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Skincare
I always keep a balm line this in my bag to apply as a hydrating refresher during touch ups. This one is set to be one of my holy grails. Not only does it hydrate my skin but it promises to firm and lift it over time. It is fragrance free and comes i...
DERM CORREXION® Firming Serum Stick - RoC® Skincare
This is a unique product. An all purpose balm that can be used all over the body. I’ve heard good things about this brand from a friend so when I went to the website, this was the first product that caught my eye—because I love the design of the tin....
Botanical Barrier Rescue Balm
This sheet mask is hydrating and moisturizing. It is cotton and includes birch tree sap to maintain moisture balance and hyaluronic acid to prevent moisture loss. It is drenched in serum; plenty left over to pat on my hands and arms. It is definitely...
The only thing that would make this better is if they were packaged more sustainably like several in one pouch or a container (like toner pads). Otherwise I love this product. review images:
The only thing that would make this better is if they were packaged more sustainably like several in one pouch or a container (like toner pads). Otherwise I love this product. review images:
Birch Moisturizing Sheet Mask
I would give this 5 stars but I like the HHWA airy fit sunscreen a little more. If you want the one that has chemical filters rather than mineral ones, make sure you order from YesStyle or another overseas website.
This fragrance free chemical sunscreen feels like a medium weight moisturizer going on. I use two fingers of it on my face, ears, neck and chest. It blends in well and leaves me with a dewy look. It is one of the Kolmar formulations and it’s rich eno...
This fragrance free chemical sunscreen feels like a medium weight moisturizer going on. I use two fingers of it on my face, ears, neck and chest. It blends in well and leaves me with a dewy look. It is one of the Kolmar formulations and it’s rich eno...
Round Lab Birch Moisturizing Sunscreen SPF 45+, PA++++
You get 24 pairs individually wrapped. After I’d purchased I realized these masks had retinol. My skin recently has been intolerant of tretinoin (used to use it all the time 😔). These do not bother my skin/eyes so the concentration must be low enoug... Other ingredients are HA, allantoin, ceramides and glycerin.
I’ve used these 4-5 times. I keep them in the fridge so they always feel refreshing.
I’ve used these 4-5 times. I keep them in the fridge so they always feel refreshing.
Grace and Stella Restoring Purple Eye Masks
I’m half way through my first bottle and at first I was unimpressed. The texture is water thin. But this stuff is gentle and hydrating. One layer is nice. Three layers feels calming/healing.
If my skin is getting reactive, this and the Skin1004 Cen...
ROVECTIN - Calming Sensitive Lotus Toner
This is the kind of mask that I equate to those hydrogel masks you leave on overnight except these are not quite the same , I know.
It contains good for skin ingredients such as collagen, lactobacillus, hylauronic acid and amino acids.
The experie...
MEDIPEEL - Red Lacto Collagen Wrapping Mask
This is a Japanese workhorse toner. It has hatomugi or coix seed in it. It is fragrance-free and has a watery texture.
When I first tried it, I was not impressed. But multiple layers of this and I really do get that plumping “mochi skin” look and t...
Naturie - Hatomugi Skin Conditioner
This is one of those Korean spicule/reedle shots. It is supposed to be like microneedling in a bottle. I’ve never tried microneedling so I can’t say they’re alike. I purchased the 2000 version which can be used every day. I started out once a week, t...
One Day Exosome Shot 2000 - medicube | Ulta Beauty
I love these single use enzyme powder washes. I use them when I travel. So easy to use at the sink or in the shower. It lathers up better than I thought it would and it dissolves without any grit. My face feels clean and fresh after I use it as my se...
Kanebo - Suisai Beauty Clear Powder Wash N | YesStyle
This is a nice, lightweight moisturizer. With ingredients like shea butter, avocado seed oil and hyaluronic acid, it’s pretty hydrating and Good Molecules products are always priced right.
It didn’t have a scent and when I apply it, this cream just ...
3.3 oz Lightweight Daily Moisturizer - Good Molecules | Ulta Beauty
These 120 cotton pads come in a convertible carton that I can use as a dispenser. There are 2 variations, 60 of each. The compressed cotton pad is meant for swiping product all over the face—to be used before applying other products to the skin. The ...
