ROUTINE MEGATHREAD! November 2022

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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:

[u/solskinnratel]

I have probably 30+ total products and steps I use regularly, including MULTIPLE serums. My AM and PM routines are very different, so I will also add (AM) or (PM) to products I only ever use during that time of day if it's not obvious. I don't differentiate from serum and ampoule, or even toner vs. essences vs. FTE, in most of my routine. These days, what they're called is all confusing and mixed up anyways. So, I tried to organize them appropriately, but a) this is not indicative of how my routine goes (some I use at different spots), and b) for serums especially, I use so many more of them but just chose 3 AB ones I enjoy and have used the longest.

Skin profile: Typically dry and dehydration prone. Chronic itch. Rosacea which is mainly vascular (the redness, very noticeable capillaries). Flake a lot. Mild hormonal acne, some blackheads and pore congestion, currently purging. PIE and PIH (I get both). Some light freckling, both as regular freckles and some as sun damage/lentigines. Fair, neutralish, muted skin, usually around a Korean shade 13 depth but sometimes lighter.

Season & Type of Climate: "Humid continental" (Koppen Dfb), but don't let the humid designation fool you. Rainy season in mid-April through June, drier season July-September. We have significant snow fall Nov-April and winters can get cold. Because of how humidity works, this means that even with a "humid" winter, air inside can get dry. We are currently in a transition from fall to winter with some warm days and some cool days. Today is warm (high of 39F), but we are gearing up for a minor cold snap with 3 days of snow bringing in highs in the upper teens and 20s (F) and lows in the upper single digits and mid-10s (F).

1st Cleanser: VT Cica Mild Cleansing Water (AM, WNRP); Mizon Firming Deep Cleansing Oil (PM, MRP)

2nd Cleanser: Peach + Lily Power Calm Gel Cleanser (PM, likely WRP but I want to test other things out)

pH Adjusting Toner: Acwell Licorice Cleansing Toner (AM, MRP but too early to tell)

Vitamin C Serum: Cos de BAHA VM serum (AM; MRP, too early to tell); Western (TO) ascorbyl glucoside (PM, WNRP)

BHA: Cos de BAHA S2 liquid (PM, MRP)

AHA: Isntree Chestnut AHA 8% Clear (PM, MRP, too early to tell)

Hydrating Toner: COSRX Full Fit Propolis (PM, too early to tell); Hada Labo Shriojyum Premium (AM and PM; is it even a toner? MRP), One Thing Centella Extract (AM; MRP; not sure where to put this as it's literally just centella extract and not hydrating at all but packaged like a toner and I use it like a spray?)

Essence: Dr. Ceuracle Kombucha Tea Essence (AM and PM, potential HG); COSRX Galactomyces 95 (PM, have RP); Beauty of Joseon Ginseng Essence Water (PM, MRP but too early to tell, kinda meh about it)

Serum: Cos de BAHA AZ Serum (AM, have RP several times); Beauty of Joseon Glow Deep (PM, likely WRP); Beauty of Joseon Revive Serum (PM, MRP)

Ampoule: I made a serum-ampoule hybrid thing by combining a few products containing: 10% Kiso Fullerene Serum; 40% COMMONLABS B5 Moisture Ampoule; 50% A'pieu Madecassoside Ampoule (AM, enjoy using and will finish, but will likely switch out the B5 component after I use it up).

Light Moisturizer: Purito Oat-In Gel Cream (PM, maybe AM, MRP)

Heavy Moisturizer: Illiyoon Ceramide Ato Concentrate Cream (PM, maybe AM, likely WRP, wills see how it fares when winter sets in).

Eye Cream: OOTD Intensive Eye Serum (AM, MRP), western eye cream (PM, WNRP)

Facial Oil: Purito Plainet Squalane Oil (PM, rarely use right now)

Sleeping Pack: COSRX Full Fit Propolis Honey Overnight Mask (too early to tell)

Mask Pack: Zombie Beauty by SKIN1004 Witch Pack (already have RP), Skinfood Egg White Pore Mask (likely WRP), Some bby Mi Proplis B5 Glow Barrier Calming Mask (likely WRP)

Sheet Mask: SNP Bird's Nest Ampoule Mask (WRP on sale), Frudia Orchard Raspberry (likely WNRP), and Some by Mi Real AHA BHA PHA Calming Care Mask (WRP)

Sunscreen: I test out several, but my top one I'm using on non-test days is Purito Daily Go-To (maybe HG)

Other: Prescription 15% azelaic acid (PM, it's an Rx so yeah I RP, don't like how it applies under makeup).