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.

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Herbivore Prism AHA + BHA Exfoliating Glow Facial

 A bit messy to work with at first because the product is very watery. 

It is tingling the first time I used it and my face was red afterwards. But I would only use this cautiously once a week. I used their bakuchiol serum afterwards and the redness calm down a bit.








Sunday, May 29, 2022

Nars Summer Solstice Cheek Duo

 Nars Summer Solstice Cheek Duo

I have fair to light skin, and I'm always scared of bronzers. I never liked the popular laguna bronzer, so I was hesitated to purchase this. But when I opened this product from the box, I was blinded by how shiny the packaging was. The color of the shade of the bronzer and highlight was perfect. It doesn't look chalky or "dirty" on my face. Love it and can't wait to use it the entire summer.





Thursday, May 19, 2022

fresh Lotus Youth Preserve Moisturizer

 Great light moisturizer product for the summer. It ok if compared to the deep hydration rose cream from the same brand. Not going to repurchase because there are many other better creams out there. I've been using this cream more as a neck cream instead of a face moisturizer just to test the anti-aging "fine lines" claim but didn't see much change.




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.