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  • - Okay, I am not a pretty sight when I wash my face,

  • I look like a fish gasping for air or gasping for water.

  • They don't gasp for air, they're underwater,

  • gasping for water.

  • (upbeat music)

  • I am so excited to be able to show you my skincare routine,

  • because I am usually used to reacting to skincare routines.

  • I'm not used to showing other people my skincare routine

  • and especially because it's switching so often,

  • I feel like there's no sense of normalcy,

  • but now I'm excited to reveal it to you guys,

  • because so many of you have been asking and yeah,

  • this is just gonna be fun, I'm looking forward to it.

  • Also, I hope that you can appreciate that I'm wearing a robe

  • because it's low key 85 degrees,

  • and I'm actually pretty hot, but you know what?

  • I wanted to stick with wearing a robe

  • because it's a Go To Bed With Me.

  • I don't get this chance every day.

  • You are also joined with me in my room,

  • not in my bathroom because my bathroom

  • is the size of a shoe box

  • and I figured that you probably don't wanna be seeing

  • up my nostrils my entire skincare routine,

  • so we're here instead.

  • So I may have to run in and out out to wash my face.

  • I'm going to be using in total one, two, three, four, five,

  • six, seven, eight products with one skincare tool.

  • So nine products all together.

  • I'm really excited to go through them

  • because these are some new goodies that I found

  • that I haven't shared with many people.

  • So, first thing I do is I use a cleansing balm,

  • I'm specifically using the Then I Met You

  • Living Cleansing Balm.

  • I like this one because, well,

  • I like cleansing balms in general

  • because they're a great way of just dissolving the sunscreen

  • and excess oil and dirt buildup that has accumulated

  • throughout the day off of your skin.

  • Cleansing oils are nice, but sometimes they can be

  • a little bit messy, which is why I like cleansing balms.

  • But typically I don't go for a lot of cleansing balms

  • because they have an ingredient called polyethylene,

  • which is plastic.

  • And I kind of don't want to be putting plastic on my face

  • and having it go down the drain.

  • And this one is polyethylene free,

  • which is why I really like it.

  • So I usually just take a little bit,

  • there's some skincare ASMR.

  • This stuff is like a mango smoothie on the skin.

  • I love applying it because it applies so smoothly

  • and it's formulated with a lot of rich, hydrating oils

  • that are really great for nourishing the skin,

  • which I think is awesome because the cleansing system

  • can usually be a little bit stripping to the skin.

  • And a lot of people don't realize that cleansing

  • can be the most damaging part of the skincare routine

  • if we're not careful.

  • And I really like that this one is formulated

  • with so many oils to just really soften and nourish my skin.

  • It does have fragrance and anyone who watches my channel

  • knows that I do not like fragrance,

  • but I'm okay with it in a wash off treatment.

  • So in my wash off treatments is when I get to

  • splurge a little bit,

  • because it's not gonna be on my face very long.

  • It's gonna be on there for like a maximum of 30 seconds

  • before I rinse it off.

  • So I'm not really gonna see any sensitivities

  • or risks associated with fragrance.

  • I make sure to get on my under eye area.

  • So I don't forget there and just gently work it

  • into the skin everywhere.

  • I always used to think cleansing oils and cleansing balms

  • were for people who wore makeup every day,

  • but I actually think they should be used by everyone

  • because sunscreen is a tricky little thing

  • to get off your skin.

  • And especially with the amount of sunscreen I wear,

  • which is hint a lot, a lot every single day,

  • I'm like anal about making sure I avoid the sun

  • as much as possible.

  • The cleansing balm is definitely smart for me.

  • And then after I make sure I've gotten

  • every part of my skin,

  • I just rinse it off with water and then immediately go in

  • with my cleanser, which I just do all in one swoop.

  • My favorite cleanser,

  • the one that I have to use all the time,

  • otherwise my skin freaks out is the

  • Youth To The People, kale and green tea spinach cleanser.

