The most memorable compliment that I have received is, "Your face looks beautiful now."I was thinking, "So are you telling me that I was ugly?"..

Same here. I hate when people comment on my skin. they have no clue what I go through...most of my acne is cystic and so it is very painful not to mention disfiguring. in my mind their opinion is meaningless and unwanted. i'm doing it for me. it definitely has alot to do w/ not wanting to hear/think about what they thought BEFORE...

I understand how you feel. This is where I hear the saying, "sometimes the truth hurts." daaamnnn you acne!..

Not nearly as many people as I hoped for complimented me on my clear skin during or after my Murad Acne Complex course. besides my boyfriend & derma telling me my skin looked beautiful, pretty much my grandfather said, 'wow! what have you been putting on your skin?' and that's all. I hoped strangers would come up to me and tell me they liked my skin. never happened...

Don't worry hon, most people are so self-conscious about acne and drawing attention to their own imperfections that they'll only internalize a compliment regarding your nice skin!Back in the day I became very popular after losing a little weight, going blonde and learning how to apply makeup. I was friends with this guy and we were laughing together at a hockey game and one of my female buddies was like "you two should go out" and we were like 'ugh...why" and she said because we both had perfect skin! First off...what a crock, I wore BP 24/7 and I actually was an expert with my Colorstay lol and secondly the compliment was there, but in the form of a sort of snide, off-putting remark. Third we were already out!In short lol, people may not be commenting (I mean your granpa sounds dope he is the exception!) but they ARE noticing <- even if they have crazy eyes like this dude..