Ok ok I know I might get some backlash for this one.. or maybe not.. but I’m just going to go ahead and say it.. does niacinamide have to be in literally EVERY product?! Like don’t get me wrong.. I love me some niacinamide.. but I feel like having it in every single product almost is doing more harm than good. I can’t escape it! It’s almost as prevalent as hyaluronic acid as this point. Can someone correct me if I’m wrong.. is having niacinamide in multiple products in your routine harmful? Or is it safe? Thanks for reading! 😊

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Hey y’all! So I just got the Inkey Lists alpha arbutin serum yesterday.. is it normal that when I apply it to my face my skin gets this rush of warmth and gets sort of flush? It doesn’t hurt or sting or burn or anything .. it’s literally just a wave of warmth and then it subsides quickly.. 🤔 I’ve used arbutin in products but never as a stand alone ingredient and didn’t get the same effect.. at least I don’t recall it being that way.. I use it right after the ample:n peptide serum but I’ve read that arbutin has no interactions with any other ingredients so I don’t think that has anything to do with? I really don’t know but I hope it’s normal! Lol

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Hey to my skin care peeps with microbladed eyebrows.. This one is for y’all! So I just got my eyebrows microbladed on Thursday for the first time.. I was wondering when y’all felt comfortable advancing without your routine? I’m not putting anything above my eyes at the moment and my artist is having me dry heal. They seem to be healing fantastically with no swelling, fluid leaking, and the absolute minimum of scabbing.. obviously I don’t plan on it any time soon and I go for my 2nd session in a month.. but I was just curious what time frame I’ll be looking at here to be able to do my full routine on my whole face again.. TIA!!

microbladed eye brow peeps!

Hey y’all! Does anyone have any idea on when they ship out the giveaways you win? I was one of the chosen ones for the CosRX giveaway and I just want to make sure I don’t miss it! Thanks!

CosRX

Has anyone noticed certain inkey list products really irritate their face.. or is it just me? So I’ve used the inkey list alpha arbutin and that’s when I noticed.. I would put it on and all of a sudden my face would feel flushed and almost sore as if I put something on raw skin but NONE of my other products would make it feel that way.. not even my actives! So I figured maybe it was just alpha arbutin and my skin doesn’t care for that ingredient.. so I bought the ordinary alpha arbutin and it doesn’t do to my skin what the inkey lists does.. so it’s not alpha arbutin.. it’s inkey list.. then I decided to try out the inkey lists q10.. SAME EXACT FEELING.. is it something in the product? I’ve looked at the ingredients list and am not sure what exactly would cause it.. any input would be appreciated!

inkey list

The smell is totally weird. At first contact it smells like smelly arm pits to me.. but as it starts to absorb and as you rub it in i start too smell the honey and green tea.. its very odd but i love the product so much I can look past it

I am in love with this product.. its nice and thin but still smooth upon applying.. it literally soaks into my skin SO fast .. I am a major layerer of product and this goes right under my tonymoly mochi emlusion. I’ve struggled to find a product that makes a noticeable difference in the hydration of my skin until i found this one. I will absolutely make this a staple in my routine!

Honestly, nothing really. I enjoyed this product for the hydration.. however for its other effects.. i can not speak to them just yet. I’m about half way through the bottle and haven’t really noticed many other effects other thank hydration.

This product is so nice on the skin. Its got a nice smooth silky slip upon application and absorbs so nicely. No tackiness. No stickiness. Just lovely. Adds great hydration to my skin.

If you have longer velus hairs on your face you will probably want to make sure you totally rinse off ALL of this mask.. i got one of the balls of dead skin&#47;gel stuck in one of my hairs from my head and it did not want to come out. I dermaplane so i can’t speak on the facial hair but i can assume that it wouldn’t be much different

Wow. Im sort of amazed and disgusted all at the Same time! This peeling gel certainly did what it said it would do.. its a thick cloudy gel like texture that NEEDS to be applied correctly.. the instructions from the company are sort of unclear and I think a lot of people think this is a peel off mask like the sticky black charcoal masks.. its totally not. 

You need to work in smaller sections on your face and apply a thin layer but keep rubbing it! Dont stop to let it dry! It dries very quickly so it’s important you don’t stop rubbing it in... very shortly after all the dead skin will start to ball up and peel right off 🤢 Im literally appalled at how much dead skin was on my face.. but once you’re done with the last section just rinse off all the dead skin and any of the gel that may have dried.. and voila.. your skin is literally brand new.. and can continue on with your routine ..its insane. My pores were cleared out, my face has never felt cleaner, it was literally so much brighter.. and it is SO GENTLE. I’m Literally obsessed.

Because it’s so think.. even aside from following the directions and warming it up to think it out.. applying it makes my eyes kind of sore.

Its really thick.. so thick the directions instruct you to warm the product up between 2 fingers before applying it.. not sure if i like that or hate it. It’s definitely very moisturizing.

I have nothing bad to say about this product.

So i was one of the lucky ones to won this in the picky give away..  First of all.. I👏🏼LOVE👏🏼IT.. This toner is a very gentle PHA toner for sensitive skin. Despite it being a PHA its still gentle enough for me to use twice a day every day.. It has a water like consistency so it feels very refreshing on your face. If you have a little skincare fridge I definitely recommend putting this toner in there and on a hot day? Holy refreshing! Ive been using it for a little over a month i think and im only a quarter of the way through the bottle so its going to last a longgg time which im not even mad about :) .. its absorbs nice and quick due to its water like consistency and feel. Leaves no sticky or tacky feeling whatsoever.. no residue.. It literally feels like water. The centella has done wonders for my redness.. it contains 84% centella asiatica! Theres a very very very very slight natural scent to it that just smells like the earth and i love it. I know skin1004s slogan is “the untouched nature” and thats exactly what i get from this product. Overall I think this product has made visible, positive changes in my skin and I will absolutely continue to use and will certainly repurchase. Im looking forward to trying other products from this brand! Thank you picky and skin1004 for this opportunity!

DoLLSteaKC