The two main ingredients in my acne treatment, Lion Pair Acne Cream ($8-13 at Teso Life), is ibuprofen piconol and isopropyl methylphenol. Yes, you read that right—ibuprofen in my skincare. It calms inflammation, reduces redness, soothes the skin barrier. It’s paired with isopropyl methylphenol, wh

Salicylic acid is my best friend for acne. It’s great for deep pore cleansing, targeting acne, gently exfoliating, reduce excess oils, and fading dark spots. However, salicylic acid can irritate your skin and cause dryness and peeling if overused. I use salicylic acid in my cleanser and I learned t

As someone with sensitive and acne-prone skin, I love heartleaf and I think it’s an underrated skincare ingredient. In my skincare routine, it’s found in my Anua Pore Deep Cleanser and a few of my face masks (Anua or JMSolution). What does it do? Heartleaf calms irritation, fights acne-causing bact

I just did my makeup with mostly products from Sephora. Maybe this will influence you to add to your cart for the Sephora Sale hehe. Here’s the list of products: Rare Beauty Brow Gel $21-28 in Clear Benefit Precisely My Brow Pencil $16-28 in Grey Glossier Stretch Balm Concealer $22 in Light 2 *

Glycolic acid has been a popular skincare ingredient for years, especially the one from the Ordinary ($9-13.50 at Sephora & Ulta), but if you’re not familiar with this ingredient, let me share the pros and cons. It has many benefits like deep exfoliation, improves skin texture, boosts collagen,

Today’s lip combo is Huda Beauty Lip Contour Lip Stain ($25) in Rosy Mauve (neutral mauve), m.ph by Mary Phillips The Overliner ($25) in Sizzle (warm rose nude) and Lip Ciggy ($26) in Love Bites (sheer black currant). The liner and lipstick can obviously be bought separately, but these two shades a

I <3 hyaluronic acid! It’s great for deep hydration, reducing fine lines, increases elasticity, and supports the skin barrier. This skincare ingredient works for all skin types, not just dry skin. Oily skin can be caused by dehydrated skin and to compensate, your skin will produce excess oils. H

Almost every week, I wear a collagen hydrogel face mask to bed. Collagen provides multiple benefits for your skin like hydration, plumps skin, glass-like effect, supports skin barrier, and reduces the appearance of minor wrinkles. Collagen masks usually deliver additional skincare ingredients to yo

Retinol is a popular skincare ingredient for acne and anti-aging. It stimulates collagen production, speeds up cell turnover to improve skin texture and hyperpigmentation, and unclogs pores. It’s also easily accessible over the counter. However, it’s likely to cause irritation, while your skin adj

Niacinamide is a great skincare ingredient for fading dark spots and correcting uneven skin tones. In addition, it also regulates oil production, calms inflammation, strengthens the skin barrier, has anti-aging benefits, and still does so much more! However, I find that this ingredient is very hit

Happy Halloween! Today’s lip combo is the Huda Beauty Lip Contour Lip Stain ($25) in Rosy Mauve (neutral mauve), Rhode Peptide Lip Shape ($24) in Squeeze (cool taupe), and MAC Lustreglass Lipstick ($25) in Alone Time (greyish mauve). Everything can be found at Sephora. Yesterday, I bought a lot of

I blind bought the DedCool x Emi Jay Aura Hair & Body Mist in Mochi Milk ($24 at Sephora) and I don’t regret it at all. I think any fragrance with marshmallow notes is blind buy safe because it smells exactly like what you think it does. I’ve heard a lot of good things about DedCool Mochi Milk,

I got my hands on Ole Henriksen’s new Pout Preserve Peptide Lip Treatment ($24) shade in Scandi Candy (pink gummy tint). I think the only way I would ever be able to make a pink lip work in the fall, and in general because I’m so used to wearing neutral shades, is with a pink tint like this rather

Today’s lip combo was the Morphe Signature Lip Pencil ($7 at Ulta) in Sugar Pie (dusty rose), m.ph by Mary Phillips Lip Ciggy ($26 at Sephora) in Shoop (sheer 90’s brown), and Lawless Forget The Filler Lip Plumping Lip Gloss ($26 at Sephora) in Nudie (pinky nude with a pearl finish). I rarely wear

There are a few makeup brands from Sephora that I absolutely love and are taking over my vanity. I love doing no makeup makeup looks and Glossier is perfect for that. I have loved this brand for years! I repurchased their Perfecting Skin Tint ($30) 3 times and Ultralip ($22) twice, but I also have