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DID YOU KNOW: That you’re technically supposed to wash/rinse after most cleansing waters? I only recently found this out, and my lazy ass is not pleased at this. However, I’ve found a pretty good workaround for those nights when I’m too lazy for more than four steps total, but still in the mood for some kind of skincare. It’s a delicate balance, truly.

Step 1: Remove makeup. Burt’s Bees White Tea cleansing wipes are my OG, all-time favorite. Non-irritating, almost all-natural, and really good at getting even the most long-wearing gunk off my mug after a tough day.

Step 2: Cleansing water. Dr. Jart Dermaclear has been my fave for a hot minute, but I picked up this May Coop White Birch Sap Water and I am really feeling it, especially when followed with some Raw Sauce. But before that…

Step 3: Rinse! The White Birch Water specifically states in the directions that you need to follow up with a cleanser or at least rinse. The water does leave a bit of lovely, tingly film behind, so I don’t think that a quick rinse with warm water and a light pat dry are unwarranted.

Finally, Step 4: Seven-Skin Method with May Coop Raw Sauce. This is clearly not my laziest late-night regimen, but I really do like using the Seven-Skin Method with the Raw Sauce before bed. It’s moisturizing enough to where I’m not worried about a night cream, especially after at least 5 layers (I tend to lose count tbh), but it also has wonderful little tingle that tells me it’s doing something good for my face while I snooze, right? I’ve also had two travel-size vials of Raw Sauce for literally ever now and I need to use them up.

I’ve done this semi-lazy pm regimen a couple of days now, and while I wouldn’t add anything else to these, they do give me the satisfaction of doing more for my face than just a wipe and a cleansing water (if that much, tbh). I was concerned that May Coop products might be for more mature, drier skin than mine, but so far this little duo has gotten me through the night and ready for a brighter day each time.

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KBeauty Haul: A Peach & Lily Two-Parter

It's been a while since I had a Peach & Lily haul (okay, you got me: one month), so when I got an extra 20% off after completing a survey, I decided to splurge with some of my Peach Points as well. Unfortunately, P&L is well aware of all of our online savings tricks and I couldn't use both the 20% AND my $20 off Points code, so I made two separate purchases because I cannot let any deal go unwasted.

For this first part, I wanted to stock up on some more Lagom Cellus Mist Toner and I've been wanting to do a Baby Foot Treatment before I go on vacation, so I scooped those up along with a couple of new masks to try from Shangpree and Cremorlab. The May Coop White Water cleanser was on sale, and I've been on a cleansing water kick (let’s be honest, though: when am I not?), so I added that to my stash for when I run out/get tired of the half dozen I currently have in rotation.

I was hoping that if I held off on the 20% code, my beloved Lagom UV Sun Gel would be back in stock, but it's hot stuff, apparently, and it's been sold out for a hot minute. So it was with a heavy heart (lol), that instead I decided to treat myself to some new things to try out in the second half of this haul! In addition to (another) stash container of The Lotus essence and a Mizon sheet mask, I decided to give the Lagom Cellus Mild Moisture Cream a try, hopefully to help my mug transition to what is already shaping up to be fall full of ups and downs and weather of all kinds. 

As for the new stuff, I could no longer resist the pull of Saturday Skin. I am technically a Millennial, so I can enjoy my Millennial Pink product packaging sans guilt. The claims for combination skin and preventative care also sound pretty good, so I didn't JUST get this cleanser and eye cream for the pretty packaging, which I’m sure many a cosmetic curmudgeon has complained about. And I've discovered I really like P&L's initial grown-up trio of sheet masks, so I'm curious to see how the Peach Slices Brightening Mask does on my decidedly non-teen or -twentysomething complexion. Yuzu + lotus definitely sounds like it could be a very potent duo!

Paid: $190 / Value: $252 Savings: $62 / 25%

So, still not the best Kbeauty Haul, even when combined into one big one. Peach & Lily is elusive like that, so I'm going to keep saving my Peach Points and I'm not going to hold my breath for sales or discounts or anything, except for maybe when holiday deals finally start rolling in. 

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Mini Raw Sauce // May Coop via Peach & Lily ($14)

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May Coop Morning Dew Acer Maple Water Увлажняющий мист

May Coop Morning Dew Acer Maple Water Увлажняющий мист

Этой весной я начала активно использовать мисты для лица. Мист, как правило, представляет собой тонизирующий продукт в виде спрея, который наносится непосредственно на кожу. Это нечто среднее между тоником и термальной водой. Он не очищает (как это может делать тоник) и не является просто освежающим продуктов (как обычно и используется термальная вода). Обычно мист обогащен растительными…

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Empties: May Coop Raw Sauce essence and Mizon AIO Snail Repair Cream

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MY CURRENT SKINCARE ROUTINE FAVORITES

1. Clarisonic Mia 2

After using a Clarisonic, I would never willingly go back to cleansing my skin with just my hands. These brushes don’t work with cleansers that don’t lather well, but most do. I’ve tried the acne, oily skin, and sensitive skin brush heads and honestly don’t notice much of a difference between them, but none of them irritate me. There’s a 60 second timer for each session, making my morning and nighttime routine fast and simple. Clarisonic brushes have a way of making your skin feel extra clean, and get the most out of your skincare products. I take off most of my makeup with Bioderma micellar water before going in with the Clarisonic to avoid dirtying up the brush head, which has to be replaced every 3 months to avoid bacteria buildup.

