Skincare Routine Mondays: May 2, 2016

And that, is how the skin on my face feels: mad, upset, aggressive, overly-gelled.

Ugh, I am having a not good time with my face this week. Even the daily facial masking hasn't been making things much better. What a waste of products on my angry angry face.

1. Oil Cleanser: Because my MRCS has been making my skin dry, I've decided to break out the old bottle of Shu Umeura High Balancing Cleansing Oil to help it even the playing field... I really don't want to admit how long I've had this product. When I got it, I thought it was going to be great! But then I wasn't into a skincare regime, and it failed to take off all my make-up, so I kind of just forgot about it. It is 450 ml, so it lasts FOREVER. What scares me the most is how expensive it is on their US website. I got mine in Taiwan for about $30-40 bucks, but it was on sale.... 
2. Water-based Cleanser: Using the last of my Fresh Soy Cleasner, especially since I've been having a bout with bad skin, and it's much gentler than SU:M37's Miracle Rose Cleansing Stick. My skin has been a mess these past few days. No thanks to myself for taking too many risks, UGH.
3. First Essence:  Thank the stars for Amazon and packages that arrive earlier than they predict. Bought my second bottle of Missha's FTE from "World_Wide" for $25 and change, which is about $3 dollars and change cheaper than any other seller. The box was a bit banged up, the product itself had no harm. Also was manufactured in 2015, had a label in English noting that expiration is two years afterwards (meaning 2017 in this case). I'm going to be using this RIGHT AWAY. It was supposed to arrive by May 6th, but it's been here and in use since April 28th. LOVE IT.
4. Toner:  The Face Shop's Chia Water 100 toner, which I believe is a hydrating toner and has a slightly tackier and thicker feel than my Missha FTE, so I've adjusted accordingly and put it on after my FTE.
5. Serum or essence: My face has been a red angry mess since I've been messing with Tazorac (after day three or so) and so I've been going through masks like crazy. Laneige's Water Sleeping Pack, Lovemore's Rose Whitening, My Beauty Diary's Imperial Bird's Nest. Saturday I had a late night out, so no asking or Tazorac, which my skin is probably grateful for.
6. Moisturizer:
    AM: Aveeno Smart Essentials Daily Nourishing Moisturizer SPF 30.
   PM :Mizon - All in One Snail Repair Cream (75ml), which I still stand by, it's a skin saver! But with my Tazorac'd face, even this lovely goop has been stinging my face. The mask serums had stung my face. Everything sucks and I made my skin upset, therefore I am upset at my own stupidity.

Lots of things happening with my face that I am not happy about. So keeping it simple, really:

• Oil Cleanser
• Second Cleanser
• FTE
• Hydrating Toner
• AIO Snail
• Mask (if I have the time)