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  • - I'm like, "I'm going to bed now."

  • I am such a treat to wake up to, you have no idea.

  • (mellow pop music)

  • I have combination skin, really dry around the cheek area

  • and very oily here on my T-zone, which I think

  • happens to a lot of people, and I used to suffer

  • from cosmetic confusion.

  • I was using 13 products a day, twice a day.

  • Sometimes I'd add a couple,

  • just in case I missed out on something.

  • And I've really pared down my routine

  • to just three key products.

  • So between my cleansers and my skincare,

  • it's probably about five or six products I use every day

  • but I am heavy on high tech tools.

  • Everyone's told me I should be using a cleansing oil,

  • which really helps melt off your makeup, as your first step.

  • So rather than doing a two-step cleansing,

  • I combine my oil and my gel cleanser.

  • So one drop of oil and a drop of this gel cleanser.

  • The gel cleanser has a little bit of exfoliating

  • and it's very gentle.

  • There's a lot of debate about whether you should dampen

  • your face before you start taking off your makeup.

  • So I try to use as little water as possible.

  • So I massage my cleanser and then rather than using

  • too much water to rinse off my face, I use a muslin cloth.

  • This is the thinnest muslin cloth that I've ever found

  • and I put on some spa cleansing water,

  • which is like a Micellar water, from Koh Gen Do.

  • So you wipe it off and be really gentle with your face,

  • I can't stress that enough.

  • You only have one face, okay?

  • I'm very methodical, as you'll see.

  • Trust me, it pays to be methodical 'cause it's your face.

  • But do you see how you've avoided using water

  • but really cleaned your face?

  • And when I do wear eye makeup, which I have on today,

  • I will use the Almay makeup wipes,

  • but they're really small.

  • But it really takes off everything.

  • I use the gentle version, oil free,

  • because I have lash extensions.

  • You have to be really careful.

  • Spent a lot of money on those lash extensions,

  • you don't wanna rip them off.

  • I have several different routines,

  • depending on my skin's needs.

  • If I'm traveling and there's a lot of pollution,

  • like New York City or one of the bigger cities,

  • then I use my Ultra Sonic Deep Pore Cleanser.

  • This is like a Samurai blade.

  • Always dampen your skin before you use

  • your Ultra Sonic blade

  • because you really wanna get in there.

  • So this is when I like my Evian mister.

  • I buy one of these small ones, it's like an ounce

  • and it lasts me months.

  • Just a light spritz.

  • The reason you want damp skin is it provides a small barrier

  • between the Ultra Sonic Ion Cleanser and your skin.

  • I've been using this for about a year, I got it in Japan

  • and it's so satisfying when you go around your nose

  • and it cleanses everything, you see blackheads of course.

  • You do turn red so I recommend doing this at night.

  • I wanna just scrape up.

  • And I do about three swipes per area,

  • so I divide my face into a quadrangle.

  • Three swipes on the bottom, three swipes on the top

  • and really get that chin.

  • You know, the reason we have congestion around the skin --

  • what I've been told, I'm not a doctor or anything,

  • although I call myself Doctor Mommy --

  • is because we're constantly touching our faces,

  • so I'm a handphobe.

  • I do not touch my face.

  • So when you touch your face constantly or if you have

  • food allergies or any kind of hormonal stuff,

  • that's when it gets really congested.

  • So I just discovered a new tool,

  • which I'm really excited about.

  • This is the Hollywood EGF from Georgia Louise,

  • who is the celebrity facialist.

  • (tool buzzing)

  • So I love this tool because the micro needling part

  • is disposable, so you don't have to worry about bacteria

  • getting into your skin and there's a galvanic current

  • that really helps induce collagen.

  • It's all about that.

  • And since I'm traveling, I'm a little tired,

  • I'm gonna use this and just gently,

  • really gently go over your skin.

  • And it doesn't hurt, I promise.

  • The reason Georgia Louise came out with this

  • was because a lot of us are using,

  • we're just over treating our skin,

  • and there are some tools out there

  • are actually too strong for our skin types.

  • So this has a cover that protects it

  • and it limits how deep it can go.

  • I've been doing micro needling at my doctor's office

  • for about 12 years.

  • It's really changed my skin because any kind of trauma

  • you do to your skin, it kinda activates your collagen growth

  • and so far, I'm loving it.

  • You only need to use it once a week.

  • After I clean my face, this is when I do my rolling.

  • This is what I do every single night.

  • My favorite roller, Refa, and I love this one

  • because it has so many functions.

  • Like you have your eye roller, which is what we've seen,

  • but it also has a jawline sculpting function.

  • So I just do about three rolls.

  • I think the rule of thumb is just three,

  • if you don't know how many times you should roll.

  • And then of course you have the eye roller.

  • And then for your forehead.

  • Upwards and outwards, anything you do,

  • even when you wash your face.

  • And this is something my grandmother taught me, gua sha.

  • That's why this Refa has all these functions.

  • This is lymphatic drainage.

  • Especially all of us with our tech neck,

  • we're constantly looking down.

