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Many of us have enjoyed the benefits of including K beauty products in both our skincare and makeup routines. However, we usually have those holy grail western beauty products we can’t switch out, most likely because they work so well with our skin or because we can’t find an alternative.
We’ll be giving you collation which would include some of our top of the line beauty products and those popular western beauty products you most likely have on your counter now.
Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Serum vs It’s Skin Power 10 Formula Ye Effector
The Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Serum strengthens the skin’s foundation and renew and rebalance the skin cells. With the It’s Skin Power 10 formula, we are provided with 10 individual essences (all part of a set) that are each designed to target a particular skin issue. Each bottle is power packed with an essence for one skin issue. The results are usually almost instant because of how potent these essences are.
Kheil’s Rare Earth Deep Pore Daily Cleanser vs Missha Super Aqua Oxygen Micro Visible Deep Cleanser
This cleanser promises amazing results with any skin type and judging by the mainly positive reviews online, it does that for many people. It does its job as a cleanser and also works to calm the skin. With the Missha Deep Cleanser, there’s an extra step taken to not just cleanse the skin, but to give a massaging effect and also feed the skin with cell boosting properties from plans extracts. The properties include Swiss Alpine Herb Extract and Water lily extracts which are both important for soothing the skin and keeping it hydrated through the cleansing process. Most cleansers are known to dry out the skin when used. With the Missha Deep Cleanser, dryness and dehydration will not be a problem.
Estee Lauder DayWear BB Crème vs TheFaceShop Face It Magic Cover BB Cream
The Estee Lauder DayWear is a BB cream for all skin types. It is an oil free formula that promises to provide the beauty benefits your skin needs while protecting it from free radicals that could damage skin health. TheFaceShop’s Face It targets complexion, skin texture and skin aging. It works to provide you with an even complexion, at the same time, preserving your skin’s texture so it stays smooth and soft to the touch. This BB cream is very specific on targeting skin aging signs and is loaded with natural properties that work to help your skin fight off aging signs.
Tarte Matte Lip Tint vs It’s Skin- It’s Top Professional Water Beam Tint
The Tarte lip tint comes in different shades and is designed to give you the desired tint with a soft, matte finish. It’s Skin’s water beam tint comes in a stick form and apart from giving a gorgeous tint to your lips, it also hydrates your lips and cools them down. This means that hot weather or not, your lips would be kept cool and well hydrated. You wouldn’t have to bother about reapplying to cover or soothe your dry, chapped lips. This lip tint is designed not just for color, but lip care also.
Sheet masks are daily use beauty bag staples. Thanks to the influx of k-beauty products to the skincare market, we have access to these power packed, facials-in-one-sheet. Sheet masks usually come individually wrapped, both for hygiene purposes, storage and to make it easy to use.
Sheet masks provide us with dozens of skin benefits, depending on what skin issue each mask was made to target. However, using any good sheet mask will leave you with well hydrated, supple skin. The masks are coated with a serum, which contains all the goodies your skin will feed on. The effect is even more intense as the sheet applies the serum to your skin then stays on it, providing a closed environment for the serum to penetrate your skin and work its magic.

Many makeup artists carry these mini facials around, especially those who work with always-on-the-go models. Using a sheet mask before applying your foundation provides a very good base to start on. Sheet masks will give you well hydrated skin, that your foundation will easily blend into and not stand out like oil and water that can’t mix, and the glow you get from your power packed mini facial will help amp up the glow your foundation gives.

A Simple Guide To Using Sheet Masks
• Wash your face properly, get rid of oils, makeup and other properties that can clog your pores. The serum from the mask needs to absorb into your skin properly and do its job. 
• After washing your hands, take out your mask, unfold it and carefully lay it across your face, there should be holes made out for your eyes and mouth, so you know how to apply it on your face. 
• Lay back, take selfies, and rest. Your skin is better when you are not stressed out so take a few minutes to meditate or watch a good show. 
• After 15-30 minutes (depending on how much time you have) take off the mask and rub the remaining serum on your face into your skin.

