(Part 2) Best products from r/AsianBeautyAdvice

Thanks for that! I am using the same cleanser I think? Avene extremely gentle cleanser

For toner/essence, someone recommended this holy snails product but I've yet to try because of the price. It does contain ceramides.

For sunscreen, you should definitely check out skin aqua moisture milk, it's very light and bonus, it has no alcohol!

I am currently using the 10% urederm however the hamilton skin nourishing cream was confirmed through email by the company to be 5% urea, it actually has identical ingredients. I really like urederm and control my blackheads with stridex red pads; I feel like urea is our solution to HA.

Location: California, USA

Skin Type: Normal

Skin Concerns and goals Moisturize, glow, anti-aging

Allergies/irritants to avoid: High fragrance

Morning:

• Cleanse: Amore Pacific Illi cleansing oil and Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser
  
  
• Treat:
  
  • If I have pimples: Shiseido Anti-Shine Refreshing Lotion
    
  • Normal day: Hadalabo Shirojyun Arbutin Lotion
    
  • If I'm going to use BHA: Cosrx ABA/BHA Clarifying Treatment toner
    
    
• Moisturise:
  
  • Mizon Snail Recovery Gel or Nutrogena Hydra Boost Water Gel or Shiseido Pureness moisturizing gel-cream
    
    
• SPF:
  
  • Kao Biore UV PERFECT Milk SPF50+ PA++++
    
  • Skin79 Super+ Beblesh Balm Bb Cream VIP Gold
    
    Evening:
    
    
• First Cleanse: Amore Pacific Illi cleansing oil
  
  
• Second Cleanse: Shiseido Fitit Perfect Whip Cleansing Foam
  
  
• Moisturise: Mizon Snail Recovery Gel or Nutrogena Hydra Boost Water Gel or Shiseido Pureness moisturizing gel-cream
  
  
• Treat:
  
  • If I have pimples: Shiseido Anti-Shine Refreshing Lotion
    
  • Normal day: Hadalabo Shirojyun Arbutin Lotion
    
  • If I'm going to use BHA: Cosrx ABA/BHA Clarifying Treatment toner
    
    Comments:
    This isn't really my core 4, it's just what I'm using right now... I have a backlog of products that I need to use. This also doesn't include my serums, sheet masks, exfoliants, etc either. I don't think I'm following the core 4 at all... LOL
    
    

Mandom Barrier Repair Super Moist are my HG masks. Lots of essence, never dries out on my face, and FRAGRANCE FREE!!! I use them relatively sparingly since I can't find them locally, but boy does my skin love it when I do. I seal in all the goodness with a little occlusive afterwards and in the morning I look like the baby on the package (not really, but you get the idea).

Has anybody tried the Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask? Link.

I'm looking for some kind of nice moisturizing treatment for my lips & came across this product on Amazon before I even knew it was AB (thought it was French... for obvious/understandable reasons, I think, lol).

I guess my questions about it are pretty basic: has it worked for you? Does it rub off easily (is the consistency thick or thin)? Does it taste weird? Does it sit on your lips all night or does it sink in easily?

Would love to hear your thoughts - thank you!

So I got really spoiled because my stepmother worked for Evian for several years, and she always had several of those for me when I went to visit. Now that she's working elsewhere, I tried just making due with a spray bottle, but it felt more like I was being shot in the face than a luxurious part of my routine. I'm sure there are good bottles out there, but I'm lazy and I just buy either the Evian or Vichy water mists when they go on sale at my drugstore now. It's such a ridiculous splurge. That being said, I just watched a bunch of videos for Flairosol, and those look pretty good compared to your standard pump sprayer.

Has anybody tried the Hada Labo 'Extreme Alpha' line? The line with retinol that comes in pink bottles.

I've never tried Hada Labo before, but based on what I've read, I understood that:

• Gokujyun Line - White bottles - for extreme hydration
  
• Gokujyun Premium - Whitish yellow bottles - like the super high moist version of the first one
  
• Shirojyun Line - Blue bottles - for brightening
  
• Alpha Series - Red bottles - Anti aging, used to contain retinol (based on old COSDNA listings and few reviews), but I think now it only contains collagen and elastin
  
• Extreme Alpha Line - Pink bottles - seems new, never seen discussed on here before, contains retinol. Actually just the weaker retinyl palmitate.
  
  
  I was all set to order the red line but I noticed it doesn't contain retinol anymore. I don't think the cosdna listings are updated with this pink line as well. The alpha products (red bottles) listed on Cosdna are still said to have retinol.
  
  Am I understanding their product lines correctly? Has anyone tried these pink babies?

