Category Archives: Enzyme Exfoliants

Reader Questions: Recognizing and Treating Overexfoliation

July 12, 2017by Jude Chao 17 Comments

Recognize the signs of overexfoliation and learn how to treat and prevent it for improved skin health.

Spring/Summer 2016 Flops and Faves, Part 3: Yet More Hanbang + the Return of the AHA

July 14, 2016by Jude Chao 20 Comments

Previously: Part 1: Classics and New Faves | Part 2: Best and Worst Ginseng Skincare This final installment of my spring/summer 2016 skincare routine update took me a very long time to write because so […]

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AHAs, Blunders, Chemical Exfoliants, Ciracle, Cleansers, Cleansing/Micellar Waters, Curology, Enzyme Exfoliants, Faves and Flops, Korea, Lists, Masks, Mini-reviews, Papa Recipe, Reviews, Sheet Masks, Sooryehan, Sulwhasoo

Mid-Year Megapost: Fiddy’s Faves and Flops of Spring/Summer 2016, Part 1

May 11, 2016by Jude Chao 19 Comments

This is my skincare basket. It’s the sturdy workhorse that carries everyday essentials chosen out of my much more extensive skincare wardrobe. The contents of my basket change on a fairly regular basis. […]

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Ampoules/Serums, Banila Co, Chemical Exfoliants, Ciracle, Cleansers, CosRX, Creams, Curology, Enzyme Exfoliants, Essences, Etude House, Eye Creams, Faves and Flops, Foaming Cleansers, Hada Labo, High-End Skincare, Holy Grails, Holy Snails, Innisfree, It's Skin, Japan, Korea, Leejiham (LJH), Lists, Masks, Mini-reviews, Moisturizing Toners, Reviews, Scinic, Sheet Masks, Sulwhasoo, Sunscreen, Toners, Tosowoong

(UPDATED!) Exfoliation Sensation: Prelab Toning Peeling Tap Review + Bonus Tip

March 15, 2016by Jude Chao 11 Comments

Update 8/6/16: I’ve now gone through several jars of this product and have found a way to get much more use out of the pods than I was my first […]

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Chemical Exfoliants, Enzyme Exfoliants, Korea, Prelab, Reviews

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Out with the old (#skincareempties) and in with the new (#succulents)! Also replacements for the empties, of course. . #illi #hanbang Total Aging Care Cleansing Oil. I've loved this since 2015 and bought a fresh bottle on a whim not long ago. Shocker, still love it. Perfect thickness with just the right amount of slip, and it cleanses, emulsifies, and rinses off great. Also, it smells beautiful to me. You can find the 2015 review of it on my blog. As a replacement, I'm finishing off the mini bottle of Shiseido cleansing oil I picked up in SF earlier this month. Then I'll probably get more of the illi. . 2x #Apieu Pure Block Daily Sun Cream. This continues to be my close-to-ideal everyday (non-sport) #sunscreen, so I've already reordered a couple more tubes. You can find my 2017 review of it on @beautytapofficial editorial. In the meantime, I'm using the Power Block version of this, which is slightly thicker and heavier and way more fragrancey. . #Makeprem Safe Me Relief Moisture Cleansing Foam. It's okay. Foams up nicely and has a good pH. I don't have any particular feelings about it. @fanserviced likes this a lot, though, so if your #skincare tastes align more with her than me, you might love it too! . #Goodal Waterest Lasting Water Oil (provided by Club Clio). I would say more about this, but I heard it's being discontinued AGAIN so just...hit up @clubcliousa while you can if you want to try this. My tretface loves it. . #Holysnails Great White Shark Sauce du Mois, the #sharksauce that doubles as a 10% MAP vitamin C serum. I love this so much. Thank God @holysnails put this back in the Sauce du Mois selection because I need MORE. . #Rohto Skin Aqua UV Super Moisture Milk. @beautyandthecat introduced this to me when we went shopping in San Gabriel Valley last Christmas. This is still my favorite hardcore water-resistant outdoor activity sunscreen, and I have more coming in. You can find that review on my blog as well. . The big succulent arrangement was a gift from @lashesbyashleycarlsbad. The little ones were gifts from me to me. #succulove . . . . . #kbeauty #koreanbeauty #koreanskincare #indiebeauty #indieskincare #empties #projectempties #skincareaddiction

