Dry skin gang! I feel like moisturizers aren't the most glamorous of skincare products, but the dry skin folks know there's nothing quite like a *great* moisturizer.
I got that Kopari moisturizer a few months ago and it literally just feels like OIL allover my skin. I think I’m not dry skinned enough for it to actually soak into the dryness like some of yall cuz I looked like I rubbed olive oil allover my skin. Maybe now that it’s winter I need to re-visit this one. I surprisingly LOVE the smell of Biossance omega. Idk why. But definitely I am a texture person. I also love watching Kelly Driscolls videos because she really does a good job at showing textures. As someone on the spectrum who deals with sensory issues I literally start panicking if the texture pills/balls up on my skin or has fragrance etc but I’m just weird like that. Hence why I literally only use mainly Korean moisturizers because they couldn’t pill if you tried. The way I test if it will before I ever put it on my face is rub it on the back of my hand then about a minute later rub it back and forth for a bit til it basically almost always breaks down to an oil then I know we got no problems. Sorry for the long winded comment idk what has gotten into me today 😝
"Skintertainment" How clever! I have never heard that one. My favorite creams these days for night are the really thick ones. I love the Pacifica Vegan Ceramide Cream and the Biossance Squalane Omega Repair Cream. Have a great day Alice! ♥
The new Dermalogica Stabilizing Repair Cream is absolutely amazing!! Super rich and nourishing, it instantly sooths and calms plus it really does break the cycle of sensitive skin. I'm 43 and have super dry, reactive, sensitive skin. I literally try every barrier repair product that comes out but this one is so unique in that it actually works lol. If you're like me and suffer from constant irritation from retinols etc then I highly recommend this cream. It's fragrance free and essential oil free and I'm just blown away by how this cream has made my skin feel so cool, calm and comfortable when I'm using actives. Game changer.
No way I was searching for your updated dry skin moisturizer favs yesterday for recommending a product to a friend with the same skin type lol that's crazy. Great video as always 💘
I am really looking forward to my order of the Chogongjin Youngan Cream which due to arrive these few days ! Thx for introducing it . Will do a follow up .
I love both the Rice Gel & Cream and the "egg." The Numbuz:n No 4 Cream with a few drops of oil has been my favorite nighttime moisturizer for the fall so far.
I love that you chose to include all different textures! That's probably #1 for me for a product, I have oily skin but I want my moisturizer to feel like it's going to seal and protect my skin from drying out above all, but I know not everyone does!
Yup, yeah that’s the problem with limiting it to strictly “moisturizers for dry vs oily skin”. It can vary! My own sweetie has dry skin but can’t handle feeling skincare on lol
I love that your doing videos in dry skin. I’m 35 and looking for something to hydrate my skin. I can’t find anything. I’m looking forward to using these products! Thank you !!!
My favorite year round moisturizer continues to be the incredibly affordable Pyunkang Yul Skincare Calming Moisture Barrier Cream. Winter nights I generally have to add a heavier, more occlusive cream over it, but it is still the real hydration star in my routine. I typically get it for about $8 a jar. I am looking for an ideal heavier cream to go over it this Winter, though by day I still like it for under a moisturizing sunscreen.
I tried the Chogongjin cream based on your earlier review and even though I have oily t-zone, I love it for night. The texture is quite unique and I think you got it right, when you say it is almost honey like.
Love your choices! I've been eyeing the Mary & May moisturizer since watching your brand video, just have to work my way through some of my stash first. I'm so curious to see what the texture is!
That’s the smart way to do it! I’m also having to talk myself out of a few purchases at the moment because I simply HAVE to finish other stuff first lol
@@AliceintheRabbitHole well, you have a whole tribe who cares about your opinion, so you have a much better reason to buy than me thinking "ooh, I want to try that too!!" 🤣
I love your best-of videos so much! I make them my own bingo game where I make guesses beforehand and then see how many I get right. In this one, I did give myself half credit for writing down "that one with the antlers."
