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@Trisha424 Welcome to BIC!

@itsfi I just bought some more items from the brand and can’t wait to start using everything.

@moe313 Namvo on instagram is the queen of led mask if you want to give her a follow. I have the Dr. Dennis Gross one and I find consistency is key. I did get it a few years ago during the holiday sale. I haven’t used it recently but need to. I’m just waiting for some scars to heal from the derm to start using it again. I did find that it helps with acne and fine lines and wrinkles on the red mode for me.

Fabulous progress, @missjeanie !! The Farmacy mask is such a fave and it'll go quicker than you think. For the eye cream usage, if you wanted to increase, I have all of my in use skincare in my vanity in order of application, so I just make sure I use the entire shelf. If you have a similar set up, making sure it's in line could help?

This is such a stunning look, @danielledanielle !! 🤩 The placement is perfect!!

I have this hair type, @jacqueline0304. my current routine is: Day 1: clarifying shampoo * 2 washes (I like the OUAI Detox Clarifying Shampoo with Apple Cider Vinegar but there's a lot of good ones); scalp scrub; and a deep conditioner on my ends Day 2: usually okay, nothing but a brush through (this is important to transfer any oils to my ends) Day 3/4: dry shampoo K18 Biomimetic Hairscience AirWash™ Dry Shampoo 4 oz/118 mL is the GOAT 🐐 best dry shampoo I've ever used. I use it only my roots. If my ends are really really dry, then a little bit of hair oil or some sort of hydrating product. Day 4/5: wash with gentle clarifying shampoo X2 (I'm using the L'Oreal Professional Scalp Advanced); wash with texturizing shampoo X1; regular conditioner in ends only Day 6: same as day 2 Day 7/8: same as day 3/4 Day 9/10: same as day 1 Day 14: same as day 1 I did have to train my hair away from being something I washed every day. I grew out my hair a bit, so now that it's longer, brushing the oil down from the scalp has a way to go, so that helps prevent the oil build up, but when I had shorter hair I had to wash almost every day. The K18 shampoo has been really helpful in this regard. I don't blow dry or use any styling products in my hair beyond a texturizing spray, but I do wrap my hair in a microfibre towel when I shampoo, the other days I don't get my hair wet. It could also be that if you're using a really stripping product all the time, that your scalp is trying to balance that by producing a lot of oil. So maybe trying a more gentle daily/every two day shampoo with a weekly detox shampoo + deep condition might also balance it.

Oooh, great collection of items @ohlonna !! I like that you're focusing on using your samples (I tend to hoard mine for travel and then by the time I use the product has reformulated or been discontinued and it's like well part of the point of samples is to test the thing lol). Hot cakes is one of my new favorite perfumes, like seeing it in here. Good luck!! You got this

Thank you, @missjeanie!! Excited to see your collection!! I think, in some categories I'm doing really really well. I think in general (not counting scrubs) my skincare numbers consistently go down each year (I guess scrubs do go down it's just hard to see as much progress) and while I might have more in some categories than I want, I have much less than 3 years ago. And using stuff up lets me actually try newer stuff before it's out of the market. For makeup, I've done some decluttering over the years, but mostly my collection has remained overly large. I don't mind in some cases, but a lot of complexion stuff I bought/received when I lived in multiple different cities or when I was starting to get more in and maybe the weather and preferences are different now. And I need to be better about not buying stuff just because it's on sale. I've really tamped that down in the past few years and stopped getting sub boxes, so I do feel better but I wish I maybe didn't have as much I feel like I need to get through? But I like these types of challenges for critically thinking about my collection and seeing the usages and sizes over the years.

Oooooh 😯