Hello everybody!
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Today we're gonna be talking about hair
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I have left this so late
I feel like I've missed the boat.
But today we're gonna be talking
about my favorite products throughout 2018.
And more importantly, products I'm gonna be using a lot of
or brands that I want to discover more of throughout 2019.
Obviously, all the products I use in my videos I really, really like.
But these are the ones that I kinda wanna concentrate on
as products that stood out for me.
So let's get into it.
We're gonna start off with a moisturizer.
And this is the NEOGEN Vita Duo Cream
JOAN DAY JOAN NIGHT.
This is of course, a collaboration with YouTube Joan Kim.
I have so much I want to say about this.
I actually recorded an entire review video
and then I had a really bad allergic reaction
to a shampoo.
So I had to ditch the whole video--
And the Cetaphil cleanser review video,
actually, that I have to ditch as well.
But to cut a very long story short,
I love this. I love the packaging,
I love the convenience
and the fact that a youtuber helped create such an amazing product
with such an amazing brand as well.
So yes, it is a 2 in 1.
Here you have the JOAN DAY cream and the JOAN NIGHT cream.
Speaks for itself as a day cream and a night cream.
The day cream is a beautifully nourishing, surprisingly light mousse
kind of textured cream
that sinks really well into the skin, even oily skin
and has a really nice soothing factor to it.
In fact, I mentioned I had an allergic reaction--
The day cream really helped soothe any irritation.
And that is because amongst many ingredients
the green tea in there really, really helps with that.
Whilst the night cream is surprisingly thick and nourishing
despite being a gel moisturizer.
And I love this because you can kind of layer up
the gel moisturizer to get your almost
like desired amount of nourishment and moisture.
The glow that the night cream actually gives your face is so nice
that I actually had to use it as a day cream a couple of times.
Because I wanted people to see my face with a JOAN glow.
Yeah, love it. Highly recommend it and I'm looking forward
to using this a lot more.
Especially, seeing how it works in summer.
Next up, we have the COSRX Clear Fit Master pimple patches.
Now, whilst these aren't my favorite out of the two pimple patches from COSRX,
I'm gonna be using these a hell of a lot more than the others.
So if you haven't seen these on my channel already,
they are self-adhesive clear patches,
that you pop on like a popped spot or a new spot
or an active spot and it clears out all the gunk,
it protects your spot, it stops bacteria getting in
and if you're prone to scarring,
it really helps prevent any scarring from your spot.
Left on overnight, they take out all that gunk
from your spot.
You see like all the pus and everything.
Very, very satisfying.
But I love these ones because they are next to invisible.
In fact, you can wear these out in public and people don't realize.
I actually wore these in my last video to see if anybody realized
they were on my skin and no one noticed
or you just didn't say anything.
So I will be wearing these throughout 2019
and no one will even know.
Next up, we have everything by KRAVE beauty.
So I won't talk about these for that long
because they have been in every single video,
I think I've recorded this year.
But it's not just the products,
it's the brand, the whole ethos behind the brand.
Of course, the brains hired of Liah Yoo,
I know that this cleanser for me is one of the best cleansers
I think I've ever used.
and the cleanser that keeps you hydrated
and a chemical exfoliator
that along with COSRX Blackhead Power Liquid,
has pretty much changed my whole approach
or my whole opinion on exfoliating.
A lot of people have asked how I get these
because as you know, they only ship to the US and Korea as well.
And I'm obviously here in the UK.
So whenever I want them,
I have to awkwardly message someone I know in America.
Be like, "If I give you money, can you ship them over?"
So yes, it takes a while to get them
but it is worth it. It's worth that little bit of an extra cost.
They last such a long time as well.
So now I'm actually going to be talking about a service,
like a brand.
So I've been using this subscription service
called a Mask Maven for about three years, I think.
And basically, what they are is, it's by Beauteque
and it's their subscription sheet mask service.
So every month I pay about $13 to receive
about 10 sheet masks.
And each month they send a really,
really good selection of sheet masks,
always with a theme as well.
This one was kind of like dairy or milk or something.
I don't know but I got those like milk themed sheet masks.
And this is really good,
if you're a bit overwhelmed by the selection of sheet masks available
in the market because there are tons.
So many.
So yeah, every month I get a really, really good selection.
I use them very often as well.
So I need that kind of service to keep me going.
So yeah, Beauteque's Mask Maven,
I'm not gonna be canceling my subscription anytime soon.
I'll be using that all throughout 2019.
Guys, let's talk about eye cream.
You know, I have a love-hate relationship with eye cream.
A lot of them claim to perform miracles under your eyes
and they just don't do that.
So I've always been on the lookout for a noble kind of eye cream
that just does the basic job it's supposed to do.
And I was in Boots, my local pharmacy recently
and I saw CeraVe behind the till
and I asked the lady, if they had any more products of CeraVe
because it was just a moisturizer.
She was like, "We usually have an eye cream
but it always sells out the moment we get it in stock."
So okay. So I went home ordered it on Amazon
and here it is. This is the CeraVe eye repair cream.