  • This one, I don't know why my skin gets so upset

  • every time I discontinue using this from my routine,

  • I'll try to experiment with new cleansers and my skins like,

  • what the heck, bro, why did you do that?

  • So this one is a pretty integral part of my routine.

  • I also really like it because I have combination

  • to more oily skin and being that it is summer right now

  • and Hawaiian, it's very humid, of course.

  • I tend to be really, really oily.

  • So I need a cleanser that's going to deeply cleanse my skin,

  • get everything out of my pores

  • to make sure that they're not clogged,

  • they're not gonna accumulate dead skin cells

  • and dirt over time.

  • And this one does a great job of doing that.

  • But my skin doesn't feel overly stripped afterwards,

  • which is tricky to find because some cleansers

  • I find work so well that afterwards, my skin is like

  • (gasp) gasping for water.

  • It's like the Sahara Desert.

  • Again, so I'm gonna rinse off and start applying this.

  • So usually I take about a full pump

  • and it's just gently massage it into my skin.

  • Last time I did this on video,

  • my eyes ended up burning so badly

  • because I'm not used to having my eyes open

  • while cleansing my skin

  • and my eyes are very, very, very sensitive.

  • So I'm gonna be very careful, maybe close my eyes for this.

  • I found that sometimes this cleanser can be

  • a little bit too harsh during the winter time

  • because during the winter my skin tends to dry out

  • a lot more, especially in the cheek area.

  • It gets really, really dry.

  • And anytime I travel to the mainland, whew,

  • my skin gets so, so, so dry.

  • I actually used to struggle with eczema a lot.

  • Thankfully I don't anymore,

  • being in a more humid environment, but yeah,

  • this cleanser really only works

  • for when it's particularly humid

  • and my skin is being extra oily.

  • Okay, once I feel that my skin is clean enough,

  • I go over to the bathroom.

  • I'm still not opening my eyes

  • and this is gonna be a struggle trying to walk to the sink

  • to wash my face off.

  • But you know, I'm gonna do my best, wish me luck.

  • Wow, I made it over to the bathroom with my eyes closed

  • and I did not spill on my shirt, cha chow.

  • Don't always win that battle, but today I did, I guess, woo.

  • Also if you notice that my skin is a little bit red,

  • I have reactive skin, I don't have sensitive skin.

  • My skin can actually handle a lot of products,

  • ingredients, testing, et cetera, et cetera,

  • but it is reactive.

  • If the wind blows my skin's like inflammation instantly.

  • Next I go in with a new step that I haven't been using

  • for very long, it's the Isntree Green Tea Fresh Toner.

  • Now, normally I'm not a big toner person,

  • 'cause I don't really feel that they're necessary

  • to a skincare routine, but this product,

  • the first ingredient is green tea extract.

  • The first ingredient, and it's like super affordable

  • and normally products with that high of a concentration

  • of green tea, heck even less of a concentration of green tea

  • are super, super expensive.

  • So I was pleasantly surprised to find this.

  • And I also don't use a cotton pad.

  • I just put it in my palms and pat it into my skin.

  • You know, it's funny, my nighttime routine

  • was not always this complete.

  • I used to be extremely bad at doing a nighttime routine,

  • but once I figured out to put my nighttime skincare

  • right next to my bed and all have my cellar water there

  • to just like do my entire skincare routine

  • while laying down,

  • I slowly started getting into a nighttime skincare routine

  • until now, which I'm like fully addicted.

  • But for anyone out there who is struggling to keep up

  • with a consistent nighttime routine,

  • I'm always recommending that

  • because it definitely helped my skin.

  • I also really like using the ingredient green tea

  • because it's great for soothing inflammation, redness.

  • It also may have some anti-aging benefits.

  • It's just overall a really good skin healing agent

  • that I really like to use.

  • So after that stuff, I make sure my skin is completely dry

  • before I go in with the next one.

  • And that's important because the next product I use

  • is from Versed, it's the Press Restart Gentle Retinol Serum.

