/r/AdvancedAsianBeauty
A sub dedicated to experienced/veteran AB users to discuss beauty brands, makeup, skincare, and product reviews from Asia. We also have PSAs about the latest products and sales.
What is Advanced Asian Beauty?
- AAB is a place for experienced/veteran AB users to discuss beauty brands, cosmetics, and skincare from Asia. You've successfully learned how to effectively search using google or the reddit search bar, mastered the difference between an AHA/BHA, and you know the 10-Step Routine in your heart. Welcome to our Sub where you can engage in Discussions with other Advanced ABers!
Thread Submitting Guideline
- A Thread is a post made by users whenever you press the Submit a Discussion/Review/PSA and submit it. All threads have a potential to be on the frontpage of our subreddit.
- [Discussion] - Discussions must include a [Discussion] flair and it must have a clear topic and focus. The Title must be formatted as a question. If it is a question that can easily be solved with a google search, it does not constitute as a Discussion question and may be removed. If it is a question that only pertains to you, it does not constitute as a Discussion question and will be removed. A great Discussion question will be one that users typically can respond with 20 words or above.
- [Review] - Reviews must include a [Review] flair, correct labeling of title, and must have the product or class of products in the Title. For an example, a Class of Products would be Entire HoneyBee’s Honeylicious Line/Review of Sunscreens: X, Y, Z brands. We allow reviews on most products, however there are special rules for Sheet Masks/other Masks (please view our wiki page). All reviews must be Non-Sponsored. We have special rules for Reviews containing Sponsored/Free Products (General Rule #9). Please visit our google doc for our Review Format!
- [PSA] - PSAs must include a [PSA] flair and it must be a Text Thread. Any PSAs that links directly to an outside source will be removed. If it is a PSA that only pertains to you, it is likely not a PSA. A PSA could be an announcement of a new collaboration of AB products between brands, a new line or special edition products from AB brands, product reformulations, or other important AB news. It may also be about a new AB store location that is located near you or about a really good Sale or Deal. You must post the relevant outside source link, address of the new store, or link to the sale and the duration of the sale INSIDE of the Thread. For Flash Sales/Time Sensitive sales, please change your Title to [PSA][Flash Sale]. For more details about PSAs, please visit our wiki.
Posting Schedule
Monday - Makeup Monday: Discuss makeup trends, new products, swatches, first impressions or tutorials. Self-Promotion & Free Product rules apply.
Tuesday - Talk to Me Tuesday: Treat us like your bff and tell us your Rants, Raves, and Reviews. The reviews here are more casual than a [Review] Thread. No Self-Promotion here. Free Product Rules apply.
Wednesday - Wow Wednesday!: Share any new products, discoveries, or new ways to use your products that you've found and Wow the community! Introduce any indie brands or products that are underrated. No Self-Promotion here.
Thursday - Toss Out Thursday: Did you finish a product? Share your opinion on the product you recently Emptied! Will you buy a replacement or a different product? Come here to write a quick blurb and share your experience with us!
Friday - Follow Me Friday: This is the place for all your social needs. You can discuss everything AB and post links with a short detailed description including: New Product Reviews/Tutorials/Guides/Swatches from popular Social Media [Blogs/Instagram/Youtube links]. Self-Promotion & Free Product rules apply.
Saturday - Stop-or-Shop Saturday: Have a few items in your shopping cart or wish list waiting to be checked out? Post here and we will convince you to buy it or not.
Sunday: - Surprise Sunday: Each Sunday we will have a Special Discussion that is suggested by one of our members. The Discussion will be unique and it will be a surprise when you find out what it is!
Sunday: - Suggestion Sunday: Suggest discussion topics that will be in a Future Surprise Sunday.
General Rules
Please read our complete rules here.
At this time, we Do Not allow Self-Promotional Threads. However there are other ways you can contribute your reviews. You may create a standalone Review thread (see Submission Guidelines) or you may post in the Makeup Monday / Follow Me Friday threads.
Reports & Appeals
- If anyone is caught breaking the rules, please report them by pressing on Report (located underneath their Thread or comment).
