I have a tendency to obsess on taking perfect pictures and writing up fabulous reviews, and as a result, produce nothing. So instead of pressuring myself to write a squillion individual reviews, I decided I'll periodically lump a bunch together in one go when I've been hauling or changing up what I use.
Up first, skincare...what I'm using right now that I love and is making my skin nicer and more comfy!
One word, people. Yeast. I am on that bandwagon. What sealed it was a review of Missha The First Treatment Essence by Sheryl of The Wanderlust Project. She's an excellent writer, btw, blogging about her experiences living abroad, and Asian skincare and makeup. Go read her. Anyway, her reviews have never steered me wrong (for real, Skinfood Black Sugar Scrub, Innisfree Bija Trouble Spot Essence-R...and many more faves rec'd by her.)
I also read up on yeast ferment extracts in beauty in general and, seeing as it's lauded for a vast array of skin troubles I dove in.
pic from misshaus.com
So without further ado, Missha TFTE FTW!!!~
Without doubt, this is a new holy grail. I bought two sample packs from rubyruby76 on Ebay and it only took TWO days for me to know I should re-order. Smoothness, people. Smoothneeeeeessssss. Makeup that no longer looks caked on with a trowel. And acne is healing super-fast too, without as much scarring. All this in a month too!
But, what, no full bottle? Nope. Because I'm a klutz and it is pretty much like water. I'll either spill it or use way too much each time- just say no to wasting product! It's much more secure for me to open a sample packet in the morning, use half, roll down the top and use the rest in the p.m. Purists may say don't expose the product to air, but so far so good.
pic from itsskin.com/eng
It's Skin Power 10 Formula cream~
(Wait, though, no more Etude House Like20? Sadly, no. Like so many others, it started to clog my pores and not moisturize as well. It's been relegated to the Sprout's basket of skincare stuff that he might need in the thick of puberty. And that I'm too frugal to throw out.)
I especially want to review this one because I haven't been able to find any other reviews online. It's Skin Power 10 line is known for serums, each for a certain skin issue. The yeast one has been on my try-it list for awhile, but I had no idea they made a cream until I literally googled 'yeast face cream'. Because, if a yeast essence worked so well then I need a freakin' cream. Well, this one does exactly what I need it to without clogging my pores or pilling AND further smooths my skin texture. I should mention that it's in no way what the American consumer knows of as 'cream'. It's a gel. It's thick enough to sit on a spatula for scooping it out though. It doesn't moisturize heavily enough on its own, but I pat my old favorite TM Broccoli Sprout Cleansing Cream on my cheeks afterward.
pic from milkydress.com (click on the flag for English!)
Milky Dress Peach-I serum~
Never tried MD but I saw its advertising about this serum helping rosacea/windburn/general flush and thought, why not? Besides generally ruddy skin, rosacea is something I've dealt with at any time of hormonal change and it's returned to hang out on my cheeks once again *le sigh*. But no worries because Peach-I is fantabulous. It calms the redness in just a few minutes! (It doesn't help with bumps from rosacea, but then, it's not marketed to. I hate those things. They need to bugger off.)
So those are my new complexion helpers. Any questions I didn't answer above, feel free to ask in the comments!
Coming up...the winter's makeup haulage and some awesome kawaii additions to my wardrobe!
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