Robin
Baby's Alright
This Redditor Swears Diaper Cream Cleared Up Their Cystic Acne
Here's what experts think about this person's skin-care "secret."
By Devon Abelman
acne positivity
Beauty Influencer Ingrid Nilson Shares Cystic Acne Selfie
Along with an inspiring message.
By Zoe Weiner
Acne Treatment
Here’s What’s Really Causing That Breakout on Your Chin
Put down the salicylic acid.
By Lexi Novak
stop the pop
This Woman's Scary Infection Proves Exactly Why You Shouldn't Pop Your Pimples
Cringes.
By Sarah Kinonen
stop, don't pop
There Is Nothing More Satisfying Than Watching This Four-Year-Old Zit Being Slowly Popped
Warning: Graphic content ahead.
By Sarah Kinonen
The Best New Color Correctors for Perfect, Even Skin
Not sure how to use color correctors? Well, that's easy: Green hides zits (and other red spots); yellow, orange, and peach cover dark circles; and purple brightens general sallowness. Layer one of these neutralizing shades under your concealer or foundation and bam! You're left with skin so perfect, it rivals even the most generous Snapchat filter. Now you just need to find the perfect formula for you. We'll let you in on our favorites.
By Jenna Rosenstein
We Tested the Weirdest New Korean Blackhead Treatments
Sure, a beauty product is garbage if it doesn't deliver, but cool packaging and an innovative application method are what get us really excited about a new product. Which is why we couldn't wait to try the latest Korean pore treatments, which are both delightfully strange and give a good deep clean. These are our unvarnished opinions—and unedited selfies.
By Kristie Dash
Acne Myths, Busted
Does junk food or sleeping in your makeup really cause breakouts? We separate fact from fiction.
By Hannah Morrill
Clear-Skin Saboteurs: 7 Mistakes That Are Making You Break Out
On the face of it, our skin-care routines may seem perfectly honest, earnest, and even squeaky clean. But did you know that many of our most common habits are actually hostile to the clear and radiant skin we all crave? Here, we point an accusing finger at seven crimes against the complexion that very well may be a part of your daily regimen.
By Anne Bauso