I went from an easy, hurried, low-maintenance facial cleaning ritual to trying out the Asian 10 step skincare routine. Being raised in New York City has damaged and polluted my skin; I'm now repairing and focusing on anti-aging.
I want to buy and use products from a broad number of brands, I didn't just want to stick with one brand, I shopped around and compared all. I will try to write reviews each month, one which will be a list my skincare routine products, sharing my experiences on each product.

Monday, May 9, 2022

fresh Fresh Life Bath & Shower Gel

 Love the feeling on how it lathers on the loofah and onto my skin. It's thicker than BBW shower gel and a bit luxurious feeling in my opinion. I put it on my "pamper me" shelve in the bathroom for my days off or Sunday pampers. Nice relaxing scent and my skin feels hydrated when I'm done.



Friday, April 29, 2022

AMOREPACIFIC Youth Revolution Vitamin C Radiance Concentrator

 Very pretty bottle and scent feel divine, but I don't see any change over using an entire product. I prefer to use this at night when I want to pamper my skin. They say shake before use and it's best to use vitamin C at night otherwise if you use in the daytime just apply SPF over it. But I have more time to do my nighttime routine, so I like to apply luxurious products and allowing time to sink into my skin. As I approach 35, I've notice that I need help with firming and radiance which this product claims to do.



Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Kiehl's Since 1851 Ferulic Brew Facial Treatment Essence with Lactic Acid

I've used their Iris Essence about 5 years ago and liked it but didn't love it. I have similar thoughts about this product. I do like this glass bottle over its counterpart iris version plastic bottle. Don't forget to shack the bottle before use. I use this more as a toner replacement over a cotton pad. I also love its slight medicinal scent and it does make my skin feel fresh when I use it in the morning routine. It doesn't dry out my sensitive skin and I do prefer to use this during the summer months.



Saturday, April 9, 2022

Biossance Squalane and Peptide Eye Gel

 


This is one eye gel that I love because my eye area tends to develop milia if I use rich creams, but this product doesn't do that. It has enough moisture for my dry eye area during the winter months. It doesn't have a scent and it's sticky. I loved the mini size so much that I purchased the full size. 

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Sunday Riley Light Hearted Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Daily Face Sunscreen

 

I love this sunscreen; usually I'm not a fan of western sunscreen but I love how this feels on my skin. No white cast or stickiness. Only SPF 30 so I've been usually this during the winters. Plus, the blue light defense makes me think that I'm protecting my skin from all the screen time from my technologies haha. I have a very sensitive nose for smell and whatever little scent was in the bottle didn't bother me.

Sunday, March 20, 2022

Herbivore Bakuchiol Retinol Alternative Smoothing Serum

 I loved the mini sample so much that I ordered the full size. Loved it so much that I ended up purchasing more products from the brand. My sensitive skin loves this retinol alternative and it's all that matters to me. If it helps with dark spots and age spots who knows because there isn't enough of the bakuchiol ingredient in this product. I'm in my mid-30s so this product was to try out this retinol alternative but there are many more other retinol products out there for our faces.




Thursday, March 10, 2022

Herbivore Cloud Jelly plumping hydration serum

 Herbivore Cloud Jelly vegan collagen and tremella plumping hydration serum



I like to use this product in my daytime skincare routine which helps with morning bloating and dryness. The tremella is supposed to help with inflammation and I don't see much but it helps with hydration and that is all I care about during the wintertime. Love the pink liquid color and the texture isn't sticky, and my sensitive skin loves it. No scent.