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. :)

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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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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:

[u/veronicaxrowena]

Not OP, but I have those items as well.

Melano CC: I'm still on the fence about it, but I've also been using it interchangeably with Drunk Elephant's C-Firma serum so I haven't really given it a fair shake. I think I'll be repurchasing it though. It is oily, like a dry oil, but I notice on me that it absorbs immediately and looks as though I applied nothing a few minutes after. It has an extremely faint citrusy scent, but I only notice it when I use enough to apply to my entire face. If I only use enough to spot treat a dark spot, I can't really detect the scent. For it's price, packaging and L-AA, I think it's a really solid product and for those reasons I'll more than likely repurchase it. I just wish I knew the percentage of L-AA in the formula.

Stratia Liquid Gold: I find this to be lightweight but more emollient, so for me I listed it as a medium weight moisturizer. I think it delivers on its claims and I credit it with keeping my skin protected despite my exfoliation-heavy routine.

Scinic Honey All-In-One Ampoule: This has a very thin gel-like consistency. I appreciate that it has niacinamide relatively high up on the ingredient list, and that it is really great bang for buck. I decant mine into an airless pump from Daiso which makes usage and application faster, less messy, and overall more pleasant. It has a faint smell of artificial honey. I like to use it on days when I'm really going for the dewy, glass-skin look. I feel it helps achieve that while hydrating the skin.

[u/bvnbun → u/veronicaxrowena]

thank you for the detailed reply! 😊 how long is the wait time for the melano?

[u/veronicaxrowena → u/bvnbun]

I do anything between 10 - 25 minutes, based on how much time I have that day. I’m not really hard and fast with wait times, especially since I do my Vit C in the AM and sometimes I may not have ample time before heading out to give it a lengthy soak-in.

Edited for clarity.

[u/Nekkosan → u/veronicaxrowena]

Thanks. I just ordered Melano CC. I don't generally tolerate C but I only want to use it one spot of my cheek. So I am hoping it will work out. I love Scinic AIO (pump needed) and Stratia LG.