
Maybe it’s just me, but I assumed my skin would be the best it’s ever looked in isolation.
I’d hoped for a small silver lining to our pretty crap new normal – that my skin would thrive now that I was working from home and not wearing makeup every day and that I had extra time in the morning to commit to a 1,234-step skincare routine.
Spoiler: My skin isn’t thriving.
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I’m wearing more layers of moisturiser than ever before, but she’s dry and thirsty. All of a sudden, pimples have popped up where there haven’t been any in ages. Rather than glowing like a lockdown goddess, my face looks dull and a bit red, and feels randomly itchy for no good reason.
Frankly, my skin looks sh*t right now and up until this week, I didn’t know why it wasn’t enjoying isolation very much at all.
The answer? ‘Isolation skin’. Yep, it’s a thing. Let’s break it down.
What is isolation skin?
Basically, isolation skin is skin that’s changing as a result of our changing lifestyles and emotional wellbeing amid COVID-19. Just as we’re making sense of how coronavirus is impacting our livelihoods, daily routines, work, finances, relationships, and physical and psychological health, our skin is kind of confused, too.
Top Comments
"Isolation skin" is a gimmick invented by people who want to cash in and sell you products.
That's about 95% of the beauty industry in a nutshell, isn't it?
It sounds better than the line I'm spruiking.
Gollum-Skin for that wan, sallow pasty isolation look, when the sunlight can't touch you. Making it real - you're worth it.
Indeed, but that doesn't mean the premise should be validated by writing about it.