Oily or Dry?

[shadowaddict]

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Originally Posted by mzkrizzlerocks I Hate my oily skin. It's sooooo freaken annoying. I hate the fact that EVERY time i wear makeup it's get's all greasy and gross within an hour. Errrr!!! I hate it!! I swear i tried EVERYTHING to get rid of it. But, nothing works. Oily skin sucks bigg time. I wish i had dry skin.

I know oily skin does suck. I still have problems with foundation sliding around about an hour or two after I apply it and I'll be 45 in a couple of weeks. But I will say that even though some experts say it isn't true about oily skin not having as many wrinkles I think it is true. My mother passed away this past fall at 71 and she only had a couples of fine lines at her mouth. And I think that was because she smoked for 55 years. She had lovely skin but she did stay out of the sun so since I hit about 30 I have been faithful to sunscreen and please don't forget that delicate skin on your hands. My sister that is 50 has those icky age/sun spots. I'm not always good about remembering but I have one of those small clip-on sunscreen things by Coppertone with like 50+ spf clipped to my purse so I have to see it and put it on my hands when I think of it. So far I'm doing good and no spots, but I wish I had started when I was much younger. I try to tell my 18 year old daughter this but she mostly ignores me. But at least she isn't a sun worshiper as I was at her age. So be thankful that with good care to your skin it should be good to you as you age.

 

[Twinkle_Twinkle]

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Originally Posted by L281173 Oily skin tends not to wrinkle quickly.

Exactly!! That extra sebum helps prevent fine lines. Dry skin enhances the appearance of. And nothing is worse that severe acne on dry skin. You can't wear foundation or powder because it cracks and wont cover.

 

[QTAllStarGurl]

YAAAY less wrinkles!! thats the only reason y i would rather have oily skin b/c all the women of my family have oily skin and not one of them have wrinkles....even my grandmother has very few wrinkles

 

[BeautyPsycho]

I have oily and prefer oily

 

[Hilly]

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Originally Posted by anaaliyahfan03 well hdirenzo..u know we livin in the same city and the same thing has happened to me too..i usually got oily skin and now its dry in some areas..personally i want neither..i want normal skin..no putting up with dryness nor putting up with constant blotting

That's so interesting! For me, it's like a blessing in disguise!

 

[anaaliyahfan03]

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Originally Posted by hdirenzo That's so interesting! For me, it's like a blessing in disguise!

having dry skin is a blessing in disguise..eww..why girl?

 

[Hilly]

Lol...I moisturize now instead of obsessively using blot powder and oil control sheets. My bangs dont stick together on my forehead too.

 

[NutMeg]

I have very dry skin, but now that I've moved to Vancouver it's been much easier to deal with. When I lived in Alberta it was a constant battle to keep moisturized. Now I have to spend a ton of time keeping it hydrated, but at least it works! And I agree with whoever said that acne on dry skin is a bitch, you just can't use cover up. Actually, I can't use cover up at all, it just cracks and flakes and highlights the dryness. I guess the point of this long post is that although I have very dry skin, I prefer it to oily skin because with an effort (albeit alot of effort) it is managable.

 

[xsnowwhite]

ive had both at some point to some(and to an extreme on each side!) and let me tell you neither is fun AT all! I have yet to get the skin I want but i honestly dont know waht i'd rather have. Tough question. Lol oh and good descriptions hilly "greasy like a chicken bucket" eek.