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Category Archives: Acid Toners

Casual Tuesday: Enter the Acid Toner

December 15, 2015by Jude Chao 41 Comments

Guys, I’ve added a new step to my skincare routine! And I know you may be wondering, Where do you even have room for a new step? or maybe Do you […]

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Acid Toners, Chemical Exfoliants, Holy Snails, Miscellany, Product Spotlight, Routine Building, Skincare Tutorials, Specialty, Toners, Western Products

Review: COSRX Natural BHA Skin Returning A-Sol

May 23, 2015by Jude Chao 61 Comments

Have you ever accidentally bought the wrong product, but then the product came all the way from Korea and returning it would be way too much hassle so you tried […]

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Acid Toners, AHAs, BHAs, Chemical Exfoliants, CosRX, Korea, Reviews, Toners

First Impressions: CosRX Natural BHA Skin Returning A-Sol and Missha Time Revolution Night Repair Science Activator Borabit Ampoule

April 16, 2015by Jude Chao 5 Comments

The thing about ingredient-aware skin care shopping is that it drastically increases the chances of picking winners instead of ending up disappointed with losers. And after spending a week with […]

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Acid Toners, AHAs, Ampoules/Serums, BHAs, Chemical Exfoliants, CosRX, First Impressions, Korea, Missha, Reviews, Toners

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Brightening, reparative post-sun #skincareroutine for the first day of summer vacation! . Inna Organic product provided by @innaorganicus. #ernolaszlo product provided by @ernolaszlonyc. #Holysnails product provided by my job @holysnails. #Apeach towel gifted by @dalba_global! . Cleanse (not pictured): Neogen rose cleansing water, Cosrx low pH powder cleanser in the inconvenient single use packs. . #Naruko La Creme Face Renewal Miracle Essence. This routine is focused on warding off any stray sunspots that might try to come out after a day in the sun, and this is the first of several brightening products that I rely on to do that. . Naruko La Creme Platinum Bright Essence Repairing Complex, the second brightener in the routine. . #Goodal Waterest Lasting Water Oil to replenish moisture. Especially important since I've been hitting the 0.14% tret more often lately. . Holy Snails Double Shark 10% niacinamide #brighteningserum, the star of the anti-spots lineup tonight. . #Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence to smooth, soothe, and help repair any sun damage. . A chilled Inna Organic Myrrh Deep Moisturizing Facial Mask. I'll show it in more detail in my stories tonight! . Cosrx Advanced Snail 92 All In One Cream as eye cream . Erno Laszlo Firmarine Night Cream. First impressions will also be in my story. . And I think it's a good night to relax and light up my Nalda DMZ candle that I've been hoarding for weeks! This is pretty much the only fragrance I love enough to have in a candle. . How's summer treating your skin? . #kskincare #koreanskincare #koreanskincareroutine #abskincare #abcommunity #rasianbeauty #tbeauty #indiebeauty #skincarediary #skincareenthusiast #iloveskincare #kakaofriends #laszloicon

Tonight: A very sexy #skincareroutine with a very sexy radish. . #Cannatera product provided by @cannatera_. #Holysnails product provided by my job @holysnails. . Cleanse (not pictured): Neogen rose cleansing water followed by the Cosrx low pH powder cleanser I reviewed in my last post. . #Curology 0.14% tretinoin/5% azelaic acid/4% niacinamide #antiaging prescription, 20 minute wait time. I'm up to 3x a week with this, and my skin feels fine! . #Naruko La Creme Face Renewal Miracle Essence. Way better than SK-II in my opinion. You can read about this and the other Taiwanese beauty products in my routine on @taiwaneseam_org. Click the link in my bio! . Naruko La Creme Platinum Bright Essence Repairing Complex. So many words 😩 . Holy Snails Double Shark 10% niacinamide #brighteningserum. Going really well! I'll share more thoughts soon. . Cannatera Revive Facial Serum, a calming and hydrating #CBDskincare product. Not quite as intensely humectant as the Hada Labo Premium Lotion that I've run out of, but hydrating and very easy to layer. . #Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence, my skincare soulmate. . Naruko Narcissus Repairing Mask . Cosrx Ultimate Nourishing Rice Overnight Spa Mask. Also lots of words. Imparts lots of bounce to my skin the next day. . Not pictured because Sexy Radish distracted me and made me forget: Cosrx Advanced Snail 92 All In One Cream as eye cream. . How are your summer skincare routines looking? . #skincarediary #skincareenthusiast #beautyjunkie #kskincare #koreanskincare #abskincare #abcommunity #rasianbeauty #iloveskincare #sexyradish

I hate it when I don't care for a #Cosrx product. I love the brand. I love the simplicity, gentleness, and effectiveness of their classic products, from the acids to the rice and honey sleeping packs. I love the sense I've always gotten from Cosrx, that this is a brand that really knows how to treat skin well. But I've felt ambivalent about a lot of the newer releases, and when I finally got around to grabbing the most intriguing one for me, the Centella Cleansing Powder, I found myself pretty disappointed. At a pH of about 5.5, the cleanser itself is...fine. Mixed with water, the finely milled powder quickly transforms to a thin but acceptable foam. It doesn't smell like anything, it doesn't bother my skin, and it cleanses fine. It is quite gentle, more so than their low pH gel cleanser, so that's a good thing. My problem with this product is the packaging. The single-serving packs are cute, but in practice, it's annoying to have to remember to get one out of the cardboard box before every shower or cleanse, and it's also annoying to have to wet-handedly fumble a new pack open every time. I put them in an empty old Yoplait Oui jar for easier access. The only time these would be truly useful would be for traveling light. On top of that, they're $19 for a box of 30 on Cosrx's official Amazon storefront. If you wash your face twice a day like I do, that's $19 for about two weeks' worth of product. One of the other things I've always appreciated about Cosrx is the budget-friendly pricing. This cleanser is not budget-friendly. I could pay twice as much for a full-size bottle of Sulwhasoo cleanser that would last me many times longer than one box of these. I really hoped these would blow me away and bring me cheering into Cosrx's new era, but they didn't. The next time I want a powder cleanser, I'll stick to the much more economical Tosowoong one. Ingredients in comments! Have any of you tried this? What are your thoughts? #koreanskincare #koreanbeauty #kskincare #koreanskincareroutine #abskincare #abcommunity #rasianbeauty #beautyreview #lowphcleanser #facewash #facialcleanser #sensitiveskin #dryskin #skincareenthusiast #iloveskincare

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