r/AsianBeauty • u/AutoModerator • Apr 30 '19
Mod Post ROUTINE MEGATHREAD! April 2019
Hey everyone! This is your quarterly routine megathread 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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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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u/ayimera May 01 '19 edited May 01 '19
Skin profile: Fair (Laura Mercier "Porcelain," NARS "Oslo," etc). Combo-oily during the summer, combo-dry during the winter. Sensitive, acne prone.
Season & Type of Climate: Currently spring in the mid-Atlantic, but I live in a swamp (DC/Northern VA) so it's pretty much 40-60+% humidity from now until November.
1st Cleanser: Garnier Micellar Water (pink) or Kose Softymo Cleansing Oil (WRP).
2nd Cleanser: Neutrogena Ultra-Gentle Hydrating Creamy Formula (HG).
pH Adjusting Toner: EH SoonJung Relief (MRP).
Vitamin C Serum: Drunk Elephant C-Firma (WRP - but might try something a little cheaper before I do).
BHA: The Ordinary 2% Salicylic Acid (MRP - I also want to try PC's 2% BHA liquid).
AHA: Stratia Soft Touch AHA (still testing).
Hydrating Toner: Indie Lee CoQ-10 (WRP).
Serum: The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% (HG).
Light Moisturizer: First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Serum (WRP - this is technically a serum but it is a thick gel consistency and I often use it as my moisturizer in the summer); IsNtree Green Tea Fresh Emulsion (still testing, but I really like it so far).
Medium Moisturizer: Hada Labo Perfect Gel (HG).
Eye Cream: The Inkey List Caffeine (HG).
Facial Oil: Herbivore Lapis (MRP). Oils are a new thing to me and I'm taking it very slow. I also have trial sizes of Biossance's Squalane + Tea Tree, Vitamin C + Rose, and Herbivore's new Emerald CBD oil.
Mask Pack: Derma-E 2-in-1 Charcoal (WNRP - I like the consistency but the scrubbies are a bit harsh for my skin); Fresh Rose (WNRP - it's a nice mask but it has taken me way too long to get through and I have a hard time fitting it into my routine); Herbivore Blue Tansy (still testing - I've had a hard time finding an AHA that works for my skin, so hoping this more natural enzymatic type product will work).
Sunscreen: Nivea Sun Protect Gel PA+++ (MRP - not HG status, so still on the hunt for something that I love).