this is shade 917 by Makeup by Mario, I’ve tried the Peripera matte tints but they lean gray on me (wine nude, rosy nude, etc.)

romand glasting melting balm vs. dasique melting candy balm?

What's your favorite face mask and your skin type? How often are you guys using them? I've heard it's not unheard of in Asia to use them daily. I aim for 1-3 times a week

This morning I saw this tip from Javon Ford, the cosmetic chemist. Black Friday is around the corner and a lot of places with our favorite products will have pretty good sales. It would probably be a good idea to stock up on some items with good shelf life in case the orange guy’s tariffs go into play soon after he takes office causing prices to skyrocket.

Skin type: oily, acne prone. Climate: tropical summer, mild winter

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Elizavecca Face Fruit Hell Pore Toner. Used as body exfoliant. Watery texture, slightest tack left that isn’t an issue once lotion is applied after. Effective at taking care of bumps, texture, and helping with KP. Panned in 4 weeks, WRP.

Replaced with: another bottle!

APLB Salicylic Acid BHA Arbutin Mist Essence. Pan time: 4 weeks with nightly use. Low salicylic acid percentage, so gentle enough to use every night. Watery texture, easily wiped off with a cotton pad, leaves no tack. Great value on style Korean—you can usually get a bottle for under $10. WRP.

Replaced with: non-AB BHA, because I messed up timing a SK shop to restock, derp.

Missha Airy Fit Sheet Mask: Red Ginseng. Single pouch sheet mask coming in at around $1, this remains one of my favorite sheet masks thus far. Size and fit are decent, and the essence is creamy and moisturizing. There’s a generous extra portion of essence in the pouch you can keep and use for about a week once a day if you’re into that, otherwise it’s a nicely soaked mask that there’s no question you’re getting the full benefit of—I spread some down my neck on application and there’s enough on my hands after to rub in so my hands get some love, too. I enjoy using these on the weekends so I can lay back and enjoy as a pampering sesh, but I often put my glasses on over and walk around the house going about my business if I want without it slipping off, and no drippage because of the creamy texture.

Benton Fermentation Essence. Two months to pan using AM/PM. Liquid gel texture, easily spreadable, good hydration. This was a nice add to my routine—it soaked in quickly and didn’t leave any kind of film, so it was easy to slot into my routine. Really enjoyed for the sale price, but full cost bumps it down to a MRP.

Replaced with: Laneige cream skin refiner mini.

Laneige Cream Skin Refiner (mini size). Four weeks to pan. This is often mentioned alongside the Dr Ceracle & Mary & May essences, but I found this to be more of a watery, milky toner than an essence, even though I used it in the essence step. It’s hydrating, & it being a watery texture means it’s easy to slip in any routine without worrying about being too heavy. Ngl, the full price of the full size is impacting my thoughts—I don’t find it to be worth the cost. I’m glad I tried it, & I’m glad I got the mini on sale. WNRP.

Replaced with: Dr Ceracle kombucha tea essence.

NINELESS A-Control 10% Azelaic Acid Serum. Azalaeic acid serum with a base of snail filtrate, making a thick water texture. Smooth and easy spread, fast soaking into the skin. A vital part of my anti-acne routine over the past year—my breakouts are lessened, and those that do occur are smaller and quicker to heal. Fantastic value, pan time this round is 8 weeks. WRP.

Replaced with: another bottle!

Tiam Vitamin C24 Surprise Serum. My HG Ascorbic Acid vitamin C serum at 22%. 9 weeks pan this round. Oily base, but spreadable and soaks in well—using 4-5 drops each AM/PM. Handles my post breakout PIH quickly, and doesn’t oxidize at room temp before you can pan it. Great price, WRP.

Replaced with: another bottle; I’m sure you’re shocked.

Hyggee Natural Repair Serum. This is a ginseng serum. This one is interesting—it’s water-based, but if you didn’t look at the ingredients and just used it, you’d swear it was oil-based. Spreads easily, and soaks in quickly. I thought this might be a PM only serum, but I used it day and night. Very moisturizing and nourishing, and overall a very nice user experience. You may remember I’ve mentioned I’m on a mission to try ginseng products that aren’t as expensive as the likes of Sulwhasoo—I’m very pleased with this one! WRP—I’ve already RP the larger size. 6 weeks AM/PM to pan.

Replaced with: Missha Time Revolution Night Repair serum.

Iunik Rose Galactomyces Synergy Serum. This is a light, watery, easy to add into your routine serum. Light hydration and quick absorption. If you’re not into essences but want some galactomyces in your life, this is a simple one to get some in. Six weeks to pan, using day and night, with a full pippette each time. I got it on sale for less than half price, so I was satisfied with it, but probably WNRP, but not because there’s anything wrong with it, only because there’s so much to try. I love larger serums, and this one comes in at 50ml.

Replaced with: B:Lab Rosehip Please Youthful serum.

