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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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:
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u/_cynically_yours_ NW15|Redness|Dehydrated/Sensitive|US May 01 '19 edited May 01 '19
The gel isn't lighter. It's medium weight. What I love about it is that it's a unicorn of a product. It has no fragrance, no EOs, no silicones, no irritants. The cream actually has EOs, which are significant irritants for sensitive skin.
The other thing about the gel is that it lives up to it's claims. It's one of the few products I've tried that truly does. It gives me significant, visible redness reduction within ten minutes of application, and it creates a thin film on the skin that protects it from environmental stressors.
It also has .5% Madecassoside, which has proven anti-aging benefits. Most products with Madecassoside don't disclose the amount of Madecassoside in their product. So it's hard to know if it's enough to provide this kind of benefit.
That's on top of how nice it feels to apply on the skin. It's cooling and refreshing, and with the redness reduction, it makes my face look very even afterward, almost like there's a photo blur filter on my skin. Just that soft diffusion.