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Holy Grail Skincare Care 🧖🏻‍♀️

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Skincare that’s reliable, versatile, and affordable. My staples over the last six years!
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Moisturizers

Can't live without these as a dry skin girlie! 

 
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This is my all time #1 moisturizer! Can't live without it because of my dry skin type– this is my trusted moisturizer for any events, important days, and daily use. Even when I switch up my skincare routine and use other creams, this is the one I alw...
Illiyoon Ceramide Ato Concentrate Cream Moisturizer
 
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This is a lightweight moisturizer for people with combo and oily skin, dry skin folks will need to add something on top of this but it’s a great first layer. It reminds me of the BOJ Dynasty Cream so if you like that texture this is perfect! This is ...
Green Tea Seed Hyaluronic Acid Cream – Face Moisturizer
 
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I love this as a sort of luxury moisturizer! It smells heavenly and leaves your skin feeling dewy and plump, but if you have dry skin then you’ll need more than just this to lock in moisture for the night. This is a great top layer over another cream...
medicube Collagen Jelly Cream Niacinamide
 
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A great restoring cream! I use this whenever my barrier needs a little extra lightweight support– especially at night before sleeping.
Beauty of Joseon Dynasty Cream

Brightening/Dark Spot Serums

A daily ritual that alwyas yields fast results.

 
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This is my holy grail product. If I was stranded on an island and given the chance to ask for one thing— it would be this serum ;) Seriously, it’s a magic worker. This serum fades my acne scars away like they were never there in the first place, smoo...
Dark Spot Correcting Glow Serum
 
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As far as daily Vitamin C serums go for people in their early twenties, I think this is one of the best ones out there. I picked this up when the other serum I was using started staining my shirt collars yellow and I’m never looking back. This smells...
GOODAL Green Tangerine Vitamin C Serum
 
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This serum's pretty intense! I loved the results while using it on my face, but be careful putting it on your neck because it can definitely stain the collars of your shirts/blouses yellow. Learned that one the hard way!
Medicube Deep Vita C Serum 2.0
 
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The best beginner retinol serum!
SOME BY MI Retinol Intense Reactivating Serum

Toners

For max hydration!

 
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One of the OG's of Korean skincare for a reason and my latest go to in the toner rotation. It's moisturizing and lightweight.
Pyunkang Yul Essence Toner
 
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A regular in my routine! It feels light like it's just water but it brightens my skin up like the superior product it is.
1025 Dokdo Toner

Sunscreens

If I were stuck on an island, this is what I would use my one wish for.

 
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Hands down my favorite everyday budget friendly sunscreen! It doesn't sting my eyes, blends super quickly into the skin, and doesn't leave a white cast– my fellow brown skinned girlies, this sunscreen is our friend. This also looks fabulous under mak...
Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Hyalu-cica Water-fit Sun Serum SPF50+
 
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This was the first brand of sunscreen I ever used on my face and liked the look of. No white cast, smooth blending, and no annoying scent to bother my sensitive skin. Loyalty to this brand forever for making sun protection easy!
Beauty of Joseon Sunscreen
 
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Always a staple in my purse, work bag, or suitcase! Perfect for on the go use, blends like it's melting on the skin, and easy to clean with a napkin before your next use.
Matte Sun Stick : Mugwort+Camelia (SPF 50+ PA++++)
 
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Another purse favorite! Super easy to use and blends quickly when you have to re-apply every two hours.
Birch Moisturizing Sun Stick SPF 50+

Eye Creams

Consistency is key and so are the ingredients in these products!

 
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Perfect for retinol using beginners and people with medium dark circles.
SOME BY MI Retinol Intense Eye Cream
 
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A staple in my routine– clean effective ingredients, fast acting, and great for undereye circles.
Beauty of Joseon Revive Eye Serum
 
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I wish I was the one who came up with this formula.
OLEHENRIKSEN | Banana Bright + Vitamin C Eye Crème
 
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This brand !!!!!
Pyunkang Yul Black Tea Time Reverse Eye Cream

Cleansers

Holy grails for a reason– don't even look any farther.

 
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This is my #1 oil cleanser– my girls come over and always ask me for a link once they try it!
KOSE Softymo Speedy Cleansing Oil
 
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Buy the refill from the beginning– it's triple the amount of product for a fraction of the price just because of packaging!
La Roche-Posay Toleriane Hydrating Gentle Facial Cleanser Refill