- For more information about reporting someone, appealing a report, or our warning and ban system please visit our wiki page.
Want to be a mod?
- We are recruiting volunteers to join the team. This is a serious role that takes many hours per week. Positions include: Content Control, Automod, Recruiter, Design/CSS, Discord, and Wiki Editor.
- If you are interested, send a Modmail to AABmod with a Title of which position you're interested in.
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Stop-or-Shop Saturday Discussion - Should you buy…?
Happy Saturday! What do you have in your AB shopping carts/wishlists? Planning your next big haul? Drop a name and/or a link and the community will give you our honest opinions! Should you Stop or Shop this week?
06:10 UTC
Follow Me Friday Discussion - Share Social Media
Happy Friday everyone! This is your time to shine! Share any social media (blogs/instagram/youtube) as a link along with a short description! The links can be about new products, reviews, tutorials, or anything AB-related. Share the latest youtube video from your favorite AB youtuber or someone’s blog review of a new product!
#Format
Name of product(s):
Description:
Self-Promotion: [Name of Blog/Instagram/Youtube Channel](your link here) *optional
06:10 UTC
Toss Out Thursday Discussion - 1 Empty 1 New
Come here to write short mini-reviews about products that you love/finished without having to do a formal post! The idea is simple, share a product you Emptied and tell us the replacement New product! Are you repurchasing the same product or buying a completely New product? If you have more than 1 product to review, we encourage you to write a Review post!
#Format
Skin Type: Combo/Dry/Oily/Dehydrated/Acne Prone/Sensitive/Aging
1 Empty:
Thoughts: Short review about the Emptied product
1 New: Repurchase or not?
06:10 UTC
WOW Wednesday Discussion - Find anything new?
Whats up r/AAB! Have you stumbled upon any new AB news or products that’s so awesome that you want to share to our community? Did you discover something new that works well with your current routine? What about a product that didn’t live up to it’s hype? Do you want to talk about an indie brand or product that is underrated? Have you found a new way to use reuse old packaging from past AB products? Good or bad, WOW the community with the details!
06:10 UTC
Talk to Me Tuesday Discussion - AB and Non AB Rants
How is everyone doing? Want to rant about your routine? Want to talk about a product that is a HG or HF to you? Are there any new products that you’re patch testing? Pictures of hauls are allowed as long as you list all of the products in the haul & tell us where you bought it from! Talk about all things AB or non-AB, minus the Selfies!
06:10 UTC
Makeup Monday Discussion - All About Makeup
You can talk about any makeup trends, new products, swatches, opinions, first impressions, or tutorials. Do you think that new trend is on fleek or do you think it’s whack What trend are you currently waiting on to make a comeback? Did you find any makeup tutorials that are share-worthy? Or did someone post all the swatches of a latest AB makeup collection? Talk about all AB makeup things here!
#Format
Name of product(s):
Description:
Self-Promotion: [Name of Blog/Instagram/Youtube Channel](your link here) optional
11:12 UTC
Future Sunday Discussion Topic Suggestion September 01, 2019
If you have any suggestions for our Surprise Sunday Discussion Topic please write them in the comments below. There is a chance yours may be selected!
We encourage everyone to write suggestions! If yours was not selected, you may always post and Submit your own Discussion at any time (while following the submitting guidelines), or try again next week!
06:13 UTC
Stop-or-Shop Saturday Discussion - Should you buy…?
Happy Saturday! What do you have in your AB shopping carts/wishlists? Planning your next big haul? Drop a name and/or a link and the community will give you our honest opinions! Should you Stop or Shop this week?
06:10 UTC
Follow Me Friday Discussion - Share Social Media
Happy Friday everyone! This is your time to shine! Share any social media (blogs/instagram/youtube) as a link along with a short description! The links can be about new products, reviews, tutorials, or anything AB-related. Share the latest youtube video from your favorite AB youtuber or someone’s blog review of a new product!
