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What’s up, ladies? How’s it goin’ lately? Me? I’m good and have been pretty busy last week but here I am for another post where I will share to you, beautiful human beings, my current skin care routine that is BOMB, mild and *drum rolls* affordable. Yaaaas. Okay, let’s start. 

1. Cleanser. Alright, still the same. I am using the Celeteque Dermoscience Hydration Facial Wash and as you can see in the picture it’s almost empty so I’m gonna need to buy another one. My second bottle. Which means that I love it and it’s been working pretty good on me. Remember when I told you on an older post that my face (especially nose area) got dry because of this? Forget about it. Haha. I think my face was  just tryna adjust with the product that time. Plus, I partnered it with a really nice moisturizer so it’s all good now and I bet I’ll be sticking with this for a long period of time. I’m feeling it. 

Price: 85 pesos

2. Toner. I am using Human Heart Nature Hydrating Face Toner. Its function is moisture boost. I have been using this for 2 weeks already, if I am not mistaken. And I would say as early as now that it is working pretty good because it is really mild and it cleans your face without removing its natural moisture. In fact, it even hydrates your skin which is awesome. You know what, a misconception that I’ve always believed in before was that if you got an oily skin, you don’t need to moisturize anymore because it will just cause pimples. It’s really just lately that I’ve come to realize how important it is to hydrate and moisturize your skin. It’s also kinda crazy that before, I’ve always wanted my face to be, like, matte. But now, I want it looking just fresh and healthy. Anyway, we will still talk about moisturizer, so enough with the blah blah here. Haha. But I know you get my point. Okay, I would say this toner is pretty awesome because it does two things: tone & moisturize. 

Price: 99 pesos

3. Moisturizer. Yup, still on it. I am using Human Heart Nature Day and Night Moisturizer. My first post on this blog is about this pair and I’ve promised to give you an update if it worked good on me and the time... is now. And the answer is...yes, it’s good. Actually, I’ve always expected it to be good because it doesn’t have any harmful chemicals and it is very mild. That’s the thing about all natural products, it’s safe and just feels good on the skin. I mean, at first, we won’t notice any drastic difference or changes on the skin BUT it is good in the long run. I couldn’t stress it enough that it is safe. No need to worry about anything. Safe to say that this is probably one of the best moisturizers that I have tried. Love it. Love the smell and the feel right after putting some on my face.

Price: 174 pesos each

4. Exfoliator. I am using St. Ives Apricot Scrub. THE. BEST. EXFOLIATOR. EVER. I mean, this is my holy grail and I know a lot of you guys agreed when I said it’s the best. No need for anymore explanation on this. I mean,ya know it already. 

Price: 255 pesos

You know guys, I am just a newbie to the skincare world, honestly.  I wasn’t really big on skincare. Before, I would just wash my face with soap when I wake up and before I go to sleep and that’s about it. It’s only now that I really do a “routine”. And it’s also just now that I really take taking care of my skin seriously. That is why I really like sharing this journey with you . It’s gonna be a long and slow journey to the dream skin. Please be with me ♡

Note: 

Do CTM every day and night. (Cleanse, tone, moisturize)

Exfoliate 2 to 3 times a week.

Hey ladies. So recently, I did a whole body peeling and I used a peeling lotion from Derm Secrets (you can check it out on instagram or shopee) Again, this is not a sponsored post because I do not have any sponsors, okay? Haha. 

I came across this product in an instagram advertisement where it shows someone’s legs while on the peeling process as a result of using this peeling lotion from Derm Secrets. I was kind of hooked and was curious so I went on their page and saw a lot more photos of people’s legs and arms that are peeling dramatically. Like, super. So, I bought it from Shopee that same night that I saw their page. Yes, I’m impulsive like that. Haha

This is the peeling lotion. It actually comes in a set with a lotion slash sunblock and a soap. 

The lotion slash sunblock is SPF 100 . That’s major, right? Then there’s the soap that smells really sweet, lathers smoothly and is soft on the skin. I quite love it. 

