How do I actually do skincare?

so, uh, hello! this is the first time I've ever made a post like this, and the reason why is mainly just because of my insecurities.

whenever I join a youth function, I feel out of place when I see people my age wearing makeup and looking so smooth. I don't plan on wearing makeup yet, but I want to get started on basic skincare.

I'm a teenage girl who's prone to getting pimples. not really acne, but the bumps never disappear. i have black heads, whiteheads, clogged pores, and all that other stuff which makes me look in the mirror and never actually love what's in it.

when I ask older people about this kind of stuff, they always respond with something along the lines of "you look beautiful natural! you're not like the other girls," and it honestly just makes me cringe.

🙏 please give me answers to my crisis, because the more I scrutinize my imperfect face, the more I want to return to the comfort of simply hating myself.

I feel so left out, huhuhu