I think it costs about £9 on Amazon,
which is okay.
So I actually had to get this off their website.
Because all the packaging wasn't in English,
so I didn't really know a lot about the product.
But it contains three essential serum eye to kind of like nourish
and replenish the skin under the eyes
and the natural barrier under your eyes as well.
As well as, hyaluronic acid to help with all those fine lines
and wrinkles and niacinamide as well
to help soothe under the eyes.
And what I love about this is, it is just a good eye cream.
We've been like, I think I've been using it for a month now.
I do notice a difference under my eyes,
well they're not visibly lighter,
I can see them getting like a lot more--
I was gonna say wholesome.
A lot more puffier, not puffier.
The skin under my eyes looks a lot smoother,
a lot less dead.
I don't have wrinkles obviously
but I feel like I'm taking their preventative step
towards that.
So yes, because I know eye creams aren't gonna help lighten the skin
or lighten the dark circles under my eyes,
I'm really happy that this is just doing its job
and is probably the only eye cream,
I'm gonna be using for the rest of my life.
Not gonna lie.
Guys, let's talk about hair.
Something I don't really talk about on this channel anymore.
I put my hair through so much in 2018.
I had a Brazilian Blowout towards the beginning of the year,
which I hated.
It made my hair dead straight and I couldn't do anything with it.
So I couldn't record any hair tutorial videos.
And then I bleached my hair.
I went from jet black to paper white in a day.
And whilst they did an amazing job,
they took great care of my hair.
They did warn me
that this was pretty much going to ruin my hair,
specially, the ends of my hair and it did.
So naturally, I've been staying away from hair styling tutorials
and hair stuff.
But they did kind of make me realize that my forte
and what I enjoy really is skincare.
And I feel like I can talk about it with confidence.
And you know, you know who to watch on YouTube,
if you want good hair content.
Not me!
But now my hair is back to normal and in very good condition.
Very good condition, if I do say so myself.
Now is in decent condition.
Throughout 2019, I'm not going to be mucking around with it.
I'm not putting it through anything else.
This year, I want my hair to be as healthy as can be.
And I want my hair line back.
That's not going to happen.
So I'm keeping it simple
and I'm using products I know I love.
And I don't know why I ever stopped using these
but I'm talking about label.m's products.
And not just one in particular, the whole range.
They're an amazing hair brand.
This is like my cleanse, tone, moisturize of hair care.
My very, very basics.
So we have label.m's volume mousse,
a nice lightweight mousse
that gives you instant volume,
very good hold,
about the crunchy shine of an 80's mousse.
Matt Paste is a styling paste obviously, that I use for everything.
From slicked back hair to the tallest of quiffs,
I love it as great all-rounder for me.
And the hairspray that I like to layer up,
whilst I do have an extra strong hold hairspray,
I find that if you use one quick layer of this,
it gives you a nice natural hold.
If you use three it gives you a very strong hold.
So one hairspray, all types of levels of hold.
So yeah, they really are my favorite products of all time.
Now let's talk about products that you're going to be seeing
a lot more of in 2018,
it's just really, really quickly,
this is a mix of honourable mentions.
Brands I'm excited about
and brands I'm excited to share with you going forward.
We have the Groomed Man Co Smooth Operator Moisturizer.
Not just the moisturizer but all their products are amazing.
And I'm gonna be showing a lot more of them.
The products I used well, pretty much the last three months
of 2018 is the Ordinary's Hyaluronic Acid.
The NEOGEN essence that I can't seem to find everywhere
because it was always out stock
that's how amazing it is.
The I'm From Rice Toner that gives me
like an instant boost of nourishment, moisture and radiance.
The whole of Wishtrend's calming range.
From their sheet masks to their moisturizers to their serums.
A new breed of product that I'm excited to keep using.
So this year, I really hope to bring you a wide range
of skincare related stuff.
Hopefully, a bit more well informed skincare as well.
I'm super into like research at the moment.
You know, I've always researched products videos, ingredients.
But I'm kind of hoping to take it to a new level this year.
And there's going to be a few more opportunities
to get extra content from me on
like a subscription basis.
So thank you guys for sticking with me throughout 2018.
And to everyone that's subscribed this year as well
thank you so much.
I know people say it all the time
but obviously, you guys, who kind of allow me to do the job
that I do today.
You guys are paying my bills.
You pay me.
You are practically my boss.
So I want to thank you for all your support.
All you guys at comment on every video,
I appreciate it so much.
All you guys, I chat to over on Instagram as well.
Yeah, I just hope that you'll stick with me throughout 2019.
I've got a lot of plans.
I've got a lot of things I want to do.
That means, we can kind of have a bit more of
like a connection.
I want to build a group.
Like so many of you guys are interested in skincare.
And I want somewhere,
where we can like just chat about it,
like if you have questions.
Rather than just the YouTube comment section.
But yeah, do let me know,
if you're gonna try out any of these products.
What your favorite products of 2019--
Where are we? 2018 we're at
and what you're looking forward to using in 2019.
But that is it for me now guys.
I will see you next time.