Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Beauty Myth Wednesdays: A Primer on Pores

Makeup artist Christopher Drummond dishes about pores this week.

MYTH #5: PORES OPEN AND CLOSE

Christopher: Totally false. Think of your pores as a rubber band. The band is always the same size. The only way to change the size of it is to physically stretch it out. It doesn’t automatically open and close. Your pores are just the same. They are one uniform size. The only way for them to look bigger is if you have oil buildup, which stretches them out, and makes them appear larger. Skin care products will NOT “tighten” the pores.

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