MY Skin Care!

I never cared about my skin until I moved to Korea, where I am literally surrounded by cosmetics shops and advertisements 24/7. It did not really bother me at first until Pi Ling, my friend, gave her unused skin care products and started to teach me how to use them. So taadaaa!

Korean is a great example of how you should take care of your skin. They are willing to use many products religiously to protect their youthful-looking appearance. By many, I mean applying 5~10 products a day. Hell, a lot of creams!

I cannot commit to such routine. I have been only doing the basics yet it magically transformed my skin within few weeks since I started.

My must-have products are serum and cream to keep my skin moisturized (and glowing!)

My morning routine goes from serum then cream then makeup powder, only when I have the mood (which mean once a month? Once in two months?).

my glowing secret

I have been using Innisfree Green Tea Seed Serum since I started taking care of my skin and I am not planning to move to another product. I came to know this serum when Pi Ling gave me hers. She tried it but it does not go well with her. While for me, it feels very light and makes my skin feel a looot more elastic (kenyal-kenyal). The texture is very watery. I did not know this serum is ultra popular until I went to Innisfree store to buy my second bottle. I have been recommending this serum to my guests ever since.

It is quiet expensive compared to other brands' serum. KRW 22,000.

I would apply my Laneige Water Bank Gel Cream - EX after serum. I have tried several other brands but this is my favorite so far (and the most expensive one too!). The story was quite funny. I was in Grand Indonesia with my parents and my dad requested to go to SK II to purchase a cream or something. I envied my dad for buying SK II skin care which costs more than $100 a jar, so I asked him to buy me 'luxury' skin care too. He was like okay, go ahead and choose. I only take Korean brands because I live in Korea and it should not be ultra expensive like SK II, or later I would suffer to afford my second jar. So I went with Laneige, which is already a lux for a college cheap-skate like me.

"I have serum from other brand but I am running out of cream. Can you recommend the best one for me?" I requested to the mbak. I just took whatever she recommended to me. That was how I ended up with Water Bank Gel Cream. Very light, cool and hydrating. The texture is also very nice. I think applying cream would give me instant glow on my face but this is the strongest one. My YLS pictures (which was taken after I started using this cream) were the prove hahaha. IDR 420,000 and I purchased my second jar for KRW 33,300. Normal price is KRW 37,000; check details here

new mask!

Next up in the line is the wash-off mask! I am a huge fan of wash-off mask, regardless of the brand. I started humble with normal Indonesian "Masker Bengkoang Mustika Ratu" then switched to Missha when I moved to Korea. But Missha does not really give me any effect so I switched to Innisfree Real Peppermint Mask yay! This mask literally feels like Lush Shrek mint mask (Mask of Magnaminty). I used that too but I threw it before finishing the jar due to the short expiration date. Lush was nice but sigh, expensive.

Love this for the minty cool feeling and fresh smell! Only KRW 12,000; 30% cheaper on Innisfree Green Day!

my lil secret

Next is my favorite sleeping pack! I do not think we have this in Indonesia, yeah? Like sleeping pack concept is a new thing. I have Innisfree Wine Jelly Sleeping Pack. Smells wine and texture like jelly, it really lives up to its name. I used to apply it every night then I learned that I only need to use it 3-4 times a week. Very light and I woke up with elastic cheek! I highly recommend this sleeping pack. I even gave mine away to my brother and brought this to Brazil.

A very good investment and simple to use. KRW 12,000, not bad. A jar can last for 4 months.

Then the last one is my face wash! I do not really like to wash my face with foam or any chemical. But I wear powder sometimes and lipstick on daily basis. Fortunately, Pi Ling gave her (again) fancy Kiehl's face wash. It does not smell good but done the job well. I prefer Innisfree Green Tea Cleansing Foam, thanks to Pi Ling (again) who bought this but did not like it.

I am a huge fan of Kiehl's other line, like shampoo and body lotion. But my skin is normal and have no big problem, so this Rare Earth Deep Pore Daily Cleanser might be a little too heavy. Kiehl's is always expensive and Pi Ling bought this one for KRW 41,000 while the green tea is only KRW 8,000.

I use Kiehl's only when I have heavy makeup.

The final result of these many skin care products that I am using is a younger skin! I am not blabbering, I really did a skin age test last week.

I got 84 out of hundred and my skin age is 3 years younger than my actual age. I was very satisfied, man. All these lines and investment do not go wasted hahaha.

The fancy machine and software also tell the score of each sector.

I got everything good, and particularly high scores for elasticity and moisture. No wonder, that is what my serum and cream do. The only thing I have to pay attention to is sebum, particularly blackhead. Do not worry, I got that covered with fancy (again) Innisfree Jejuvolcaning 3-in-1 nose pack. Let's see the result in two or three months hahaha.

So now you know the secret of my glowing skin on pictures. To recap, no makeup is still the best policy to me and I will go fine with killer lipstick. Boys and girls, take care of  your skin from now!