If you don’t feel comfortable with the extra serum on your skin, you can wash it off. After this, you can give your skin a few minutes to dry before moving on to your makeup. Your foundation will glide on your skin so easily and you can be sure to get a flawless finish.
It might seem like a ridiculous notion, comparing a bottle of sun protection to an intense 10 step routine, but we have to consider the factors involved first. Skin issues usually generate from some factors- hormones, genetics but most importantly, sun effects. This is more important because studies show that 80% of skin aging signs are as a result of sun damage. The worst part is, sun damage happens every day, irrespective of climate or clothing.

The sun emits three types of rays but only two get to the earth, they are the UVA and UVB rays. UVA rays are responsible for skin aging while UVB rays are responsible for skin burning. These rays can pass through many things- the clouds, your windows and even clothing. The only way to protect yourself from their effect is to stay in a totally dark room, or load up on sunscreen. Except you’re a vampire and don’t have to work for your rent, your only option is B. What this means is that you can go through all your skincare steps twice a day but if you don’t target the basic problem, you’ll keep on battling this skin issue.

Apart from aging, the sun is also responsible for other severe skin problems like hyper pigmentation and age spots. Instead of spending hundreds of dollars looking for the right jar of cream that would do the magic for you, an easy way is to just protect yourself by using sunscreen religiously. Many skin issues will be avoided if that one step is taken seriously.

If you are getting to an age where you skincare routine is focused on skin aging, you should hold the saying “prevention is better than cure” close to your heart. This is one of the best skincare tips an Asian woman would ever give you, and they are known for their porcelain, never aging skin. They go to great length to protect their skin from direct contact with the sun. Added to their regular application of sunscreen, they stay out of the sun totally or carry clothing and accessories made out of special UV protecting garments like gloves and umbrellas.

UVA rays cause slow but serious damage, speeding the onset of fine lines and wrinkles on the face, neck and hands (usually the parts that are always exposed). Although we can’t argue the importance of a skincare routine (there are many things involved especially the cleansing process which I would never miss for anything) it is important to always remember that most skin issues can be avoided if we protect our skin from the sun.
If your mornings usually feature you trying to get everything in your purse and rushing out of the house shoes in hands, then you know a step by step skincare or makeup routine is a lot of work. Use these tips to shorten the amount of time you spend in front of the mirror with awesome results.


1. Have a signature makeup look: doing the same look over and over will get faster because you know exactly what you need and how to do it. Creating a new look makes you consider what colors and brushes to use, wasting your time.
2. Keep all your daily beauty products within reach: don’t keep the brushes you use every day in your brush bag. Set out your daily makeup tool so you can easily grab them and return them after use. You can keep your daily skincare and makeup products in a separate cupboard or a small makeup bag and your brushes in a jar, upside down.
3. Find your tinted moisturizer: using a tinted moisturizer would compress moisturizing, spf application and foundation use into one step. Look for your perfect shade and one that works well with your skin type.
4. Exfoliate regularly: exfoliating would help you avoid sin issues that keep you in front of the mirror picking away at your face. Exfoliating takes off dead skin cells, unclogs pores and just generally helps your skin breath. It brings an instant glow to your skin. Make sure to use a rich moisturizer after exfoliating to restore lost moisture and seal your pores.
 5. Keep your brows in perfect shape: learn how to find your brow shape and fill them in perfectly. Your brows frame your face and make a huge difference in your look.
 6. Learn at least two hairstyles: you should know a hairstyle you can work with when your hair still has its post salon glow and one you can work with when it’s in its worst shape. You can learn how to do a French twist, braids or any style to help hold your hair up and keep it looking classy.
 7. Learn how to blow dry your hair: this will make all the difference and up your look. Not sure how to blow dry? You could always ask your stylist to teach you the steps or fill yourself with wisdom from YouTube tutorials.

