{"id":1383,"date":"2021-08-15T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skinandme.com\/the-dose\/?p=1383"},"modified":"2023-03-20T15:36:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T15:36:50","slug":"skin-and-me-stories-lauren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skinandme.com\/the-dose\/skin-and-me-stories-lauren\/","title":{"rendered":"Skin + Me Stories: Lauren + Clear Skin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Skin + Me Stories: Lauren + Clear Skin<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

As much as we love sharing customer success stories, we think it\u2019s just as important to highlight the skincare journeys that don\u2019t always follow the smoothest path. Setbacks and challenges can often occur with prescription skincare, but with perseverance and coaching the results are worth it. Achieving your skin goal takes time, dedication, and often a little extra expert advice to reach the finish line. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With that in mind, we\u2019ve reached out to real Skin + Me customers<\/a> who met their skin goals, with a few consultations and formulation tweaks along the way. Today, we\u2019re talking to 27-year-old Lauren from Essex, who\u2019s sharing her skincare journey with The Dose<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell us about your skincare journey over the years<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have quite sensitive skin<\/a> and I have always been into skincare and trying out new products or the latest trend to find the products that don\u2019t irritate my skin. I really got into it when I started breaking out with hormonal acne<\/a> in my early 20s and it was at its worst at the very beginning of lockdown<\/a>. The stress<\/a> of lockdown and having all this freedom to try new products was my downfall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was told by my GP \u201cit wasn\u2019t that bad\u201d but to me it really affected how I felt and I was constantly looking at my skin and over-analysing it. I started to try even more products and I think the overload of all these different things made my skin worse – which is why I turned to Skin + Me<\/a>! I loved the idea of a much simpler routine<\/a> and my skin has thanked me for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What mistakes did you make along the way?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trying too many products – I have quite sensitive skin and I think the combination of this and all the products under the sun really didn\u2019t help. Oh and I didn\u2019t wear SPF<\/a> before starting Skin + Me – something I wear every single day now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When did you first start using Skin + Me? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started using Skin + Me in August last year and my original skin goal was to get rid of my acne<\/a>. My skin is now clear (apart from the occasional spot) and overall my skin is just so much healthier and smoother. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How has the process been overall? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My journey with Skin + Me has been amazing. I haven\u2019t ever used a product that has tackled my skin concern and also been so simple and easy to use and incorporate into my routine. It has had its ups and downs of course. Around December time, I was prescribed Tretinoin<\/a>, which was too much for my sensitive skin, even when using a moisturiser before my Daily Dose my skin was irritated, itchy and red<\/a>. I persevered for 3 months as I heard so many wonderful things about it but reached out to the team and they were happy to remove this from my prescription and try something else, and honestly, my skin has never looked better. It\u2019s so good to know what works for someone may not work for someone else in their prescription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How long did your purging take to resolve?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I experienced purging around 1 to 2 months into my journey with Skin + Me. I got quite a few more spots<\/a> and redness but I made sure to remind myself every day that this wouldn\u2019t be forever and is part of the process of getting clear skin. I applied my Daily Dose the same way every night (after cleansing and before moisturising) and it took about 4 months for the purging<\/a> to completely stop. I’m so happy I went through this difficult stage because the skin I have now is so much more healthy<\/a> than when I first started, it was all worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are your future skin goals? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My future skin goal is to keep it looking healthy and manageable. I understand that I may get one or two spots along the way and that\u2019s ok! But I know that my skin is in a much better place and I have found a routine<\/a> that makes my skin happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What advice would you give to someone struggling with their Skin + Me prescription?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reach out to the team<\/a> and persevere. The team is always so happy to help and give such great advice<\/a>. Purging <\/a>is completely normal and the team is there to help you during this difficult time of the process but please remember it\u2019s not forever and it\u2019s so worth it when the purging is over. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are your Holy Grail products?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cleanser: <\/strong>Cerave Hydrating Cleanser<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moisturiser:<\/strong> Cerave Facial Moisturising Lotion<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPF: <\/strong>Heliocare 360 Sunscreen gel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New to Skin + Me? <\/strong>Get your first month of personalised skincare for \u00a34.99 with promo code DOSE \u2013 complete our quick consultation here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking for a routine refresh? <\/strong>Add the Dream Routine to your Skin + Me subscription<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In need of a restock? <\/strong>Head to The Skincare Shop<\/a> for one-off purchases of your Routine Essentials.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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New to Skin + Me? <\/strong>Get your first month of personalised skincare for \u00a34.99 with promo code DOSE \u2013 complete our quick consultation here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking for a routine refresh? <\/strong>Add the Dream Routine to your Skin + Me subscription<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In need of a restock? <\/strong>Head to The Skincare Shop<\/a> for one-off purchases of your Routine Essentials.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Meet Lauren and find out more about her skincare journey. We provide personalised stories on The Dose from real people. Find out more here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":179265348,"featured_media":1385,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1395],"tags":[1515,1520,1544,1521,1517,1522,1545,1538,1513,1546,1518,1516],"class_list":["post-1383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-skin-and-me-stories","tag-clear-skin-goals","tag-consultation","tag-customer-stories","tag-dermatology-team","tag-expert-advice","tag-formulation-change","tag-my-skincare-stories","tag-prescription-skincare","tag-purging","tag-purging-advice","tag-reformulation","tag-skin-goals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skinandme.com\/the-dose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skinandme.com\/the-dose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skinandme.com\/the-dose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinandme.com\/the-dose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/179265348"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinandme.com\/the-dose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1383"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinandme.com\/the-dose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4329,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinandme.com\/the-dose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1383\/revisions\/4329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinandme.com\/the-dose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skinandme.com\/the-dose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinandme.com\/the-dose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinandme.com\/the-dose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}