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#183 : The 11-step Skincare Routine
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 @ 5:23 PM
So here it is -- 11 steps to celebrity skin. Or at least make you feel like a celebrity. Or maybe just burn a hole in your wallet haha.
Step 1 & 2 : Double Cleansing
1: Make-up removal An absolute staple in Asian skin care -- if you haven't jumped on the cleansing oil bandwagon then you don't know what you're missing! These amazing "oils" literally melt away make-up and provide a wonderful massage for your face. Rinses off clean with water while leaving your face moist and supple.
Suggestions: Shu Uemura Cleansing Oil Amore Pacific Cleansing Oil DHC Deep Cleansing Oil Laura Mercier Flawless Purifying Cleansing Oil
2: Cleanser If you have tried Korean/Japanese/Asian cleansers, you know they are big on super luxurious foam. The tiniest blob quickly lathers up and removes any remaining trace of make-up.
Suggestions: Shiseido Extra Gentle Cleansing Foam Dior Purifying Foaming Cleanser Kracie Naive Peach Cleansing Foam The History of Whoo Gong Jinh Yang Foam Cleanser
3: Massage/Pack This is a critical step which most of us in the US hardly ever practice. Koreans SWEAR by facial massage -- similar to what you might experience while getting a facial at a spa. Spending a few minutes massaging a cream or mask into your face increases circulation and stimulates the flow of oxygen. Any wet mask will work for this -- slowly massage into skin, let sit for alotted time, then rinse off.
4: Exfoliation (1-2 times per week) Going along with the "gentle is better" idea, instead of harsh scrubs, peeling gels or grommages are popular in Asia. These gels are massaged into the skin until dead skin cells form into balls and are gently buffed away.
Suggestions: Cure Natural Aqua Gel Etude Magic Bubble Peeling Mousse Sana Salon De Porejo Peeling Gel Missha Super Aqua Detoxifying Peeling Gel
5: Toner You'll notice that Asian toners (also called refiners, softeners, and lotions) are thicker in consistency than those found in Europe or the U.S. They are almost gel-like and instead of using a cotton ball to wipe off your face, these toners are poured onto the fingers and patted onto the face -- this is to promote adding moisture rather than stripping skin of it.
Suggestions: Shiseido White Lucent Brightening Balancing Softener Sana Hadanomy Collagen Lotion Kose Sekkisei Supreme Refining Lotion II Laneige White Plus Renew Skin Refiner
6. Emulsion Emulsion is a concentrated moisturizing gel that penetrates deeply into the skin, containing super hydrating ingredients like hyaluronic acid. These gels are essentially moisturizers that are just lighter in texture and are "emulsfied" or warmed up in between fingers, then patted into the skin.
Suggestions: Holika Holika Bulgarian Rose Emulsion Laneige White Plus Renew Emulsion Sulwhasoo Basic Balancing Emulsion Skinfood Tomato Whitening Emulsion
7: Essence Choose an essence with the benefit of your choice -- many include whitening or brightening properties. A popular way to apply essence is in the form of sheet masks.
Suggestions: Hadalabo Shirojyun Arbutin Whitening Essence Kiehl's Ultimate White Intensive Whitening Essence Laniege White Plus Renew Essence Holika Holika Secret Source Hydro Essence
8: Serum Following a essence, you'll want an anti-aging serum to keep the wrinkles away. Again you can choose what problems you want to target -- there are whitening serums, spot reducing serums, anti-oxident serums, and wrinkle serums. These serums are super concentrated and wildly expensive -- averaging $50-150 per tiny bottle.
9. Eye Serum Another concentrated serum for the eye area to go under the eye cream. A bit of overkill if you ask me and another added expense. But hey -- if you're going all out! Eye serums will contain stronger doses of ingredients and will penetrate more deeply than creams.
11: Moisturizer/Night Cream Seal everything in with your favorite moisturizer!
Suggestions: Bobby Brown Hydrating Intense Night Cream Holika Holika Snow White Cream SkinCeuticals Renew Overnight Naruko Apple Seed & Tranexamic Acid Soothing Night Gelly
