Skincare Routine

[Anonymous]

Hello! So I’m black and I love k-beauty skincare and I’m all about natural beauty, I was wondering if anyone can recommend any morning/nighttime skin care products for combination skin 🙏🏾

[Anonymous]

This is gonna be a loooong guide (might even be overwhelming), so snuggle up with some snacks If u r looking into k skincare, its not just 1 or 2 products, its a whole routine that u may have to change since their products usually work together as a whole. I dont know what u would like to achieve becuz we like to create our own special and unique routine to target our concerns and issues, so u should try to figure out what u want out from the routine before getting products. If u research about the k skincare routine, it would show a whole routine consist of up to 8-10 step for night and 6-7 for day. KEEP IN MIND SEPHORA OFFERS LIMITED OPTIONS FOR ASIAN/KOREAN BEAUTY PRODUCTS, TRY TO GET THEM ONLINE The holy routine: (Use 1) and 2) only at night to avoid over cleaning ur face and strip ur skin of ur natural moisture and oil, and exhausting ur skin) wash ur face with water for day 1) oil cleanser: an oil based cleanser to remove makeup, oil based products such as sunscreen, and facial oil(banila co clean it zero, shu uemura POREfinist2 sakura refreshing cleansing oil) 2) water based cleanser: to wash away any remaining residue and impurities from your oil cleanser, and some of these cleansers target a specific problem (such as large pores, acne, fine lines, brightening, uneven skin tone, etc) (products: tatcha deep cleanser, skinfood egg white pore foam, benton tea tree cleansing water, DR ORACLE A-Thera Cleansing Foam, etc) 3) exfoliators: exfoliate twice a week or so to clean pores and slough off dead skin cells, for visibly brighter and smoother skin (products: MY SKIN MENTOR DR. G Brightening Peeling Gel, TONY MOLY Egg Pore Blackhead Steam Balm, NEOGEN Bio-Peel Gauze Peeling Lemon, etc) this is a nightly step btw 4) toner: imagine ur skin like a sponge, without water, its hard to get the soap to get into the sponge. After all the washing, ur skin tends to dry up (use warm water everytime u wash becuz it opens up the pores for the later steps, but the water evaporates easier becuz of the heat so it leaves the skin). Toner preps ur skin for the later stuff and helps ur skin with absorption. (Products: D'ALBA PIEDMONT Peptide No-Sebum Balancing Toner, BANILA CO Dear Hydration Toner, MISSHA Time Revolution Clear Toner) 5) essence: heart of the k skincare routine, made for hydrating and aiding skin repair and cell turnover (products: ENATURE Birch Juice Hydro Essence Skin, Hanskin Hyaluron Skin Essence, Saturday Skin Freeze Frame Beauty Essence, etc) 6) serums: even more concentrated essences that directly treat the issues ur most concerned about. Skin perfecting step (products: THE PLANT BASE Waterfall Moist Balanced Hyaluronic Acid 100, SKINFOOD Yuja Water C Whitening Ampoule, NEOGEN Pore Refine Serum, KLAIRS Freshly Juiced Vitamin C Serum, etc) 7) Sheet masks: provide you with a quiet, meditative, and skin-nourishing ritual that imparts maximum treatment to ur skin. Use one at least once or twice a week or every single day if u have the time (products: SOKO GLAM Anti-Aging Sheet Mask, GOODAL Gold Acupressure-Therapy Lifting Mask, SOKO GLAM Hydrating + Revitalizing Sheet Mask, SOKO GLAM Brightening Sheet, etc) another nightly step here 😎 eye cream: The skin around your eyes is thin and delicate,eye cream provides the area with extra helpings of hydration and protection. When using this, NEVER RUB THE PRODUCT IN SINCE THAT CAN SPEED UP THE PROCESS OF GETTING FINE LINES, WRINKLES AND LOOSE SKIN INSTEAD!!! (Products: ETUDE HOUSE Moistfull Collagen Eye Cream, MISSHA Misa Geum Sul Vitalizing Eye Cream, the body shop stuff, etc) 9) moisturizer: Hydration is the way to dewy, glowing skin, so it’s important to find a moisturizer that works for u (go do some research). They come in many forms—from an emulsion, lotion, gel, or cream—all of which work to seal in moisture to plump up skin. On days when ur skin is acting up, swap out this with a sleeping pack instead. (Products: BANILA CO Dear Hydration Balancing Moisturizer, tatcha water cream, COSRX Hyaluronic Acid Intensive Cream, laneige products, etc) 10) sunscreen: everyone who want to avoid any skin imperfections SHOULD make sure this step is completed, the damage from the sun may not appear after a day or a week of exposure to the sun without sunscreen, but u will regret it after months and years of skipping this step as early wrinkles, unevenness in complexion, dullness, spots and other irreversible harms begin to appear on ur face. (Products: any sunscreen if ur not putting on makeup/foundation, try to use spf foundations, concealers if u dont want to grease up ur face before makeup) Hope this helps u to get an idea of what k skincare is, go do some research about what u want and what ur skin needs to help create a perfect routine for urself!!

[Anonymous]

Ah crap it messed up my formatting... hope U can still understand it...