  • Retinol is one of my favorite ingredients

  • for just repairing so much damage within the skin.

  • It's so well-researched,

  • there's so many benefits to it and I think it's a must,

  • especially considering how much sun exposure I get here

  • and just the stressors and the fact

  • that I do age so quickly,

  • retinol is a must step in my skincare routine.

  • For a few months, I went off of retinol

  • and I've been slowly making my way back into it.

  • And this one's a more gentle formula,

  • so it's better and more ideal to make sure that my skin

  • doesn't freak out when I start to use it.

  • And I've been using it for a couple of weeks

  • and so far I've been really enjoying the experience.

  • It's funny though, so many people are like,

  • "Oh my gosh, you can't use retinol,

  • "You're too young to use retinol."

  • et cetera, et cetera and I think what a lot of people

  • don't realize is that the reason I started

  • my skincare YouTube channel is because of aging

  • that I was seeing in my skin.

  • I had wrinkles all over my face,

  • deep set one on my forehead, underneath my eyes.

  • And before that,

  • I never really thought anything of skincare.

  • I thought it was just something like older ladies use

  • because they wanted to feel fancy.

  • But as soon as I started using the skincare

  • and I started incorporating exfoliant's

  • into my skincare routine and retinol,

  • I quickly realized that it was actually effective

  • because the wrinkles in my face were going away.

  • And now thankfully I've managed to keep them at bay

  • for some time, we'll see how long that lasts.

  • I'm very expressive and I'm white, so I age like a raisin.

  • So I just took two pumps of that and applied it

  • into my skin. One of the reasons I like that one

  • is because retinol typically, usually comes in very thick,

  • heavy creams, and I wanna be able to utilize retinol,

  • but also be able to apply other products

  • on top of it afterwards.

  • This one is a must in my skincare routine,

  • the Great Barrier Relief from Krave Beauty.

  • When I first found this product, I was in such a dark place.

  • I don't know where I was before this,

  • this like saved my skin.

  • Which sounds dramatic, but hello, that's me.

  • This one I specifically love because what it focuses on

  • is helping to repair the skin's moisture barrier.

  • And I think what we don't realize is that we tend

  • to just pummel our skin with so many treatments.

  • At least I do, so that sometimes I forget that, you know,

  • the health of the skin is just as important

  • as seeing results.

  • And those two things are not interchangeable.

  • Your skin can be seeing really good results

  • in terms of like exfoliation and retinol,

  • but not be adequately healthy.

  • And this is a great product for just making sure

  • that my moisture barrier is as strong as possible.

  • And when I started using this product,

  • I immediately noticed that the redness in my face was gone.

  • My skin was more hydrated, I didn't need to worry

  • about as much accessible oiliness throughout the day

  • because it's formulated with niacinamide.

  • It has to tamanu oil, so I started noticing a brightness

  • and getting rid of dark spots and sun spots on my face,

  • just so many different benefits that I started noticing

  • from this product.

  • So after I apply that product,

  • I go in with a final moisturizer

  • because this alone, it can be used as a moisturizer,

  • but I would say it doesn't have enough inclusive agents

  • to really form the protective seal

  • to prevent me from losing water through my skin overnight.

  • If you know that process,

  • it's called transepidermal water loss,

  • I am constantly talking about it,

  • but I just wanna always make sure that I have a final seal

  • to prevent any of that water loss.

  • But I don't like going in with really heavy creams

  • after doing this many products,

  • which is why I have been absolutely loving

  • the Rovectin Clean Water Cream.

  • It comes with little stickers

  • that you can put up the bottle, so I customize my own.

  • It's cute.

  • This one I love because it's formulated

  • with a crazy high concentration of Lotus,

  • which is great for reducing sensitivity

  • and irritation in the face and also for

  • potentially being anti-aging and antioxidant properties.

  • But I specifically love this one

  • because it's a very lightweight water cream.

