Hello everybody, welcome back to my channel, where skincare is all about
progression over perfection. Because, perfection
doesn't.... hello? Exist. What? I'm kind of enjoying doing these
videos where I just sit and get ready, and we watch stuff together.
Like easy to add into my day. Today, I want to look at some TikTok videos
including skincare hacks, and general tomfoolery that I've been tagged
in. And I'm actually going to try a couple of these hacks because they look pretty
good. Before we start doing the skincare routine, I need to put my little patches
in. A lot of people ask what these are, they're just patches to keep hair out of
your face whilst you're doing stuff. Literally just like bits of velcro,
that's all they are. I'll link them down below. It will be an affiliate link but
it's like a pound, so I'll get what, like 10p?
Look, every little helps. So I want to start off with this video I saw
from the user Lip Gloss Aftershave about twins and sun damage. This is
fascinating to me because, as you know, I am a twin. Look at this. "I would like you
to meet Brenda and Barb, they're twins. Brenda
spends about 14 hours a week in the sun, Barb spends two. Brenda also smokes but
Barb doesn't. Prime example of what excessive sun
exposure can do to you. Next up, Gene and Susan. I don't think I
have to tell you which one lives on Florida's East Coast,
sun bathes and smokes. The UV light from the sun doesn't just
cause discoloration, it can cause cancer. But also, it reduces the elasticity in
your skin, which increases wrinkles. Don't be like
Susan, be like Gene." That is absolutely
fascinating to me. Because, you know, skinfluencers go on and on about using
some protection for anti-aging keeping your skin
even, even toned. By the way I'm using the Haru Haru Wonder Black Rice Hyaluronic
Toner, for a reason, which will come to you soon. But this is just a good,
and very good nicely hydrating toner. But also, people forget about the
skin cancer side of it. Well, we don't forget, I guess it's just like, it depends
on where you're coming at it from. Like for
me, sunscreen and cancer is a given, like of course
you're applying it to stop skin cancer. And the skin benefits like
anti-aging, preventing post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation from getting darker,
are all just extra benefits of applying sunscreen.
And this is why I find it fascinating that there's this whole anti-sunscreen
army out there at the moment. When you see pictures like this,
which looks like the same person without any sun damage, versus sun damage, you
physically can see the damage that sun is doing to you. So why not
use it? People are like, oh the sun doesn't give you cancer, sunscreen does.
The sun is very clearly damaging your skin. I don't know, it absolutely baffles
me. Okay, I was tagged this one so much, and
I, I already know I hate it. "Removing your makeup could be pretty difficult and it
can get pretty pricey with certain products. But I found that using just
regular natural butter is the best way to break down the makeup molecules. I
then go in with a paper towel, wipe all the excess away. Look at all
that makeup that has been broken down and melted from the butter.
After this, it's now time for step numero dos. I love using a basic shampoo, you can
use any shampoo of your choice but I love this because it really strips away
all the excess makeup that the butter could not get.
I then just remove my contacts, and that's how I keep my face squeaky clean."
Next, I'm gonna go with the Plum Plum Hyaluronic Serum from Glow Recipe. I
don't often use dedicated Hyaluronic Acid serums
because my skin tends to react poorly to the smaller molecular size
Hyaluronic Acids, like Sodium, like Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate.
Not because it's losing hydration, I know all that. But it's just,
you know, it doesn't react well to it. But this is such a nice serum. It gives you
that instant glow. This boy pisses me off because he's doing this on purpose,
doing stupid sh*t on TikTok. No offense. He doesn't use butter on his
skin, no one uses butter on their skin. Is it
gonna remove your makeup? Of course it will but also probably
break you out. Butter is very, very difficult to remove from your skin.