Dear, Klairs - Toner Mate 2 in 1 Cotton Pad
This mask is interesting. The mask itself was orange and, for lack of a better term, gooey. Even more so than those overnight collagen masks.
It had a lot of product in it but after I took it out of the package, there wasn’t much serum left in the wrapper. So I like that the serum stayed on the mask. I always use a face mask holder over a mask to keep it from drying out and I used it with ...
The brand’s description of this mask is that it is a film pack made with glutathione and vitamin c. It also includes a high amount of niacinamide, arbutin, bisabolol, hyaluronic acid and allantoin. So this is definitely a brightening mask.
My skin looked nice after but I didn’t notice a beginning effect. The serum did not bother my sensitive skin but I got a little in my eye and that did smart. Just FYI. I world purchase this again.
It had a lot of product in it but after I took it out of the package, there wasn’t much serum left in the wrapper. So I like that the serum stayed on the mask. I always use a face mask holder over a mask to keep it from drying out and I used it with ...
The brand’s description of this mask is that it is a film pack made with glutathione and vitamin c. It also includes a high amount of niacinamide, arbutin, bisabolol, hyaluronic acid and allantoin. So this is definitely a brightening mask.
My skin looked nice after but I didn’t notice a beginning effect. The serum did not bother my sensitive skin but I got a little in my eye and that did smart. Just FYI. I world purchase this again.
No.5+ Glutathione Vitamin Concentrated Mask Set 4 sheets
I’ve heard good things about this serum’s ability to fade acne scars and hyperpigmentation.
I’m using it as a melanin inhibitor before I do an acid peel. It has 3 out of the 4 main ingredients in a pricier serum for that purpose. I like using this....
Faded Serum for Dark Spots & Discoloration - Topicals | Sephora
Firstly, I’m a big fan of skincare with Ectoin. This ingredient is trendy right now because it provides a hydrating protective shield for skin cells. It’s an extremolyte, an amino acid derived molecule found in the desert.
Ectoin is great for my de...
Ectoin Hydro-Barrier Serum - The INKEY List | Sephora
This is a Korean exosome spicules product. There’s a gentle version but this is the strong one with more spicules which means more tingling. I use it once a week. It boasts a lot of ingredients: peptides, amino acids, glutathione, vitamins, niacinami...
medicube - One Day Exosome Shot Pore Ampoule 7500
I’ve found that—on the days that I use this before makeup—my skin is hydrated and plump.
I’ll keep using it in the mornings for this reason. I also love that this brand provides a bag refill for this product. I have one coming to me because it has ...
Hada Labo Gokujyun Premium Essence Lotion
Lululun is known for their sheet masks sold individually or in packs of 7-28. I’ve used their masks for mature skin before and I enjoyed them. In general, their masks come with a lot of essence in the packet, even in the multi mask packets.
This on...
LuLuLun - One Night Rescue Face Mask
Keeping this in my bag and using it throughout the day feels luxurious. This spray also has a light floral scent that I love and it hydrates my skin, leaving a slightly dewy finish. So for all those things, I enjoy using it.
d'Alba - White Truffle First Spray Serum
This fragrance-free free slightly viscous toner reminds me of the Pyungkang Yul toner. Both are an essential step in my routine after double cleansing. It hydrates but even with multiple layers applied it isn’t sticky. Has beneficial ingredients such...
Dear, Klairs - Supple Preparation Facial Toner - 2 Types
This product is booster filled with peptides and is supposed to “boost” the serum/other products applied after it.
It is light and hydrated my skin, encouraging a dewy look. I use this in my morning routine.
I don’t think it has changed much abou...
The 6 Peptide Skin Booster Serum - COSRX | Ulta Beauty
Another Korean toner that I love. This one gently exfoliates and includes protease, allantoin, panthenol, beta glucan and lots of beneficial fruit enzymes. It’s called a swimming pool toner because it hydrates so well. It is fragrance free and a litt...
EQQUALBERRY - Swimming Pool Toner 300ml
This is a beautiful biphasic spray serum. I just took it on a flight and used it several times to keep the recirculated air from drying my skin. It’s super refreshing when I spray it on my face.
