I remember the exact moment I noticed it — a cluster of small, itchy purple bumps showed up on my wrist and at first I just blamed it on a new laundry detergent. Two weeks later, when they still hadn’t gone anywhere and a few more had shown up on my ankle, I finally gave … Read more
I can still picture it — standing in front of my bathroom mirror three years ago, tilting my chin toward that harsh light. Looking at these brown spots on my cheeks from a whole summer of “forgetting” sunscreen. I wasn’t vain about it. But every time I looked at old photos from that year. I’d … Read more
Honestly, I still remember that morning like it was yesterday — finding that first cyst on my chin. Not a pimple. A cyst. Deep, red, throbbing — the kind that hurts even when nobody’s touching it. I was 26 at the time. Way past the age I figured I’d have “grown out of” acne by. … Read more