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When my skin is dull or breaking out, I want a fast fix. (I'm impatient, OK?) And although as I've gotten older, I've become less obsessed with the idea of perfection, I still wish there was a way to ensure my skin could look good in a matter of hours, if needed. So, the bad news: there's not an instant way to get clear skin, unless you have immediate access to a dermatologist, and still, it takes time to see the positive side effects of what they might administer. The good news: there are certain things you can do within a 24-hour time frame to help make your skin glow, from creating a DIY sleeping mask to changing up your morning routine. Check out each step in the 24-hour regimen, and let me know if you have any tips for making your skin look instantly better.

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Makeup artist Lexie Lazear transforms herself into paintings and famous works of art on Instagram. You need to start following her immediately, rust us.

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"I stopped giving a f*ck." That's one of my favorite parts of this week's Pretty Unfiltered with Bella Thorne, because it usually takes people a good 10 more years to get to that place in their life. It feels necessary to seek approval from others as a teen, but for Bella, growing up hasn't been hard to do. She's embraced herself and who she wants to become, which is fitting: the 18-year-old actress and ingenue stopped by to talk about her partnership with Burt's Bees ( https://m.burtsbees.com/loveyournature) and the #LoveYourNature campaign, and while shockingly wise for her age, she ended up revealing that she deals with the same insecurities any normal teenager might deal with.

Actually, this isn't a new revelation. While most young actresses have a team dictating their every move, Bella is a breath of fresh air. She says what she wants, but she's thoughtful. She's sweet, yet provocative. As a movie and television star, she's supposed to be unattainable and mysterious, but she's authentic in that she shares even her most insecure moments with her legions of fans: from dealing with breakouts to her dyslexia to preparing for a colonoscopy. (Yes, really.) It's the juxtaposition of her beauty to her penchant for curse words and oversharing that makes her as lovable as Chrissy Teigen. People love a dose of reality, and Bella serves it up just right.

Speaking of, Bella has always been candid about her relationship with acne. She's dealt with dermatitis from unwashed makeup brushes on set, she's been on Accutane, and she admits that it's been a journey to embracing her imperfections. Currently, her skin is gorgeous — take it from someone who was a good 12 inches away from it — but going through rough acne stages took its toll on the actress, both personally and professionally. "At one point, they said, 'Maybe you're not getting hired by directors because all they keep looking at is your skin," said Bella. She addresses the stereotypes associated with it as well. "You go out and people think you're dirty, that you're, like, disgusting. That you must not take care of yourself because you're uncleanly because you have acne," said Bella. "But really it's something that everybody f-cking gets!"

Bella admits that she's able to try different facial treatments and skin care products, which has gotten her skin under control, but it's far from perfect, and that's okay. "Just recently I started to become okay with it," said Bella. "Recently, my sister... we both struggle with trying to get acne taken care of. I was like, 'Look at this pimple! I have a press day tomorrow, how did this just happen to me?' and Dani was like, 'That is a beautiful pimple, Bella. Your face is beautiful. You have beautiful skin. You love your face,'" said Bella. The actress says that she speaks positively about herself to keep confidence in check, regardless of what's going on with her appearance.

That confidence has become stronger over the past few months; the actress has been more comfortable going out unmade-up in public. "In the past 3-4 months, I've really changed. I've really become a very different person," said Bella. "I'm really happy I've grown into who I'm becoming now and who I will become. And I kinda just changed my whole opinion, which was..." she pauses for me a minute, takes a second to think, and goes for it. "'I don't give a f-ck.' I don't care. You wanna trash me? I don't care!"

Maybe it's because she's a great actress, but I felt connected to Bella. She puts you at ease and makes you feel like you've known her forever, whether it's not being not caring about personal bubbles on set, getting real about issues most would avoid talking about or resting her head on yours for a cute photo. It's rare to find someone so open and trusting in the social media-driven world we live in, and I can only hope she keeps that quality for years to come.

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Admittedly, I didn't know too much about Lauren Elizabeth ( https://www.youtube.com/user/LoLuFull...) when she was booked Pretty Unfiltered, other than that she had over 1 million subscribers on Youtube, and according to our internal POPSUGAR trending emails, that one of her Coachella photos was a top trending picture during the festival.

So I had to do some digging. With Youtube stars, you don't have to look far -- just go to their channel and watch a few videos; you'll end up learning everything from their astrological sign to their first kiss and even their most embarrassing moment. You might witness them partaking in insane challenges, like eating cinnamon, or learning their go-to makeup look. With Lauren, she does have the makings of a typical Youtube channel: she talks directly to camera, she spills real girl stories, and she has her trademark saying that she announces at the beginning of each video: "Hello beautiful human beings of the internet, I'm Lauren Elizabeth, and . . ." then she says something charming or hilarious and her name comes up on the screen. Once that happens, you've entered the world of Lauren Elizabeth.

But what's different is that, plenty of times, when I watch Youtube, I get an overwhelming feeling that the people are just putting on a show. They might talk about "real" issues, but half the time, they're just doing it for attention; not because they're actually good at entertaining people, or because they want to help their viewers. Which might seem like the opposite of what Youtube stands for, right? Youtube is where regular people can reach and relate to millions of other people and become stars because of it — which is pretty cool. But sometimes, it can feel really inauthentic.

Not with Lauren. She's a beautiful girl to start, and her personality makes her even more attractive, because she's self-deprecating and you can tell she doesn't take herself too seriously. But what separates her from everyone else is that she talks about issues that people can learn from. She's explained to her viewers about her struggles with depression and her anxiety, not only as a way to express herself, but to help them accept their own mental illnesses. At the same time, she'll teach you had to make a "seasonal salad" with more fervor than some people have towards the day job, and can be seen walking down red carpets like she owns the place. She's your best friend who happens to do really cool things fora living, like attending the Billboard awards and acting in movies. It's really not hard to understand why she's got legions of fans who want to know everything about her: she's just that likable.

I got to experience this all first-hand on the show; interviewing Lauren wasn't only easy, it was fun! She talked about a subject that's heavy and deserves attention, but she made it enjoyable to talk about. And, it's not easy to talk to someone for a matter of 10 minutes and forget you're on-camera for all of it.

Check out Lauren's story in this week's Pretty Unfiltered, be sure to download her new app, and let me know in the comments who you want to see on the next episode!

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