And I'm glad you saw my note on the Stratia sale before you made this video so everyone could get the info! It took me a few minutes to figure it out when I couldn't apply the regular sale code.
I adore the Thank You Farmer Gel & Cream. Have also loved every Mary & May product I’ve tried. Very tempted by this moisturiser, but almost wish it DID smell like blackberry. Also I think you would LOVE the Numbuzin No 5 Vitamin Concentrate Serum. It’s lush!
Your comment absolutely made me realize I would likely enjoy the smell too! Maybe they could go the elf route and offer a scented version and a fragrance-free version (I genuinely do not understand why every brand doesn’t do this!!)
Great video! I’m eyeing the Kopari but have a few ceramide moisturizers 😅 Also,I know you enjoy Azelaic Acid. I am loving the Theramid Azelaic acid serum, the brand seems similar to Stratia.
Oh girl, I love that Mary and May moisturizer. The serum from that line was on sale during the recent yes style sale and I picked it up for eight dollars. Super excited to try it. I even decided to try the sheet masks from that line as well. Just used the first one last night and it was lovely. I wish Mary and may would make all of their products fragrance free.
Mary & May runs suuuuch good sales (at all the retailers, it seems!) I do feel you on the fragrance. I tried out the cica mask tonight and was surprised to see fragrance in there!
@@AliceintheRabbitHole I know, so far whatever they are using doesn’t seem to cause me any irritation, but the fear is always in the back of my mind when I use anything on my face that has a fragrance element. I’ve been interested in their SPF for quite a while, but I can’t seem to get away from the beauty of Joseon or the skin 1004 ones.
@@AliceintheRabbitHoleI REALLY wanted to try the Calendula Peptide Ageless Sleeping Mask but then I saw the ingredients and was like, "Why, oh, why?!" Not all fragrances burn me but enough have that it's just not worth it to risk it anymore. The payoff ratio is really poor.
My dry skin loves the Isntree yam root vegan milk cream. I was pleasantly suprised by the thickness of the cream. I think you' d like it too. The Mary & May idebenone cream is on my wish list 😁 Loved the video❤
@@grandpachun1156 I'm from The Netherlands. I buy from a dutch online retailer. Littlewonderland. I don't know if they sell to where you are from. I don't shop Stylevana either but their prices are tempting.
@@chantibergwerff4251 thanks for the reply, I'm from germany so we're practically neighbours hahhah. I feel you with the tempting prices! Which just makes me feel more suspicious 🤣
For gel creams i really like the Glow Recipe plum Plump cream, for a gel cream it was so hydrating for me dry skin. I always wanted to try Kopari but it's just so much more costly than K Beauty creams so can never bring myself to spend that much on a face cream. Mary and May is on my wish list, although a lot of their stuff was out of stock on stylevana so might get it at my next haul, when it hopefully restocks
Great video! It's really too bad about the irritating ingredients in the Chogongjin 😢 I bought 2 jars without reading the ingredients and couldn't figure out why my face was on fire 😂 Love the Kopari and will be adding the Mary & May to my cart!
Alice, I am very tempted to buy the mary and may cream, because what I use now is too heavy for spring/summer. A big kiss and I liked your selection of moisturizing creams.
For me, with super dry skin type, my favorite expensive brand is tatcha dewy skin cream (purple). It's great if you can tolerate fragrance. I like it because you put it on once at night and when you wake up it lasts till at least the afternoon. (That's how moisturizing it is) For a cheap brand, I like byoma (also purple bottle), it's not the greatest moisturizer and for some it might not even help much (some reviews said they didn't like it), but for me it does the job for on top of their HA serum. The byoma moisturizer and HA serum together works decently. You definitely have to put on more as soon as you wake up though.
