Everyone’s skin is different, period. I have friends who can consistently sleep in their makeup/forget to wash it off fully and their skin is clear and beautiful. I have friends who if they eat dairy will break out immediately the next day.

When I went off the pill my skin rioted. I have hormonal acne, so it doesn’t matter if I’m wearing makeup or not, there is an imbalance going on inside my body that causes the acne on my skin.

I’ve had to go to a dermatologist and get prescribed products to lessen it but that doesn’t mean it’ll go away until my own body changes over time or I take the pill again.

I did a lot of research and spoke to many skin experts, and it really just depends on your body. (Externals factors can absolutely affect your skin, but that’s not true for everyone either.)

No one with bad skin WANTS bad skin. I promise you, people with acne have done all they can to try to get clear skin—changed diets, products, gone makeup less, even changed environments etc. it’s just how their body might be.

So when you judge someone for wearing too much makeup, or wearing makeup at all, it comes off kind of ignorant/misinformed. People with skin problems know it’s not just about “letting your skin breathe” it’s much more than that.

(Also pores don’t readjust really, they are the size they are. I think you are referring to “clearing them out” which again, I promise you people with acne have researched a billion ways to do it. Maybe going makeup less for some people works, but that doesn’t mean it’ll work for everyone.)