So, the package is gonna come with a set of instructions, like a whole bond paper full of text, but to summarize you just need to lather the whole bottle of peeling lotion on to your body. Yes, you got that right. You need to consume the whole bottle of peeling lotion in just one night. In my case, I had a really hard time, it was really tiring for me (haha) so I did not follow the instruction which says finish the whole bottle in one night. I applied on to my body half of the bottle on the first night, and the other half on the second night. I guess it was okay cos the peeling hasn’t started yet on the second night. 

I applied the peeling lotion March 16 and then the peeling started March 18. My hands started peeling first. And it was drastic! Like, it was so obvious which makes sense cos this product is really supposed to give you macro peeling effect. 

March 18

March 20

The peeling on my legs looked like this. 

I did not edit (even a tiny bit) nor use any filter on those photos because I want you to see the real deal. 

The peeling process will be for 5 to 7 days. And it’s gonna itch SO BAD, I’m telling you. It was hard to sleep during the peeling process and it was hard to avoid peeling the skin off by myself. But I did try my best because I don’t wanna mess it up. 

So, this is the before (left) and after (right). These were taken in the same room with same lighting and at the same time. Both were taken 8:30 in the evening. I would say there is not much of a difference with the skin tone. Not so much to make it obvious on the photos. BUT, in actual, you could really see the difference. It’s brighter and whiter, even. My skin became glowing and I could really say that it did it’s job to remove my dead skin. Please note that the very purpose of this product is to remove dead skin not to whiten. I guess the whitening effect is just cos the dead skin were removed. Do you get my point? Haha

All in all, I love it and I will definitely use it again in the future. Not very soon, though. (I don’t wanna overuse it) 

Note, before I end this post, please remember the following:

Do not  use any lotion while on peeling process

When taking a bath please use a really mild soap like Dove

Yeah, I know you would ask, you are supposed to use the Ultiwhite Lotion and the Power Peel Soap AFTER the peeling process NOT DURING.

Do not use any body scrub during the peeling process.

Do not use this product on your face.

 Okay, love? :)

Human Nature Day Moisturizer and Human Nature Night Moisturizer

50 ml / 174.50 pesos each bottle

Okay, so how do I start a review like a pro? Haha. Kidding. Well, this isn’t going to be a review just yet since I have only been using these moisturizers for 2 days now. I’ll get back to you on these babies after two weeks, maybe? :)

So the story is that one day, I noticed that my best friend’s face got really nicer and clearer so ako naman itong gusto din gumanda, I asked her what product she’s been using for her face. She said she’s using  CÉLETEQUE DermoScience Hydration Facial Wash. I bought a bottle and tried it right away. It was okay, I did not have any breakout. Well, I had a pimple on my forehead the next morning but that’s just it and it disappeared the same day. It’s nice and I still use it (it’s been 2 weeks I guess) however I noticed that my face gets even drier than it usually is, mostly on the nose and mouth area to the point that I cannot open my mouth wide enough to laugh so hard (hehe) and there’s an obvious flaking on my nose. 

So what I did, I went to Google and searched for the best moisturizers in the Philippines and Human Nature Day & Night Moisturizer appeared and I’ve also read a blog wherein the girl says that these are her HOLY GRAIL. So convinced enough, and also because I’ve been a fan of Human Nature for years now, (but i only use their shampoo, hand sanitizer and hand and foot salve), I bought ‘em the next day and tried it right away. 

ON THE BOTTLE IT SAYS:

Day Moisturizer is light and with long lasting 15 vitamins and minerals

Night Moisturizer has rich moisturization jojoba and plant collagen

The bottle looks like this. You only need one to two pumps of the product for your face. So I could pretty much say that it will last long since the bottle is quite big. 

FIRST IMPRESSION:

It’s lightweight

It smells really fresh

It gets absorbed by the skin really well (would probably go well with makeup, it’s just that I do not wear makeup)

No breakout

I wake up in the morning looking fresh hehe

The flaking on my nose is slowly disappearing