#Format
Name of product(s):
Description:
Self-Promotion: [Name of Blog/Instagram/Youtube Channel](your link here) *optional
06:13 UTC
Toss Out Thursday Discussion - 1 Empty 1 New
Come here to write short mini-reviews about products that you love/finished without having to do a formal post! The idea is simple, share a product you Emptied and tell us the replacement New product! Are you repurchasing the same product or buying a completely New product? If you have more than 1 product to review, we encourage you to write a Review post!
#Format
Skin Type: Combo/Dry/Oily/Dehydrated/Acne Prone/Sensitive/Aging
1 Empty:
Thoughts: Short review about the Emptied product
1 New: Repurchase or not?
06:10 UTC
WOW Wednesday Discussion - Find anything new?
Whats up r/AAB! Have you stumbled upon any new AB news or products that’s so awesome that you want to share to our community? Did you discover something new that works well with your current routine? What about a product that didn’t live up to it’s hype? Do you want to talk about an indie brand or product that is underrated? Have you found a new way to use reuse old packaging from past AB products? Good or bad, WOW the community with the details!
06:10 UTC
Talk to Me Tuesday Discussion - AB and Non AB Rants
How is everyone doing? Want to rant about your routine? Want to talk about a product that is a HG or HF to you? Are there any new products that you’re patch testing? Pictures of hauls are allowed as long as you list all of the products in the haul & tell us where you bought it from! Talk about all things AB or non-AB, minus the Selfies!
06:10 UTC
Makeup Monday Discussion - All About Makeup
You can talk about any makeup trends, new products, swatches, opinions, first impressions, or tutorials. Do you think that new trend is on fleek or do you think it’s whack What trend are you currently waiting on to make a comeback? Did you find any makeup tutorials that are share-worthy? Or did someone post all the swatches of a latest AB makeup collection? Talk about all AB makeup things here!
#Format
Name of product(s):
Description:
Self-Promotion: [Name of Blog/Instagram/Youtube Channel](your link here) optional
11:14 UTC
Future Sunday Discussion Topic Suggestion August 25, 2019
If you have any suggestions for our Surprise Sunday Discussion Topic please write them in the comments below. There is a chance yours may be selected!
We encourage everyone to write suggestions! If yours was not selected, you may always post and Submit your own Discussion at any time (while following the submitting guidelines), or try again next week!
06:13 UTC
Stop-or-Shop Saturday Discussion - Should you buy…?
Happy Saturday! What do you have in your AB shopping carts/wishlists? Planning your next big haul? Drop a name and/or a link and the community will give you our honest opinions! Should you Stop or Shop this week?
06:11 UTC
Follow Me Friday Discussion - Share Social Media
Happy Friday everyone! This is your time to shine! Share any social media (blogs/instagram/youtube) as a link along with a short description! The links can be about new products, reviews, tutorials, or anything AB-related. Share the latest youtube video from your favorite AB youtuber or someone’s blog review of a new product!
#Format
Name of product(s):
Description:
Self-Promotion: [Name of Blog/Instagram/Youtube Channel](your link here) *optional
06:12 UTC
Toss Out Thursday Discussion - 1 Empty 1 New
Come here to write short mini-reviews about products that you love/finished without having to do a formal post! The idea is simple, share a product you Emptied and tell us the replacement New product! Are you repurchasing the same product or buying a completely New product? If you have more than 1 product to review, we encourage you to write a Review post!
#Format
Skin Type: Combo/Dry/Oily/Dehydrated/Acne Prone/Sensitive/Aging
1 Empty:
Thoughts: Short review about the Emptied product
1 New: Repurchase or not?
06:10 UTC
WOW Wednesday Discussion - Find anything new?
Whats up r/AAB! Have you stumbled upon any new AB news or products that’s so awesome that you want to share to our community? Did you discover something new that works well with your current routine? What about a product that didn’t live up to it’s hype? Do you want to talk about an indie brand or product that is underrated? Have you found a new way to use reuse old packaging from past AB products? Good or bad, WOW the community with the details!
