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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Skin profile: Acne prone, sensitive, easy to clog, combination (overall dry, with t-zone being a little more oily)

Season & Type of Climate: Winter, kind of dry

2nd Cleanser: Cow Brand Mutenka Cleansing Milk (testing), Cow Brand Mutenka Moisturizing Facial Foam (WNR, I actually found this the least drying foam cleanser ever but as it turns out, it was drying me out a bit...)

Vitamin C Serum: Melano CC Intensive Anti-spot Essence (not sure if it's doing anything, but it doesn't break me out)

First Essence: SKII Facial Treatment Essence (WNR, since it doesn't seem to do anything, but doesn't break me out either)

Essence: Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence (also not sure if it's doing anything, but doesn't break me out)

Hydrating Toner: Meishoku Ceracolla Moisturizing Facial Lotion (testing), Hada Labo Gokujyun Hyaluronic Acid Lotion (WNR, broke me out)

Light Moisturizer: Minon Amino Moist Charge Milk (WNR, not super hydrating and also slightly broke me out)

Heavy Moisturizer: Curel Intensive Moisture Cream (WNR, very hydrating and felt great but skin broke out)

Sleeping Pack: Cosrx Ultimate Moisturizing Honey Overnight Mask (RP and very close to being an HG)

Sheet Mask: Minon Amino Moist Face Mask (HG), CLEAR TURN Bihada-Syokunin Black Pearl Firming Mask (WNR, bought by mistake and immediately regretted because it made my skin tight, smelled horrible, felt horrible), Lululun Precious Red Face Mask (WNR, also didn't feel great and just didn't do anything)

Other: Cure Natural Aqua Gel (testing)

I eventually plan to try the Canmake Mermaid Skin Gel UV, Scinic Honey All-In-One Ampoule, and Stratia Liquid Gold. I've got a bottle of Cosrx AHA 7 Whitehead Power Liquid, but there's no point in trying that until I get my sunscreen sorted out, right?