Building a routine might seem stressful but after a while, it becomes a part of your morning. Want to keep your co workers wondering how you never lose your glow? Just apply the tips above!
It is said that eyes are the windows to your soul. Eyebrows bring out the best feature in your face. Gone are the days when eyebrows were plucked and tweaked till they shrank into a fine and flimsy existence; today, the eyebrow styling is more about making headlines. Celebs like Cara Delvingne are proof that eyebrows can become the most distinctive aspect of your style, or even turn into your signature style.

Surprisingly, the experts believe that your arches are not merely a fashion statement. In fact, your brow styling can reveal a lot about your personality as well. Scroll down to read more what your eyebrows tell the people about you.



Tinted
If you fall under the category of those who have tinted brows, you are intensely ambitious and a stickler by nature. Your habits of cleanliness and organization made you a darling of your parents. You love to keep your home and workplace well-organized and pay attention to every minor detail to maintain a neat and orderly existence.


Angled
Angled brows indicate that you have a sensitive nature. However, this sensitivity at times may lead to stubbornness. You love to keep your matters private and do not open up to the others. Thus your friend’s circle is quite limited. But you are quite close to the ones you really trust.
 

Bleached
Experimental and outgoing are the words that define your personality. You are always on the look for unique trends and love surprises in your life. Whether it is fashion or career, you always think out of the box and never shy away from daring risks. Quite often, you hunches pay off and nothing delights you more!

Curved
You are utterly creative and gifted. You love to explore new ideas and your friends and family adore you for your creativity and originality.
 

Straight
Assertive and confident, you are a natural leader. The best part is that you always take your time before taking a decision and people rely on your sound judgment. You are well-known in your social circle for your wisdom and sensibility.
 

Bushy
Just like your brows, you are a natural! Your approachable, easy-going personality is augmented by a remarkable sexuality. However, you just need to focus on picking the right friends who would bring out the very best out in your personality.

Thin
If you fall in category of girls flaunting the thin brows, it hints at the gentleness and femininity of your nature. You are romantic, sensuous, and hold all the potential to be an amazing partner or friend. You are reliable and center of attraction wherever you go.
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High Arch
You are quite imaginative by nature. You expect a lot from life and from your loved ones, which sometime results in utter disappointment. The lack of flexibility in you nature and attitude makes you a sort of enigma for your friends and family.
 

Low Arch
You are an amazing person to be around. Friendliness, cordiality, and kindness are some of the many virtues of your personality. Apart from these wonderful attributes, you are sensible enough to take right decisions and due to this you are blessed with faithful, incredible friends.
Remember that your brow shape must be in accordance with the shape of your eyes. However, never forget to experiment and find out the best shape for your eyebrows that will make styling up just more fun!
Acne: those things that cropped up on your face one day and never left. If you are experiencing acne as an adult, you’re totally going to relate to this list. Adult acne can be very frustrating, both for women who had acne in their teen years and those who never had acne as teenagers but suddenly started sprouting them all over.

Here are 10 acne issues we can all totally relate to:
1. Having perfect skin until you have a big event 
Don’t think your zits are time conscious? Think again. It’s all smooth skin and happy days until you finally get that date or land that job interview. Then it’s hey breakouts! Thank you for visiting just in time *insert ear scratching wail*
2. The ultimate debate of if popping a zit would be worth it
 Heads up, it never is. Popping your zit might be tempting but just remember, the only end result is having half your face covered in a giant, inflated zit.
3. Hoarding spot treatments and hoping to find that magic potion
This happens until you realize that all those products are doing you more harm than good. By then, you’ve spent hundreds of dollars and have no more counter space.
4. That one spot you keep breaking out in
Eventually it becomes this very tender spot and you start considering how possible a face transplant is. At this point, it doesn’t matter if there is a zit there or not, that spot always hurts.
5. Trying to cover those spots with makeup
You eventually end up feeling even more insecure because everyone can now see your struggle. Your foundation looks like you have air pockets in it and you’re considering the face transplant thing for real this time.
6. Praying someone figures out the cure for acne
If you’ve ever said this heartfelt prayer in a moment of desperation, you’re not alone. Hopefully our voices put together would be enough to convince the higher forces.
7. The panic that comes when you realize you mistakenly fell asleep with makeup on
And the mad dash to the bathroom that follows. Also followed by the quick prayer you don’t even realize you’re saying.
8. When the regular overnight bags don’t work for you
Because your overnight bag needs enough space for your 10 step acne skincare routine products.
9.Messing with a zit that eventually turns into a scar
You kind of know what your action will lead to but you can’t keep your hands away from your face. Don’t worry, that just means you’re normal.
10. Dating a member of the beard gang
Prickly hairs stimulate oil production which leads to breakout. It’s time to make a decision- your boyfriend or smooth skin. If he loves you that much he might agree to shave it off for you though. Maybe. 


