Alright,
to begin this journey towards a better skin, I decided to go to 5
different beauty shops to get the right and most accurate skin profile.
Basically I have a combination skin,
oily at my T-zone and normal at my other face area. So I have to admit
that choosing the right products is a little bit tricky.
But
before using products with basic care function, the beauty consultants
suggested to use brightening products before going for basic care
products.
I
don't have much trouble with my skin provided that I don't go more than
6 to 8 hours without cleansing my facial area. So, it's important to
stick with the regime and try your best not to skip not even one
product. Well, there's a way to shorten things for a bit but I'll get to
that later.
Most
of you probably know, Korean beauty regime has several stages which
involve the usage of several products in each stage especially Cleansing stage.
As
for right now, I'm using products mainly from TheFaceShop, some from
Etude House, a little from Nature Republic and Skin Food. I went to
Holika Holika yesterday only to find there's not much of product ranges
for me plus I only found 2 shops, one in Sunway Pyramid and one in
Berjaya Times Square. I only tried few samples from Tony Moly and It's
Skin.
As I've mentioned before, Korean beauty regime has several stages which are:
First stage is Cleansing.
It's very important to cleanse your face before putting on any product
especially when you're layering several products in the morning and at
night. It's normal to do double or triple cleansing because as of right
now, I wearing CC cream and light make up after skin care. I usually do
double cleansing, starting with Cleansing Cream to take off all make up residue, then I'll proceed with Cleansing Foam. Thrice a week, I'll use Massage Cream
to promote better absorbent of skin care products onto my skin. I also
use different Cleansing Foams for morning and evening as we don't need
much of cleansing after waking up in the morning and I chose a Cleansing
Foam with beads (but not as much as exfoliating scrub) that I use in
the evening after all those activities we had throughout the day.
Exfoliating. Exfoliating is a must at least twice a week. You can go for a Scrub Foam or Exfoliating Wash-Off Masks.
Nose care. I
usually use nose strip but I do sometimes use Nose Sheet that has two
steps to remove blackheads and whiteheads. Another option is Nose Pack
that's usually either have charcoal or clay ingredients in it.
Optional stage: Special care. For this stage, you can go on and treat yourself with Masks. There are two types of mask that I currently using right now, Daily Paper Masks and Wash-Off Pack.
If you intend to use Daily Paper Masks, use it after toning and follow
up with your skincare routine. As for Wash-Off Mask, use it before
toning. I love Wash-Off Masks more cause I can really feel the texture
of the product in my hand while massaging it onto my face. There are
many types of Wash-Off Masks out there so find one (or more) that suits
your concerns right now. Do aware of the active ingredient and suit your
skin condition. Example, Rice and Kiwi can help brightens up your skin
complexion.
Next stage is skincare. Or course, there's several steps in this stage before we can wrap up and call it a day.
- Toning.
Toning should be the last step of the cleansing stage. Clears out all
residues (including your facial foams and whatnot in case you didn't
rise properly. Choose a toner that suits your skin and fills your
desired effects. Make sure to use proper cotton pads cause you don't
want your products being absorbed excessively instead of your skin.
- Serum or Essence. Usually
the most expensive product in any range of skin care. Why? Because it
has the most concentrated of goodness in a single bottle to please your
skin.
- Emulsion.
This functions as moisturizer. Don't take this for granted just because
you have oily to normal skin. This is very important to avoid our skin
secretes more oil in result of the natural skin oil being stripped away
after deep cleansing. Emulsions are usually being used during the day.
- Night cream. Like emulsion, night cream acts as moisturizer too. Usually it has multiple functions in one tub.
- Sleeping Mask.
On those days where I'm too tired to do deep cleansing and put on my
skin are products, I'll just wash my face properly, tone and put on my
Sleeping Mask. You can also use Soothing Gel as sleeping mask to soothe
down your flamed skin.
There are other products that can help you in battling the weather
throughout the day and one of the products that has become a staple in
my skincare routine is a
Facial Mist. Ask any South Korean, this is one thing that all girls have in their bag. .
Alright,
that's all for today. I'll tell you guys about the products that I am
currently using right now on my next post. It's been 2 weeks since the
semester has started and so far, my skin hasn't died on me yet. *Horror
with the image of myself last semester).
Until next post!