I’ve started slugging at night using petroleum jelly (Vaselin), and I am LOVING the results so far! Of course not after using strong actives/exfoliants tho! 

I’ve read that you can slug every night if you want to, but I am curious how often you people usually do it? Every night? Do you give your skin some nights off to “breath”? 

1st Picture of me all slugged up and ready for bed lol
2nd picture is my skin the next morning, excuse my puffiness lol I just woke up

Slugging! 🐌

Such a cool offer, I love how much thought and energy Picky puts into this community! 

What will you buy with your Picky points? ✨

Picky x Wishtrend 😍

Have anyone of you tried Rated Green before? What are your expirience? 
They have so many good hair products, I’ve got both me and my bf hooked lol

Rated green is my new hair fav!

I am curious, have any of you tried using a hydrating essence as a toner? 
I use both essences and toners mainly for hydration and calming. With modern day formulations I feel like the divide between the two is getting blurrier. I have an extra essence to spare that is mild and hydrating, do you think it would work as a toner? Have you tried it before? Tell me more about it if you have!

Essence as toner?

If it’s one question we all see often, it’s this: how do I reduce the appearance of my pores? 
It’s safe to say a lot of us have had or are having this issue! 

✨ WHY do we get enlarged pores? 
         ▶️ mostly, the size of our pores are genetic, this is important to remember so that we don’t compare our skin to everyone else’s without keeping in mind that everyone’s starting point is different! 
         ▶️ lack of proper cleaning of the skin. The more dirt, dead skin and sebum that collects in your pores, the larger they will appear
         ▶️ increased sebum production, especially for people with oily skin or those that are over-cleansing their skin
         ▶️ reduced elasticity of the skin, this can for example naturally occur with age

✨ WHAT can be done to reduce the appearance of pores?
         ▶️ always start your night routine by double cleansing - first with an oil based cleanser, then with a water-based cleanser
         ▶️ exfoliation with BHA (or whichever chemical exfoliating product works best for you). This way you will be able to remove dead skin cells before they start clogging the pores
         ▶️ niaciamide - for me, this has been what have made the most difference combined with BHA! It levels out the oil production in your skin, making your pores less clogged and therefore appearing smaller
         ▶️ SPF! SPF! SPF! 

What are your holy grails for pore control? I’ve added my favorites below, let me know what you think! 🥰

If you are interested, I’ve added some “favorite” products for different skin concerns under routines on my profile!

Favorites: pore control ✨

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🥀 I wish the product was more occlusive, so that I could use it as my main night moisturizer without having to layer a more occlusive cream on top. Although on the bright side, this makes it more versatile and probably fit a lot more skin types 
🥀 melatonin is one of the main ingredients advertised in this product. From what I have read, and what we have been thought in med school, melatonin simply does not really work when applied topically. The claims that it will “help your skin rest deeply” etc, therefore seems a little misleading to me, but I am not a dermatologist so take into consideration that it might have effects that I am not knowledgeable about.

🌸 first of all: WOW! I am so impressed and surprised with this product! I really like the cica line from skin1004, but this is even better than the others - new HG for sure! 
🌸 is product is truly power-packed, it contains hyaluronic acid for hydration, cica for calming, ceramides for barrier strengthening, niaciamide for oil regulation and even skin tone, adenosine for anti-aging, and the list goes on. It promises to hydrate, soothe, improve elasticity and even out skin tone. In my opinion it delivers on most of its promises! After using this for only one night, I woke up the next morning with such even, calm and glowing skin I couldn’t really believe it. My skin was so supple and glass-like. I experienced no irritation either, except that it makes my eyes water a bit if it comes into contact with them. 
🌸 I got this as a freebie when I won the centella ampule from the Picky giveaway, so I didn’t have a chance to experience the original packaging as I only received a sample. From the marketing pictures, it looks like the original comes in a tube with a cap, that you have to squeeze to portion out the product. This is my preferred packaging for creams, as it’s much more hygienic compared to scooping it out with your fingers and introducing bacteria into the remaining product. The packaging is also so so pretty, both the sample I got, the original packaging and the skin1004 packaging in general. Always look very professional, clean and intriguing. 
🌸 the texture is a very light gel consistency, that turn almost water-like when you start to massage it into the skin with your fingers. Is super super light weight, so I could imagine this would fit almost any skin type. Although for my dry skin, I felt it was a little _too_ lightweight, so I topped it up with my normal night moisturizer for a more occlusive finish, which worked perfectly. In that way, it is very easy to adjust to your skin type and needs. 
🌸 contains no artificial fragrance, and no harmful ingredients according to Picky
🌸 from what I can read online, it seems to me that all skin1004 products are cruelty free - love to see it! 
🌸 a little goes a long way, so great value for your money

💔 unfortunately it does contain some fragrance, so be aware of that if your skin is sensitive. It is mild tho, so normally it doesn’t irritate my skin 
💔 most days my skin loves this, but not when my barrier is compromised. On a broken barrier, this cream can sting and induce some redness which is unfortunate since it’s meant to help strengthen your barrier 
💔 takes a good while to absorb fully into the skin. I use this as a night time moisturizer so this doesn’t bother me that much tho. 