Been meaning to post a review with before and after photos for the @linhart.nyc toothpaste and hydrogen peroxide whitening gel add-in that they sent me, but then I upgraded phones and realized I wouldn't be able to replicate the exact lighting and photo conditions of the "before." That has caused a delay, but since I'm showing some teeth in this photo, here's a "during" 😬 . The toothpaste has a mild mintiness. Enough to feel fresh but not so much that it feels like an iceberg erupted in my mouth. Per Dr. Linhart, the silica content in the toothpaste is quite low, preventing damage to enamel from abrasion. I add a little squeeze of the whitening gel in the mornings and brush with my @goby electric toothbrush. . The Linharts did send their silver-infused antibacterial manual toothbrush as well. The soft, multi-length bristles on that feel really nice, but I found that I prefer an electric toothbrush. It's a pain to set a timer to brush manually, and for me, the electric seems more thorough. . I'm much happier with my teeth lately than I used to be! I drink dark soda and coffee pretty regularly and used to drink a lot of red wine. All those things definitely left a stain that seems to have lifted a lot. I've used a lot of other whitening toothpastes before under similar brushing conditions and haven't seen similar results. Good stuff. Please keep in mind I'm not a...tooth blogger so am not super knowledgeable on the ins and outs of tooth products. . Product list for this #fotd. PR samples are starred: . Skincare: Cosrx Good Morning Low pH Gel Cleanser, Mutoface Coatigen Repair Gel Cream*, A'pieu Pure Block Natural Sun Cream . Skin: #giorgioarmanibeauty Face Fabric foundation (no. 2) between eyebrows, down nose, and around mouth . Brows: #shuuemura Hard Formula brow pencil, Stone Gray . Eyes: #urbandecay Naked 3 palette, hastily half blended . Cheeks: Snou Beauty Creamy Lip & Cheek*, Papaya Orange . . . . #kbeauty #everydaymakeup #fastmakeup

Cooler temps and drier air mean I can start transitioning to #winterskincare now. Yay! Tonight's #skincareroutine. . #Goodal product provided by @clubcliobeauty. #SNP product provided by @snp_usa. #seantree toner, #Sulwhasoo emulsion, and #sum37 product provided by my job @beautytapofficial. . #illi #hanbang Total Aging Care Cleansing Oil--still a favorite and already almost gone. . #makeprem Safe Me Relief Moisture Cleansing Foam. I don't love it, but I don't not like it. @fanserviced has a new review out on this product, though, so you should check hers out! . Skipping my actives tonight because the high pH Papa Recipe Bombee cleanser I was using has made my skin feel a bit *thin.* . Sulwhasoo First Care Activating Serum EX in the little mini bottle. . Goodal Waterest Lasting Water Oil. I know it's running low, but don't worry about me. I have a backup ready! . seaNtree Donkey Milk Waterising Toner . seaNtree Hyaluron Ampoule 100, 2 layers. . #HolySnails Great White LE #sharksauce as my vitamin C. The 10% MAP in this has helped restart progress on some old and very stubborn sunspots as well as on general stubborn pigmentation issues. It smells bready, and that is just fine by me. . SNP Everlasting Dual Ampoule. This is a highly moisturizing dual-phase ampoule with ferments, extracts, and oils. I mentioned in my stories that it feels like the more intense sister to the Goodal water oil. . Sulwhasoo Concentrated Ginseng Renewing Emulsion as serum. . #DrHsieh Longjing Tea Brightening Repair Mask, a #tbeauty product gifted to me by the wonderful @colebiancardi ❤️ . Su:m37 Secret Repair Concentrated Eye Cream . #BanilaCo Miss Flower & Mr Honey Cream in the cute mini jar . Multiple layers of CeraVe on my feet and some novelty socks (not pictured, but maybe in stories later), a slather of lip oil, and prayers to the lucky cat will send me off to bed nicely. . . . . . #kbeauty #koreanbeauty #koreanskincare #skincarediary #dryskin #taiwanesebeauty #taiwaneseskincare #pmroutine #skincareaddict

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