drugstore skincare

a discussion on here got me thinking: what skincare brands do your drugstore carry? it varies country by country and i can’t help how a lot of people just refer to them as drugstore brands, when it can be a little misleading. since i live in singapore, our drugstores carry a lot more korean and japanese brands than american brands. big europeans brands are also common here. i can’t list them all of course but here’s some that our drugstores carry off the top of my head: cosrx, bioderma, la roche posay, eucerin, biore, wishtrend, dear klairs, i’m from, hada labo, menturm, uriage, vichy, shiseido, rohto, rovectin, derma lab, dr. g, dhc, anessa, kose, skin1004. we do have neutrogena and olay, but things like aveeno have very limited options, mostly baby lotions. so you can see how referring to something as drugstore can be misleading. everyone here knows about wishtrend, and i reckon most of you won’t refer to it as a drugstore brand, but as you can see, i can.

Micellar Water Recs

do y’all have any micellar water recs? not cleansing oils/balms, i have those still. i’m currently using the one included but i’m not really a fan of it. i know Bioderma is the common one, but i’m hoping one of y’all have other options for me 🥺 please and thank you 🥰🤗

irritated skin

hello picky friends! i need your thoughts i used a new moisturizer today and may or may not have forgotten to patch test 🤫 i also forewent spf since im stuck in a dark cave (aka my room). the entire morning my skin was super itchy and irritated but before i headed out for lunch, i spritz on facial mist and put on sunscreen and somehow my skin doesn’t feel irritated anymore??? my skin felt mildly irritated this morning before the moisturizer, but it was barely noticeable sort of irritation. also i should mention that my house is currently dusty af bc we’re renovating our kitchen and the whole house looks like a battleground. so rn i’m not too sure if the moisturizer exacerbated the irritation, or if the lack of spf wearing did, or the environment i’m in?? all of the above, none—kinda one of those “it just happens” things? do i keep using the moisturizer, or pass it on? has this happened to y’all??

tiam giveaway

omg y’all i won the giveaway for the b3 serum!! this is my first win—i’ve kinda lost all hope of ever winning anything so this was such a nice surprise. super excited to try it out! did y’all win any? check your emails everyone!! thanks picky and tiam 🙏🙏

omg i won

not to add to the spam but yall i won 🤯🤩 i’m so excited to try it. i was not expecting to win anything else honestly. thank you picky and skin1004 for this blessing 🙏🥺🥰