Great advice. And very 'European mom' of you to remind everyone to work that night cream down to the neck and décolletage. So important.

My favourite product for drying out pimples is calamine lotion. It's really fast and effective, although given its bright pepto-pink tint, not good for day. The famous Mario Badescu drying lotion is just calamine and salicylic acid, so you can duplicate it by using a salicylic acid astringent and then applying a drop of calamine lotion directly onto the pimple.