skincare/makeup 7.0

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almost a year later

skincare

• CLEANSER: isntree yam root milk cleanser 🌅🌌 — i like milk cleansers wayyyyy more than i thought i would honestly. the only problem is that i started using this right as i started wearing makeup and thus it did not suit my purposes (getting light makeup off). but if i only wore sunscreen then this was perfect
  
• CLEANSER: rovectin skin essentials activating conditioning cleanser 🌅🌌 — super generic scentless gel cleanser so while it works fine im bored of it already.
  
• ACTIVE: the ordinary lactic acid 🌌 — talented brilliant incredible amazing rest of the lady gaga meme etc etc. you already know <3
  
• TONER: cosrx propolis toner 🌅🌌 — my skin really likes propolis so i knew this was going to be good, but it's strangely overpriced compared to the rest of the line so i think the overnight mask is my favorite form of it still. super thick as a toner btw, so it doesn't work really well with makeup in the day but is great for night time
  
• TONER: torriden dive-in toner 🌅🌌 — kind of expected more given the hype but it's just generic watery HA toner. personally i like the hada labo ones better though i couldn't really tell you why
  
• ESSENCE: kose sekkisei emulsion 🌅🌌 — my mom got gifted this and pawned it off on me and i was like well... okay then? i wasn't expecting much given that it's expensive and heavily perfumed but holy shittttt why was this actually perfect... just the right amount of moisturizing without feeling heavy and it made my skin super glowy...... i still have one more bottle that i'm saving for winter because i certainly cannot afford this on my own right now lmao
  
• ESSENCE: mary & may blackberry cream essence 🌅🌌 — this is a cheaper substitute for the dr ceuracle kombucha essence and in that respect it's pretty good like it's the same kind of product and it does the same mix of hydrate/moisturize. but the dr ceuracle makes me more glowy for sure so alas i will have to go back to it
  
• MOISTURIZER: cosrx rice overnight mask 🌅🌌 — sorry shakti i really wanted to like this... but i just like the propolis version better. the propolis is more gel-like/stickier and thus more hydrating, whereas this is lighter/more oily and thus more moisturizing
  
• MOISTURIZER: illiyoon ceramide ato cream 🌅🌌 — boring basic thick winter moisturizer pulls through once again <3 like i really don't think i'll ever stop buying this
  
• SUNSCREEN: beauty of joseon relief sun 🌅 — omg i really thought i'd like this given it's the exact same base as the round lab one but this actually made me BREAK OUT and i have no idea why given that almost nothing makes me break out. so unfortunately this one did not work out for me
  
• SUNSCREEN: isntree HA watery sun gel 🌅 — sooooo shiny. like it's fine and did the job but the shine was seriously a bit much
  
• SUNSCREEN: skin1004 madagascar waterfit sun serum 🌅 — i'm not a huge fan of the pump system but i do have to say that the formula is good... not shiny and also definitely the least sunscreen-esque sunscreen that i've ever used

makeup

to preface this section i am not someone who wears makeup basically ever... i hate having more stuff on my face than i absolutely need to have (ie skincare) and therefore why it's so important to me that my skincare sinks in fast and doesn't just sit on top of my face (unless it's night time and then i don't care as much). thus i don't really use foundations (either liquid or cushion) and even though my dark circles can be pretty bad sometimes it is sooo hard to get myself to wear concealer... also paired with the fact that i still haven't really found the right shade. but i got more into makeup this year because i had a ton of formal events that i wanted to look good for and thus crash coursed myself accordingly. going to do this roughly in order:

• missha airy pot pact — this is just to make myself less shiny from sunscreen. so i do use this daily if necessary
  
• too faced born this way concealer in swan — bought this wayyyyy back in freshman year at my roommates' recommendation... ummm i still don't really know if this shade is correct because sometimes it looks so pale that i'm like no way i'm that shade... but then it looks mostly fine on my face? i can't tell if i'm just not used to seeing myself wear concealer and thus that contrast is throwing me off or if this shade is really just too light for me
  
• purlisse perfect glow BB concealer in light — again this was given to my mom and then pawned off to me. it's weirdly gray but it's definitely darker than the too faced one so i just mix the two for my summer shade and that seems to be working fine
  
