I found no matter what I used my skin just had to go through a "cycle" of looking terrible.
This lasted til about 18w I spose, and now thankfully all my spots have cleared up. I sooooo dont think its fair having grey hair and pimples!!

So it might just be a time thing - stick with the normal stuff, and then wait out the bad patch.
In saying that, apparently our skin changes type about every 7 years, so you need to get new face care stuff every 5-10y or so to keep on top of it.