Alix Earle keeps it real when it comes to beauty.

Earle, 24, opened up about struggling with acne, and turning to another celeb, while chatting with WSJ. Magazine’s digital series, “The One,” on Thursday, May 22. 

After Kendall Jenner, who has also been candid about struggling with acne through the years, teamed up with Proctiv in 2019, Earle felt more comfortable opening up about her own “acne prone” skin.

“I remember that resonating with me so much when I was younger,” she said. “So when I started dealing with super, super bad cystic acne, as much as it was the last thing I ever wanted to post about, and I was so embarrassed and so scared at first, that’s truly what kickstarted my success.” 
The influencer continued, “I always try now to just be realistic about filters or photoshopping. And I just think it goes a long way.”

Earle has kept her followers updated throughout her acne journey, and even shares zoomed-in clips of her skin when she’s experiencing breakouts.

Alix Earle opened up about how she conceals her acne. “HACK: Anyone who needs help covering their acne!!!” Earle, 23, wrote over a TikTok on Sunday, September 22. Before applying the Nars Soft Matte Complete Concealer in the shade custard to her face, Earle tilted her head up, revealing pimples on her jawline. She then […]

She’s also been real about getting Botox, lip filler — which she swears “changed” her face — and a breast augmentation at 21 years old.

“If there is something you want to do for yourself, then do it. Don’t care about what other people think,” she said via TikTok in January 2023 while celebrating her one-year anniversary of her surgery. Earle explained that she got 275 ccs of saline, but admitted she wished she “did a little bit more.”

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The reason behind Earle’s honesty? “I don’t want to set an unrealistic standard,” she said.

Elsewhere in the WSJ. Magazine interview, Earle admitted that she “wished [she] knew people out there had skin like me.” Since opening up about her struggles with her skin, Earle gushed that her fans have “resonated” a lot with her.

“I meet people in real life and sometimes they’ll come to me with tears in their eyes saying that something I said helped them,” she smiled. “That truly makes it all worth it.”