Hailey Bieber speaks candidly about skin breakouts caused by birth control
'For me, I’d take that over having a baby right now'
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Your support makes all the difference.She might be a supermodel and global ambassador for beauty brand BareMinerals, but it turns out Hailey Baldwin suffers from breakouts just like the rest of us.
While the 22-year-old does what she can to keep her skin looking as clear possible, she has revealed that starting birth control has “messed” with her skin’s natural balance.
The comments follow the relevation that Baldwin and her new husband, Justin Bieber, remained celibate before marriage.
In an interview with Refinery 29, Baldwin opened up about her experience with acne, explaining the different things that can cause her skin to flare up.
“I think sometimes, like with hormones, you can’t control it,” she explained.
“Over the last few months, I’ve been on birth control, which I’ve never done before, and that threw off my hormones for sure and made my skin go off.”
Baldwin said she started to get painful bumps and after talking with her doctor, she realised it was due to the hormones from the contraceptive pill.
“You just have to be patient, let it happen, and let it even out. For me, I’d take that over having a baby right now, so..." she said.
The model said she takes a lot measures to take care of her skin, including drinking a lot of water and watching what she eats, but admits she’s lucky to have inherited good genes.
“I do think a lot of it is genetics. Both of my parents have great skin; they look super young. I also think it’s how you take care of your skin,” she said, before revealing her complexion suffers if she eats cheeseburgers for a couple of days in a row.
Baldwin also shared her remedies for problematic skin, admitting she often uses nappy rash cream to reduce redness and help spots heal.
“If you think about what it’s actually used for, which is red bumpy skin, it’s essentially the same thing. Diaper rash cream is great for under-eye bags, too,” she added.
As far as her daily routine goes, Baldwin says she ups the ante during winter with a thick skin balm like Aquaphor and uses an oil with a moisturiser at night.
She also revealed the secret to her glowy complexion adding that she uses a hydrating foundation like BareMinerals Complexion Rescue Hydrating Foundation Stick and lashings of her favourite liquid highlighter, BareMinerals BarePro Glow Highlighter.
Earlier this week, Baldwin and Bieber opened up about the fact they chose to abstain from sex until marriage, telling Vogue they have no regrets about their decision.
“God doesn’t ask us not to have sex for him because he wants rules and stuff,” Bieber said.
“He’s like, ‘I’m trying to protect you from hurt and pain’.
“I think sex can cause a lot of pain. Sometimes people have sex because they don’t feel good enough. Because they lack self-worth. Women do that, and guys do that.”
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