I’m back! I had a few long weeks of chaos, vacationing and coming down with The Actual Plague, but I’m here with something fun today.
You know that saying, “less is more?”
Well, when it comes to skincare, I tend to disagree.
Generally speaking, my skincare mantra is “more is more.”
Deciding whether or not a product works for you is obviously an important part of establishing a routine. Before you can figure out if it will help improve your skin, you need to be certain it won’t cause an allergic reaction or make skin problems worse. The best and safest way to do this is to follow a process called patch testing.
The patch testing steps I’m going to outline might seem tedious, but if you’re someone with sensitive or picky skin, it can save you a lot of time and headache in the long run. Fixing the damaged caused by a bad reaction takes way longer than patch testing, trust me.
Today, we’re going to talk about The Mythical Korean Multi-Step Beauty Routine™.
Full disclosure guys: My nighttime skincare routine is EXTRA. If I go all-out, I gotta start by 10pm so I’m hopefully done by midnight.
Is that crazy? Possibly.
Is it necessary? NO! Not for everyone. It isn’t. I know it isn’t. Honestly, I could (and often do) skip a few steps and be just fine.
For me, skincare is a hobby and my greatest act of self-care, so I don’t mind spending a considerable amount of time and money on it.
Honestly, I don’t blame a single one of you for clinging hard to the Clean and Clear microbead facewash and lotion combo you’ve been using since highschool. After all, the alternatives can sound kind of out there.
For most people, and beginners especially, the perception that they need a dozen products and a flowchart just to deal with their face every night is a huge turnoff. Rightfully so.
My goal for this entire blog is simply to pull back the curtain and let everyone into the Good Skin Club. For me, the South Korean philosophy of beauty and skincare is what works, but it isn’t really the complex, ancient, hours-long ritual that so many bloggers and beauty magazines make it out to be.
I’m going to drop a serious knowledge bomb on you today.
Are you ready?
Just because your skin feels dry, doesn’t mean it actually IS dry.
Sit back. Let that sink in.
Now you’re probably thinking, “Well if my skin isn’t dry even though I think it’s dry, then what the hell is going on?”
Deciding whether or not a product works for you is obviously an important part of establishing a routine. Before you can figure out if it will help improve your skin, you need to be certain it won’t cause an allergic reaction or make skin worse. The best and safest way to do this is to follow a process called patch testing.