It has wonderful ingredients for the skin like LHA, m...
Parnell - Cicamanu Serum Mist
I did not expect to like this toner as much as I do. It is a pore refiner and hydrating astringent toner. It is gentle and does not feel astringent at all. It is fragrance free and in the bottle it has bubbles.
The texture is viscous, between a ton...
Balancing Capsule Toner
The texture removes me off the Cosrx peptide booster. It is viscous but not as sticky as mucin. Galactomyces is a ferment that hydrates and nourishes the skin. This formula contains 95% galactomyces as well as hyalauronic acid and panthenol.
This e...
COSRX - Galactomyces 95 Tone Balancing Essence
Haircare
I purchased this Airsculpt 5 in 1 from Wavytalk as a way to reduce the styling tools clutter in my bathroom.
The base is pretty light even with an attachment added. Love that it comes with a variety of styling tools and a storage pouch.
I've trie...
Air Sculpt 5-in-1
I’ve decided to encourage my 2a/2b curls (really waves) rather than stifle them as I have for years. So this is the beginning of my wavy hair product journey.
First thing I’ve picked up is this curl cream. It has so many great reviews everywhere an...
6.0 oz Curl Talk Defining & Frizz Taming Hair Cream - Not Your Mother's | Ulta Beauty
I love this hair mask. I’ve read that this is the shiseido mask for thicker hair and the fino mask (silver label; red lid) is good for fine hair. I am the one with thick hair.
I leave it on for 3-5 mins and my hair feels so silky after. Also love t...
Shiseido - Tsubaki Premium EX Repair Hair Mask | YesStyle
Makeup
The packaging of this gloss is elite. The design is sleek and modern art!
The gloss is not too thick and not too thin. This color is a great neutral. I can tell I’ll be using it all summer. The lip gloss has a slight chemical smell but it doesn’t bother me.
If I could improve this at all, I would want a bigger application foot.
The gloss is not too thick and not too thin. This color is a great neutral. I can tell I’ll be using it all summer. The lip gloss has a slight chemical smell but it doesn’t bother me.
If I could improve this at all, I would want a bigger application foot.
Harmony Lip Gloss
I love these blushes. The packaging is thoughtful and lux. The color is lovely and it’s easy to apply/blend.
Lady Gaga's Haus Labs is a clean brand and often the products benefit skin. This blush has fermented arnica and hydraberry. It is just short of a creamy consistency and is a pleasure to use.
Lady Gaga's Haus Labs is a clean brand and often the products benefit skin. This blush has fermented arnica and hydraberry. It is just short of a creamy consistency and is a pleasure to use.
Haus Labs Color Fuse Blush Powder
The vanilla mint lip glaze is gorgeous. It smells good and tastes good (like vanilla mint). I love the iridescence in the glaze and the big applicator foot.
It feels hydrating and luxurious. Love the little bit of glow it gives my lips. I also like the size. Plenty of glaze in the bottle. Yes, I need more colors.
It feels hydrating and luxurious. Love the little bit of glow it gives my lips. I also like the size. Plenty of glaze in the bottle. Yes, I need more colors.
Glaze Lip Oil | Glossy Lip Treatment for Soft, Plump Lips
This NYX lip gloss is pretty nice. I love the grey nude color here: Cinnamon Roll.
The gloss itself is non-sticky and it smells sweet (though I’m not sure if it’s supposed to smell like the color’s name?). The texture is nice—not too heavy.
I will likely buy again since finding a cool nude lippie is not easy. It’s easy to love the price here. I wish it had a wider application foot.
The gloss itself is non-sticky and it smells sweet (though I’m not sure if it’s supposed to smell like the color’s name?). The texture is nice—not too heavy.
I will likely buy again since finding a cool nude lippie is not easy. It’s easy to love the price here. I wish it had a wider application foot.
Butter Gloss Non-Sticky Lip Gloss | NYX Professional Makeup
I like this stuff! Compared to the power grip primer, the texture is a bit thinner but still does a great job. It doesn’t feel as heavy as the power grip and it has a nice, light watermelon scent.
It is just as sticky as the power grip primer so that my foundation clings to it. Overall a pleasant product to use. I love the color, the packaging and the scent of this primer. I hope it’s not just a special edition. I want ELF to keep making it.
