On a scale of 1-10, waking up with a pimple is a -67. But if you follow the below you’ll be spot (and scar) free in a day or two.

 1. So, first get your hands on some purifying lotion. It should have salicylic acid in it. Clean the area and dab this on with a cotton pad.

 2. Once the purifying lotion is dry apply a clay paste. My recommendation would be Payot’s Pate Grise. This magical mixture draws out the impurities lurking below the skin, and gently dries it out as well as acting like a concealer. Ideally leave the clay paste on overnight and put some on through the day, too.

Eventually the spot will either just dry out, or it will come to a big, pus filled head. And if this happens, have a shower to let the skin soften, then with a tissue, gently pull the skin apart (don’t push, this is how scarring and infection happens) to allow the head to pop out, and then quickly apply more purifying lotion.