- Okay, I am not a pretty
sight when I wash my face, I look like a fish gasping
for air or gasping for water. They don't gasp for
air, they're underwater, gasping for water. (upbeat music) I am so excited to be able to
show you my skincare routine, because I am usually used to
reacting to skincare routines. I'm not used to showing other
people my skincare routine and especially because
it's switching so often, I feel like there's no sense of normalcy, but now I'm excited to
reveal it to you guys, because so many of you
have been asking and yeah, this is just gonna be fun,
I'm looking forward to it. Also, I hope that you can
appreciate that I'm wearing a robe because it's low key 85 degrees, and I'm actually pretty
hot, but you know what? I wanted to stick with wearing a robe because it's a Go To Bed With Me. I don't get this chance every day. You are also joined with me in my room, not in my bathroom because my bathroom is the size of a shoe box and I figured that you
probably don't wanna be seeing up my nostrils my entire skincare routine, so we're here instead. So I may have to run in and
out out to wash my face. I'm going to be using in total
one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight products
with one skincare tool. So nine products all together. I'm really excited to go through them because these are some
new goodies that I found that I haven't shared with many people. So, first thing I do is
I use a cleansing balm, I'm specifically using the Then I Met You Living Cleansing Balm. I like this one because, well, I like cleansing balms in general because they're a great way of
just dissolving the sunscreen and excess oil and dirt
buildup that has accumulated throughout the day off of your skin. Cleansing oils are nice,
but sometimes they can be a little bit messy, which is
why I like cleansing balms. But typically I don't go
for a lot of cleansing balms because they have an
ingredient called polyethylene, which is plastic. And I kind of don't want to
be putting plastic on my face and having it go down the drain. And this one is polyethylene free, which is why I really like it. So I usually just take a little bit, there's some skincare ASMR. This stuff is like a mango
smoothie on the skin. I love applying it because
it applies so smoothly and it's formulated with a
lot of rich, hydrating oils that are really great
for nourishing the skin, which I think is awesome
because the cleansing system can usually be a little
bit stripping to the skin. And a lot of people don't
realize that cleansing can be the most damaging
part of the skincare routine if we're not careful. And I really like that
this one is formulated with so many oils to just really
soften and nourish my skin. It does have fragrance and
anyone who watches my channel knows that I do not like fragrance, but I'm okay with it in
a wash off treatment. So in my wash off
treatments is when I get to splurge a little bit, because it's not gonna
be on my face very long. It's gonna be on there for
like a maximum of 30 seconds before I rinse it off. So I'm not really gonna
see any sensitivities or risks associated with fragrance. I make sure to get on my under eye area. So I don't forget there
and just gently work it into the skin everywhere. I always used to think cleansing
oils and cleansing balms were for people who wore makeup every day, but I actually think they
should be used by everyone because sunscreen is a tricky little thing to get off your skin. And especially with the
amount of sunscreen I wear, which is hint a lot, a
lot every single day, I'm like anal about making
sure I avoid the sun as much as possible. The cleansing balm is
definitely smart for me. And then after I make sure I've gotten every part of my skin, I just rinse it off with water
and then immediately go in with my cleanser, which I
just do all in one swoop. My favorite cleanser, the one that I have to use all the time, otherwise my skin freaks out is the Youth To The People, kale and
green tea spinach cleanser. This one, I don't know
why my skin gets so upset every time I discontinue
using this from my routine, I'll try to experiment with new
cleansers and my skins like, what the heck, bro, why did you do that? So this one is a pretty
integral part of my routine. I also really like it
because I have combination to more oily skin and being
that it is summer right now and Hawaiian, it's very humid, of course. I tend to be really, really oily. So I need a cleanser that's
going to deeply cleanse my skin, get everything out of my pores to make sure that they're not clogged, they're not gonna
accumulate dead skin cells and dirt over time. And this one does a
great job of doing that. But my skin doesn't feel
overly stripped afterwards, which is tricky to find
because some cleansers I find work so well that
afterwards, my skin is like (gasp) gasping for water. It's like the Sahara Desert. Again, so I'm gonna rinse
off and start applying this. So usually I take about a full pump and it's just gently
massage it into my skin. Last time I did this on video, my eyes ended up burning so badly because I'm not used