Applying a shampoo face wash after, it's still gonna leave you with some
butter on your face. If you get it in your eyebrows, your hairline, you're
f*cked. You're gonna break out. It's grease, it's grease, it's not an oily
balm. It's not an oil remover. It's greasy. You need washing up liquid to get that
off your face, you know. And what is with that energy drink
in every video that they're advertising? And the one thing we never want to go
for is a squeaky clean face. Hate it, hate it. That, this is what I
mean by on TikTok people send me this stuff
and are like, butter? Really? Does this work It's like
no, he's just doing this to have a viral video.
Whatever viral means nowadays, you know. This is a hack that I found so
interesting. And throughout my whole years of using sheet
masks, and being obsessed with sheet masks
I never even thought about this. "If your face mask doesn't fit right,
you've been wearing it wrong. This is what you should do.
Cut in between your eyes and adjust. Cut it above your lips and adjust.
Cut it at your chin and tighten it.
Now it should fit you perfect.
I'm going to use one of my sheet masks. I've made a pledge to myself not to buy
any sheet masks because they are quite wasteful, and I feel like they're
something that I created a lot of waste with versus other
stuff I use in my routine. I don't think everyone should stop using
sheet masks but I need to notice where I'm
creating the most waste, and kind of stop that, you know. Unfortunately, it was with
sheet masks. But I'm gonna use the ones I've got because
that is extra wasteful if I just bin them.
And I'm gonna give this a go. This is the Nature Republic Real Nature Mask
Sheet Aloe. This is just a nice hydrating, pretty much Hyaluronic Acid serum coated
sheet mask. I'm gonna try this and I think this might work well for me
because I have a beard, and it never sticks to my beard. So I
think cutting it along that bottom bit, and then being able to kind of like
fasten it and tighten it is gonna help loads.
See, I have the opposite problem, they're always a bit small.
So I should be able to cut it and adjust. Okay. So I'm going to cut
it... oh, that's kind of dangerous. Cut it here...
And adjust it. That's already instantly better. I'm
missing a bit here now but who cares, you know. It's already covered
in serum. And then we're gonna get that bit there,
then tighten it.
These two together.
That's, that's fine, this is fine so far. This is the best it's ever fit around
the eyes and around this area here. Like it's
actually touching my skin.
Okay.
This is good. If I'm not planning to speak,
this is good. This is the best a sheet mask has ever fit me,
and actually stayed on my face. Oh my god, I like this. I'm gonna take it off
though because I need to speak. That was so good,
that was so good. I'm annoyed I haven't done that before.
I'm annoyed I haven't seen that before. Very good hack. I enjoyed that
a lot. So, I'm just gonna apply a moisturizer now. This is the MAKE
Succulent Skin Gel Cream. It's, oh... I don't know if I have any left. It's
almost out. This is literally one of my favorite moisturizers of all time, ever
now. Just enough. It's just perfectly
lightweight. I don't particularly like the way
everyone's using the word serum for every lightweight product nowadays.
But lightweight doesn't describe what this product is
because it's not but it's also not heavy. So that kind
of thicker than toner but lighter than moisturizer
serumy stage texture, is a fair way to describe
the texture and weight of this product. Now, I was using
these particular products for a very particular reason, because I saw this
video which we are now going to watch together.
“How to get glass skin. If you've ever wondered how k-pop celebrities have such
perfect glass skin, I'm about to show you a step-by-step routine,
using products that you can find in the West. First, cleanse your face. I'm using
the cleanser from Hyram's skincare line. This is going to get rid of the dead
skin cells, sebum, sweat. You want as little
texture and pimples as possible. I just love washing my face, it feels so
nice and clean. Next, you want to use a toner, any toner works. This is going to
balance your skin's PH level and return hydration.
Next, I'm using Hyaluronic Acid. Mine comes in like a cute little pill shape
thing. This is going to plump and hydrate your skin even more.
Do you guys see that glow? I already see the glow. Next, use a moisturizer,
literally any moisturizer works. You just want to seal in all the moisture
and hydrate your skin. At this point your skin should be glowing. Next is sunscreen.