Pyunkang Yul Calming Moisture Barrier Cream. Light-to-medium basic cream with absorbent oils to nourish—a good basic cream for PM when you’re dry from winter or dealing with a damaged barrier, or even just when the rest of your routine is pretty harsh to balance things out. 3 months of mixed PM only & AM/PM use to pan. If the more popular dry skin/damaged barrier moisturizers are too pricey, this is a super affordable option. If my skin situation called for it, WRP.

Replaced with: Missha Time Revolution Night Repair cream.

B : Lab Bamboo 365 Super Aqua Sunscreen. If you like the Numbuzin, you’ll like this. Very similar texture—thin, smooth, I also think this would be a good makeup primer. It’s not as silicone-y as Numbuzin. That said, I hated the Numbuzin, and I didn’t like this. It’s better for sure, though, but WNRP. I can’t with the silicone/plasticky texture. I panned in 4 weeks, using this on face/hands. For makeup free days, the silica leaves a nice highlighter look with the rest being a more natural finish, and credit where is due: it is nicely hydrating.

Replaced with: K Secret Seoul 1988 Pine Tree Ceramide Sun Cream.

K Secret Seoul 1988 Pine Tree Ceramide Sun Cream. Thin creamy texture, reminds me of Missha Aqua Sun gel and Iunik’s centella sunscreen, but with a bit extra moisturizing. The ceramides make this a nice one for sensitive/damaged skin, and I’d say it’d be much better to use in fall/winter than summer/fall like I did. Reapplied nicely, no issues with pilling or feeling like there’s layers of STUFF on my skin. All but the most dry skin folk will be able to skip moisturizer if you’d like. 6-7 weeks to pan, WRP if the situation called for it.

Replaced with: Formal Bee propolis VitaC aloe Soothing Sun gel.

Brief review in comments. Not just your average mist - very interesting INCI!

Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water, 1,2-Hexanediol, Isopentyldiol, Centella Asiatica Extract (0.3%), Cordyceps Militaris Extract, Hibiscus Esculentus Fruit Extract, Butylene Glycol, Methylpropanediol, Betaine, Xylitol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Pentylene Glycol, Polyglycery1-6 Dioleate, Pyrus Communis (Pear) Fruit Extract, Adenosine, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Cucumis Melo (Melon) Fruit Extract, Citric Acid, Iris Florentina Root Extract, Sodium Phytate, Hedera Helix (Ivy) Leaf/Stem Extract, Polyglutamic Acid, Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate, Artemisia Princeps Leaf Extract, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Ceramide NP

What products have you been using the longest? Doesn't have to be holy grail, just something you continue to use or repurchase because it just works every time. As our skin changes and companies reformulate or discontinue our favorite products, it's hard to keep things around for a while. I've been using the Shu Uemera eyelash curler for 10 years. As far as repurchases, I've been keeping the innisfree no sebum pressed powder in my bag for 7 years now. Oh, and I've had an Etude eye shadow palette for longer than I'll admit here. Really interested in hearing about skincare too!

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Every time I see these 2 being compared to each other, everyone seems to pick the Clio Kill Lash. But does anyone else feel like Heroine Make is so much better?

I like Clio for its ability to hold a curl and never smudge but they make my lashes look so thin. I know the trend in Korea is to have separated lashes but I personally think it just looks awful on me. I tried convincing myself that I like this mascara for months because of its longevity but I can’t get over how it makes me look like I have 10 eyelash hairs 💀

The Heroine Make mascara makes my lashes look full and fluffy like falsies.

Most peoples complaint about Heroine Make is how difficult is to remove but honestly if you buy their mascara remover and go in with an oil based cleanser after, it comes right off pretty easily.

Maybe I’m not giving a very fair review because the only one I’ve tried from Clio is the Long Curling so I’m wondering if there are other versions of the Kill Lash that don’t clump your lashes to make them look so separated.

For the people suffering from hair loss/breakage issues due to the treatments (straightening) or heat damage, what have been your holy grail product to reduce the issue?

Shampoo, conditioner, mask, serum or anything else that turned out to be HG?

Hey, so the Illiyoon ceramide ato concentrate cream has been my GO TO moisturizer for winter as I live in northern finland and I found it to be the only cream good enough (+ it helps my skinbarrier 🫶).

Unfortunately for me though, Yesstyle doesn't have it anymore and I prefer not to order from olive young since the customs are crazy 🥲

Do you guys have any places I could order it from without it being almost double the price?

It feels like because Korean climate is rather wet(?), their products are made for this. Where I live though the climate is usually very dry, especially in winter with the heating. I wonder if you have experience with a moisturizer that works in that weather.

Both the La Roche Posay gentle hydrating cleanser (white bottle) and toleriane foaming cleanser (blue bottle) sting my skin! It just seems like a horrible idea to continue use. I use an oil cleanser and I feel it does an excellent job of removing all makeup and deeply cleaners.

So, I don’t need anything a powerful cleaner, I need something super gentle that will soothe and remove an oil cleaner residue (though it washes totally clean).

