Video: How to Clear Up Acne for Sun-Damaged Skin

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Kami Lankenau

Kami Lankenau is a makeup artist and hair stylist for Greenlightdistrict. Her makeup specialties are airbrush, camouflage, film and television, editorial, fantasy,weddings and runway/high fashion.

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Hello, my name is Kami, and I'm a professional makeup artist, and today we're going to talk about how to clear up acne for sun damaged skin. My first advice to you would be always use oil free products on your face whether it's sun tan lotion, foundation, cream shadows, cream blushes, anything really, products that go on your face keep them oil free. My second advice to you would be cleanliness, whether it's your brushes, your sponges or your makeup. You need to keep things clean. In fact, you should never use sponges when you have acne because it picks up oil and deposits it on your makeup and you just keep putting it on your face over and over. You want to use brushes because you can clean them on a regular basis. In addition, your makeup should look like this. There should be no oil deposits, it should be clean. It should be always dusty when you're using this. If it has oil on it, it will be hard and look wet in spots and that's what sponges do to your makeup. That's why you need brushes. My third advice to you would be never go to sleep with makeup on, it clogs the pores and causes pimples. Get an astringent that's alcohol free and my personal favorite is makeup wipes. It has estrogen in it and you can clean your face and tone your skin at the same time. In conclusion, remember, brushes instead of sponges, an astringent that's alcohol free and when you go outside, be aware of your skin and just protect it. Thanks for watching.