• maybelline brow sculpt eyebrow gel in warm brown — random brow gel that i use to hide my eyebrow slit... truly was flabbergasted when it became a trend like what do you mean the natural eyebrow slit scar i gave myself by knocking myself out on my bedframe when i was four is now TRENDY
  
• peripera speedy skinny browcara in dark brown — i thought this would be more precise but omg the angled brush is killing me. it's definitely a better color match but still
  
• marc jacobs highliner gel eyeliner in brown out — well apparently this is discontinued now but my mom got gifted this back when i was in middle school and it was just the only eyeliner i had for a long time... i thought it was fine? i didn't realize there was a sharpener on the back for years and years though so i thought it was weirdly thick for a long time
  
• bbia last auto gel eyeliner in jazz — this is definitely thinner/easier to control so i like it a lot more but also it's just like... generic eyeliner
  
• hourglass caution extreme lash mascara — once again originally gifted to my mom and then me. i didn't know you had to toss mascara after like 6 months so i used this for years and thought it was super terrible until i finally learned. i still think it's crazy expensive for mascara though
  
• clio kill lash superproof mascara volume curling — i don't know if my eyes are just weird but i couldn't make this work for me... it just made my lashes super spidery and stiff. but maybe that's also on me for getting volume curling and not long curling... oh well
  
• romand han fix all mascara in long ash — i like the color and it definitely works a lot better for me! i don't wear mascara often enough to have strong opinions though
  
• urban decay naked flushed palette in naked — was originally gifted to my mom and then me part 3? 4? either way this is a bronzer/highlighter/blush palette that ummmm i'm sure is quality but unfortunately terrible shade-wise on me. the bronzer is too warm and orange and the blush is a really dark pink that's not flattering. the only thing i use from this is the highlighter, which is admittedly good
  
• romand better than eyes quad in dry buckwheat flower — formula is very nice and buttery but the middle shade is warmer than i expected lowkey... also i wish the glitter wasn't gold but oh well. i'm glad i have it regardless
  
• wakemake soft blurring eye palette in bluecore blurring — BEAUTIFUL... i thought the price was kind of crazy at first but no one else is doing these kinds of cool pinks/purples/blues so i went ahead and got it. and it seriously paid off sooooo well i'm obsessed with the blue glitter and i truly used all the shades so much every time i had to go out. my only complaint is that the last column of grays is weirdly warm-toned but even then it's a small complaint
  
• romand better than cheek blush in blueberry chip — this is really nice and i like that it's not super pigmented but it's also warmer than i expected! like i keep having to put white eyeshadow on underneath first to get the color i want. it does make for a very nice daily color on its own though. my only complaint is that it doesn't last very long... after a couple of hours i can definitely notice that there's much less on skin afterwards
  
• nyx dewy finish setting spray — bought this at shakti's rec and i'm not sure what it is doing to be quite honest but i am dutifully spraying regardless
  
• i also have a lot of lip stuff... but i'm seriously too lazy to go through it lmao

makeup i'm eyeing

• fwee mellow dual blusher in love me highkey, icy cupid — i've wanted to try the fwee blushers for a while but i could never decide which shade... so i'm glad they came out with these duo ones so that i can try all three (love me light, highkey happiness, and hush cupid) of the ones i was most interested in!
  
• glint baked blush in cotton melts — i figure since i'm putting white eyeshadow underneath my blush anyways i might as well try to get a dedicated blue blush for that purpose instead
  
  • i'm waiting for the new dasique blending mood cheek shade to release though because it looks like it has peach/pink/purple/blue shades which would be perfect... though i'm a little eh on dasique stuff because it seems too white and chalky in all the swatches. we'll see
• about tone blur powder pact — i keep seeing people rave about this so i want to try... and i'm curious about what difference tinted VS clear/white powder makes anyways
  
• peripera v highlighter in clear flash — i want a highlighter palette but those seem pretty rare and only this one really has the shades i'm looking for (white, pink, and blue). part of me is like do i even use highlighter often enough to warrant this! but another part of me is like well yes...

if anyone has any other recommendations for blush/highlighter/setting powder/anything else i am certainly open to them! i'm looking for cooler-toned stuff if that isn't obvious by now... and also ideally multiple colors/shades in one product

Comments

[soobin]

thank u sm for the sunscreen section...i will cherish it deeply in these trying times (100 degree heat waves TT)

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awww im sorry to hear that... responding a million years late but i hope summer was bearable for you!