to having my eyes open while cleansing my skin and my eyes are very,
very, very sensitive. So I'm gonna be very careful,
maybe close my eyes for this. I found that sometimes
this cleanser can be a little bit too harsh
during the winter time because during the winter
my skin tends to dry out a lot more, especially in the cheek area. It gets really, really dry. And anytime I travel
to the mainland, whew, my skin gets so, so, so dry. I actually used to
struggle with eczema a lot. Thankfully I don't anymore, being in a more humid
environment, but yeah, this cleanser really only works for when it's particularly humid and my skin is being extra oily. Okay, once I feel that
my skin is clean enough, I go over to the bathroom. I'm still not opening my eyes and this is gonna be a struggle
trying to walk to the sink to wash my face off. But you know, I'm gonna
do my best, wish me luck. Wow, I made it over to the
bathroom with my eyes closed and I did not spill on my shirt, cha chow. Don't always win that battle,
but today I did, I guess, woo. Also if you notice that my
skin is a little bit red, I have reactive skin, I
don't have sensitive skin. My skin can actually
handle a lot of products, ingredients, testing,
et cetera, et cetera, but it is reactive. If the wind blows my skin's
like inflammation instantly. Next I go in with a new step
that I haven't been using for very long, it's the
Isntree Green Tea Fresh Toner. Now, normally I'm not a big toner person, 'cause I don't really feel
that they're necessary to a skincare routine, but this product, the first ingredient is green tea extract. The first ingredient, and
it's like super affordable and normally products with
that high of a concentration of green tea, heck even less
of a concentration of green tea are super, super expensive. So I was pleasantly
surprised to find this. And I also don't use a cotton pad. I just put it in my palms
and pat it into my skin. You know, it's funny, my nighttime routine was not always this complete. I used to be extremely bad
at doing a nighttime routine, but once I figured out to
put my nighttime skincare right next to my bed and all
have my cellar water there to just like do my entire skincare routine while laying down, I slowly started getting into
a nighttime skincare routine until now, which I'm like fully addicted. But for anyone out there
who is struggling to keep up with a consistent nighttime routine, I'm always recommending that because it definitely helped my skin. I also really like using
the ingredient green tea because it's great for
soothing inflammation, redness. It also may have some anti-aging benefits. It's just overall a really
good skin healing agent that I really like to use. So after that stuff, I make
sure my skin is completely dry before I go in with the next one. And that's important because
the next product I use is from Versed, it's the Press
Restart Gentle Retinol Serum. Retinol is one of my favorite ingredients for just repairing so much
damage within the skin. It's so well-researched, there's so many benefits to
it and I think it's a must, especially considering how
much sun exposure I get here and just the stressors and the fact that I do age so quickly, retinol is a must step
in my skincare routine. For a few months, I went off of retinol and I've been slowly
making my way back into it. And this one's a more gentle formula, so it's better and more ideal
to make sure that my skin doesn't freak out when I start to use it. And I've been using it
for a couple of weeks and so far I've been really
enjoying the experience. It's funny though, so
many people are like, "Oh my gosh, you can't use retinol, "You're too young to use retinol." et cetera, et cetera and I
think what a lot of people don't realize is that the reason I started my skincare YouTube
channel is because of aging that I was seeing in my skin. I had wrinkles all over my face, deep set one on my forehead,
underneath my eyes. And before that, I never really thought
anything of skincare. I thought it was just
something like older ladies use because they wanted to feel fancy. But as soon as I started
using the skincare and I started incorporating exfoliant's into my skincare routine and retinol, I quickly realized that
it was actually effective because the wrinkles in
my face were going away. And now thankfully I've
managed to keep them at bay for some time, we'll
see how long that lasts. I'm very expressive and I'm
white, so I age like a raisin. So I just took two pumps
of that and applied it into my skin. One of the
reasons I like that one is because retinol typically,
usually comes in very thick, heavy creams, and I wanna
be able to utilize retinol, but also be able to apply other products on top of it afterwards. This one is a must in my skincare routine, the Great Barrier Relief
from Krave Beauty. When I first found this product,
I was in such a dark place. I don't know where I was before this, this like saved my skin. Which sounds dramatic,
but hello, that's me. This one I specifically love