06:11 UTC
Talk to Me Tuesday Discussion - AB and Non AB Rants
How is everyone doing? Want to rant about your routine? Want to talk about a product that is a HG or HF to you? Are there any new products that you’re patch testing? Pictures of hauls are allowed as long as you list all of the products in the haul & tell us where you bought it from! Talk about all things AB or non-AB, minus the Selfies!
06:10 UTC
Makeup Monday Discussion - All About Makeup
You can talk about any makeup trends, new products, swatches, opinions, first impressions, or tutorials. Do you think that new trend is on fleek or do you think it’s whack What trend are you currently waiting on to make a comeback? Did you find any makeup tutorials that are share-worthy? Or did someone post all the swatches of a latest AB makeup collection? Talk about all AB makeup things here!
#Format
Name of product(s):
Description:
Self-Promotion: [Name of Blog/Instagram/Youtube Channel](your link here) optional
11:13 UTC
Future Sunday Discussion Topic Suggestion August 18, 2019
If you have any suggestions for our Surprise Sunday Discussion Topic please write them in the comments below. There is a chance yours may be selected!
We encourage everyone to write suggestions! If yours was not selected, you may always post and Submit your own Discussion at any time (while following the submitting guidelines), or try again next week!
06:12 UTC
Stop-or-Shop Saturday Discussion - Should you buy…?
Happy Saturday! What do you have in your AB shopping carts/wishlists? Planning your next big haul? Drop a name and/or a link and the community will give you our honest opinions! Should you Stop or Shop this week?
06:10 UTC
Follow Me Friday Discussion - Share Social Media
Happy Friday everyone! This is your time to shine! Share any social media (blogs/instagram/youtube) as a link along with a short description! The links can be about new products, reviews, tutorials, or anything AB-related. Share the latest youtube video from your favorite AB youtuber or someone’s blog review of a new product!
#Format
Name of product(s):
Description:
Self-Promotion: [Name of Blog/Instagram/Youtube Channel](your link here) *optional
06:11 UTC
Toss Out Thursday Discussion - 1 Empty 1 New
Come here to write short mini-reviews about products that you love/finished without having to do a formal post! The idea is simple, share a product you Emptied and tell us the replacement New product! Are you repurchasing the same product or buying a completely New product? If you have more than 1 product to review, we encourage you to write a Review post!
#Format
Skin Type: Combo/Dry/Oily/Dehydrated/Acne Prone/Sensitive/Aging
1 Empty:
Thoughts: Short review about the Emptied product
1 New: Repurchase or not?
06:10 UTC
WOW Wednesday Discussion - Find anything new?
Whats up r/AAB! Have you stumbled upon any new AB news or products that’s so awesome that you want to share to our community? Did you discover something new that works well with your current routine? What about a product that didn’t live up to it’s hype? Do you want to talk about an indie brand or product that is underrated? Have you found a new way to use reuse old packaging from past AB products? Good or bad, WOW the community with the details!
06:10 UTC
Talk to Me Tuesday Discussion - AB and Non AB Rants
How is everyone doing? Want to rant about your routine? Want to talk about a product that is a HG or HF to you? Are there any new products that you’re patch testing? Pictures of hauls are allowed as long as you list all of the products in the haul & tell us where you bought it from! Talk about all things AB or non-AB, minus the Selfies!
06:10 UTC
Makeup Monday Discussion - All About Makeup
You can talk about any makeup trends, new products, swatches, opinions, first impressions, or tutorials. Do you think that new trend is on fleek or do you think it’s whack What trend are you currently waiting on to make a comeback? Did you find any makeup tutorials that are share-worthy? Or did someone post all the swatches of a latest AB makeup collection? Talk about all AB makeup things here!
#Format
Name of product(s):
Description:
Self-Promotion: [Name of Blog/Instagram/Youtube Channel](your link here) optional
11:13 UTC
Future Sunday Discussion Topic Suggestion August 11, 2019
If you have any suggestions for our Surprise Sunday Discussion Topic please write them in the comments below. There is a chance yours may be selected!
We encourage everyone to write suggestions! If yours was not selected, you may always post and Submit your own Discussion at any time (while following the submitting guidelines), or try again next week!
06:12 UTC