This Giveaway is Now Closed.
We’ve all been there – the day of the big date/job interview/wedding, your skin decides to go haywire and break out. Ugh. But what if you can keep oily skin at bay before there’s a problem?
Tell us your most embarrassing breakout moment in the comments below, and enter to win three of LUSH’s best breakout-banishers!
- Dark Angels Facial Cleanser ($11.95 per 1/4 lb.) – A softening, anti-acne scrub made of oil-absorbing charcoal and black sugar for gentle exfoliation. Anti-microbial, deep cleansing rhassoul mud removes blackheads, while nutritious avocado oil nourishes skin for a brighter, fresher finish.
- LUSH Tea Tree Water toner
- TEA TREE WATER facial toner ($7.95/100ml) – A spritz of this potent toner helps calm inflamed pores and pesky blemishes. Infusions of antibacterial spot-fighting tea tree, refreshing grapefruit and antiseptic juniper berries act as a tonic for congested, oily skin.
- CUPCAKE fresh face mask ($7.95) – A BeautyXposé favorite, this cocoa minty mask is ideal for congested, spotty skin, with a deep cleansing (and blemish fighting) rhassoul mud base to combat breakouts. Glycerine and Fair Trade cocoa butter soften and reduce moisture loss, while spearmint and peppermint essential oils gently stimulate and calm irritation.
How to Enter:
1. In the comments below, tell us your most embarrassing/memorable breakout story.
2. You’re automatically entered to win (one entry per person).
3. Get ready for a fresh, handmade solution to your oily woes if you win!
One winner will be chosen at random on Friday, July 17, at 11:00 a.m. ET, and notified via e-mail.
Good luck!
Legalese, Schmegalese:
To be eligible, registrants must be U.S. residents at least 18 years old. The giveaway is open nationwide, and eligibility is at the discretion of BeautyXposé. One winner will be chosen at random on Friday, July 17, at 11:00 a.m. ET. One entry per person. Contest sponsored by LUSH. Dates, times, and other contest specifications are subject to change at any time. BeautyXposé reserves the right to cancel the contest for any reason at any time.
Posted in 
Tags: 
Don't have one, but a few times I have gone to try a new "amazing" expensive skincare line because I had big plans and wanted to look great, which of course ended up clashing with my skin and giving me deep slowly developing painful blemishes on my face that didn't go away for at least a week. Now I avoid new products before anything important!
My first job after college I worked in an office with all men. After a few months. I had a disagreement with one who told me not go all hormonal on him. I said excuse me. He replied that I had a break out and they noticed that I get them once a month so they figured it was because of my period. I so mad but what made me really made was that they were right!
My most embarassing breakout happened in high school duting oir Jr Sr Prom. I was so embarrased.
It was on my 30th birthday. We were throwing a big party downtown with all kinds of guests, and I decided to treat myself to a spa day beforehand. Well, I went in for a facial, that I hadn't had before, and when I left, I had 3 large whiteheads that had come up on my forehead and cheeks!! So miserable, that I wasn't even all relaxed from the spa any more. Boo.
I normally don't have breakouts but once I purchased a Sundari product and within two weeks of using it, my face broke out badly. It was all over my face and it took weeks to clear up.
i don't have many breakouts ad skipped the teenage acne but occasioally i will get a large zit on my forehead that looks like a unicorn. usually when i am stressed about something. very annoying and embarassing
I had been talking to a guy I met on the internet and I was so excited to meet him in person. The day we made plans to meet each other I got a big zit on my face. I think I was able to cover it pretty well with makeup but I knew it was there.
My most embarrassing breakout story? I don't really have ONE particular incident, but breakouts really hurt my social skills in high school. Whenever I had a breakout, which was often, I felt like hiding. Now my skin is pretty clear, and I rarely feel like hiding. If you are going through breakouts, there is hope!
