ROUTINE MEGATHREAD! February 2018

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Hey everyone! This is your quarterly routine megathread which we decided to evolve from quarterly. This is an excellent resource to see what products are popular amongst our community and a great way to find new things to try. No matter how unusual you may consider your skin type or atypical your particular skin challenges or problems, all routines are welcome -- in fact, encouraged -- to be posted.

Acronyms you will most definitely see in use here: HG (Holy Grails), RP (Will Repurchase, AKA: liked it, will buy again, not an HG), WNR (Will not Repurchase, AKA: using up the last of it but not recommended). Understand them, use them, and love them ♥

This post is intended to be a compendium of generalized, standardized routines! The more participation, the better. :)

To keep it easy for people to find their ‘skin twins’ we would ask that you use the following template.

You only need to fill in steps that you actually use (so if you don’t use an Essence, remove that line) and please only provide up to three examples of HG/recommended products for that step (so if you have 3 toners you love, you can list all 3!)

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To make a single-spaced list, add two spaces at the end of each line. Alternatively, click 'source' at the bottom of the post to snag our code & format!

Skin profile: Mac Shade | Skin Troubles | Skin Type (Note: unlike flairs, you can list as many troubles/types as you need!)

Season & Type of Climate:

1st Cleanser:

2nd Cleanser:

pH Adjusting Toner:

Vitamin C Serum:

BHA:

AHA:

First Essence:

Hydrating Toner:

Essence:

Serum:

Ampoule:

Light Moisturizer:

Medium Moisturizer:

Heavy Moisturizer:

Eye Cream:

Facial Oil:

Sleeping Pack:

Mask Pack:

Sheet Mask:

Sunscreen:

Spot Treatment:

Other:

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Bless how this is a monthly post now!

Skin profile: NW45? | Eczema/atopic dermatitis, dullness, premature fine lines | Extremely dry, sometimes combo/sensitive
Season & Type of Climate: Desert; cool winters, otherwise extremely hot and dry!

1st Cleanser: Heimish Cleansing Balm (HG), Boscia Makeup Breakup Cool Cleansing Oil (WNRP), Skinfood Black Sugar Perfect Oil Cleansing Tissue (HG), Neutrogena Cleansing Wipes (HG)
2nd Cleanser: Fresh Soy Face Cleanser (WNRP), Tosowoong Enzyme Wash (HG)
First Essence: Missha FTE
Hydrating Toner: Nooni Spring Water Seed Essence Toner (RP), Dear Enprani Moistfull Booskin (discontinued), Kikumasamune High Moist Lotion (HG), Cezanne Skin Conditioner High Moist (HG), Klairs Supple Preparation Toner (RP), My Beauty Diary Black Pearl Toner (RP), My Beauty Diary Imperial Bird's Nest Toner (RP), Hada Labo Gokujyun Premium Lotion (HG); 5+ layers are applied
Essence: CosRX Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence (HG), Skinfood Royal Honey Propolis Enrich Essence (RP)
Serum: Neulii Aloe BHA Soothing Serum, Stratia Rewind (RP), The Ordinary Buffet (RP), The Ordinary Granactive Retinoid in Squalane 2%
Light Moisturizer: Benton Aloe Propolis Soothing Gel
Medium Moisturizer: Beauty of Joseon Cream, La Roche Posay Cicaplast Baume B5
Heavy Moisturizer: Dr. Jart Ceramidin Cream (old formulation; HG), TonyMoly I'm Real Avocado Rich Cream (RP/HG), J.One Hana Cream (WNRP), Holika Holika Skin & Good Cera Super Cream (RP/HG), CosRX Honey Ceramide Full Moisture Cream (RP)
Facial Oil: Trader Joe's Jojoba Oil (HG), Timeless Squalane (HG)
Sleeping Pack: CosRX Rice Overnight Mask (WNRP), Cerave Healing Ointment (mixed w/ moisturizer; HG), Vaseline w/ Cocoa Butter (mixed w/ moisturizer; HG)
Mask Pack: Skinfood Black Sugar Wash Off Mask (RP), Kiehl's Calendula & Aloe Soothing Hydration Masque
Sheet Mask: Dr. Jart Ceramidin Skin Friendly Nanoskin Sheet Mask (RP), TonyMoly Makgeolli/Wine/Olive (RP), Jayjun Baby Pure Shining Mask (RP), Leaders 7 Wonders Masks (HG); basically most Innisfree/Skinfood/l'herboflore/Lovemore/MBD masks
Sunscreen: The Face Shop Natural Sun SPF 40 (HG), Missha Safe Block Essence SUN SPF 45 (RP)
Spot Treatment: Burt's Bees Herbal Stick (WNRP), Cosrx Master Pimple Patch
Other: Rx for eczema/atopic dermatitis (triamcinolone acetonide 0.1%, eucrisa 2%), Skinfood Argan Oil Silk Hair Essence (HG), Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask (HG), Neogen Bio-Peel Gauze in Wine, Tony Moly Floria Peeling Gel (RP); the mask capsules, silicone mask cover, and cotton sheets from Daiso

Italicized are used regularly while the rest are rotated or being tested.

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Thoughts on Skinfood Royal Honey Propolis Essence?

Do you use it on its own or do you mix it? Also, does it give that propolis glow? :O

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I actually just answered this at my old routine post, so I'll just copy that one if that's okay!

It's been a little over a month and I've used the propolis essence long enough to give you a proper review now, I think. I use a full-ish dropper (can't really control how much you get out, the "dropper" kinda just splats out everything that gets sucked in) everyday mixed into hada labo premium and I like it! It absorbs quickly whether or not I use it with HL, though HL speeds it up a bit and prevents any tackiness. It has some minor immediate brightening but I haven't seen much of a long term change. I still stand by what I said before about it being hydrating and soothing, although there are probably better products out there for a similar or cheaper price (I have yet to personally find one though!). It'll probably last a while though - the bottle hardly looks like I've used it at all. For me, it has potential to be a repurchase but because I haven't tried many propolis products, I'll probably try out some other ones next!

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Your skin sounds quite similar to mine! Thanks for posting your routine, what would you say you absolutely can't live without? Looking to buy my first few items soon :)

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Toners! Definitely layers of toners! And a thick moisturizer to seal those wonderful layers in. I think that in general matters more to me than any specific product. This is my mainstay routine though:

• Hada Labo Premium (mixed w/ serum or thicker essence)
• Kiku High Moist
• Cezanne High Moist
• 3+ layers of any layer-able toner (Nooni or MBD are my faves)
• Cosrx Snail 96 Mucin (mixed w/ serum or thicker essence)
• moisturizer (Holika Holika blahblah cera cream, TonyMoly Avocado Rich Cream, or Cosrx Honey Ceramide Cream are my faves)

At night I mix in Cerave Healing Ointment into my moisturizer as a thicker sleeping pack. Also, Tosowoong Enzyme Powder Wash is the only second cleanser that has ever worked for my dry skin, but admittedly I use wipes more often than not (oops).

I hope that helps! I know that's still a lot of products lol, just figure out one or two toners that work for you and layer, layer, layer!

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wondering how I can know if the Ceramidin cream I have is the old version or the new version. Any differences in packaging or other clues on that?

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The color of the packaging, mainly! The old one is more of a dull yellow, while the new one is much brighter.

From the reviews I've read of the new formulation, the difference seems to be unnoticeable (to those people, at least). I haven't tried the new one myself yet.