Alice ❤❤❤ I have normal/combination SENSITIVE skin 🙏🏻 I usually prefer a lighter gel cream moisturizer for the daytime or else it feels too heavy…. Do you think the Mary and May fits the bill? I would have purchased lipid gold but it’s not vegan, and I already use the Peach and Lily peptide at night (I think using interface in the AM would be overkill?) 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Ooh, other than the Mary and May as well as the Kopari moisturizer, the rest of the moisturizers I have used them before. 😂 I prefer all different textures as sometimes my skin reaction suits thicker occlusion, sometimes the breakout will require the lighter form to prevent more breakouts. Yes, moisturizer is more suited to types of skin and the stratia gold liquid one I may have to stock up... 😊
I’m conflicted on picking up Interface because I am about to crack open Peach and Lilly Copper Peptide serum and I want to restock the Ole Henrikson Peptide Moisturizer for the day use in the cooler months. Plus the TYF moisturizer has been on my wish list but I have an I’m From Rice Toner and the CosRX Rice mask waiting to be opened. Meanwhile, I just opened the Kopari for day time and an Earth Harbor amino acid and copper peptide cream I’m combining with LG for evening. I need to get another large bottle of LG but should probably hold out for Fourth of July sales at this point!
I very much feel you there! The reality with skincare is that there are a LOT of good options on the market. And there will always be some sale/upcoming sale when you’re running low ☺️
6:40 as someone with normal to combo skin, i would like to offer my experience! I use this morning and night. And it truly is really lightweight absorbs really quickly and most importantly, after i put it on there is the slightest feel of softness, I’ve never experienced this even with other creams that were thicker( they would trigger my acne and oiliness too) and overtime like two or even one week of constant applications i felt that my face really is softer. The only downside is while it doesn’t make me shiny, it does make my nose and chin a bit oily- although my skin is oily in those areas even when I don’t put on moisturizer, im at home so I haven’t experienced it in cold or hog weather but to be frank i think it would work for anyone unless it breaks you out( the onlh moisturizer that didn’t break me out) although their serum definitely did lol. Thank you for recommending me this Alice
I would love to find a moisturizer for dry, very fair, mature skin that tends to flake in winter (that dreaded fragile Irish skin). I find that these repair creams can make flakiness worse because they seem to create a film on top of the skin which eventually sloughs off. I don't believe they restore or repair anything. I'm also looking for a product without fruit components such as almond, coconut, sweet orange, apricot kernel, etc. In any case, AliceintheRabbitHole, your skin looks beautifully dewy and youthful; ditto for your neck! Lovely all the way round.
Biossance omega cream or ghost democracy cocoon cream (get the better deal, and tbh biossance runs REALLY good BFCM promos so…they may win at this time of the year lol) Pacifica ceramide cream is also quite similar, and finally if you want a K-Beauty rec, numbuzin 2 ceramide cream It’s remarkable how similar all 4 of those are lol
Oh man, I have been eyeballing that Mary and May moisturizer. I have oily skin but I started tretinoin two weeks ago and between that and the winter weather, I am discovering what dryness really is. 😅
Somewhat of an odd comment... but I'm currently on vacation and vacation is the time I use up all my sample moisturizers I got for free with purchases. I've tried SK-II, La Mer, 2 versions of AB's moisturizers (the cream and the rich cream), Glow Recipe, and Biossance and I genuinely didn't like any of them as much as interface. Now I will say I enjoyed the Tatcha indigo repair cream and may buy a jar of that for a specific purpose, but it is amazing to me how many of the "holy grail" moisturizers just don't hold up (at least based on my personal preference).
Mmhmm YUP. Stratia always knocks it out of the park!? And to think that they ran out of a peptide, reformulated, and still made it BETTER, not worse. Wonderful brand through and through.