because what it focuses on is helping to repair the
skin's moisture barrier. And I think what we don't
realize is that we tend to just pummel our skin
with so many treatments. At least I do, so that sometimes
I forget that, you know, the health of the skin
is just as important as seeing results. And those two things
are not interchangeable. Your skin can be seeing
really good results in terms of like exfoliation and retinol, but not be adequately healthy. And this is a great product
for just making sure that my moisture barrier
is as strong as possible. And when I started using this product, I immediately noticed that the
redness in my face was gone. My skin was more hydrated,
I didn't need to worry about as much accessible
oiliness throughout the day because it's formulated with niacinamide. It has to tamanu oil, so I
started noticing a brightness and getting rid of dark spots
and sun spots on my face, just so many different benefits
that I started noticing from this product. So after I apply that product, I go in with a final moisturizer because this alone, it can
be used as a moisturizer, but I would say it doesn't
have enough inclusive agents to really form the protective seal to prevent me from losing water
through my skin overnight. If you know that process, it's called transepidermal water loss, I am constantly talking about it, but I just wanna always make
sure that I have a final seal to prevent any of that water loss. But I don't like going in
with really heavy creams after doing this many products, which is why I have been absolutely loving the Rovectin Clean Water Cream. It comes with little stickers that you can put up the
bottle, so I customize my own. It's cute. This one I love because it's formulated with a crazy high concentration of Lotus, which is great for reducing sensitivity and irritation in the face and also for potentially being anti-aging
and antioxidant properties. But I specifically love this one because it's a very
lightweight water cream. So absorbs into the skin so quickly and does not feel heavy. I've actually been really
liking using this one during the day because I can ensure that
it will not make my skin look really oily or greasy. Something that's really important to me, particularly during the summer. I always make sure I apply on the neck. Funny enough, dragging upwards on my neck actually creates a lot of
redness and irritation. So I usually just pat it into my neck and what I also do with my moisturizer is I always make sure to pat
it into my skin afterwards, because I don't know
why, maybe this is true, maybe it's not true, but I feel like my products
absorb so much better once I pat it into my skin. And I don't know if that's because it's actually being
absorbed by the skin more or if it's just being
absorbed by my fingers more. I have no idea, let me know down below, 'cause I would love to know the scientific explanation behind that. As some of you may notice
that most of these products are actually Korean and that's because I love Korean skincare. I just feel like it encapsulates
so much of just the modern, innovative perspective that
Korean skincare technology can bring and just incredible
ingredients and formulas. Just everything that I love about skincare in non irritating formulas. One thing that's very
prevalent on my channel in terms of messaging is
going towards skincare that's not going to irritate your skin, but contribute to the health of your skin. And that's something that I
definitely try to focus on within my own skincare routine. Sometimes I wish I could
just be like a model when I apply my skincare routine like. (upbeat music) But no, it's like World War
Three over here on my face, I've gotten better, I've
gotten a lot better. I used to be like man handling my face when I applied my skincare routine. Now I'm much more gentle, but that doesn't mean it's beautiful. So I apologize to anyone who's watching. All right, once I pop that into my skin, I go in with lips next because my lips tend to get really dry and I think overnight
is a great time for me to just make sure I'm
really moisturizing my lips so I don't have to apply a lip balm as much throughout the day. The one that I've been really loving is the Milk Makeup Melatonin Lip Mask. I think there's a lot of
like underrated benefits to melatonin in skincare and
I specifically like this one because it's very thick. It's very hydrating and
it's gonna make sure that I do not wake up with dry lips. The only thing I don't like about this one is that it is formulated
with lavender oil. So, to me that I would
consider that fragrance, but with lip products, it's so hard to find
fragrance-free formulas that are actually really effective at keeping the skin moist overnight. And this one works really well. (lips popping) Okay, and then for the final step, I go in with the skincare tool that I actually have not talked
about on my channel before. So I'm so excited to
provide an exclusive look into my skincare routine. It's actually a Cooling Globe and it would be Cooling Globes, plural, if I hadn't have broken the other one and it leaked out everywhere
