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items This is a basic yet effective beauty skincare list, that I use myself, as a doctor. I safely recommend these products (but please do verify if they befit your exact skin tone).
As a doctor, I recommend La Roche-Posay sunscreen, as it offers high SPF, broad-spectrum protection. It's a gentle care to keep your skin safe from sun damage daily.
La Roche-Posay Skincare, Sunscreen, Body Lotion Official Site
This is a MUST! Especially if your skin tends to dry out, skin dry = wrinkles, so protect your skin and keep it healthy!
Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5 (with Ceramides) 23% Off
This and Hyaluronic Acid go hand in hand, it's a classic antioxidant/ vitamin C serum. It evens out skin tone, brightens complexion, and supports collagen production. You simply must have it.
C E Ferulic® with 15% L-Ascorbic Acid - SERUMS
This! It helps maintain skin firmness, it's perfect for anti-aging without strong retinoids.
8 Best Peptide Creams to Smooth the Look of Fine Lines
If you have sensitive skin, or want a gentler alternative to retinol, this offers anti-aging effects with less risk of irritation++
Sérum concentré Bakuchiol
Clarins oil and its variants + when they're used depending on your skin type.
While Lotus oil provides anti-aging care without greasiness, Orchid oil is perfect for fighting fine lines and dryness. Santal oil on the other hand, feeds the skin's lipid...
Face Oils | Best Facial Oil Products for All Skin Types
This repairs damaged hair on a molecular level, be it because of heat or chemicals, what you need is a solution to restore your hair's elasticity and strength, and this is it.
Full-Size Leave-In Molecular Repair Hair Mask 50mL
If your climate is cold or you find your hands getting dry easily, this cream is for you. It's rich, and keeps your hands warm and protected.
Nourishing Shea Butter Hand Cream 5.1 oz | L'Occitane en Provence
It helps reduce the breakage of hair, while retaining moisture (dryness is the main reason hair breaks after all.)
Huile de Jojoba BIO : bienfaits et utilisations
It's a fast-absorbing, firming, scented body moisturizer. It leaves a healthy, lovely glow in its wake, and smells amazing!
Brazilian Bum Bum Cream - Skin Tightening Body Cream
It cleanses pores revealing smooth, healthier skin, hydration and glow all at once.
Body Exfoliating Scrubs
AKA everyday gloss, creamy, soft, and affordable: a must have (in multiple colors).
Butter Gloss Non-Sticky Lip Gloss | NYX Professional Makeup
Full coverage, I use it constantly with no problems whatsoever.
Huda Beauty
Who doesn't want her eyes to look hypnotic and have twice or thrice their original volume? Get your own right now!
Succombez à la tentation du Mascara Hypnose de Lancôme - Lancome.fr
This boosts lash growth naturally. Using mascara often can damage your eyelashes, so from time to time, opt for pursuing treatment and growth rather than momentary solutions. It'll do wonders to your lashes.
GrandeLASH - MD: Lash-Enhancing Serum
It's so soft and feminine, I can't believe how affordable yet gorgeous it is!
Blush Category | Vegan & Sustainable Liquid Blush and Powder Blush
Full coverage, hydrating skin, AND anti-aging effects! It's a jackpot!
CC+ Cream Illumination with SPF 50+ - IT Cosmetics | Sephora
Rule of thumb: if you want a budget friendly product yet impeccable results, go for La Roche-Posay.
This is my testament as both a proud user of it and a doctor.
Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Body Cream for Dry Skin | La Roche-Posay
It makes skin smoother, wouldn't expect less from an Asian skincare product, they're flawless most of the time.
Glow Replenishing Rice Milk Lightweight Hydration Toner - Beauty of Joseon | Sephora
If you're suffering from a thinning hairline (like me 😭), you'd better start using rosemary shampoo! Rosemary oil is basically THE oil for hair growth and thickness!
Nécessaire Rosemary Shampoo For Thinning Hair
If you have sensitive skin, this cleanser will feel like a dream come true.
Dr. Jart+ Cicapair™ Gentle Foam Cleanser for Sensitive Skin
Retinol is the most potent anti-aging substance to exist, it reduces wrinkles, to be used regularly (daily), to protect your youthful look.
Kiehl's Since 1851 Micro-Dose Anti-Aging Retinol Serum ...
Budget friendly and so natural looking! It's got good coverage and matches one's skin tone perfectly (I'm brown and my sister is white, both of us use one each flawlessly.)
Fond de teint hydratant Skinfinite-Linen
37 different skin tone options, AND fits a small budget. Lightweight, beautiful looking, and breathable! Sheglam did a marvelous job with this foundation.
Fond de teint mat respirant longue tenue Complexion Pro-Lin
You WON'T believe the quality you get for the small price, Sheglam's Highlighter is an obsession, and an ethereally glowy, affordable one at that!
Enlumineur liquide Glow Bloom-Vanilla Frost
It makes me feel so feminine and soft, I love the rosey hue!
Harry Potter™ X SHEGLAM Joyeux anniversaire Harry Blush
Small tip: get two shades of this (it won't cost you much even if you get three of them) and blend them together, it goes on like a dream! That's what I personally did (my skin tone is borderline between two shades after all.)
Fond de Teint Couvrance Totale Baume-Linge
Foaming cleanser, a basic necessity.
Glucoside Gentle Foaming Cleanser for Oily Skin
This is a Korean moisturizer, it has antioxidants such as vitamin C & E, which are crucial for skin health, immunity, protecting cells, and tissue repair.
Radian-C Cream with Vitamin C - LANEIGE | Sephora
This smooths fine lines and crow's feet wrinkles, what's special about it is that it's used in delicate eye skin with retinol, despite it being a sensitive area.
Redermic R Retinol Eye Cream