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Amazon Skincare Buys: The Good, The Great, The Bad, and the Terrible

December 20, 2017by Jude Chao 23 Comments

“Unfortunately, this sunscreen is laden with more alcohol than me after a KBBQ night with my coworkers. My liver might be able to take it, but my face wasn’t.”

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Biore, Cleansers, Cleansing Oils/Balms, Earth's Recipe, Hada Labo, Hydrating Toners, Japan, Korea, Reviews, Senka, Shiseido, Sunscreen, Toners

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Have I ever mentioned how much I hate skin "trends"? You know, those buzzwords like "glass skin," "honey skin," "cloud skin," and the latest, "dumpling skin" (which I saw in some newsletter in my inbox that got rage-deleted instantly). . I don't like skin trends because they seem exactly as pointless and hurtful as body shape trends. For many people in the skincare and #abcommunity it's already enough of a struggle to get their complexion to a baseline of what would make them feel more comfortable and good about their appearance. That's before adding some extra layer of aesthetic descriptors on top of it. Skin is an organ, a body system, not a style of dress or other personal aesthetic easily changed at will. . All this might sound weird coming from someone whose entire job is #skincare, but I really mean it. . Skincare can be great. But let's not forget that skincare is here to work for you--you're not here to work to achieve what some of those who sell skincare want you to aspire towards. . Skincare is a tool. The right products for your skin can help you improve conditions that make you feel uncomfortable or unhappy. If there's something you want to change, you can probably do it. But that's IF there's something you want to change. If you don't, if you don't care whether your skin looks like glass honey or chewy moist dumpling skin, then there is literally no reason on earth to feel the need to achieve that just because commercial entities have decided that's the trend of the day. . Many of us have chosen to make skincare part of our daily #selfcare routines, and obviously I think that's great! I have a good routine planned for tonight too. But it's always good to remind ourselves that that care really should be for ourselves. Not for the hypothetical judging eyes of others. . Please enjoy the lovely late afternoon beach shot that I have chosen to accompany today's angry rant. . . . . . #kbeauty #skincareblogger . . . @redferngrows feels good to get something out of my system!

Fall is here, but my face is not allowed to desiccate and fall off like a withered autumn leaf, so I'm leaning on my #sheetmasks even more than usual. Got a box of these #MyBeautyDiary Repair Power Brightening Black Pearl EX+ Masks from Amazon last week and have already used up half the box. . (Confession: I thought I was ordering the Moisture Power Brightening Black Pearl EX+ that I'd reviewed on my blog, but these are what came, so) . Pretty standard for #MBD, these are very very very drippy masks, with lots of essence soaked into the usual thin MBD mask sheet. I find that MBD sheet masks are a little more stiff and prone to bunching than other ultra-thin sheet masks these days, so they're not the perfect fit I expect. They're still fine, though. . These say "brightening" in big sparkly letters on the sparkly sparkly box, but the main effect of these masks for me is that intense #Tbeauty hydration. They plump and smooth skin noticeably and leave it bouncy through the next day. There is a mild brightening effect, presumably due to the anti-inflammatory ingredients in the essence. . Speaking of the ingredients, since phenoxyethanol is listed right after the water and main humectants here, you can assume that everything that comes after (meaning: all the fun stuff like licorice root extract) is only present in sub-1% concentrations apiece. That doesn't necessarily make it worthless. All masks are mostly water and humectants, and some extracts are potent enough to create effects even at very low concentrations. I have no complaints about the effects of this mask. Ingredients are in the comments if you want a look at them. . The essence sinks in well on my skin in about 45 minutes of wear time and leaves a lustrous but not goopy or sticky finish. . Finally, value: These are 6 to a box not 8 or 10, so they do cost more per use than the regular varieties of MBD. Are they more worth it? I find that they give much more lasting hydration effects, so they are to me. . . . . #sheetmaskaddict #sheetmaskreview #sheetmaskjunkie #taiwanesebeauty #taiwaneseskincare #skincarelover #skincareblogger #abcommunity

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