Spread the Love

Like everyone else, I fell down the rabbit hole of the infamous Korean 10 step skincare regime. I was already dabbling in Korean and Japanese skincare for a while as evidenced by this blog. The 10 step regime however was daunting. In reality, we’re not talking about 10 steps every time you wash your face. More on that later. There is some debate out there about what exactly is included in this legendary regime. I would posit there should also be some debate about who, at what age group, should partake in each step. That said here is a basic list:               Eye makeup remover (at night)               Oil based cleanser               Foam based cleanser               Exfoliating cleanser              Toner              Essence            ...

It's about time I revealed my best kept secret product.  I honestly have mixed feelings about sharing this because I don't want the price to change or for Essential Wholesale to run out! My all time favorite serum is called Ultimate Facial Serum from Essential Wholesale.  I've been sharing it with my close friends for years and they swear by it.  It started with me sharing it with them because the smallest batch you can order is 16 ounces.  Which is really more than anyone can use on their own before the batch expires.  We're talking about a serum here.  So if you do buy a batch of Ultimate Facial Serum, by all means, share it with your friends.  Literally spread the love. That said, the ingredients in this serum are absolute top notch.  Vitamins A, B, C, E and DMAE are just a few of the amazing ingredients.  Coenzyme Q10, tons of fruit extracts, and niacinamide are in there as well kids.  It's just packed with good, strong stuff....

Birthday No. 42, gulp. Products come and go.  Especially for a skincare/makeup obsessive like me.  Some products are so tried and true though I continue to use them regularly, if not daily.  I may cheat on them a bit now and then but I always return to products that work.  These are the absolute gold standard of my regime.  Follow the links to my original blog postings. Purity Made Simple Face Wash - Philosophy There simply is no better face wash.  It is gentle, dissolves makeup, and doesn't sting my eyes.  I buy 32 ounce sizes so that I never run out. Purity Made Simple Clarisonic Face Brush This brush is amazing.  It's worth the money.  Your skin just gets cleaner.  Your pores look better.  Just remember to REGULARLY replace that brush. Clarisonic UN-Wrinkle Peel Pads - Peter Thomas Roth I don't take the time to use these enough.  When I do though (and I always do), I s...

  Normally I'm one for keeping my face creme simple and spending my money on serums.  I've been on this Japanese skincare kick recently however and came across this amazing product.  Now I'm hooked. The Japanese are all about hyaluronic acid which makes them kindred spirits in my book.  You've heard me talk about this ingredient many times before.  I'm admittedly obsessed.  This particular product called Asahi R&d Suhada Shizuku Pack Gel All-in-one Beauty is positively loaded with hyaluronic acid, two kinds in fact.   This gel takes the place of my moisturizer yet has a very unique texture.  They call it a gel for a reason, it melts into your skin and becomes almost the consistency of water as you rub it in.  You see and feel little droplets of water form as you rub the product into your skin.  It's quite literally the opposite of oily.   According to the Japanese skincare guru Chizu Saeki, you kno...

My newest skincare obsession has been the wealth of products and methods the Japanese have to offer.   Thanks to the internet, I have been able to try popular Japanese products normally sold only in Japan.   It’s all very exciting.   For this post however I would like to introduce you to a remarkable method for which you can use the products you already have in your drawer.   It’s called the lotion mask. The concept is simple.   By applying product via thin saturated cotton and leaving it on your skin for 3 to 15 minutes, your skin somehow absorbs the product more deeply into its epidermis than it would if you simply applied to your skin directly.   Osmosis perhaps; I’m not sure.   The Japanese have a product category they call lotion which is somewhere in between toner and serum here in the US.   This is the consistency you need for this mask.   They have products for sale with this consistency, very good ones in fact.  ...