Foundation transformation: How teen model with severe acne masks her scars with incredible make-up application

By DAISY DUMAS



With and without warpaint: Cassandra, from California, strips her make-up off before showing, step-by-step, how to apply perfect foundation and concealer



Cassandra Bankson is an ordinary 19-year-old in many ways. Pretty, bubbly and suffering from severe acne, she is one of many teenagers with the skin condition, facing college, life and friends with the constant awareness and pain of reactive, hormonally-affected skin.

Where she differs from the average teenage girl, though, is her mastery of clever make-up trickery and her bravery to take to the internet to broadcast a before and after film, watched over 1.7 million times, of her foundation routine.

So expert is her scar-concealing make-up application that the Californian has become a model, her skin appearing flawless in her portfolio shots.



Wearing full make-up and looking picture-perfect, the Bay Area local explains to her many YouTube fans: 'I am the most self-conscious person about my face. The worst part about it, is its gotten a lot better. I mean it's a good thing to say but it still looks awful.'

Stripping back the expert layers of primers, foundation, powders and setting sprays, Cassandra goes from fully-made-up to make-up free - showing the extent of her pimpled and blemished skin.



Honest: She is frank about the skin disorder, pointing out the extent of her acne and its unsightly spread



She goes to show the extent of the problem.

'The sad part is it's a lot better than it used to be. I mean it's still all over my chest, all over my back, it's everywhere and you can see it goes down my neck, it's all to the side, it even got on my ear.

'It's gotten a lot better but it's still really, really bad. It's my biggest insecurity.'

It is a far cry from the modelling portfolio shots that can be seen on her diamondsandheels14 channel on YouTube, where the striking, even-skinned brunette lounges on car bonnets, takes to the catwalk and poses in cut-out swimsuits.



Lotions and potions: Applying a mutitude of different cosmetics, the teen carefully covers her scars and spots



'I have extremely oily skin,' she says, giving tips about the primers and oil-reducing tricks.

She is filmed in her parents' lounge room, where the 'light is better,' the blurring of the video in parts and the family surroundings lending the films a home-spun, unintimidating credibility.

Applying liberal amounts of cosmetics, Cassandra seems well ahead of her years, confident and knowledgeable about the complex potions upon which she relies.



Fresh-faced: The lesson almost complete, Cassandra demonstrates the art of clever make-up use



Transformation: In other films, Cassandra addresses 'contouring and shading' and teaches about acne formation. She shows her modelling portfolio in another, and would like to become a dermatologist



By the end of the video, Cassandra is transformed - her flawless complexion giving no hint of the severe breakouts that come part-and-parcel of acne.

'Voila! I have somewhat clear looking skin,' she tells the camera.

'I hope that you guys enjoy this. I hope you can have flawless skin too.'







source: dailymail