Skincare Routine Mondays: June 27, 2016

Friendship drama sucks. But not as much as this hormonal acne that just doesn't seem to be going away!! Have resorted to using lots of exfoiliants.

1. Oil Cleanser: Maybe twice a week. My sister is actually better and using my Shu Umeura High Balancing Cleansing Oil when she's home anyway.
2. Eyelid Cleanser: Ocusoft every morning... except when I'm not home. Have come to the realization that I wake up with crusty eyelids more often than not, if I have not used this product the day before.
3. Water-based Cleanser: sum37's Miracle Rose Cleansing Stick, and on my one night sleepover I used Fresh's Soy cleanser because, Sephora Birthday Present 2016, sample size. Love this stuff, even though it clogs the sink with rose petals.
4. Toner: Because I am TIRED of these hormonal acne spots on my jawline/chin, I have been using CosRX's AHA/BHA toner to prep for my newly incorporated active~~~.
5. Actives: Started using C20 Pure Vitamin C. It comes in a bottle where the dropper top was separate. Heard about how it oxidizes really fast, like in 5 months or less, and then is it useless. Also has the potential to make you orange. The most annoying part to me, right now, is that I have to WAIT 15 mins for it to do it's business before carrying on with the rest of my routine. But hormonal acne, GO AWAY.
6. First Essence:  Putting Missha's FTE Intensive over the slightly orange smelling residue of C20 Vitamin C serum is weird. But it's BAE, so I do it.
7. Serum/essence/masks: Going back to twice a week sticky SCINIC's AIO Honey Ampoule-- for the niacinamide. If I can deal with the C20 sticky for 15 mins, the sticky from this AIO will also be dealt with. Because niacinamide.
8. Facial Oil/Night Oil: Still nightly applying Sunday Riley's Luna Oil. So many fragrant things on my face, but this is the strongest one to me now.
9. Moisturizer:
   Mizon Snail Recovery Gel Cream has been dominating lately, but honestly, I don't know if it doing much of anything. I don't mind it, but I don't love it. That's why I cracked open a bottle of it's cousin, Black AIO Snail Cream. Which, as a fellow Amazon reviewer noted, has a crazy ingredient list:
   
   
   Definitely thicker than the brown pot of the original stuff, which I have used before and has saved my skin many times. The black formula is also thicker and still more like cream than snail goo, like it's brown potted sibling. It is nice, but I wake up super greasy in the morning, maybe I am applying too much on and don't need so much. Or maybe the more liquidy brown pot is a better match for me. The Gel Cream really isn't impressing me, though I love how it's in a tube and that makes it so much easy to dispense.
10. Sunscreen: Biore Aqua Rich Waterly Essence Sunscreen 50g Spf50+ Pa+++, EVERY MORNING. Like putting a mattefying lemon meringue custard on my skin. Got Tommy Bahama's California Dream SPF 50 Sport Sunscreen Lotion on the rest of my body, and now my desk at work is all greasy. Slight and light smell that I love, but the greasiness of Western sunscreen really gets to me. Makes everything I do leave a mark. It was on for over twenty minutes and yet I am greasy elbow prints all over my desk. Not cool. Also, this is the second time I've used a COOLA product, and I can't say I'm the biggest fan of either. What's the appeal being COOLA again? Someone please remind me because I can't seem to figure out why it's named dropped so often.

Also used Queen Helene earlier this week, ExfoliKate last night in the shower (face and armpits) and Dr. Dennis Gross's Alpha Beta Peel Extra Strength Daily Peel twice this week (thank you Sephora Sample Wonderland). Really trying hard to get rid of those hormonal acne spots, and I don't know what is doing the trick as long it as takes care of it. Let's go skin care!