How to look good with acne/marks?

I've had acne for a few years. I had a very severe case, and now finally it's toning down but i'm still left with a lot of red marks which are slowly fading, but my skin looks still almost as bad when i had acne. Personally, I like to dress really well, sometimes a little flashy, but i don't just throw on whatever, i pick out exactly what i want and well, i dress well. Also, i put a little bit of gel or wax in my hair, kinda stick it up a bit cause i look better that way.

Anyways, right now im in university, and despite taking care of my appearance as much as i can (working out a lot, dressing well, hair, breath etc), my face is horrendous. So no matter what i do, i still end up looking horrible cause the face is what everybody sees. It is getting better but still a long way to go before i look normal again.

Do you people really care that much about marks and acne even if a person is well taken care of in everything else?