I really believe dimethicone is an ingredient that is hidden in a lot of heavier moisturizers or creams and it stops with hydrating over time and besides clogging pores it doesn’t allow the skin to hydrate properly. Anyways I’m probably saying this wrong but check out creams that are silicone-free! Game-changer! I think the ones that you mentioned have silicone!
i got that kopari for 21 days too, and i loved it. but i couldn’t tell whether it was breaking me out/irritating my skin. i’m not sure if im one of the coconut sensitive skin people…id love to know that isn’t true for this product, because i was so pleasantly surprised in everything but the lid (details). is their coconut formulation for this product subject to sensitivity? again, im not sure if i have one. correlation not being causation and all. thanks alice!
It’s not coconut oil, but beyond that, I hesitate to say things like “it’s safe for everyone!” (Because of the whole nothing-is-for-everyone situation.) I’m sure it’s tested for sensitivity as every product that hits the market is, but that doesn’t mean too much. There are always exceptions!
i gotta say, i'd love to see your thoughts on the make beauty hydrascape! it's one of the most unique textures i've tried, and make frequently does 20 to 30% off deals.
@@AliceintheRabbitHole i’m not sure! i haven’t been keeping the best track of them. they tend to run random sales throughout the year, so keep an eye on them if they aren’t.
Recently I picked up some k Beauty hair care. The Masil 5 probiotic perfect volume shampoo and some of there other products. I would be really interested in hearing about other k Beauty hair care. It's something you hear nobody talk about.
I saw a video from Dr Dray on hair talking about an Elizavecca hair product or two and recently Dr. Jenny Liu in a recent on Asian skin and hair care mentioned a hair product from La'Dor.
I like the numbuzin 2 cream for night, the 4 is good but 2 is better (for dry skin at least) Sadly I haven’t tried the reformulated cicaplast, even though I did love the old version!
I love hanbang products bec they are so rich and very special with history and latest technology yet my knowledge on the ingredients is zero comparing to Western ingredients. ❤❤❤
I will try Stratia products if they ever start formulating with phyto cholesterol. I can’t use anything derived from lanolin. And the nighttime moisturizer is something I can’t use for various reasons-petrolatum, salicylate, fragrance, terpenes, deer velvet. What would be your second choice?
Numbuzin 2 ceramide cream, biossance omega cream, Pacifica ceramide barrier cream, or ghost democracy cocoon cream! Got something in every category/price range there lol, and honestly they’re all quite similar
Are these moisturizers non comedogenic Actually I have dry and lil bit flaky skin with open pores so I want a super hydrating yet doesn’t clog my pores kind of moisturizer !!! Please suggest!!
I loved the Mary and May Idenebione or however its spelled Could we get an education on the Hahn Bahn or whatever the proper term is. And utilization of say parts of the ginger plant or root . If this is where we are deriving benefits it helps to know more when studing the ingredient deck. Hope that made sense
Hanbang, yep! ☺️ I’m not really sure if I can go very deep into this topic (a lot of the information is not in English, which limits me tbh) but I think I can recommend a channel? The Monodist lives in Korea and works with hanbang brands! ☺️
@@melindagenitempo2359herbs used in traditional Korean medicine combined with current research. It’s a really different approach, but seems to make for amazing products!
I'm so bummed that I can't get Stradia here. Or if I can get it, the shipping is going to cost more than the products 🙄😒. My current favorite top 3 moisturizers are: 1. Isntree Yam Root Vegan Milk Cream 2. Neogen Dermalogy High R Exosome Cream 3. Pyunkang Yul Intensive Repair Cream I'm not sure if you have tried Neogen's Dermalogy High R Exosome Cream, but I highly recommend for you to try it 🙂. It is kinda heavier side but absorbs into skin very well. I usually use these kinda thicker creams during night time but this one I use during daytime. And it absolutely sinks into my skin. It has lots of goodies in it, but my favourites are all the peptides 😊.