It is just as sticky as the power grip primer so that my foundation clings to it. Overall a pleasant product to use. I love the color, the packaging and the scent of this primer. I hope it’s not just a special edition. I want ELF to keep making it.
Jelly Pop Dew Primer | Gel Primer
I got a trial size of this tubing mascara primer as a sample in a recent Sephora order. I loved it so much I bought the full size. A long time ago I’d tried the L’Oréal primer and tubing mascara but it seemed like a lot of steps at the time for clump...
Now that I’m older and I have fewer lashes (😞), this primer really helps my lashes stand out. I only use tubing mascara because of my panda eyes history with other kinds. Also I use this primer with ANY tubing mascara (not just the Tarte one) and it...
I make sure to use a light hand with the primer and mascara on regular work days. But this primer has quickly become a holy grail because it makes so much of a difference.
Now that I’m older and I have fewer lashes (😞), this primer really helps my lashes stand out. I only use tubing mascara because of my panda eyes history with other kinds. Also I use this primer with ANY tubing mascara (not just the Tarte one) and it...
I make sure to use a light hand with the primer and mascara on regular work days. But this primer has quickly become a holy grail because it makes so much of a difference.
tartelette™ tubing lash primer
I bought this awhile ago and just now busted it out. From the tube, it is more pink than nude. When I blend it out, the nice color comes out stronger. It is highly pigmented so a little goes a long way.
For a drugstore cheek color, this one is a workhorse. It also did not bother my sensitive skin (cough, looking at you cover girl dewy tint).
For a drugstore cheek color, this one is a workhorse. It also did not bother my sensitive skin (cough, looking at you cover girl dewy tint).
Cheek Heat® Gel-Cream Blush, Face Makeup
I’ve been wanting to try these Nature Republic Honey melting lip colors and I finally made it to one of their stores last weekend. This is my first time trying what I call “clicky things”. I was surprised at how pigmented it was, how well it glided o...
NATURE REPUBLIC - Honey Melting Lip - 16 Colors
I picked this up in my recent iHerb order. I’ve been wanting to try just using lip liner and then filling in my lip with balm.
I hate sharpening all makeup pencils so I choose this one because it’s a twist up. I am surprised at how creamy this line...
wet n wild, PerfectPout, Gel Lip Liner, 652C Gone Burgundy, 0.007 oz (0.2 g)
Picked this up at Sephora. They had a Rare Beauty rep working at the gondola who told me in passing that the shade Nearly Mauve universally suits everyone so of course it came home with me.
I love this color. I’m avoiding peach tones on my face sin...
Stay Vulnerable Melting Cream Blush - Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez | Sephora
This NYX lip gloss is pretty nice. I love the grey nude color here: Cinnamon Roll. I got my hands on a mini version which has about half the product of the regular size. The gloss itself is non-sticky and it smells sweet (though I’m not sure if it’s ...
Cinnamon Roll Butter Gloss Non-Sticky Lip Gloss - NYX Professional Makeup | Ulta Beauty
This is my first time trying any Glossier product. I’ve heard a lot of great things about this lip product so I was excited to try it.
This is the Espresso version and when I opened the tube I got a hit of a rich chocolatey brown sugar scent. It al...
Balm Dotcom Lip Balm and Skin Salve - Glossier | Sephora
I like the ultra sleek orange tube it comes in. The applicator tip is pretty spare. It’s a dialed-down brush with short, uniform bristles but that area is longer than any other tube mascara I’ve tried. The texture of the mascara was not as thick as s...
Jet Black Lash Flash Tubing Mascara - ULTA Beauty Collection | Ulta Beauty
Fragrance
Perfume. cologne, body mist: Doesn't matter what it is if it smells amazing!
48 consists of the following fragrance notes:
Top notes: guava nectar, coconut water Middle: sunlit orchid, lemon twist, wild orris Dry: pink musk, vanilla cloud
Ok I feel like half of these perfume notes are made up (pink musk? Really?) but I will admit I have a hard time isolating any one of these notes at first spray or in the dry down. It all works together to create a sugary, fruity, fresh scent. It isn’...