zits are always a pain i get them in between the eyebrows, and cant seem to not touch them
Whenever I have breakouts or one big honker of a zit they always seem to appear around my mouth, which is probably the most embarrassing place for them! You do everything with your mouth, eat, smile, kiss, talk, good grief, right?! Well, about 3-4 years ago I developed the biggest zit, one single huge mother right below my lower left lip in the corner. Seriously, I kid you not, I could look down and see it from my own perspective, it was scary! Aside from the fact that it hurt like H**L, it stood out and there was not a cover up in the world that was going to be able to hide this mountain! I didn't have any special occasion or great story to say, except it took over 2 weeks to get rid of this mother pimple, and so for 2 weeks of agony I walked around with this deformity under my lip that I could even see when I looked down. I did try some pimple busters that some friends lent me, the names escape me, and I am sure in some way they helped, but this baby was huge and was going to take its time and put me through major misery and psychological trauma before it went away. And, to this day that very spot where this huge monster lived is still vulnerable to pimples and when I one that is where they arrive, but never since then the enormity of that one that I just shared with you!
I had to go in to talk to the main manager of my new job. I felt good and walked in with confidence…but near the door was a small window and I spied an enormous pimple on the side of my nose. It was huge and horrifying and I was helpless to do anything. I tried craning my neck to one side to hide the offending thing but I know it didn't work – it was too big to hide.
Class pictures zit on the nose how embarassing.
A breakout just before prom. Yikes!
I have always had bad skin and breakouts, so the embarrassing moments just sort of all flow together. Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this giveaway!
I had a monster zit on the tip of my nose
Whenever I have a breakout, I cover it with lots of makeup. My boy friend brought me flowers early in the morning for my Birthday. I answered the door in my PJs and no makeup.
I got one on my wedding day, ewww!
The second day on my new job I woke up to a huge zit that had gotten infected and the whole side of my face was swollen. I looked like I had been in a fight. It took several days of antibiotics before it went down. So embarrassing.
In high school, I had the lead in the school play and I was stressed out between my studies (I was taking Calculus at the time)and daily rehearsals. I broke out the day of opening performance and used Clinique foundation to cover it up.
I really only had bad breakouts in 7th and 8th grade. There was this guy I really liked that I wanted to ask me to the end of the year dance in 8th grade. He never did. I get the courage to go up and ask him at lunch one day, he looks at me funny and flat out says now. I guess I had a pained expression on my face, I thought that he would give me a good reason why but instead he just looks at me and says you have a huge pimple on your chin and it's oozing everywhere. I wanted to die!
I had a pimple on my nose that had popped earlier in the day and was really, really red. I was hanging out with a few friends and my nephew walks in, points at my nose, and goes, "Eew, you are bleeding. I'll go tell mom to get you a band aid." I about died.
Never in my life had I experienced a zit on my upper eyelid, but one day before a blind date, there it was! It's a bit hard to get to know someone when they keep checking out your zit. Lovely…
I had a zit pop up the night before prom. I was mortified that had happened.
txhottie_86 at yahoo dot com
The morning of my daughters bat mitzvah I had a terrible pimple that appeared out of no where on my cheek. I tried to cover it up with makeup the best I could, but you can see it in almost every picture that was taken.
madamerkf at aol dot com
A photoshoot during a filming of a movie with semibig time stars. It was my first time as an extra and on set and asked to take a photo with one of the stars. Of course I had a breakout and my skin was so gross!!!! GGgggggrrrr How embarrassing and just my luck as well!!!!!!!! : (
The worst zit I ever had was in my first week of college, and it was right between my eyes on the bridge of my nose. Ugh!
I would break out from being outside and sweating so much as a kid.
My skin was so bad in my teens, I tried everything to get better skin. One day, I read in Cosmo that nail polish remover could be used as a facial toner. I doused my entire face with it and five minutes later I applied it again for good measure. Needless to say, I gave myself a fairly good chemical burn. Not only did I have to walk around with what looked like road rash on my face for three months, I had to explain to family,friends, and strangers that I had done it to myself in the name of clear skin.
My whole pregnancy with my son was a huge acne embarrassement. I broke out worse than I ever did in my teens and there's not one picture of me with my skin looking clear. The worst moment was the first photo with my son after giving birth. I didn't have makeup on and my face was covered with acne.
lisalmg25 at gmail dot com
Like every average teenager, I picked at my zit and it started to bleed. I didn't know that and stood up to give a presentation for school. When I asked if anyone had questions, pretty much everyone raised their hand to let me know that my zit was bleeding. I was sooo humiliated.
I don't have any one particular embarrassing moment, just the embarrassment of still having acne.