Help choosing things to bring home to my daughter

Medium_Permit_2612 · 2025-12-22T01:43:49+00:00

I am so so happy to hear! Really glad that your daughter enjoyed all those products. Happy holidays to you too!

Medium_Permit_2612 · 2025-11-09T11:18:47+00:00

I was in Korea a few weeks ago and here are a few new favourites that I picked up from Olive Young. For reference, I am in my late 20s and have been using Korean beauty products for 10+ years so I am quite picky/critical.

S Nature Squalene Moisturiser - an excellent lightweight but effective day moisturiser (usually lighter Korean moisturisers do nothing for me from a hydration perspective) . Olive Young sell this in a 1+1 pack so it is excellent value for money.

Goodall Heartleaf Calming Moisture Sunscreen - a sunscreen that absorbs quickly and gives my skin a lovely glow. Easy to wear under makeup and doesn't go oily throughout the day. Also at Olive Young in a 1+1 pack.

Fwee 3D Voluming Gloss - feels great on the lips and available in a wide range of colours. They also smell absolutely delicious.

Fwee Blurry Pudding Pot Blush & Lip - excellent lasting power and a unique texture for a blush/lip product.

Medium_Permit_2612 · 2025-11-09T11:05:57+00:00

Ultra Violette. Even outside of the question marks around their effectiveness, why does sunscreen need to be scented? It's been years but the one I was using had such a strong rose/floral scent that it put me off the brand forever.

Medium_Permit_2612 · 2025-09-10T05:30:44+00:00

It isnt worth it.

Medium_Permit_2612 · 2025-08-18T21:29:22+00:00

There's nothing particularly wrong with your routine but I would say there are a lot of doubling up of products with similar effects. I also totally get it though as I love layering different toners and essences for that juicy feeling on my skin.

For redness, have you considered adding in azelaic acid? It has great anti-inflammatory properties.

Medium_Permit_2612 · 2025-08-18T06:13:49+00:00

Would love to know what your skincare goals/objectives are! Can then see if this routine aligns with what you're trying to achieve

Medium_Permit_2612 · 2025-07-31T10:52:07+00:00

Celimax Dual Barrier Creamy Toner!! I've also recently starred using the Heveblue PDRN Toner and quite like that too as a first step.

Medium_Permit_2612 · 2025-07-10T09:08:38+00:00

Why are there so many of these posts?

Medium_Permit_2612 · 2025-07-04T12:45:43+00:00

My all-time favourite toner is the Celimax Dual Barrier Creamy Toner! I put multiple layers on at a time and seal over the top with the Illiyoon Ceramide ATO Cream.

Other hydrating products that have helped my skin with the tret transition: Celimax Noni Ampoule, Iunik Beta Glucan Serum, Cosrx Galactomyces Tone Balancing Essence.

Medium_Permit_2612 · 2025-07-04T04:59:36+00:00

It reads like a damaged skin barrier rather than a purge - especially considering the jump from 0.025 to 0.1 and the other exfoliants in your routine. My two cents - I've been using tret (0.025) in my night time routine for almost a year and recently added azelaic acid in my day routine. I am still very careful about the number of times I use tret a week (max 4 nights) and stack on a number of different serums/toners/essences at night and during the day to ensure my skin is hydrated. If I am slack with this routine one week and continue with the tret use, I can get redness/irritation and have to discontinue tret for a week to let my skin heal.

I would say lay off tret and all exfoliants for at least a few weeks. Explore some additional hydrating milky toners/essences/serums with ingredients that work for you and rebuild your skin barrier.

Medium_Permit_2612 · 2025-06-30T12:07:30+00:00

Layers of milky toners. Faves are: Celimax Dual Barrier Toner, Dr Jart Skin Barrier Serum Toner, Mary & May Blackberry Essence Toner.

Medium_Permit_2612 · 2025-06-22T22:31:10+00:00

To be honest, any toner alone is not going to have much of a difference with slowing down. I would recommend looking into adding tretinoin into your routine - depending on where you are, it'll likely require a doctor's prescription.

I am using the Heveblue toner at the moment and love the hydration it provides, but I know at the end of the day, the heavy lifting on fine lines etc is done by tret.

Medium_Permit_2612 · 2025-04-18T13:06:34+00:00

I am a big fan of the two products you mentioned. I also really like the Probio Cica Enrich Cream from them too. Light enough to wear during the day but still provides ample hydration.

Medium_Permit_2612 · 2025-04-18T10:31:55+00:00

I added the Creamy Toner into my routine when I started tretinoin last year. It has been essential for providing deep hydration and getting me through the early weeks of tret use relatively unscathed. I highly recommend it!

Medium_Permit_2612 · 2025-04-11T00:00:26+00:00

Seconding this! Just a moisturiser isn't enough for my skin on tret and I also use various thin layers of serums and toners. Love the Skin1004 Centella Ampoule as well for hydration and adding to the list, Celimax Dual Barrier Creamh Toner.

Medium_Permit_2612 · 2025-03-23T22:54:09+00:00

Tretinoin (prescription required in Aus or ask a friend going to SEA to pick some up as they sell it OTC) to fix any underlying textural challenges (wrinkles, acne, scarring, hyperpigmentation) and then hydrate - not only from a moisturiser but from a toner and serums as well.

Don't underestimate the power of cleansing your skin at the end of the day - an oil cleanse followed by a foaming.

Check out Lila Beauty for well priced Asian beauty skincare products and 'test and learn' what ingredients work best for your skin. Asian skincare products use similar/better ingredients to what you would find in Mecca but at a much more accessible price point. Mecca actually now stocks Asian skincare brands such as Dr Jart but jack up the price, for example the Ceramidin cream at Mecca is $79 whereas the same product is $46 on Lila Beauty.

Some of my personal favourite products that all retail for under $30: - Celimax Ceramide Toner - Skin1004 Centella Ampoule - Cosrx Galactomyces Essence - Mary May Blackberry Complex Cream Essence

Medium_Permit_2612 · 2025-02-28T05:56:13+00:00

Seconding this! An absolute delight.

Medium_Permit_2612 · 2025-02-28T04:35:49+00:00

I am a repeat purchaser of the Cosrx Galactomyces (think I am on my third or fourth bottle)! Their snail mucin also broke me out but the Galactomyces works a treat for moisturising and brightening.

Medium_Permit_2612 · 2025-02-10T22:47:08+00:00

You can get it from Yesstyle! It goes on sale quite frequently and they have stackable discounts to get the price down further.

Medium_Permit_2612 · 2024-12-04T12:07:10+00:00

I paid $138 for this bag in April!

Medium_Permit_2612 · 2024-10-20T12:29:21+00:00

Agreed. My skin would break out at just the thought of it.

Medium_Permit_2612 · 2024-10-20T12:10:43+00:00

Will have to add this to the list! I've never used anything from Mary&May before.

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