It's not a cologne but I’ll be wearing it this summer. ✊🏽
Top notes: guava nectar, coconut water Middle: sunlit orchid, lemon twist, wild orris Dry: pink musk, vanilla cloud
Ok I feel like half of these perfume notes are made up (pink musk? Really?) but I will admit I have a hard time isolating any one of these notes at first spray or in the dry down. It all works together to create a sugary, fruity, fresh scent. It isn’...
It's not a cologne but I’ll be wearing it this summer. ✊🏽
Cheirosa 48 Perfume Mist
I tested this at Sephora and fell in love. The florals really complement the forward strawberry scent.
Because it is bright and cheery, spraying it delivers the dopamine for me. It is inoffensive so a good fruity choice for the office.
When I layer it over the aquaphor balm stick, I can smell it even by late afternoon. I’m guessing the sillage simmers down by then.
This is my fave Coach fragrance. Love the bottle design even if it’s not the most practical. It’s cute!
Because it is bright and cheery, spraying it delivers the dopamine for me. It is inoffensive so a good fruity choice for the office.
When I layer it over the aquaphor balm stick, I can smell it even by late afternoon. I’m guessing the sillage simmers down by then.
This is my fave Coach fragrance. Love the bottle design even if it’s not the most practical. It’s cute!
Coach Love Eau De Parfum 30 Ml
To me this is a grown up, non-gourmand vanilla and that’s why I like it. The scent is fresh floral and sweet vanilla. Specifically the notes are orchid, vanilla, amber, musk and suede.
Most vanilla frags turn to plastic doll head smell on me. This one does not. This scent lasts 3-4 hours and is a safe one to wear to work. I think it’s a great non foodie vanilla option.
Most vanilla frags turn to plastic doll head smell on me. This one does not. This scent lasts 3-4 hours and is a safe one to wear to work. I think it’s a great non foodie vanilla option.
Golden Nectar | NEST New York
To me this is the most accurate honey scent I’ve encountered. I’ve tried Pure Honey by Kim Kardashian and that one is floral heavy.
This one is just honey and sweetness. It’s like I can smell warm syrupy heaviness of honey in Bee and I’m here for it.
The top notes are rum and davana. Middle notes are honey, bran absolute and cinnamon. Base notes are sandalwood, vanilla and cocoa absolute.
This one is just honey and sweetness. It’s like I can smell warm syrupy heaviness of honey in Bee and I’m here for it.
The top notes are rum and davana. Middle notes are honey, bran absolute and cinnamon. Base notes are sandalwood, vanilla and cocoa absolute.
Bee Eau De Parfum
Got this cute little essential oil roll-on in an Ulta samples box. It starts out as a candied vanilla and then develops into a warm amber.
It doesn’t project much—stays close to the skin and lasts (for me) 2-3 hours. Small size makes it an easy pur...
Vanilla Musk Fragrance Oil Roll-On - Nemat | Ulta Beauty
Bodycare
This is a new product from glossier and I think I'm in love with it. This one smells like woody sandalwood when I smell it out of the bottle. I didn’t like it at first because it seems masculine to me. But I went ahead and tried it.
It feels like an oil on the skin that of course becomes a wash when water is added to it. I get a great lather from it and when I use it, it deposits a spicy cinnamon scent on my skin. I’m surprised I like the way it smells on my skin.
I was originally going to give this to my husband, but I think I’m keeping it for myself. This shower oil wash includes a blend of natural oils, glycerin and vitamin E. My skin feels great after I use this in the shower.
It feels like an oil on the skin that of course becomes a wash when water is added to it. I get a great lather from it and when I use it, it deposits a spicy cinnamon scent on my skin. I’m surprised I like the way it smells on my skin.
I was originally going to give this to my husband, but I think I’m keeping it for myself. This shower oil wash includes a blend of natural oils, glycerin and vitamin E. My skin feels great after I use this in the shower.
Daily Oil Wash
I recently went down the rabbit hole of blackgirlshower TikTok, and I’ve learned a lot.
For one thing I got an African sponge or washcloth— the long piece with the little knots in the net to help clean.
For another thing, I learned that my first ...
Dove Care & Protect Antibacterial Body Wash, 20 OZ