- Hello, Welcome back, to TTK.
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- So it has been a journey.
- It's been a long one.
- For one year, we committed to a 10 step
Korean skin care routine.
- A what?
- 10 step Korean skin care routine.
- Oh, we did.
- 10 step Korean skin care routine.
- Say it five times in the mirror and
- 10 step Korean skin care routine.
10 step Korean skin care routine.
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In the UK men are not taught, really,
anything about skin care growing up.
It's just not a given, it's like women are allowed
to invest time in their skin care.
- and money. - and money.
Whereas men it's not really a done thing.
- Up until a year ago all I did was use a face wash,
maybe a toner and then moisturiser and that was it.
- I'm gonna one-up you, up to a year ago all
I would probably do was use a shower gel
in the shower on my face probably puttin'
the acidity levels through the roof.
Sometimes I use a chapstick if my lips got dry.
- Well done.
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- There's two campsters.
- I just wanna preface,
because of UK ASA CMA situations,
all of the stuff we got for this video
and have been using for the last year
has been from YesStyle because they gift it to us.
So, we're not being paid to make this video.
- Whatsoever.
- But I just need to tell you that.
- The ten steps are:
oil cleanse, facial cleanser, toner,
essence, serum,
eye cream,
- No, face mask.
- Face mask, eye cream, moisturiser, sun cream.
- And if you fancy the tenth step,
which actually was an exfoliator,
you put that way back at the start.
- In the first month,
there were some discoveries.
One, my skin was glossy.
Like it was so moisturised you could like
reflect light off of me.
- I glowed.
- I was like a disco ball.
I think I stopped using the retinol as much as well,
because my lips were becoming super sensitive
around here.
- You used to have got it in your eyes a lot
which was weird 'cause you're not supposed
to put it near your eyes.
- Well, this was the retinol eye cream.
- I wondered where that went.
- Retinol was something that you really can't get in the UK.
Retinol helps speed up the skin turnover process
so that your skin becomes a lot more sensitive to the sun.
- This routine genuinely,
and I'm not saying this to be like it transformed my life,
but it got rid of my spots,
that was the one thing I wanted to happen and it did.
- But let's talk about the products that we use now.
- It's all the way over there.
- Get your stuff.
In the time we've been doing this,
I have stopped doing the essence stage.
Just because I feel like I'm getting enough moisture
and I feel like,
even though it's the most Korean element of this routine,
I'm not really feeling as though
it's benefiting my skin enough.
Smells just like oranges.
By SOME BY MI, which is a really popular brand
at the moment.
- It's got a lot of hype around it.
- Yeah, everyone seems to ask about SOME BY MI,
and my whole routine at the moment is SOME BY MI
because I'm kind of doing an experiment.
This is really good.
- Honorary mention of something
that I'm not actually using right now,
but I've still got some upstairs,
and I do recommend it if you have really oily skin.
- COSRX. - Yeah,
COSRX Salicylic Acid face wash.
It's really strong, recommend it.
But also right now, I'm using the Miracle Bar
from SOME BY MI and it's good.
- It's here.
My girlfriend Linda is using this,
this is the Miracle Bar.
It's supposed to be good for acne and spot break-outs.
- Toner.
This. I've been using it for about three months.
- AHA, PHA, BHA Miracle Toner for thirty days.
I don't think there's a thirty day supply,
I think it's just you feel the effects after thirty days.
- It smells so good, it reminds me of humbugs.
If you've ever had a humbug before,
very British sweet by the way.
Essence.
Sammy said he doesn't use them
but I think Secret Key is like one of the best brands.
This is the one step that I would keep using.
This is, it makes me just feel moist and I like it.
The serum.
This is again SOME BY MI,
which is AHA, PHA, BHA,
and this has got Centella Asiatica in it,
which is a type of basil plant.
- It's a plant extract,
so you can get it purer, this is Centella Asiatica.
- Holy basil it's called, there we go.
- Yeah, and it's literally,
you dab it on the spot and I found
that it really reduces the redness.
This is the COSRX version.
I've been using this, this is my little honorary mention,
Snail Repairing Essence.
It says essence, but it is a serum.
- In Korea they use a lot of bee venom and snail essence.
I don't know how they get the snail essence,
apparently they just tickle the snail and it secretes it.
Moisturiser.
If you're interested this is the SOME BY MI.
It's the Miracle Cream.
It's got tea tree in it
and the Centella Asiatica holy basil.
- This is honestly the best moisturiser.
It's Dear, Klairs Rich Moist Soothing Cream,
and it's got a lid on it.
- It feels like my skin's eating it.
If I put that on my face it just goes
(slurps)
it's like a barrier cream, I think.
This is the H7 Hydro Max Cream from SOME BY MI again.
I've only just started using it,
and I do often forget this step,
particularly if I'm just staying at home all day.
- Have you got the same one?
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- This is the MIZON Collagen Power Firming Eye Cream.
- And mine is the MIZON multifunctional formula
Snail Repair Eye Cream.
- Ugh, yours looks like lard.
- Mine looks like lard.
- Mine doesn't, mine is just a white.
I've had this for about four months.
- Sun cream. You don't really need a Korean sun cream.
You can invest in a UK one,
this is again SOME BY MI,
I just thought I'd try everything they've got.
- Sammy's a SOME BY MI fangirl.
- SOME BY MI.
A lovely Korean lady commented it on our
previous video we did on our other channel.
- Oh, I know what you're about to say.
- And I thought this was really interesting.
She moved to the UK for a while,
and she said a lot of her UK friends
were obsessed with going out in the sun,
getting as much sun as they can.
- Getting a tan.
- That's just the British way.
We just love to soak up the UV rays.
However, that is not healthy.
So she went back to Korea and a lot of her friends said,
oh what have you done to your skin?
You've damaged your skin.
- As interesting as that comment was,
it just highlighted the cultural difference in, like,
the UK we, well not we, I've never really
gone out in the sun but everyone worships the sun.
Like, the sun will come out and people
run out in the street wearing nothing,
and they're like oh give me a tan.
- SPF.
I thought I would quickly show you my routine now
because I haven't done it yet,
and I can't wait to put some moisturiser on my skin.
'Cause literally, I'm desperate right now.
- You do look it. Desperate I mean.
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- A year doing the routine. What are the results?
- It's hard to find a perfect before and after photo,
so I guess, here's me now,
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so here's our faces then,
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And here's our faces now.
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I'd like to think that my face
is a healthier situation than it was.
- I feel as though, even if it hasn't made a difference
dramatically to my skin,
I feel as though my skin is healthier,
I have fewer spots, despite these two little
bad boys that have popped up in the past few weeks
I've been using SOME BY MI.
- I feel like a healthier, glowing,
goddess version of myself.
- If you're from the UK,
let me know what your skin routine is.
Do you feel as though we're behind a lot of countries
on looking after our skin?
- Yeah, actually, what I'm really interested to know is
how many steps would you say is in your daily routine?
That's it.
- Count it. You might already do five didn't know it.
- Comment them below.
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