Thank you for sharing! I’ve been eyeing the Neogen for a while; about to pan the cream they released shortly before that and I have to admit I am enjoying it
I jave a question, what manyo bifada ampoule is it that you use , i noticed their is 2 one clean one brom one has ginsing in it . I got my SK11 the other day ans i am still in shock i paid 109$ for something that is like 300$ crazy !! But they wrapped that stuff so good Sephora needs to take notes. Im on my moisturizer kick for some reason i want to try all the moisturizers . Definitely been using the egg a ton or even putting the lipid gold in the Sung Jung 2× barrier cream , i feel like i use it constantly, i might need to buy a backup..lol especially cause it comes from California and they like to hold packages hostage there it takes for ever and i dont want to run out .
Bifida biome complex ampoule (brown bottle) yeah it’s so odd that there are two, but I like the ingredients more in that one! And yuuup, both Sephora and Ulta, who think it’s acceptable to throw a palette in a giant box and then stick a little bubble wrap in there. And then get funny about replacing the inevitability broken item UGH. I’ve yet to see a K-Beauty retailer do a poor job with packaging (and stylekorean wins for best packaging as it’s all recyclable!)
@@AliceintheRabbitHole Girl I am F..... Done with Sephora I can't believe I'm f.... Saying this too u !! Remember the empty box they sent me then they replaced it with a broken Tom ford highlighter and 2 months ago sent me a freaken broken YSL quad that the pan fell out of the compact and the shadow was cracked yea luxury right their well I got my last order with the Dior concealer and Algenist eye balm and the eye balm is spoiled it is like half oily and brownish looking I call and the B says I'm sorry we can't replace or refund u cause u had prior issues .. I said yeah u sending me broken shit and an empty box so I am supose to just be screwed out of money because y'all's mistakes !!!! They won't even let me ship it back they fucken black listed me !!! I have spent 3000$ this year this year with them and this is how they treat their coustomers . So going forward if I order something Iand if it's broke or something I'm freaken screwed. This is unfair and unjust 😭 steeling people's money and it's their fault I'm not trying to screw anyone I'm not like that . I am just so upset . * O I finished their stupid freaken challenge to bought all their dumb products and they didn't even give me my last 100 points or the Xtra 100 for completing them then she acted like she did me a favor because she fixed that online no u should have fixed the 70$ freaken dollar issue instead of stealing people's hard earned money because of your own mistakes .
Yeah their policy sucks tbh. IIRC, if they replace anything over $200 (or $300? This range), they won’t do it a second time. Have you looked into Credo or Nordstrom? I’d try shopping with them instead, or else direct from brands. At least until Sephora figures out that mistakes happen (on their end!! UGH) AND that statistically speaking, it’s going to happen more to people who shop with them more. Their current policy rewards those who shop with them less 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️ ridiculous
@@AliceintheRabbitHole I even offered to send it back , I mean wtf !! They seriously need to get their sh.. together. It's their mess ups . I can't believe I just got screwed like that when they get like all my spending money. F them foreal if they had some quilty control up in that place or better packing people , I mean hell they sent Lauren made beauty 2 rose TF highlighters and I didn't get 1 I got an empty box and then a broken one then that YSL broken pallet and everyone has had issues with those things then 6month ago they sent me another broken pallet that's not my freaken fault I'm not out here trying to scam people but oviously they are . Like u have no option to even send the product back to get it replaced or a refund is extra rediculas!!! They have totally screwed me this whole VIB sale I just received the last order last night that had that spoiled eye cream in it . O girl I'm livid . It makes me not want to order from them anymore cause of all this and I could just be screwed out of money if something is bad or broke. Yea way to treat the people that actually spend money with u . Ur right the policy definitely is for people that barely shop with them .
Great list!! Also, I am excited to order the Chogongjin! Missha is on Cate the Greats nice list. (That list has saved me a ton of money) love from Korea!!!
I feel you!! I finally decluttered some, but it was hard as there are SO many good options, I felt bad letting go of good products. Hopefully my recipients use them lol
