Skin Type: Combination, but easily oily with certain products
Environment: Hot, humid
CLEANSER:
Round Lab Birch Moisturizing Cleanser – I've reviewed this before, but now that I've really tried the Dokdo cleanser, I can say with comparison that the Birch is more moisturizing. It is a gel cleanser and doesn't foam as much as the Dokdo. Neither one really dries out the skin skin out or gives a tight feeling afterwards, but the Dokdo did give produce some mild red blotches, which the Birch did not. ✅
TONER:
Round Lab Mugwort Toner – Someone commented that I should try the Mugwort toner when I reviewed the Dokdo toner. Difference in color aside, the mugwort toner is also very light and refreshing. It goes on very well and dries within a few seconds, leaving no tackiness or sticky feeling. I've also tried putting it on a cotton round and treated it like a toner pad over any redness or angry spots and it helps so much with the redness or inflammation. Although it feels very similar in consistency to the Dokdo toner, it definitely has a different function. The Dokdo toner was more effective in giving a smoother skin from it's mild exfoliation. However, the Mugwort toner noticeably improved redness from the cheeks. One last thing, Mugwort has the same algae extract as the Dokdo toner, in case of any sensitivity. ✅
MOISTURIZER:
Passion & Beyond Angel Aqua Moisture Cream – Another KBeauty brand that's not as well known as the others. This cream is very cooling and, although it initially leaves some tack, it goes away after a few minutes, leaving no stickiness. The only thing is that it doesn't feel very hydrating. Putting it on immediately after washing, while face is still slightly wet/damp does help. Every mosturizer has broken me out in the past. So, while this is not the best moisturizer, it's the only one that has worked for me. This thing saved my skin. I destroyed my skin barrier awhile back, and it was painful and so dry. I stopped all the skincare products. All I used was water to rinse and this cream to moisturize. Eventually I added a cleansing oil to cleanse my pores once a week (no double cleansing), and my skin repaired itself after a few weeks. So, like I said, there's stuff I don't like about it, but it is a reliable one. ✅
SUNSCREEN:
Round Lab Birch Juice Moisturizing Sunscreen – I want to love this one so bad. It goes on smoothly. My skin doesn't look oily with it on, even wearing it throughout the day. It is not sticky or tacky. Honestly, it's everything I am looking for in a suncreen, but I had a reaction to it 😭. I tried to patch test it first on my arm/hands, and no reaction. So, I decided to wear it for an entire day on half of my face. The half that I wore it on gave me multiple red bumps. I think it's a great product and I really wished my skin loved it, but it just didn't work for me. ❌
HaruHaru Wonder Black Rice Moisture Airyfit Suncreen – I loved this at first. It's not as easy to put on because it's a bit on the thicker consistency, but it did make my skin look matte and was so happy when I saw my face wasn't oily after wearing it out for a few hours. Then I started wearing it for the day, and only had some oiliness, so I still liked it. Then, I started getting some mini pimples and I couldn't figure it out. They were little and pustular. I tried to ignore it at first thinking it was just a few, but it got worse and worse with every single day. I finally stopped using this sunscreen and the pimples stopped. So, I'm not sure what it is but I had a reaction with this one. And, to be honest, I thought the sunscreen felt heavy on my face. If it wasn't matte, I would have stopped it right away. ❌
MUD PACK :
Round Lab Dokdo Mud Pack – I love this mud pack! It is easy to put on, very creamy. You leave it on for 15 minutes, and it easy washes away with warm water. It dries but doesn't crust into a hard shell that's hard to remove like most mud packs. It also doesn't dry me out. My skin stays supple, soft, and feels extra clean afterwards. I use this on the days I use the cleansing oil. I actually damaged my skin barrier awhile back from double cleansing everyday, so I stopped. Instead, I use a cleansing oil as my main cleanser 2-3 times a week to remove sebum from pores. But instead of double cleansing with a cleanser, I rinse in the shower to make sure all the oil is gone, then apply the mask to soak up any excess oil. It works out really well for me. The one thing I would say is that in terms of actually removing blackheads and sebum, I still found the cleansing oil much more effective than the mud pack alone. I didn't feel like it really removed any blackheads or sebaceous filaments on its own. ✅❌
That's it for now. This is only part of my recent haul (photo). Some of them just got here from Stylevana, so I haven't tried them yet. I just wrote about what I've tried/been trying for a few weeks now. I'm excited to the try the Anessa suncreen next since the HaruHaru Wonder and the Round Lab didn't workout for me. I got the mild milk for sensitive skin and I hope it works out. Will update another review once I've tried the other stuff for a few weeks.
by Icy_Ad_1242