  • And finally, the pointed edge is where you do

  • accupressure points.

  • Just follow the lines of your face.

  • The bone structure, go up.

  • If you wanna define your cheekbones.

  • I used to use 13 products a day, twice a day.

  • Now I've pared it down to just three products.

  • And so I developed U Beauty Resurfacing Compound

  • with one of the top medical grade labs in Italy.

  • I thought to myself, we put a man on the moon,

  • why can't we create one really great product,

  • not to replace all the products in the world,

  • but how about just six of them?

  • So the Resurfacing Compound is your toner,

  • your glycolic and multi hydroxy acids,

  • your vitamins A, C and E and your hyaluronic acid.

  • So use about a pump and a half.

  • So it also refines your pores and it tones,

  • lightly hydrates, brightens because of the high levels

  • of vitamin C and tightens, and it feels like a taut shield.

  • Everyone who's used it, beauty editors, have told me

  • when they put it on, they feel like immediate tightening

  • and that's what this does.

  • And I, for all the actions to take place,

  • you really should let it dry.

  • 30 seconds is minimum, I like to give it a full two minutes.

  • So my Resurfacing Compound is completely dry,

  • it's time to moisturize.

  • My favorite moisturizer is Augustinus Bader's Rich Cream.

  • It feels so good on the skin,

  • it's like my skin just drinks it up.

  • And the Resurfacing Compound actually creates channels

  • so that any cream you put on after

  • is absorbed deeper into the skin.

  • But to be honest, I don't love cleaning my face

  • because you're taking makeup off

  • and when you're putting it on,

  • it's exciting, you're going out.

  • As a kid, I always hated going to bed.

  • And here's another tip for you, so you don't waste product,

  • use the back of your hands.

  • I'm Chinese and in our culture,

  • good skin is the highest praise.

  • And from the time I was five years old,

  • I remember my grandmother just piling my plate

  • full of chicken feet and and then she would tell me

  • to eat chicken butt.

  • She's like, "This will give you the best skin."

  • And then I was force fed bone broth every single day

  • and we had pork bone broth, beef bone broth,

  • chicken bone broth, ham bone broth, mushroom bone broth.

  • Literally we were the Bubba Gump of bone broth.

  • But now that it's trendy, I'm like, wait I know

  • how to make all the broths.

  • That's what I was raised eating

  • because we believed in beauty from the inside out.

  • And now I know the reason she was force feeding me

  • chicken butt, I think it was because I was the youngest

  • and Chinese people don't like to waste

  • and so they gave it to the little kids,

  • telling them that they'll have good skin.

  • But chicken feet was because of the collagen.

  • That's an actual thing, so I love chicken feet.

  • I was trying to find some to eat tonight,

  • but it's hard to find

  • chicken feet delivery in New York City.

  • Shocking, I know.

  • So my final cream in my three product routine

  • is Cle De Peau's Eye Cream Supreme.

  • One of the reasons I love it is for this free roller.

  • Remember, I'm Chinese, I love anything free.

  • And you have to be really delicate around the eyes.

  • I know I said this earlier and I wanna say it again,

  • there's no sebaceous glands.

  • The eye area is the most delicate, so be very gentle.

  • Now that I'm in skincare, I found out so many reasons

  • why we have puffiness and dark circles.

  • So as we age, our vascular function is not as good

  • as it was when we were five years old.

  • So as the vasculars weaken, then fluids drain into your face

  • and then it kind of collects under the eye.

  • So you wanna roll it gently and then I tap.

  • You wanna tap, never rub.

  • You can tap or you can gently do it in circular motions

  • and pretend you're a facialist.

  • And if you have any leftover excess, again don't waste.

  • Put on your lips.

  • Eyes and lips, just.

  • So now that I've applied my three products

  • and I wanna make sure it really works for me

  • and it's absorbed deep into the skin,

  • so I love using Skin Inc Tri-Light.

  • Red is for wrinkles, blue is for acne,

  • yellow is for skin brightening and pigmentation,

  • so I do orange.

  • Or you can do purple if you're more oily.

  • So there's five settings.

  • And I just gently, gently roll it across your face

  • to help -- close your eyes when around this area,

  • you don't wanna blind yourself.

  • I read LED light is really safe,

  • but always err on the cautious side, people.

  • So I go around the pigmentation and I let it sit there

  • 'cause this is supposed to help lighten.

  • I feel like it's done pretty well,

  • but mainly it just feels good.

  • It'll heat up, and I do think it helps

  • my products absorb deeply.

  • I don't know about all the other claims,

  • but it feels good.

  • I've watched my grandmother roll my entire life.

  • I used to be called into her room 'cause I was one

  • of the younger kids, and you'd have to roll her legs

  • 'cause she was tired and she would like --

  • there was a wood roller for the back of her calves,

  • there was a giant roller for her back,

  • there was a jade roller for her neck,

  • there was a gua sha stone.

  • I remember my older cousins would be offering

  • to give me candy if I would go roll my grandmother

  • and I loved it.

  • Everyone would be like, "No, not me!"

  • And I'm like, "Yes, yes, I wanna learn!"

