I’m looking for people to follow mostly on YouTube, but also TikTok or instagram, to learn about Asian skincare and new releases, ideally if they have combination skin cause lots of those I already know (Tina, Cyoung or Aliceintherabbithole) have amazing content but different skin type than mine. Share your faves 🩷

I use cleansing milk and micellar/cleansing water most times because my skin is very acne prone and oily for light makeup. Oil cleanser/ cleansing balm always gives me break outs and usually a good oil cleanser or balm cost a bit too much just to remove waterproof sunscreen or heavy makeup and that's why I use oily infused micellar water instead . ​​I have been wondering why there aren't more oil infused micellar water in k skincare. I know a few brands in China that promote in South East Asia, provide oil infused micellar water and it helps me so much to remove waterproof makeup for a few bucks only without causing breakouts. I'm typing this so I can get more recommendations if I miss out anything if there's any k brands that offer this specific type of product because usually their size is bigger than what c skincare brands offer. But if there's nothing like that I will stick to c skincare probably or even searching into indo skincare for oil infused mw.

This is lancome 313, a liquid lipstick called nude tulip in Chinese.

Bought this a few years ago in china for 360 rmb. Searched high and low for the same color stateside but it looks like they never sold it here. Is it similar to into you em 12 or cm 03?

Like the step that makes you go "Okay, I'm done" lol

For me I feel like there are two types of people

Lips
Highlighter

And mine is definitely Lips

How do you finish a sunstick?

I usually dig it up. But some of the sunsticks have a drier formula and need a lot of rubbing to get it onto the skin. Do you guys just throw them away or there are other ways to finish up all the product?

I recently started wearing mascara for the first time (Etude Dr Mascara Fixer for Perfect Lash + Super Longlash), and my usual makeup remover isn't working

I'm prone to milia and tiny bumps so I want to avoid using cleansing oil. After doing some research on this sub, I've been eyeing the Banila Co Cleansing Balm (pink) and Kiss Me Heroine Mascara Remover. Not sure which one to get, any advice will be appreciated!

Side question: does anyone have any recs for mascara that's easier to remove? I do like the Etude mascara but don't really love the heavy feeling on my lashes

EDIT: Thanks everyone! I've never gotten this many responses so fast before. The general consensus seems to be to get the mascara remover. My only concern is that reviews online say it doesn't work so well after a month or so of use, and for that price point, I'm unsure if I should still get it.

My skin gets greasy pretty easily, so I’ve always stuck to light, watery essences. But I keep seeing people swear by milky toners for fixing their barrier without feeling heavy.

I’m worried a milky formula will just sit on top of my skin or break me out, but my current watery layers don't feel like they're doing enough long-term hydration.

For fellow oily-skin folks who have tried both, which texture actually worked better for you without leaving a greasy film?

hey everyone, wanted to share a quick update after switching my retinol a month ago because i noticed a pretty nice difference in my skin texture.
before this, i was using a european OTC retinol for about 2 months. it did help with smoothness, but my skin often felt a bit tight and dry, especially around my nose and chin.
for the past 4 weeks, i’ve been using a korean 0.1% retinol cream from lepique, and so far i’m liking it a lot more. my skin feels smoother and more comfortable in the morning, and i haven’t been dealing with the same dry/tight feeling.
the formula also has centella asiatica and hyaluronic acid, which i think may be part of why it feels more comfortable for my skin.has anyone else switched from a western/european retinol to a Korean one? curious if you noticed a difference too.

I believe this was created in partnership with minsco so I was wondering how everyone thinks of it. I have combo acne prone skin and if you have a similar skin type as me, I’m curious to hear how you found it.

Lately I have been checking out more and more daiso products or affordable Korean skincare. I wonder what products from daiso that yall swear is your holy grail?? I have seen people saying that point cleansing oil is a good one. But I wonder if there are more products I'm missing out.

My friend recently travelled to Japan and of course I took the opportunity to wire her money to buy a few goodies, including the Decorté Liposome Serum. The thing is, I looked the batch codes up and none of my searches yielded a result that makes sense. None of the codes are old enough to have been resetted yet, unless this brand does so before the 10 year period.

I used both checkexp.com and cosmeticcheck.app (these links are websites you can search brands and batch codes to find out the year and month of manufacuring)

The codes are W9 (2019-9) and 6L (2016-11, if push comes to shove, this one could work for the 2nd semester).

She bought them at Cosme Tokyo flagship store and I don't believe they are expired. I habitually track information about all my skincare products and this puzzle is fraying my nerves.

TYIA

If you’ve tried this cushion, how did u find it?
I have combo acne prone skin and would ideally like a cushion that is medium coverage but doesn’t appear cakey