I’ve love to try Asian skincare but I’m open to anything!!! I live in America and wouldn’t complain about being able to pick something at Target haha. 😊 Would also love to hear about serums/toners that are super hydrating.

I have some compressed sheet masks that were produced in late 2021. It says it expires this year and i was wondering if they do actually expire since it is a dry product made of fabric?

I have a lot of freckles, and I’m looking to buy a concealer. I watched a video where they used a pencil-type concealer to cover each spot in detail. Does this method take a long time? If anyone has tried it, please share your experience!

Notice there's different stick type products appearing in my feed. It looks like some are moisturizers but some are for makeup. How do you use these in your routine or makeup? What do they do for you and why you use them? What are your HG that really works?

Hey fam! I wanted to share my top picks of moisturizers from each brand that I’ve been loving recently:

• Laneige Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Cream
• TIAM Hyaluronic Moisture Revive Cream
• AESTURA Atobarrier 365 Cream
• Innisfree Green Tea Seed Cream
• Round Lab Birch Juice Moisturizing Cream

These work great for me, but I’m always on the hunt for new hidden gems that keep skin hydrated in winter. Let’s your favorites!

4o

What are your favourite high-end lip asian makeup? Lipsticks, lip glosses, lip liners, tinted lip balms, etc.

I feel like there are so many good ones out there.

Ive not tried many AB things for skincare but within reason

1. TonyMoly Intense Care 24K Snail Cream

This was such a nice cream. I only have the sample size in the picture because i no longer use it since it started to upset my skin after starting the 2nd full size. While i was able to use it, i loved it. It was helping with my smile lines, with sensitivity around my eyes and my cystic acne. It was thick but thin at the same time and really helped with my oil control and i prefer all of this tonymoly line over every other snail mucin product ive ever tried

2. TonyMoly Intense Care 24K Emulsion (+toner)

I loved these products but found for my oily skin they werent necessary while i was using the cream so if i wanted to use them i had to skip the cream. They sat really well under my makeup though as they were a little sticky so worked great for any night time makeup without sunscreen. Again though, stopped using them due to my skin suddenly not liking them

3. TonyMoly Intense Care 24K Hydro Gel Mask

This Id consider a holy grail. Even after I couldnt use the other products from the line this mask never upset my skin. When im having painful breakouts it felt like it would work magic on my face and didnt slip off so easy like ive found with so many other masks. I still use it from time to time but mostly when my acne is either really really bad or I want to do some special self care as ive never used a mask as nice as this and dont want my face to suddenly decide it doesnt like it

4. Shiseido Synchroshield SPF50++

I was torn on this one. The white cast was non existent and it didnt make my face red like a lot of other sunscreens do nor did it break me out but it made me look a little greasy so i couldnt put on as much as i probably needed to for sun protection and I couldnt put makeup over it. It didnt make my eyes feel tired or sore at the end of tbe day though which was a huge plus

5. Anessa Perfect UV Mild Milk

Its milky and that was the only pro about it since i like milky products. It went on really greasy, but then it made my face feel really dry and tight. I found i was getting sunburnt on my nose no matter how much i put on and found it made me look grey. It also stung my eyes really badly throughout the day 😭

6. Hera Aquabolic Essential Water (+emulsion)

I love this stuff, i kept getting it as samples from Dodoskin but dont use it too often as i like a simple skincare routine and so does my face. If i want to really layer on the makeup for concerts or when i was doing long night shifts though or doing something active id skip my moisturiser and pair this with the emulsion instead as i found it helped my base last a bit longer since the products are much thinner but both are really nice to use, smell good, dont irritate my skin or eyes if i accidently get it on my lashes but are just pretty expensive in full size

7. Hada Labo Kouji Treatment Cream

Ive seen a lot of talk about how this specific line of Hada Labo is mostly in Malaysia so people have been sceptical about its authenticity and whether or not it works. Im here to say it does. I battle with oily cystic acne prone skin and this stuff has been a GODSEND i dont use anything else in my routine except for face wash, this and in the morning i use sunscreen after and have seen a massive change for the better in my skin texture and also pigment. Its cleared up a lot of dark spots, helped with my redness and has tackled my problem spots all by itself and I have got my skin barrier back after wrecking it by trying multiple step skincare regimes. I have stocked up on this like crazy 😅

8. Hada Labo Kouji Treatment Essence

This like the cream, just works. As an oily person i find no need to use both but its worth swapping to it in summer on really hot days or days where im not wearing makeup and will slather on mountains of sunscreen instead. It smells fresh, is watery and doesnt leave much sticky residue

9. Hada Labo Moisturising Facial Sheet

I dont love this, it smells kind of weird, makes my skin pretty red and weirdly dry feeling despite it saying its moisturising. On top of that it breaks me out really bad but i do have sensistive skin so that may be the problem

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I have oily skin, and I’ve been using this after a cleansing oil. The foam feels rich and leaves my skin fresh without any oiliness, which is super refreshing. It also has BHA, which is great for gentle exfoliation. Since I already use a toner daily, I feel it helps with additional exfoliation too.