What’s something you’ll admit you do that you know you shouldn’t, but do it anyway? Mine is that I don’t patch test new products. I have no patience. I just slap that stuff on all over my face, and if I have a reaction, I’ll know not to use it again. I read the ingredients to make sure there aren’t any no-no’s but that’s about it.

Bad skin care habit you’re willing to admit?

I can’t wait to try the Choc Choc Rice Essence! I hear rice is so soothing for irritated skin!

weee! I won again!

I had a weird conversation in a Facebook group. Someone asked about skincare secrets, and i replied. Then this girl replied to my comment and her response not only had nothing to do with my comment, but made no sense. Has anyone heard that retinol causes cancer, and that it’s in all face creams? I think this woman was confused. Very confused.

Retinol causes cancer?

I went to Choc Choc today and bought the I’m From Honey Mask that’s been on my wish list! I have mild rosacea so I’m hoping it helps with that. Any fans out there?

I’m From Honey Mask

Is anyone else having trouble getting Picky notifications? I have to close out of the app and reopen it in order for my notifications to refresh. I was hoping this issue was resolved with the last app update.

Picky Notifications

It’s a liitle thick so it can appear cakey and scaley if you apply too much. It’s very expensive so I bought the mini and it lasted for about six months.

I love that Dr. Jart+ has an entire line dedicated to redness issues. This color corrector is a thick, light green tint that changes to a beige color when applied to skin. I noticed that if I apply too much it ends up looking cakey and scaley, so less is more.

I’ve seen people on Tiktok demonstrate how to apply it by rubbing it between the palms first, then patting it on the face. This didn’t work for me. More product stayed on my hands than my face. Instead, I tap the cream on my red spots, then let the warmth of my fingers help absorb the product onto my face by patting it in lightly.

I love that this product has naiacinimide, and it also includes a lot of soothing ingredients like Centella Asiatica Extract, Panthenol, and Madecassoside. These are ingredients that I always look for in products to help with my mild rosacea.

It also has SPF 30 ☀️ with titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, so it’s a great added layer of sun protection, but I still add my regular SPF on top because using so little of the color corrector won’t provide adequate sun protection.

This was the first Cerave product that I’ve tried, and I was excited to see what affect it would habe on my dry, sentitive skin. Unfortuately, I started breaking out after using it for a few days, so maybe its too rich, which is frustrating because other lotions are not rich enough for me 😞. The price point is good and it’s readily available in all drug stores.

If I use too much, it pills. So a little goes a long way.

UPDATE: in the end, the pilling was just too much for me so I wont be repurchasing. But it was still wirth a try! 


I bought this eye cream because of the ingredient list. Okay, and because Hyram raved about it. It not only has niacinamide, but soothing ingredients like panthenol, licorice root and camellia leaf. It’s also fragrance free.

My under-eye area is dark with fine lines. And while I think eye cream isn’t a necessity in a skin care routine, if you’re going to buy an eye cream, get one with an active ingredient.

The color of this eye cream is a shimmery beige color (it includes mica), almost like a makeup (although it’s not makeup and may not provide coverage like makeup does depending on your skin tone or dark circles).

Very little goes a long way. I notice when I apply too much it pills. It adds a slight brightening affect to the under-eye, but I definitely need additional brightening concealer which I apply after this eye cream. This eye cream and the added concealer together do the trick.

I use this in the morning, and a retinol eye cream at night.

Some may be turned off by the price - $45.

This moisturizer is chock full of skin-soothing ingredients that my skin loves. I’ve been using it for a couple weeks now at the end of the day. I little goes a long way, and it comes with a metal spatula that’s magnetic and sticks to the lid so you don’t lose it!

The luxurious texture is thick and silky, but not greasy and doesn’t break me out like the Cerave moisturizer did. 

Key ingredients include honey extract which is listed as a moisturizing agent, but I believe it’s also soothing for irritated skin. Other soothing ingredients include panthenol and bisabolol, and it has ceramides, amino acids, and antioxidants. 

As long as my skin continues to love this moisturizer, I’ll repurchase, even at $45!

It takes a long time to ship to the US, and I don’t think the cleanser is that outstanding for it to be worth the wait. I can buy great cleansers from Target, Sephora or Ulta.

I waited for several weeks to receive this cleanser that everyone raves about. I’ve had issues finding a cleanser that doesn’t dry out my skin. My skin still feels a little tight after using the Krave Matcha Hemp Cleanser, but I believe it’s because my skin type is dry. It wasn’t super stripping like some other cleansers, so that’s good.

The main key ingredient is Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract which is considered an antioxidant and an abrasive, although the cleanser doesn’t feel like it has any exfoliating ingredients in it (it doesn’t feel grainy). The hemp seed is an emollient. I think the matcha is in the form of camellia sinensis leaf, which I thought was supposed to be soothing, but I don’t think it’s an active ingredient in this cleanser. 

The consistency is a little viscous and takes a bit to lather on the face. But my face feels pretty nice immediately after cleansing.

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