  • I was the smart one, you should see how they look.

  • I'm kidding.

  • (Tina laughing)

  • If you're in really dry weather or you're in the mountains

  • or even at the beach, extreme weather conditions,

  • I like to take care of my lips

  • and this is a lip polish from Is Clinical.

  • I get it from my dermatologist, serious skincare.

  • And I have this Nurse Jamie little scrubber.

  • So you're gonna give yourself a nice little lip massage.

  • You're kinda like making out with it.

  • Get your skin nice, your lips nice and smooth.

  • This is a lip balm.

  • There you go.

  • When I'm traveling to extreme conditions like Aspen

  • or going to some remote island and it's hot

  • and my skin gets a little dry, I like to add,

  • just sometimes, a little drop of Vintner's Daughter oil

  • and I dab it.

  • Don't be afraid of oil, guys.

  • I think it's such a misconception when people think,

  • "Well I have oily skin, I can't use oil."

  • Oil actually helps control oil.

  • When you over dry your skin, it's all dehydrated

  • and you think because you have to over cleanse

  • and then you break out because your skin is working

  • over time to produce oils 'cause you're over drying it.

  • So oil combats oil, so don't be afraid of it.

  • This is my latest contraption.

  • I feel like I'm a mad scientist sometimes

  • in my old bathroom, I have all these things.

  • This is the Tripollar and it releases

  • a radio fractional wave, the way you would get

  • when you go for your RF treatments at your doctor.

  • Radio fractional waves are said to stimulate collagen,

  • doesn't hurt, by the way.

  • Stimulate collagen growth and remodel your dermis

  • from the inside out.

  • This is called a Tripollar.

  • I just got this so I'll have to report back

  • how much I love it.

  • But I have done radio fractional treatments.

  • Secret RF, which is a micro needling

  • with radio fractional waves

  • and it does help with tightening.

  • I love this dry brush from Dr. Barbara Sturm.

  • I'm not gonna strip down for you,

  • as much as I know everyone would love to see this body.

  • Dry brushing really helps the circulation

  • and allows your body to absorb any lotions you put on after.

  • I mean, we've all been there when you put on lotion

  • and try to put on a pair of jeans.

  • Is that painful?

  • So painful.

  • So dry brushing helps 'cause it'll absorb the lotion

  • and then you can put on your jeans

  • if you're not going to bed and you're actually going out.

  • So I like to do it at night and then I follow

  • with Uma Body Oil.

  • I love body oils.

  • Body oils at night, feels so good.

  • Then you touch yourself and you're like,

  • "Oh, my skin is so soft."

  • You know, this oil really absorbs well

  • so it's not that sticky.

  • And if I am a little sticky, it's just cost of being me.

  • I'm gonna share something with you that might gross you out

  • so here's a warning.

  • I only wash my hair once a week.

  • But what I do every night is I have this little

  • hair massage thing, it's a detangler.

  • You can just get it on Amazon, it costs $3,

  • and I break down the oils in my scalp

  • so that it doesn't get clogged up because if you don't

  • wash your hair that often, it can actually lead to hair loss

  • I was told, I read.

  • So by doing so, you're spreading the hair oils

  • into the rest of your hair, and that's why my hair

  • is so shiny, like look.

  • I'm not conceited, I swear.

  • It really works.

  • Okay, I'm almost done.

  • Every night before I go to bed, I put on my Sio chest pad.

  • These are reusable so you can use it.

  • It says to use it for two weeks, I use mine for a month

  • 'cause you just rinse it off in the morning

  • 'cause you know, remember, I'm frugal.

  • This prevents chest lines from forming

  • while you're sleeping.

  • I call it my bed belt.

  • Not a seat belt for a car but a bed belt

  • and I swear you guys, I mean look at this.

  • I've had friends tell me

  • that I have the chest of a teenager.

  • Mmhmm, yeah, it's worth it being me.

  • I have the worst tech neck because I'm constantly

  • looking down at my phone.

  • I'm trying to do this but you forget so I like to use this

  • neck patch, also from Sio, and again it's reusable

  • and it's really sticky so I make this last a long time.

  • And sometimes, during the day, I'm wearing this

  • and you just don't know 'cause it's clear.

  • Although once someone saw it and they were like,

  • "Is something wrong with you?"

  • And you just, you do this.

  • Before I sleep, I take my Equilibria CBD drops.

  • So I love this company so much because it's female led

  • and female founded but also they only use the hemp flowers,

  • which is three to four times more potent than hemp seeds

  • or the stalk or any of the cheap other stuff

  • that people like to put into CBD.

  • If you think I'm careful about what I put on my face,

  • imagine how careful I am about what I eat.

  • And you just.

  • Thanks for getting un-ready with me.

  • Are you exhausted?

  • I'm tired.

  • Oh, I'm gonna finish my bone broth and the reason I drink it

  • at night is because it contains essential minerals

  • and glycine, which helps you sleep better

  • while it's renewing your collagen.

  • You're welcome.

  • (mellow pop music)

- I'm like, "I'm going to bed now."

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