My Skincare Routine

Hey everyone! I'm back here to share with you my skincare routine that I've been having recently.

Here are the sequence: toner - serum - moisturizer - blemish control - sunscreen

1. Skin [mal:gem] fresh - Etude House

This is an oil control toner with a fresh scent which I like very much. I use this mostly at night after I wash my face as a toner. If I am too lazy or run out of cotton, I just spray it on my face and do a little 'tap tap' on my face. Actually this product can be used as a toner and as a facial mist to freshen up your look when you are out. When you feel you look dull and have that tired face after being outside for quite a long time, just spray this toner onto your face and you will feel fresher. It does bring 'some life' to your face ;)

2. Green tea seed serum - Innisfree
After applying toner, I put serum as my next routine. This is by far my favourite serum. It really works on me. I feel that applying this serum is a very good choice of mine because I can see difference after a few days using this. My face looks glowing and "tuing tuing" springy haha (I can't find a proper word to describe it x.x) It just feels so good. That's why this is my second bottle of it. But, I feel that the consistency of this new one is a little bit different from my old one. I think it's not very concentrated like my old one and the scent is also not the same. I don't know whether it's because Innisfree has changed its content or there is any other reasons. Could someone please tell me if you know?

3.  Green tea seed cream - Innisfree
Next step is applying moisturizer which most people say that it's a must. Actually I bought this because of a recommendation from a friend of mine. She sells beauty stuffs and at that time I want to find a moisturizer that suits my oily skin. I want to moisturize my skin but don't like to make it looks greasy. This is what she recommended and I love it. Usually my face will be oily the next day I wake up in the morning. But, by using this, my face is not that oily like when I used my other moisturizer. It doesn't break me out, too which is great! That is the reason I purchase another one after I finished my first one.

4. Blemish control daily skin-clearing treatment - Kiehl's
I put this only on my red spot and acne marks. It has salicylic acid in it which helps with acne. I find this stuff helps a lot with my acne marks but it is not instant. You have to be patient with it. If your acne is really small, yes it is quick in clearing it up. I need like 3-4 days for the small acne to flatten and need some more days for the mark to reduce. I also use a mask which contains of green tea, oat, and rice milk to speed up the reducing mark process.

5. Sunprise water essence - Etude House
I use this on top of my blemish control just because the girl on the Kiehl's counter told me to put on sunscreen if I'm going out with the blemish control. I ever went out without sunscreen just on its own and my face turned very red especially on the red spots when it came to very hot days. Although it's water essence, it can feel greasy on me if I apply too much. So, I just pour it out a little bit on my fingers and rub it between my fingers before applying on my face. And please take note I only do a 'tap tap' on my face because by rubbing it, it leaves my skin looks greasy even before I am out from my house.

So, that's my skincare routine. I hope you like this kind of post :)

PS: the green tea seed serum is worth your try ;) It's so good that I'll recommend it to anybody >.<

Thanks for reading
-Jess-

Review: Skin Food Black Sugar Mask Wash Off

I know, I know. It's not a new thing. In fact, it's also not new to my sight, but it's new in my room ;) I have been eyeing this mask since 2013. Not particularly this type. I fell for the strawberry one before, still with the black sugar in it but it seems like strawberry is not a good  thing for acne. It's what I heard. Please tell me is it true? Because, honestly I love strawberry so much :( In the end, I purchased the black sugar mask.

When I opened the package for the first time, it smells realllllll good. It smells citrusy and is actually quite strong, in a good way of course. It is like lemon dessert in a cafe which can make you salivate only by looking at it. Somehow, one day when I rinsed the mask off, it was flowing to my mouth. To be honest it isn't nice, it tastes bitter. Ewh! I don't recommend you to taste it in any way. However, you should definitely try this on your face <3

Can you see the sugar granules at the top edge of the container? (and of course inside it.) Those sugar granules are pretty amazing. I have these white tiny thing on my nose, I don't know what it is called. I think people called it whiteheads. It is something you can't notice if you are far away but if you touch it you can feel that my nose is not smooth enough. I scooped out the black sugar mask and scrubed it all over my face. But before, do REMEMBER:

1. Please be gentle ;;) I mean those are sugar though, you might not want to irritate your face. Don't push the sugar too hard to your face.
2. Skip the place where your acnes are. It might be too harsh for your acnes. Just leave it alone. 
3. Damp your face before you put this mask on to your face so it won't irritate your face. Then you may scrub it gently, making a circular motion onto your face.

When you leave it for another 10-15mins, it will look like you are tan :D

OK! Now, RESULTS. Yayy!!! Yay!!! Yay!!!

I can't believe what it does to my face. First thing I did after I rinse everything off is touching my nose area. Voila! I feel no rocky road on my nose anymore, it is so smooth. It does what it says. I am very happy that I can't stop smiling throughout the night. Haha *embarassed* My skin feels smoother and much more glowing than before. After several times of usage, you can definitely notice the difference. I always feel clean after washing off the mask because aside from removing my white heads, it also removes the dead skin cells which leaves me with clearer and brighter face.

Good stuff, lovely scent, and affordable price. Combo~~

Thanks for reading :)

-Jess-