8 Makeup Mistakes That Are Making Your Acne Worse

This necessary step in your skin care routine should not be skipped, even (and especially) in the event that you have a breakout. "If you have flaky, dead skin cells and crusting around a pimple—from both the stages of the pimple itself and acne medications—your makeup will look like a flaky, uneven mess," says King. It's important to use a gentle exfoliating cleanser, like Tata Harper Regenerating Cleanser, $42, or Clarins One-Step Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser With Orange Extract, $38, and a moisturizer, like Avene Skin Recovery Cream, $35, before covering your blemish so that you can get a natural finish.