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1. A pore-refining Skinfood Egg White Foam Cleanser that uses egg white to regulate excessive sebum, deep clean, tighten pores, and expel bacteria so you're always coming out with the freshest complexion. Plus, egg whites are naturally anti-inflammatory. It's just an ~egg-cellent~ cleanser!
2. The Ordinary hyaluronic acid serum — it's super cheap but super effective. All you need is a few drops so it lasts you a while, and this vegan formula helps prevent excess oil production, adds hydration, and boosts brightness — for less than $7!
3. A Klairs Freshly Juiced Vitamin C serum because a vitamin C serum should be a staple in any skincare routine! This not only helps brighten dark spots and discoloration but also protects the skin from future pigmentation, evens out your tone, and reduces fine lines — all while keeping your credit card intact. At 5% vitamin C, it's also gentle enough for sensitive skin types!
4. An Innisfree Green Tea overnight lip mask to really spoil yourself, nourish and take care of your lips, and make sure you have the most kissable lips around 💋. The buttery formula of green tea powder, Jeju Island–derived green tea seed oil, and squalane makes sure of that.
5. An Etude House Moistfull Collagen Eye Cream that'll brighten and deeply nourish your delicate under-eyes with a powerful 65.14% of collagen. It's light, moisturizing, and firming so chuck that $70 eye cream — you don't need it.
6. A First Aid Beauty Wild Oat Hydrating Toner because it's about time you incorporate toner into your routine! This hydrates with oat milk and oatmeal, and soothes with hyaluronic acid and honey (meaning your skin will be back to its plump texture and prepared to better absorb your next skincare steps). Whoop-whoop!
7. A sensitive-skin-friendly Skinfood Black Sugar Strawberry Mask to exfoliate away dead skin cells and fight dullness and dark spots with mineral-rich Brazillian black sugar and yummy-smelling strawberry. With weekly use, you'll see smoother, brighter skin. Everyone else will think it's the magic of the ~summer~.
Read my colleague's SkinFood Black Sugar Strawberry Mask review to see why it's so good!
8. A Paula's Choice pore cleanser for its salicylic acid ingredient, which helps temper down breakouts, redness, and uneven skin tone by gently removing excess oil and dirt without drying you out. It's a great cleanser for acne-prone skin.
9. A pack of intensively-hydrating Mediheal sheet masks — you'll learn pretty quick why these are a fave in South Korea! These quench your parched skin so you can kick those dry patches out the door. They contain supercharged ingredients like hyaluronic acid to maintain skin's natural moisture levels and keep it soft and supple. Because you'd rather enjoy summer than deal with rough, dull, flaky skin.
10. A cult-fave lightweight Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream to help you combat dryness, dullness, and uneven texture. It uses squalane and ingredients derived from sea glaciers (so cool!) to prevent water loss, soften, and provide 24-hour hydration. Sounds good to me!
11. A set of COSRX pimple patches because pimple patches are basically a requirement nowadays. These fight those nasty whiteheads and protect blemishes from external pollutants and infection. Not only do they make your pimples vanish but the cover over them will prevent you from picking at them. Armed with them, you've got nothing to fear!
12. A Tend Skin treatment for getting rid of razor bumps and ingrown hairs. Aren't they just great? 🙃 Spread this onto whichever body part you plan on shaving (it's safe for the bikini area) and your skin irritation and bumps will vanish! You can use this after laser hair removal treatments too.
13. A set of Nip + Fab glycolic pads that help improve skin texture, brighten your complexion, and resurface new skin with a potent 5% glycolic acid and salicylic acid combo, which means it's a treasure for acne-prone types!
14. A hydrating rose water facial mist for that coveted dewy complexion! Made with Japanese rose water, aloe vera, and witch hazel, this calms irritated red skin and refreshes you in moments so you can spritz away all day long.
15. A set of COSRX one-step cleansing pads to deep-clean pores, remove excess sebum, and gently exfoliate with but a swipe! Its natural BHA ingredient helps prevent breakouts and reduce pimples too. Your skin + this = spa date.
16. A light and creamy Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser that'll balance, smooth, and soften skin with ingredients so gentle it's even safe for your eyes. You'll never have to deal with that tight, stripped feeling that's common after using a face wash. Sounds like a dream but it's totally real.
My colleague loves this too! Check out her review of the Glossier Milk Jelly Cleanser to see why.
What are we going to do when faced with overpriced skincare?