What I bought

Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel Moist


Seller: Credithink


Experience: Since I bought it from Amazon Prime, it was super-easy and the product should be arriving very shortly. I'll update if I have any issues.


Reasons why products were bought: I actually wanted to buy Isntree's Green Tea Toner, but it seems to be sold out absolutely everywhere, so I settled on this as my second choice. I've been wanting to try an aloe-based product for a while, and my routine is finally pared-down enough that I finally felt I could fit another product in.


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Hada Labo Shirojyun Lotion Moist optional


Seller: Mayuko Shop


Experience: It hasn't arrived yet so I can't comment on the experience, but I chose this seller because it was offered via Prime, which means it'll definitely arrive before Christmas. If I repurchase, I'll probably go with one of the less-expensive sellers that ships from Japan.

Reasons why products were bought: I've been wanting to try a Shirojyun product for a long time, but felt I couldn't justify it since I already had Benton Snail Bee filling the arbutin-based slot in my routine. Unfortunately, with Snail Bee's reformulation, it's just another niacinamide product, and I already have more than enough of those. Hada Labo to the rescue! I plan to use it in addition to Hada Labo Gokujyun Premium.

>Kingkiller chronicles by Rothfuss

I actually have the first book, The Name of the Wind, on my ipod touch... I think I started it but got distracted... I'll have to continue reading it I guess!

Also, I totally forgot to mention Karen Miller! I haven't read many of her novels, but if you like strong female main characters with magical abilities that seems to hate everything, def check her out!

I loved Empress of the Godspeaker trilogy - though yet another series I have not finished reading >.< This book had a little bit of a backlash from some readers though I think, because it doesn't follow the "good guy". This book is more of a prequel-esque origin story for the "unknown dark force" in the remaining novels.

I got these from Amazon UK (acrylic drawers for A4 paperwork) and stack 4 piles of sheet masks in each individual drawer. Perfect size! Each pile also can fit 8 sheets (give or take) which is usually what I get in a box. With one of these 3-tier drawers I can store 12 types of sheet masks (or 90ish in total), which makes it easy to find the ones I wanna use every night. I think letter trays can work the same too, such as this one from ikea.

WHAT I BOUGHT
Kose Softy Mo Deep Cleansing Oil

Seller: Amazon with Prime shipping

Experience: Honestly was too easy to buy! got prime shipping so ordered it the other night and it should be here tomorrow

Reasons why products were bought: I am almost out of my Banila CIZ and I'm going out of town this weekend so I needed a replacement ASAP

[this] (https://www.amazon.com/Jerrybox-Rotation-Adjustable-Multi-Function-Cosmetic/dp/B01JLFZEGY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1497774129&sr=8-3&keywords=rotating+makeup+organizer) is the one I just bought! My friend has it and it looks sooo nice and holds all her main skincare stuff!

I have heard really great things about monkey brand tooth powder and it's very cheap!

Has anyone ever used the Seki Edge Total Control Eyelash Curler or any brand of eyelash curler that you hold perpendicular to your face? I saw it (or something similar) once in a Korean MUA video (I think it was Jungsaemmool). What did you think? Do you know of any other brands (or know what words I should Google to find this type of eyelash curler)? TIA.

(x-posted from AB DHT)

These ones? They don't peel into layers really at all – if you try to break them apart they break apart similarly to a cotton ball. They are incredibly soft though and great for removing eye makeup and nail polish.

I have this UV umbrella -- it's (somewhat) compact and works really well but honestly I find it a pain to not have both hands free. If I'm going to be out all day, I usually wear this hat (although I cut off the bow because I thought it was dumb) and/or UV cut clothes from uniqlo.

Sorry there two: Hada Labo Gokujyun Hyaluronic Perfect (Japanese) that has urea high up.

https://www.amazon.com/Hada-Labo-Rohto-Gokujun-Perfect/dp/B00BQV0LT2/ref=sr_1_5_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1539882908&sr=8-5&keywords=hada+labo++perfect+gel+cream

They list the ingredients as : Water, Butylene Glycol, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Squalane, PEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin, Triethylhexanoin, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Agar, Arginine, Dextrin, Dimethicone, Disodium EDTA, Disodium Succinate, Glucosyl Ceramide, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Methylparaben, Phenoxyethanol, Propylparaben, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Succinic Acid, Triethyl Citrate

The US version:

Hada Labo of Tokyo (US verson) has 5% according to this . Check bottom of page (also confirms that Japanese Premium toner has 3%)

(https://simpleskincarescience.com/urea-for-skin/

Actually the urea in the lotion was too much for me when I used it with BHA. This article mentions some other options.