I need your help with skin texture question

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Hi

I know that I look at my skin too much. I often use a magnifying mirror and

perhaps I would not even notice things if I were not so critical of the way my

skin looks.

Okay, I will try to explain. I wash with a gentle cleanser once a day, splash

with filtered water in the AM, I use jojoba oil and/or emu on occasion. I use a

gentle moisturizer ( complex 15, the neutrogena, the Toleriane, the one from Dr.

Sy, cetaphil ) it looks smooth and even. But when I apply a liquid foundation, I

can see that the foundation does not go on smoothly. It's like the surface of my

skin is all separated . The foundation clumps up on spots where there seems to

be a build up of something.

Do you think that it is the moisturizer which has not been completely absorbed

and when the foundation goes on, it kinda balls up. I wait for at least 30

minutes. Could it be that the moisturizer is not heavy enough to flatten down

the skin cells and keepthem hydrated? or is this a symptom of an very irritated

skin surface thanks to rosacea's activity. If I look at my skin, it does not

look red and irritated.

I am at a loss here. I would certainly appreciate your thoughts or suggestions

for an approach to help me narrow down the problem. I am guilty in the past of

slathering on stuff and hoping that something works.

I do have problems with sebderm but that is only on my forehead and brows so I

know what that looks like.

Thanks