❤️ contains calendula flower extract which works by moisturizing and soothing the skin. The flower extract is actually fermented, which makes it great for strengthening your skin barrier! It can also have a brightening and wrinkle improvement effect. It does deliver on its claims, my skin very much loves this cream! 
❤️ hypoallergenic 
❤️ it comes in a plastic tub with a screw-on cap and inner seal. 
❤️ the texture is like soft butter. It glides beautifully on the skin and a little bit goes a long way! 

💔 I had higher hopes for this cleanser. I was a little disappointed that it left my skin feeling a little tight like most other cleaners, although I would say it’s on the gentler side.  

Rovectin conditioning cleanser 🤍

This product was gifted to me by YesStyle in exchange for my honest opinion. 

❤️ This is a gentle cleaner with a low pH, designed to cleanse effectively without disrupting your barrier nor drying out your skin. In my opinion it halfway delivers on its claims: my skin does feel very clean after I use it, but I am still left with a somewhat tight feeling despite the formula promising to not result in tightness.
❤️ the product comes in a very handy, efficient, hygienic and sturdy pump-bottle. This makes it very easy to measure out, although the pump will give you way more than you need if you’re not careful 
❤️ the texture is a thick gel which foams up when mixed with water and rubbed between your hands
❤️ does not sting the eyes in my opinion and does not irritate my skin whatsoever 
❤️ the formula is hypoallergenic and without any added fragrance. Rovectin claims it has a mild coconut scent due to it’s natural natural ingredients, but I didn’t notice it. To me it smells vaguely pharmaceutical, but not at all overwhelming

💔 it’s really not that much bad to say about this mask, as it’s one of my favorite products. The only improvement I can think of it that I wish it contained ceramides and peptides like the cream in the same line

💫 Klairs midnight blue calming sheet mask 💫 

❤️ this mask in made from bamboo fiber and charcoal, and contains both willow tree extract which is a natural BHA which exfoliates the skin gently, and centella and erytriol which reduces the appearance of pores and calms the skin. The mask delivers on its promises to a tee! It feels so calming, reduces all the redness in my skin noticeably and gives the most amazing glow that lasts the entire day!! HG for sure! 
❤️ All Klairs products are vegan and cruelty free 🐰 I love that I can buy any and all products from Klairs without a bad conscious, makes it so easy to stay ethically conscious! 
❤️ is comes in a classic sheet mask packaging. The mask itself is in two pieces: one for your forehead-area and one for the skin and cheeks. It even wraps around the nose to cover both the sides and the tip of the nose, which in my experience is pretty rare for a sheet mask 
❤️ perfect to combine with the other products in the midnight blue line - for example I can highly recommend the midnight blue calming cream! Heaven! 
❤️ due to its good fit, it keeps in its place while you wear it. I usually use a silicone mask on top to prevent it from moving and from drying out while I wear it, in my experience this gives an even better result compared to using the sheet mask on its own 

🥀 Even though I very much enjoyed the whole hyalu-cica line from skin1004, this unfortunately was my least favorite product. A great deal of it might be that my skin much prefers betaglucan to HA. I feel that most HA serums, this one includes, does not give me as deep and lasting hydration compared to betaglucan. 
🥀 I don’t know for sure what caused it, but after using the serum I developed a few (only ca 3) small white dots on my face. I think it might be because the serum was a little too thick for my liking and didn’t allow my skin to breath properly. This is the main reason I won’t repurchase.

🌸 I am very much impressed with the hyalu-cica line from skin1004, definitely one of my favorites that I’ve come across!
🌸 is product is truly power-packed, it contains hyaluronic acid for hydration, cica for calming, ceramides for barrier strengthening, niaciamide for oil regulation and even skin tone, adenosine for anti-aging, and the list goes on. It promises to hydrate, soothe, improve elasticity and even out skin tone. In my experience, the serum delivers on its promises, although I only tried a sample, so I cannot speak about its long term effects for aging etc. My skin felt very hydrated and plump. The serum also gave me a very nice glow that lasted a few hours. I experienced no irritation, except that it makes my eyes water a bit if it comes into contact with them. 
🌸 I got this as a freebie when I won the centella ampule from the Picky giveaway, so I didn’t have a chance to experience the original packaging as I only received a sample. From the marketing pictures, it looks like the original comes in a small bottle with a pump. I normally prefer my serums to be in a dropper, but considering the thicker consistency, I agree that the pump is a better solution for this serum. The packaging is also so so pretty, both the sample I got, the original packaging and the skin1004 packaging in general. Always look very professional, clean and intriguing. 
🌸 the texture is a very light gel consistency, that turn almost water-like when you start to massage it into the skin with your fingers - much like the sleeping pack in the same line if you’ve tried that one. Despite its thicker consistency, the serum is very easy to spread around the face, but it does take a few minutes to fully sink into the skin.
🌸 contains no artificial fragrance, and no harmful ingredients according to Picky
🌸 from what I can read online, it seems to me that all skin1004 products are cruelty free - love to see it! 
🌸 a little goes a looong way, so great value for your money

Cornelia