2. DERMAdoctor Ain’t Misbehavin’ AHA/BHA Acne Cleanser

The consistency of this cleanser is a lot like a light lotion when you dispense it. I take 3-4 pumps and lather it into my damp skin. I haven’t been using it for long, but have noticed an improvement in my acne. My skin responds best to salicylic and glycolic acid, which are two of the main ingredients. I can’t say if it’s helped in reduction of oil because I use a handful of mattifying products in my daily arsenal, but it is one of it’s claims. 

3. May Coop Raw Sauce

Facial essences have been one of the biggest beauty trends in the past year, and this one is my favorite. I simply apply a few drops to my face after I cleanse, to allow my other products to sink into my skin better and work more effectively. To some this may sound gimmicky, but it works. I’m now on my third bottle, and my skin feels more soft, clear, and nourished!

4. Peter Thomas Roth AHA/BHA Acne Clearing Gel

Similar to the cleanser, this product contains salicylic and glycolic acid. I’m now on my second full size bottle because it helps in the reduction of whiteheads and blackheads. People with non-oily skin types often complain it’s too drying, but for oily skin girls, it’s the perfect mattifying serum. This product also helps to slightly fade acne marks, but I use a face mask with more concentrated glycolic acid a few times a week to do most of the work (post coming soon). The new formula no longer leaves a sticky residue, which is a plus!

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(via The importance of essences in skin care)

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May Coop Raw Sauce - Review

May Coop Raw Sauce

This stuff is absolutely amazing. I read about the KBeauty thing on sephora, and then came across a few different blogs that talked about it, the advantages of several different steps, and a few of those different blogs talked about this Raw Sauce by May Coop.

The name is a little strange, but this product is so effective that I can totally fall in love with a strange name.

The packaging is beautiful.

It comes in a box, and inside of the box the bottle is wrapped in a little burlap type baggie. The bottle itself is a frosted glass with lines like the rings on a tree. The cap is an easy to use screw cap. When you first open it, there will be a little plug that you’ll need to remove from the top.

The product itself is a clear-yellow and is a smidge thicker than water. It dispenses from the bottle in drops by shaking the bottle a bit. There is always a little extra on the top of the dispenser when I’m done using it and I just wipe that off and use it as well. There is a slightly sweet smell that isn’t overpowering and dissipates very quickly.

I apply right washing and trying my face. At first, I tried applying it with a cotton ball, but the cotton just soaked up an insane amount of product. I read around more and saw a bunch of people say that they applied with just their hands, so I gave that a shot and have been doing that since. I shake a few drops onto my palm, wipe the excess off the top, rub my hands together, and then begin patting/rubbing onto my face. I make sure to pay special attention to my troubled areas. I let it sit a minute or two and move on to the next steps of my skincare.

What has this product done for me?

My skin is… Complicated. Some oily, some dry, some a little patchy. My forehead likes to break out, and the corners of my nose and mouth like to dry out and scale and flake. It’s horrible. When I do exfoliate, the skin under acts all raw and inflamed, then it scales and flakes again.

This product has been incredibly effective. I got this in the middle of what would have been a couple/few weeks or dryness and flaking. I was actively flaking when I got it and within two uses my dryness and flaking was nearly completely gone. I could still see the edges of a scale or two, but those cleared up within another two uses. The area is now(five days after purchase) very hydrated, moist, soft, and silky. It will be interesting to see if the qualities this has imparted will stay. I can’t really be 100% sure, but I believe this has had a bit of an effect  on the acne on my forehead.

I sincerely hope that by the time this bottle is done, that I’ll be able to stand by this review, and will want to go out and get another bottle.

Downside:

So while the packaging is gorgeous, it’s also unstable. This is a very tall, very thin glass bottle, and the bottom is not weighted. More than that, when I flipped it over and looked at only the bottom, I could see the the glass on the bottom wasn’t even. I’ve read *many* reports of the bottle being brushed lightly and tipping and shattering, wasting all the product inside. Be sure to keep either in the box, tipped on it’s side, or nestled safely by a bunch of other sturdier bottles.

Edit to add: So a lot of the reviews mention the alcohol content. Alcohol is the number 2 ingredient, which probably sounds super alarming. However, the number 1 ingredient is the Acer Mono Sap, and that sap is 93% of the whats in there. That leaves *all* the other ingredients to take up only 7%. There isn’t any stinging, drying, or alcohol smells. Because I’ve had such great results, I’m not worried about the alcohol content at all.

May Coop Raw Sauce – Review was originally published on Tasting the Koolaid