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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.
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.
Spot Attack

These Acne Scar Treatments Erase Any Signs of Breakouts

Like they never happened.
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. 
What Is This Sorcery?

Makeup Artist Nam Vo Shared a Mind-Blowing Trick for Concealing a Zit

This changes everything.
ACNE TREATMENTS

The Best Acne Patch for Every Type of Breakout

Because not all pimple patches are made the same.
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.
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.
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."
airplane acne

Why You Break Out When You Travel

Airplane acne is real, people.
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."
acne positivity

Beauty Influencer Ingrid Nilson Shares Cystic Acne Selfie

Along with an inspiring message.
Acne Treatment

Here’s What’s Really Causing That Breakout on Your Chin

Put down the salicylic acid.
stop, don't pop

There Is Nothing More Satisfying Than Watching This Four-Year-Old Zit Being Slowly Popped

Warning: Graphic content ahead.

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.

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.

Acne Myths, Busted

Does junk food or sleeping in your makeup really cause breakouts? We separate fact from fiction.

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.