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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.
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Right before my high school prom, my face virtually exploded.
I got a huge pimple in the middle of my forehead, the first day of high school.
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As a teen I had breakouts on my back which made it hard to wear swimwear a formal etc. Thank heavens I don't have that problem now! Thanks! senekers@comcast.net
I was so excited as my husband to be was coming home from Afghanistan for a two week leave. We were going to be married and I think that the excitement and nervousness went right to my face! I woke up the morning of his arrival with a zit on the end of my nose, in-between my eyes and one right over my right eye! I swear I looked like a bullseye!!
Just the other day, my kids and I went to lunch with my sis in law and her kids. And my nephew said what happened to your face and 3yr old replied "oh its just pimples, I still love her"
huge zit middle of forehead on our wedding day.
I used to take medication for breakouts as a teen. Once someone asked me what the medicine was for, and I said I didn't know! I didn't want to tell anyone!
i don't have any really memorable embarrassing moments, but isn't it always a little embarrassing to have a blemish?
my most embarrasing moment i'm 44 and i have more acne now then when i was 14. thanks
On one of my birthdays, I had the biggest pimple right on my cheek next to my nose. In addition, the hair dresser had messed up my hair cut and it looked horrible. All the pictures from my party show this HUGE red pimple and crazy hair. I hate looking at those pictures to this day!
Never really had an embarrassing one. But I'm sick of Having acne and It doesn't go away even though I'm on 2 medications now! It's embarrassing in itself!
I don't have breakouts anymore, but I remember that the worst ones were of course before some major events like friend's wedding, various New Year's Eve & birthday parties, graduation etc.
I'd love to win this for my niece! She really needs it.
I'm in my twenties and my breakouts are worse than ever. I get even more zits when I get really stressed out. My face is never clear!
Right before my best friends wedding, I was a bridesmaid, I got a huge pimple on my chin. I even went into the spa and they said the could lessen the impact, well boy were they wrong. It ended up even bigger and you can see a huge red spot on all the pictures.
For a conference last month, my whole face broke out! Stress? I think so, besides my husband having a part on the conference! I used tons of cover-up. Thanks!
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Most embarrassing breakout moment was the big zit on my forehead that I woke up with on the morning of my senior prom!!
I woke up for the first day of high school and looked in the mirror and there was a big zip right on my forhead. I couldn't go to school after that.
I had breakouts when it was time to take my senior pictures.
A few birthdays ago I planned a party at a local karyoke (sp?) bar. On the morning of my party, I woke up with an enormous zit on my cheek. It was one of those zits you just can't hide. Covering it up with make up only made it look worse, like I had a topical map of Mt. Everest on my face. When the party started I was afraid someone would request a duet, "Me and My Zit-to"
I have VERY bad skin with the largest pores I've ever seen on a woman my age (I know, it's hot). My ex boyfriend didn't know that these were enlarged pores and asked me in front of a bunch of people how I got so many "holes" in my face. Not cool.
I tend to ONLY breakout before a major event (wedding, new years eve, etc). Every scenario was equally embarrassing.
I remember the day that I was to take a picture for my high school ID, a couple of big pimples appeared on my face. There was very little I could do to make them appear smaller, so my old ID has my face with those pimples.
I broke out on my wedding day!
In spite of having upper middle aged skin, I occasionally break out with zits. It's no fun having skin that acts as if I'm still a teen. I'd love to be able to try the products in this give-away!
Pretty much my entire adolescence was one big long breakout story. It was rough for sure.
In high school, I had really bad breakouts. It was "Picture Day" and I had woken up with this huge zit. I didn't wear makeup because it didn't do me any good. When I got to school, my friend saw my zit. She said "Let me help you cover that up". We didn't have time to go into the bathroom so I could look in a mirror. They called my name and I took my picture. As I was walking back, I noticed a few kids laughing at me. What my friend had done was take the darkest foundation she had and used it to cover my zit. I looked like I had smeared mud all over my cheek! And that's what showed up in my picture!