  • So absorbs into the skin so quickly

  • and does not feel heavy.

  • I've actually been really liking using this one

  • during the day

  • because I can ensure that it will not make my skin

  • look really oily or greasy.

  • Something that's really important to me,

  • particularly during the summer.

  • I always make sure I apply on the neck.

  • Funny enough, dragging upwards on my neck

  • actually creates a lot of redness and irritation.

  • So I usually just pat it into my neck

  • and what I also do with my moisturizer

  • is I always make sure to pat it into my skin afterwards,

  • because I don't know why, maybe this is true,

  • maybe it's not true,

  • but I feel like my products absorb so much better

  • once I pat it into my skin.

  • And I don't know if that's because

  • it's actually being absorbed by the skin more

  • or if it's just being absorbed by my fingers more.

  • I have no idea, let me know down below,

  • 'cause I would love to know

  • the scientific explanation behind that.

  • As some of you may notice that most of these products

  • are actually Korean and that's because

  • I love Korean skincare.

  • I just feel like it encapsulates so much of just the modern,

  • innovative perspective that Korean skincare technology

  • can bring and just incredible ingredients and formulas.

  • Just everything that I love about skincare

  • in non irritating formulas.

  • One thing that's very prevalent on my channel

  • in terms of messaging is going towards skincare

  • that's not going to irritate your skin,

  • but contribute to the health of your skin.

  • And that's something that I definitely try to focus on

  • within my own skincare routine.

  • Sometimes I wish I could just be like a model

  • when I apply my skincare routine like.

  • (upbeat music)

  • But no, it's like World War Three over here on my face,

  • I've gotten better, I've gotten a lot better.

  • I used to be like man handling my face

  • when I applied my skincare routine.

  • Now I'm much more gentle,

  • but that doesn't mean it's beautiful.

  • So I apologize to anyone who's watching.

  • All right, once I pop that into my skin,

  • I go in with lips next

  • because my lips tend to get really dry

  • and I think overnight is a great time for me

  • to just make sure I'm really moisturizing my lips

  • so I don't have to apply a lip balm

  • as much throughout the day.

  • The one that I've been really loving

  • is the Milk Makeup Melatonin Lip Mask.

  • I think there's a lot of like underrated benefits

  • to melatonin in skincare and I specifically like this one

  • because it's very thick.

  • It's very hydrating and it's gonna make sure

  • that I do not wake up with dry lips.

  • The only thing I don't like about this one

  • is that it is formulated with lavender oil.

  • So, to me that I would consider that fragrance,

  • but with lip products,

  • it's so hard to find fragrance-free formulas

  • that are actually really effective

  • at keeping the skin moist overnight.

  • And this one works really well.

  • (lips popping)

  • Okay, and then for the final step,

  • I go in with the skincare tool

  • that I actually have not talked about on my channel before.

  • So I'm so excited to provide an exclusive look

  • into my skincare routine.

  • It's actually a Cooling Globe

  • and it would be Cooling Globes, plural,

  • if I hadn't have broken the other one

  • and it leaked out everywhere and got onto my carpet

  • and stained it.

  • So love that.

  • But you know, I just have one for now, but it's okay,

  • it's the same tool, it's just takes double the time,

  • but it's still so nice.

  • I love using this both at nighttime or in the morning,

  • specifically in the morning on the under eye area,

  • because it really de-puffs the face.

  • But overall, I just like it

  • because typically with a lot of these like cooling tools

  • that I've used in the past,

  • sometimes they create such a heavy layer

  • of like condensation on the outside

  • that it almost feels like you're just kind of

  • smothering water all over your face.

  • And it feels like it's almost breaking up

  • the skincare formula, but this one,

  • I never noticed that.

  • It really glides across the skin,

  • helps to further push your skincare products

  • into your skin without leaving traces of water

  • across the surface of your skin.

  • And I always just leave this in the fridge overnight.

  • And I always try to move it upwards in a lifting motion,

  • 'cause there's really no reason to be dragging downwards,

  • like your skin does not like that.

