Hey guys!
Welcome back to Lavendaire.
I haven't done a video on skincare lately,
so today I wanted to share some of my skincare empties and repeat purchases.
The reason why I'm doing this is so you know what products I absolutely love,
love enough to use up and buy again and again.
With my job, I'm very, very lucky to get sent a lot of free product,
a lot of free skincare and beauty products and random things.
What I use in my routine changes weekly because I'm always trying new things.
So when I share my skincare routine in different morning routines or evening routines,
I feel like it changes every week.
I never really have a set routine, but sharing my empties will give you a better idea of
what I actually love enough to use again and again.
So most of this is K-beauty – I think almost all of it is K-beauty, but I'll start with this one.
This is the Neogen Micro Essence.
This one was a recommendation from Michelle Phan.
I love her, she's my idol, so I will buy anything she recommends.
This is actually my second bottle that I've finished completely, so I have to repurchase a new one.
So this is an essence that has fermented – I'm not exactly sure what is fermented in here.
But it's some kind of fermentation that, when you put it on your face, it keeps you looking youthful.
And this has replaced the SK-II Essence.
I used to use that one religiously.
And this one is more affordable and I feel like it works just as well, if not better, than the SK-II.
This one, I love also because on their website, you see the science behind it.
There's a whole video.
And I love information, science.
I love how Koreans really research for their skincare products.
My next favorite is the Matcha Hemp Hydrating Cleanser by Krave Beauty.
This is my second bottle.
And Liah Yoo is a YouTuber who founded Krave Beauty.
She's also a friend of mine, so I love supporting my YouTuber friends.
And this is actually a really good product, because Liah is so knowledgeable in skincare.
She does her research, meaning she reads medical studies and things like that.
She doesn't just read Google.
This girl knows her stuff, which is why I trust her.
It's so gentle that you don't get that tight feeling on your face after you're done cleansing.
Generally, I like using this as my second step in my cleansing routine.
I like doing an oil cleanser, and then I'll finish it off with this one.
My next skincare empty is also by Krave Beauty.
This one's called the Beet Shield and this is their sunscreen, and I believe it's SPF 50.
This is just a really solid, high quality, lightweight sunscreen and it's pretty affordable in my eyes.
Again, like I said about Liah Yoo, knowing her personally,
knowing the work that she puts into her products –
the research and the formulation – I just really trust her.
And I feel like, nowadays, you can only go with what you really trust,
and this actually works really well, so all for it.
Next is this Beauty Water by Son & Park.
This must be my third bottle of this stuff.
I just love that it's the multi-purpose cleanser, exfoliator, toner, moisturizer.
I use this every morning and sometimes at night when I'm too lazy to wash my face.
Whenever I'm lazy to wash my face, I'll use this thing.
I put it on a cotton swab and I just rub it all over my face.
If you watch my recent morning habits routine video, I share this thing.
The next skincare product that I recently finished is this Laneige Water Sleeping Mask.
This was the Lavendaire flavor that I bought in Korea, and I love the smell so much.
It's empty but it still smells like lavender.
I had the original Water Sleeping Mask, the one that's blue.
This one, I feel like it's the same thing.
It just has a different scent of lavender, but I just love this product so much.
I love putting it on as the last step in my skincare routine to lock in all the moisture
because I do multiple steps in my skincare.
I'm all about layering steps in my skincare, and this one – for the wintertime – is the best.
My next skincare empty is also another Laneige product.
Is it La-neege? La-nayge?
I don't know, let me know.
But this is the Lip Sleeping Mask, and this tub lasts forever
because I got this on my first trip to Korea in 2015 –
and I know, I used it until it was past due, but it's basically empty.
There's only a bit left, and the reason why I stopped –
I didn't clean it out because it's probably expired
and I have a new tub that I started using already.
But the fact that I'm on my second tub of this and I use it every single night before bed.
I put it on my nightstand so that, right before I sleep, I just slather it on and I love it.
I love a thick lip protectant mask-thing
because I tend to have dry skin, dry lips, so it really matters to me.
This is amazing.
The next skincare favorite that I have finished up is this Venn All-in-One Concentrate.
This bottle is empty, but I already started another bottle.
Probably on my fourth or fifth Venn bottle.
I love this stuff because I feel like the science behind it, the all-in-one – just check out their website.
I believe in the science, and it's just a really easy product to bring when you travel
because you don't want to pack all the products in your skincare.
I just pack this.
I don't even need a toner or anything else.
I could just live with just this if I had to use one product.
The downside is I do feel like, this bottle –
I mean, I don't see what's going on inside, but I feel like I use it up so quickly.
And part of it might be, Wilson uses it too, so we both share a bottle.
Yeah, we're on our fourth or fifth bottle.
It's also a pretty pricy product as well, so I wouldn't recommend this if you're on a budget,
but I have used it for, I don't know, two years or so now, and it's been really great.
The next product is a recent skincare empty, so this one is a rice toner, is what I'm going to call it.
But on the packaging, it says "Soroci Rice Embryo Repair Skin Softener",
so whatever it is, it makes your skin feel so soft.
And when I first used it, the feeling is just really good.
And I like rice products.
I really just like things made out of rice and the smell of rice.
And even Wilson, when he first used this toner,
he was like, "Whoa, what is that? I love it."
And because once he loves something, he uses it too,
so this went out in less than a month.
That's the downside of this bottle.
I felt like we just opened it and within a month or something, we finished it.
But this was a part of the Facetory subscription box that I get every month.
I'll link a little discount code down below on Facetory products.
I love Facetory, they send me face masks every month, so thank you.
They were also a sponsor in the Lavendaire launch event, so they're my friends.
I like them, I support them.
But yeah, this was really, really good.
The next few products I'm going to share are empties but are on the higher end
so I don't really recommend it if you're on a budget.
But these were a splurge.
For example: The Sulwhasoo Ginseng Eye Cream, I'm basically done with this one,
and I got this about last year, last April when I went to Shanghai with my mom.
At the airport, coming back home, I decided to splurge on some skincare products,
so this was one that I splurged on.
It's about $200 for this tub of eye cream.
It's a big tub too, so it lasted us a year.
I like it, but I probably won't repurchase it.
But it is an empty so I wanted to share this with you guys.
The next empty is this Clarins Double Serum.
This is another one that I actually really liked and I used when I was traveling,
I used it every single day.
And the only reason I'm putting it at the end of this video is
because it is on the pricier side and if you're on a budget, I wouldn't recommend getting it.
But if you have the money and you're willing to splurge, why not?
And the reason why I have it is because I did a sponsorship with Clarins,
so I used this in one of my evening routine self care videos.
But after doing that video with them, I've just used this bottle up and I really, really like it.
I just love that it just has a lightly oily texture
that really just stays with your skin. It keeps you moisturized.
I took it with me to Australia and it's my favorite serum of the year.
Alright, those are my skincare empties and repeat purchases.
I believe they're all K-beauty, except for the Clarins Double Serum at the end,
so clearly you know what kind of skincare I like.
I just believe in Koreans because they put so much research and development into their products,
and they just care more about skincare.
So I'm a total believer in K-beauty.
Also, I have Asian skin, so I do feel like it correlates.
Let me know if you liked this video and if you want to keep seeing more
skincare empties videos like this just every now and then,
because to me, skincare is a huge part of my self care.
And because I get sent a lot of new products all the time,
I'm trying a lot of new things, so this way I get to show you what I really like
and what I really enjoy using again and again.
That's it for today!
Hope you have a beautiful day.
See you next time.
Love you!
Bye!