This is very important, a lot of people don't know how much sunscreen can make
your face look better, like it's dewy, it's moisturizing
and adds a beautiful shine. Okay, listen closely, the next step is the most
important step. If you don't have this like just don't even try glass skin.
This is a dewy cushion foundation. Every k-pop celebrity, every k-drama actor
has a dewy cushion foundation. I'm using Em Cosmetics but really any cushion works.
This is going to cover up your blemishes without looking like heavy makeup. It's
supposed to be natural, like your skin is supposed to
still show. Also remember, most celebrities use a heavy blurring filter.
This is no filter, it's all natural skin. Next, I use a dewy highlighter and a dewy
blush. This is serum blush, it's just gonna add
a nice glow and color. Then, I use a light lip tint to draw the
attention to my face. Guys, I am so proud of this. I hope you
enjoyed this tutorial, bye.” He looks so good at the end. That is like
the skin I love, like dewy, little bit of a glow on the
cheeks, lip tint. I love wearing lip tints. What he said at the end though was
very important, that glass skin is kind of a phase that
isn't popular anymore in Korea. In fact, the matte skin is coming back in.
If you look at, you know, a lot of the actual
publications, a lot of tv, a lot of k-dramas, paparazzi shots, they've all got
matte skin now. So glass skin is very much more of a Westernized thing at the
moment. And the Westernized idea of Korean beauty.
Like he said though, a lot of this is makeup and filters. But
I did all those steps, and I do actually have the Em Cosmetics Daydream Cushion.
This is an SPF50 PA++ Broad Spectrum Cushion. I am trying to
get like a little bit more into like these cushions. I feel like on days when
my rosacea is particularly bad I want like a little bit of
just like, a little bit of coverage. Like I filmed a video with my brother the
other day and my rosacea was just so, so
strong. Like it was very, very red. So here we go, brand new.
Gonna open this up. Bear in mind I don't know makeup,
my brother is the makeup one. So I hope this applies, I don't know really know how to apply
it. I'm so scared. Okay.
Oh, it looks very natural. See, this is the thing as well, he said
any cushion will do, and to be honest with you, it probably will.
I've used some cushions before that I didn't like because they didn't look
natural, so I've literally like given them away and stopped using them.
But this one looks really dewy and natural.
Oh. It's very natural, no? Why do my pores look so huge on the end of my... oh.
Oh. Ooh, oh, no.
It's like pilling, really bad. Oh no, there's literally like
loads of little bits on my skin. I don't have a blush but I do have a lip tint
because I wear lip tints all the time. One of my personal favorites is the MEME...
I'M MEME Tic Toc Tint lip. Looks like this is a new one.
Just because the brush is like easy to apply.
Oh my lord. There we go. I do it just in the center here.
“... add a nice glow and color, then I use a light lip tint to draw the attention to
my face. Guys I am so proud of this, I hope you
enjoyed this tutorial, bye.” You should be proud, it looked good. I like to do
like a little chapped bleeding lip but that's it. I do
think that looks... did he apply something else after? He
applied a highlighter which I also don't have.
I'm not, not overly prepared but that looks good.
That looks real... I like the skin, I like the way the skin looks. It looks very
natural. I have to say it looks natural on camera.
When I got this lighting here. In real life you can see I'm wearing makeup,
especially as it's pilling. I think I maybe applied too many,
too many steps, or it could have been the sunscreen as well. I find that when it
comes to applying any kind of makeup over sunscreen
it can peel. I've been on shoots where they put makeup over me and I've had
sunscreen on, I've had to remove it because the makeup doesn't sit on it, so.
I like that though, thank you Benjamin Ko, K.O. I hope you enjoyed it, let me know
if you want to do more. I'm going to go do my hair and then,
no, actually I have to wash my face and get all this
peeling makeup off. Oh look, it's really settled in my pores. Okay,
never mind. Thank you for watching. You can watch more TikTok related content
here, check out my Instagram vs reality
playlist here, and I'll see you next time.