I've had acne since grade three. I swear.
Every other day since has been embarrassing.
I remember when I was in about grade 5 until grade 8 I would be teased about my acne almost on a daily basis.
My most embarrassing moment with my acne was for picture day at my old high school. I thought I was smiling I swear I did, he took the picture and I frowned with a huge pimple on the corner of my eyebrow and splotches all over my face. Only then did I hope the company burn hahahaha
i was in a class debate in front of a whole bunch of students and was sweating bad and my face brokeout real bad right in front of everyone and a kid screamed eww look at her face.
It was time for senior pics and I had a huge zit on my face (the kind that isn't ready to pop) all the makeup in the world wouldn't hide it and nothing could keep it from stealing the spotlight in my senior pics!!
Definitely breaking out right before my first date with my now husband. I was so excited (as it turned out for obvious reason) and I woke up with a HUGE zit on the end of my nose. I was mortified.
I broke out on the morning of my Prom. I tried everything to make it go away. My prom date must not have minded because we are still married now, 15 years later. Thanks for the chance.
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When I went to the prom and had a nice one on my cheek. Thankfully, I was able to "turn the other cheek" for photos. I'd love to try this! Thank you!
before a big job interview, yuk
I was 14 and my forehead was really broken out, when my friend's father asked me if I had the measles! I wanted to disappear!!!
Thanks for the amazing contest!
My sister would love this. Please accept my entry. Thank you.
My embarrassing moment was when my face broke out after using the bs they call proactiv. I hate that stuff and do not recommend it!
Count me in!!! lisavanhook@aol.com
No real horror stories here, I have breakouts so often I'm used to them…
It seems like every time I have an interview, I get nervous and my skin breaks out. Then I try and cover it up with concealer and I am afraid it's going to leave a big glob of brown mess.
on the day of a big interview I had a giant, flaming red start of a pimple on the tip of my nose, made me look like Rudolph
I had a huge zit on the side of my nose but it was not ready to pop. I was talking to a cute boy and itched my nose and I guess I popped it and it oozed blood and wouldnt stop. Problem is I didnt even notice until the blood ran down my face. Ya, never lived that down.
I broke out right before my wedding! So embarrassing!
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I was really into a freind of mine's brother who was a few years older than me. So i spent the night at her house and in the morning we we're leaving early to go to a snow mobile race she was in with her brother. I took 2 days picking the perfect outfits and without even looking in the mirror and thinking i looked perfect, failed to notice a huge and i mean huge zit direct center of my eyebrows and the whole time i was chatting him up and he kept staring at my forehead guess what he was staring at…. yeah needless to say i stayed away from him for awhile.
I had a breakout of acne on my nose just before a big job interview and I felt like Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer during the whole interview. Makeup did not help, and I did not get that job.
i had a horrible place show up the day of my boyfriends senior prom. he went to a different school so i was super embarressed
Oh my gosh. So right before prom my face decided to break out like CRAZY. I guess it was all the stress. I had a like a ring around my face of pimples. I was terrified of looking like a clown at prom. I got Proactiv rush delivered to me, it cam with two days to spare. It wasn't perfect but it helped a lot. I was at least able to use make up to cover what remained.
Unfortunately i have a couple of those bad stories, but the worst would have to be the first day of my senior year. I had known this really cool guy all my life pretty much but he moved away so we hadn't seen each other in 2 yrs. He transfers to my school , and i see him so naturally i say hi. He stared at my face and said that every zit on my face looked like it was about to explode. He then started saying that i should of tried to cover it with make-up. The sad news is I was wearing make-up. Sucked.
When I got married at 19 and my whole right check was covered in zits and the scabs from me picking at them. I had to cake on the make-up!
My worst breakout was after a pretty stressful time in my life, it probably didn't help that I was drowning my sorrows in chocolate which is another of my breakout triggers!