  • It does not mean more gravitational pull.

  • No sir, not today.

  • Normally when I have to, I do it so pretty.

  • I'm not like Mr. T-Rex Claws, trying to push it

  • all over my face, normally it's very like

  • visually aesthetic, but alas the second one broke,

  • but thankfully these ones are actually really affordable.

  • I got this from Sephora and I think they're like 20 bucks,

  • so not bad.

  • We stand affordability.

  • And I like to go on the neck as well and just push upwards.

  • And this is just such a nice step just to like, (sigh)

  • calm down, you know, focus on just like self care time.

  • I think sometimes even with me,

  • I tend to be so rushed in my life that I

  • really rush through my skincare routine

  • and using this is kind of a moment for me

  • to just reflect and think about the self care part

  • of skincare and have like a little bit of

  • a meditative moment.

  • I know I'm definitely guilty of looking at skincare

  • from a utility standpoint where I'm like,

  • "I have this problem, how do I fix it?

  • "Let me use that, as fast as possible."

  • And that's not usually the best way

  • to go about using skincare.

  • I think self care and indulgence and meditation

  • is just as important for a skincare routine

  • as is utility and repairing a problem within the skin.

  • And I think tapping into both of those

  • is where you can really find a passion for skincare.

  • That's definitely what turned it from just an interest

  • into a passion for me,

  • and also just being able to feel so good about yourself

  • once you start seeing good results within your skin.

  • I think it's so powerful.

  • And that's one thing on my channel that I think brings me

  • the most joy.

  • True, true joy is seeing how people's skin

  • has improved per recommendation of other creators or me,

  • and seeing just the confidence that comes along

  • with their skin being glowy, healthy, happy.

  • Ugh, it's just, it's so cool to see how much

  • of positive difference it's made in people's lives.

  • And it's what drives me to keep doing what I do.

  • Actually before getting into cosmetics,

  • I struggled with a severe eating disorder

  • and it was really difficult to find,

  • well, I had never had a moment where I looked at myself

  • in the mirror and thought to myself, "Wow, I'm beautiful."

  • You know, and it wasn't until I started using cosmetics

  • that it really unlocked that opportunity for me

  • to see the beauty within myself.

  • And it wasn't about the products,

  • It wasn't about anything, you know, material.

  • It was just a pathway to be able to open my eyes

  • to my beauty that I possess, inner and outer.

  • And that's one thing I just love about skin care

  • is that I think sometimes it can really be

  • the unnecessary key to unlocking the door of confidence

  • for a lot of people.

  • It's not the confidence itself,

  • it opens up an opportunity for people

  • to be able to see themselves in a better light.

  • And what price can you put on that.

  • Once I started recognizing my own beauty,

  • that's when the recovery became a lot easier,

  • a lot more enjoyable to manage as I slowly got better.

  • And I think everyone deserves to see themselves

  • in that same light.

  • I don't think anyone should be excluded

  • from seeing the beauty within themselves.

  • Wow, we're getting emotional.

  • No, not really.

  • See, this is why I love this part of the skincare routine,

  • I can just. (sigh)

  • Have this reflective, meditative moment

  • and you guys just got to be with me for that,

  • so double bonus.

  • Oh right, and after we finish that,

  • I am finished with my skincare routine

  • and this is where I pass out.

  • I knock out, I wake up glowy, happy and hydrated,

  • which is the goal always.

  • But yeah, this was my entire skincare routine.

  • I hope each of you really enjoyed watching.

  • I know I definitely had fun, as I usually don't get to,

  • you know, show my own skincare routine.

  • Thank you to all of the people who are watching this.

  • And I can't wait to see if any of you react

  • to my skincare routine and roast me

  • because I will be looking forward to every shady comment.

  • But thank you so much everyone.

  • And I will see you in the next video, mwah.

  • (upbeat music)

- Okay, I am not a pretty sight when I wash my face,

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