This is my facial toner story. After trying out so many different toners, I've found these favorites (in order) seen below. First, the facial freshener, or facial toner of the Collagen Moistfull product line of Etude House.

Etude House Collagen Moistfull

Application was a breeze after removing the bottle stopper, make sure you use a cotton to wipe allover the face and neck. The liquid is a little thicker than regular alcohol-based toners. This one is almost gel-type, in my opinion.

Weekends are best spent on indulging on home spa rituals. I did my home spa ritual this past weekend. And to complete the ritual, I did my occasional facial mask, using SkinFood's Black Garlic Mask. It says on the pack that it has allicin fermented black garlic extracts to moisturize the skin.



It is very essential to me to use facial masks to rejunevate and moisturize my tired skin, especially when I

2010 I think is the year when I saw I already have my fine lines on my face especially under the eyes. That time, I also noticed my facial complexion becoming worse everyday, and i started to have pimples and of course, pimple marks! I even went to a dermatologist to consult how to remove those ugly pimple marks. They were dark so I always needed to put concealer over it just to hide the ugliness.

Well, I don't want that to happen anymore. So what I did was I tried using toner and moisturizer on top of my daily facial cleanser. And it worked. I bought korean-branded toners (simply because they are milder to my face compared to the locally manufactured brands). I usually test a couple, or rather, use a different toner at different times, depending on my mood. Good thing they don't mess up, they don't give me any irritations whatsoever.

This morning, what I used as a toner is Skin Food's Agave Cactus toner.

The reason why I'm frowning is because I find it hard to take my own pic using my new phone.

 It's cool on the face and it clears out the pores on the face right after washing. The reason why we need to put on moisturizeris one, our skin needs hydration; two, after using a toner, the skin is somewhat dried out (although Skin Food toners doesn't completely dry the skin out). And this morning, I used my newly bought skin essence as a skin moisturizer. It is I think only available locally, but claims it is manufactured in Korea. Pure Beauty's Pomegranate antioxidant essence.




I'm not sure what's the difference between a moisturizer, essence, or an emulsion. Well, I also use emulsion as a moisturizer, too, and actually stopped buying the ones tagged as "moisturizer." But I think it is in the composition of the liquid how they are classified. I had read somewhere that in tropical countries (like in Manila), it is better to use an emulsion instead of a moisturizer.

Put on some sunblock, too. Have a good one, everyone!

Not too long ago, I wouldn't really care stacking up sunscreen in my toiletry basket.  But that is now a thing in the past. I work during the day now, like most normal jobs do, so I now need some kind of protection from the sun. I say that sunscreen is my new found bestfriend.

I have consumed all of my 30ml-tube Let's Face It sunblock that I got, so I purchased to try on Skinfood's Tomato sunblock cream.





It's kind of thick or heavy on my skin, like any other Skinfood creams, i.e. BB creams, but not as heavy as Skinfood Broccoli Sunscreen Cream. If you are going to ask me, I still prefer using Let's Face It sunblock with I think, SPF 25 simply because it's cheaper, kind of have this cool sensation when you put it on the face.

The downside of this Tomato Wrinkle Care sun cream aside from the weight, is it doesn't blend in well with your makeup foundation, especially if it's cream-based or liquid. But overall, I love using it since it has some anti-wrinkle properties and it really smoothes out the skin. I believe it's going to work out real good with those with a more mature skin in terms of smoothing out the wrinkles.

At the end of the day, it does its job of protecting the skin from the sun's UV rays.

How to use a sun cream:

Use it at the end of your daily skin regimen i.e. after using facial wash, toner, moisturizer. Put on the sun cream before puting on your foundation and makeup.

Want to wake up with a pretty, clear, and sweet-smelling skin?

Hooray! I have experimented it twice, and gave me the same beautiful result. How about using an eye cream as a face night cream? Yup. But it's not your ordinary eye cream, it's my fav SkinFood Potiron au Lait Eye Cream. Instead of using it on just around the eyes, I tried using it as a face night cream.





I'm telling you, guys, this smells great! Yum! It's skin food, hehe.

And the result is really good. Ehem.

Skin was really supple, clear, soft, and does have a sweet smell because of the eye cream. Smells like milk and honey. You wouldn't really notice a hard night  just passed. So if you would want to try this too, I would highly suggest to clean your face completely with a good facial wash, and then better if you also put toner before putting on the face cream (eye cream, rather).

I have been very busy, doing businesses and other stuff. That's why this is my comeback post here. But talking about SkinFood, and Korean cosmetics in particular, I am a big fan. Really. I find their products milder, or let's say, they better suit my type of skin when compared to locally manufactured products (with the exception of Human Nature, of course!).