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Thought I’d do a quick follow up on my budget beauty picks from months and months ago. These are all things I use in my own skincare routine or have in the past as replacements for things that cost more money or are less accessible to find. I find them to be as effective as my regular skincare routine, which is catered to acne prone, dry and sensitive skin. Everything is under $20.

These Black Pearl Hydrogel Eye Patches ($10) are something I picked up in Tokyo and like to use every morning when I wake up. They just feel lovely and I reduce the swelling of my eye bags in the morning so I don’t really color correct my dark circles anymore. I wouldn’t consider them a miracle product especially if you deal with very drastic dark circles, but they’re fun, cheap, and nice. I drop in some extra face mask serum into my jar so now it’s more of a custom serum in there now.

My favorite peeling gel is less than $20. You can buy it on Amazon at fluctuating prices, but I will let you know right now that the price there will probably go up soon because of its popularity on there makes the manufacturers unhappy. You can buy it directly from the brand website using the code arabellekcon or KCONBEAUTY and get a free mini travel for a little more money, plus samples. (I don’t get commission, but I am an ambassador for the brand.)

Garnier Micellar Water, $7. The cleansing water I use in the morning and also to take off my makeup as first step in my night time skincare routine is relatively inexpensive. I have other more expensive ones like the Bioderma line but honestly I don’t see any big or noticeable difference. I go through makeup remover often so it’s not like I want to recommend or use something that costs $35 every time I re-up.

CosRx Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser is $10 and one of the best face cleansers on the market anywhere, period. Like, technically - this is very boring, very good for your skin. All my friends with utterly perfect skin - of varying skin types - use this.

During travel, I use this Hada Labo Toner ($11) - I love Hada Labo products, I wouldn’t mind using only their brand exclusively which is saying A LOTTTTTTTT. When my skin wigged out in Tokyo, I got the travel sized skin routine from a 7-11 (Japanese 7-11′s are the best) and my skin got much better, very fast. Been using it in my travels ever since.

Not to be a stan especially ‘cause I buy it out my own pocket (screams) but the CosRx Snail Essence ($16) stuff is like… so good……it’s like…absurd. Anyway buy it right now.

For serums/ampoule products, most of the ones I like are more than $20 but you can grab this Hyaluronic Acid one for $14. Hyaluronic Acid products have helped with my skin elasticity and moisture retention.

These are my favorite sheet masks, period. The boxes are typically $30 but they’re on sale for $20 until 8/11 with the code KCONLA. Some other masks I like are these, this Acure one, this one, these, which all clock under $20.

TBH sunscreen shouldn’t be super expensive, the ones I use right now all clock under $30, my favorite is this Dr. G one ($24) but I like this Neutrogena one too and it’s only $7 so I don’t feel terrible about running through it super fast.

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Keep me posted how you like these recommendations! They’re (almost) in the order you should be using them in, too. If you like anything feel free to tip me when or if you’re in the position to do so - I don’t do product roundups anymore for magazines because I want to remain as unbiased as possible and not be obligated to mention anything just because it’s new or an advertiser, so your support means a lot to me.

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