There are several reasons why you could get to that point where you decide to take on an adult themed beauty routine. If you’re lucky, it would just be because you think that’s the best step to take in that moment. If you needed a more realistic push, like fine lines and wrinkles appearing on your face, that’s obviously going to be tougher. Whichever way, adultifying your beauty routine doesn’t mean letting go of your youth and becoming boring. It’s just a way to improve the steps you take in taking care of your body.

Here are five ways you can get the best out of an adultified routine:
8 hours sleep daily: you might think you’re super human because you binge watch you favorite TV shows till 3am and no one even notices. We have news for you, it’s not always going to be like that. You skin cells need you to sleep properly for skin regeneration and rejuvenation to take place. Complete all your tasks on time so you can have a good night’s rest.
Switch to silk pillowcases: even though you don’t notice it, cotton pillowcases are coarse on the skin and rub away moisture from the skin and hair. Sleeping on a silk pillowcase is like an 8 hour spa treatment for both your skin and hair.
Keep your hair healthy: you have to start paying attention to what you put in your hair. Coloring your hair is awesome (remember you still have your youth) but whatever you do should not affect the health of your hair in any way. You need to start investing in quality hair care products.
Invest in good makeup brushes: since we’re planning to get more classy and refined, it is only natural that the same happens with our makeup. Learn how to use makeup brushes instead of your fingers, you makeup would look professionally applied when you make this switch.
Wear subtle contour: dark shades would age you, so keep your contour minimal. The best way to do this is to go into the hollows of your cheekbones lightly with a bronzer. Just sweep it there with your brush and it would naturally fall into place.

Adultifying doesn’t have to mean the same thing as being an adult, age is just a thing of the mind. However, your body won’t have the same convictions which is why it needs the extra special care.

K-beauty products have been taking over the beauty market in countries all around the world, and for good reason. Many women now swear by them and religiously follow their 10 step skincare routines with no problem at all. For one of our favorite brands, Innisfree, their top 5 best sellers have been released. These best sellers are usually influenced by how much people love them, how effective they are, how far and wide their distribution reach is and how many beauty influencers talk about them. Beauty influencers (bloggers and vloggers) usually encourage their followers to get products they believe works for them, hence, even more sales.

Keep scrolling to find out which products made it to the top 5!
1. Innisfree’s Green Tea Seed Serum : this particular product is believed to be the brand’s all time bestseller. It’s a moisturizing face serum that works with all skin types. It is made from green tea seeds that work to hydrate the skin from the inside out.

2. Innisfree’s Orchid Enriched Cream : this cream was designed to help people with dry skin. It is also very useful during the winter when it feels like your regular moisturizer evaporates seconds after using it. It is made using extracts from an orchid that grows and survives in cold climates. This cream promises soft, well moisturized skin for people with dry skin or people who live in cold climates. It’s an awesome product to stock up on for winter.

3. Innisfree’s Soybean Energy Essence : this is a holy grail for people who love essences. If you’re starting to tailor your skincare to anti aging, this is a very important product to have. It also absorbs into the skin in seconds so you aren’t left with a greasy or oily film on your face.

4. Innisfree’s Long Wear Lasting Cushion : this product is famous for its long lasting coverage. It is excellent for oily skin but also has a Water Glow and Ampoule Intense version that are perfect for dry skin. It also comes with SPF protection which is very important for day time coverage.
Do you have a favorite Innisfree product? Let us know in the comments below!