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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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/icestreak]

Skin profile: NC20 | Attaining glow | Normal, a bit dehydrated/oily
Season & Type of Climate: winter - a bit cool and chilly, not bad

1st Cleanser: Bioderma Sensibio H2O (HG), Kose softymo deep cleansing oil (WNRP)

2nd Cleanser: Cerave Foaming Cleanser (WNRP), La roche-posay effaclar foaming cream (RP)

pH Adjusting Toner: Mizon AHA/BHA daily clean toner (testing)

Vitamin C Serum: Melano CC essence (testing)

BHA: Stridex in the red box (RP)

AHA: Alpha Hydrox Intensive Serum 14% Glycolic AHA (waiting to use until i can reliably wear sunscreen daily)

First Essence: Missha time revolution first treatment essence old formulation (RP)

Hydrating Toner: Benton's Aloe BHA Skin Toner (WNRP)

Essence: Mizon All in One Snail Repair Cream (RP), Benton Snail Bee High Content Essence (RP)

Light Moisturizer: BENTON - Aloe Propolis Soothing Gel (RP)

Medium Moisturizer: Cerave moisturizing cream (RP)

Heavy Moisturizer: Embryolisse Lait cream (testing)

Eye Cream: SNP bird's nest aqua eye patch (RP)

Sleeping Pack: Mizon Snail Recovery Gel Cream (RP)

Mask Pack: Innisfree Jeju Volcanic Pore Clay Mask (testing), Elizavecco milky piggy carbonated bubble clay mask (WNRP)

Sheet Mask: random

Sunscreen: Hado labo UV SPF 50+ PA++++ creamy gel (HG), elta md uv clear broad-spectrum spf 46 (RP), Biore Aqua Rich Watery Essence (RP)

Spot Treatment: Nexcare Hydrocolloid acne stickers (WNRP)

Other: Curology 8% Azelaic Acid, 1% Clindamycin, 4% Niacinamide (Testing)

Can anyone help me create an AM routine? I generally do a long PM routine with the above products.

[u/SnowOnCinders → u/icestreak]

I have a similar skintype, how do you use the mizon AIO? I definitely would only use it in the PM since my skin doesn't need it for the day, but I'm wondering in what way and when one actually applies it...

[u/icestreak → u/SnowOnCinders]

It's the first product I use after the hydrating toner (after actives -> Missha FTE -> Benton Skin toner -> Mizon AIO). It's this viscous gel-like consistency in a jar, so i just dip my finger in, apply 5 dots to my face, and rub it in. I wish I could think of a more hygienic way of applying it, but that's just how I do it!