and got onto my carpet and stained it. So love that. But you know, I just have
one for now, but it's okay, it's the same tool, it's
just takes double the time, but it's still so nice. I love using this both at
nighttime or in the morning, specifically in the morning
on the under eye area, because it really de-puffs the face. But overall, I just like it because typically with a lot
of these like cooling tools that I've used in the past, sometimes they create such a heavy layer of like condensation on the outside that it almost feels
like you're just kind of smothering water all over your face. And it feels like it's almost breaking up the skincare formula, but this one, I never noticed that. It really glides across the skin, helps to further push
your skincare products into your skin without
leaving traces of water across the surface of your skin. And I always just leave this
in the fridge overnight. And I always try to move it
upwards in a lifting motion, 'cause there's really no reason
to be dragging downwards, like your skin does not like that. It does not mean more gravitational pull. No sir, not today. Normally when I have
to, I do it so pretty. I'm not like Mr. T-Rex
Claws, trying to push it all over my face, normally it's very like visually aesthetic, but
alas the second one broke, but thankfully these ones are
actually really affordable. I got this from Sephora and I
think they're like 20 bucks, so not bad. We stand affordability. And I like to go on the neck
as well and just push upwards. And this is just such a nice
step just to like, (sigh) calm down, you know, focus
on just like self care time. I think sometimes even with me, I tend to be so rushed in my life that I really rush through my skincare routine and using this is kind of a moment for me to just reflect and think
about the self care part of skincare and have like a little bit of a meditative moment. I know I'm definitely guilty
of looking at skincare from a utility standpoint where I'm like, "I have this problem, how do I fix it? "Let me use that, as fast as possible." And that's not usually the best way to go about using skincare. I think self care and
indulgence and meditation is just as important
for a skincare routine as is utility and repairing
a problem within the skin. And I think tapping into both of those is where you can really
find a passion for skincare. That's definitely what turned
it from just an interest into a passion for me, and also just being able to
feel so good about yourself once you start seeing good
results within your skin. I think it's so powerful. And that's one thing on my
channel that I think brings me the most joy. True, true joy is seeing how people's skin has improved per recommendation
of other creators or me, and seeing just the
confidence that comes along with their skin being
glowy, healthy, happy. Ugh, it's just, it's
so cool to see how much of positive difference it's
made in people's lives. And it's what drives me
to keep doing what I do. Actually before getting into cosmetics, I struggled with a severe eating disorder and it was really difficult to find, well, I had never had a moment
where I looked at myself in the mirror and thought to
myself, "Wow, I'm beautiful." You know, and it wasn't until
I started using cosmetics that it really unlocked
that opportunity for me to see the beauty within myself. And it wasn't about the products, It wasn't about anything,
you know, material. It was just a pathway to
be able to open my eyes to my beauty that I
possess, inner and outer. And that's one thing I
just love about skin care is that I think sometimes it can really be the unnecessary key to
unlocking the door of confidence for a lot of people. It's not the confidence itself, it opens up an opportunity for people to be able to see themselves
in a better light. And what price can you put on that. Once I started recognizing my own beauty, that's when the recovery
became a lot easier, a lot more enjoyable to
manage as I slowly got better. And I think everyone
deserves to see themselves in that same light. I don't think anyone should be excluded from seeing the beauty within themselves. Wow, we're getting emotional. No, not really. See, this is why I love this
part of the skincare routine, I can just. (sigh) Have this reflective, meditative moment and you guys just got
to be with me for that, so double bonus. Oh right, and after we finish that, I am finished with my skincare routine and this is where I pass out. I knock out, I wake up
glowy, happy and hydrated, which is the goal always. But yeah, this was my
entire skincare routine. I hope each of you
really enjoyed watching. I know I definitely had fun,
as I usually don't get to, you know, show my own skincare routine. Thank you to all of the
people who are watching this. And I can't wait to
see if any of you react to my skincare routine and roast me because I will be looking
forward to every shady comment. But thank you so much everyone. And I will see you in
the next video, mwah. (upbeat music)
