Millie Bobby Brown just shared her ‘rough’ spotty skin with followers and it’s super refreshing

It can be easy to assume that celebs are born with supernatural skin, since it’s rare to see real complexions any more. But Millie Bobby Brown put that theory to bed when she took to her Instagram to share a reels of her bare face, despite admitting, “I’m having a pretty rough night with my skin.”

With the Bold Glamour filter currently intoxicating TikTok with its catfishing effect (plumper lips, slimmer nose and airbrushed skin texture), we’re missing the honesty – and humanity – of natural, raw skin: spots and all.

Talking her way around a constellation of spots, Millie declared, “this zit is not very happy. These pimples up here are not very happy. This one right here isn’t,” but, she accepted, “I think they’re hormonal.” And fans are happy to see the honesty. “I mean she‘s the real celebrity who really shows her human side and shows that she‘s struggling too with those normal things everyone is going through [sic],” one follower commented. “While other celebrities [are] putting 100 filters on only to cover up their blemishes and pretending they have the most clearest skin ever. she‘s definitely real for this and that‘s why i love her [sic],” the fan continued.

Millie went on to share her secret for soothing any spot flare-ups (and spoiler, yep it does involve her own skincare line). “I just cleaned my face, so I’m just going to show you a tip and trick that I personally think works. It’s the Clear The Way Clarifying Mud Mask,” she said, insisting, “it has honestly really worked for me in the past.”

But rather than using it all over, Millie revealed that she applies it more tactically. “So I actually just use it for spot treatment. So I just will go in the areas that I feel just need cleaning and I’ll just put a little bit on my chin,” she said. Although, Brits should know, the mask isn’t available here yet.

For her biggest spot though, she employed a different tactic. “And then, for this one which just looks really angry with me, I’m just going to put one of my stickers on there. Some tea tree oil spot stickers to just give that the love it needs. And I’m actually just – never seen before – going to double up on them because it’s kind of the surrounding areas that are also really unhappy with me. So I have done [2] whales,” she said, pointing at her overlapping spot stickers, which – bonus – are available from Boots and Beauty Bay. “This has really helped me with my spot treatment and I’m officially ready for bed,” she concluded.

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So, since our skin is with us for life and busy doing it’s thang – filtering external gunk from getting in – we’ll forgive it for a few spots and take a lesson out of the Millie Bobby Brown playbook: keep keeping it real.

For more from GLAMOUR’s Beauty Editor, Elle Turner, follow her on Instagram @elleturneruk