Originally Posted by caffn8me No, big pores don't mean clogged pores. Pore size is mostly down to genetics. You can do things to reduce the appearance of pores but you won't really reduce their actual size much. There was an interesting thread a while back which suggested washing in cold water which you should read - Oily/large pore ladies, Cold water is our friend! Pores are often edited out of photographs of celebs in magazines but they're a fact of life. You can see particularly good examples here and here (links provided by -x-buttercup-x- in the thread How do you feel about Photoshopping/Retouching?) Sorry! |
Originally Posted by Dreamergirl3 What about if you're pores just seem to have gotten bigger, in that case would it mean they're clogged? For example, the pores on the apples of my cheeks have always been rather small, and I've noticed they've gotten bigger... |
Originally Posted by caffn8me No, big pores don't mean clogged pores. Pore size is mostly down to genetics. You can do things to reduce the appearance of pores but you won't really reduce their actual size much. There was an interesting thread a while back which suggested washing in cold water which you should read - Oily/large pore ladies, Cold water is our friend! Pores are often edited out of photographs of celebs in magazines but they're a fact of life. You can see particularly good examples here and here (links provided by -x-buttercup-x- in the thread How do you feel about Photoshopping/Retouching?) Sorry! |