I used to think like this before. There are a lot of times that I am so insecure about how I look in front of a mirror. After that, my insecurities will devour my whole system, and I will feel bad about myself. Being fed up with society's standard of beauty makes me feel less somehow. It's very easy for us to say that we're all beautiful not until someone very attractive passes us by.

And the fact that I can't see affordable skincare products that suit my skin makes it harder for me. Imagine being broke and having skin problems at the same time. It was so hard knowing it's not just my skin that suffers, also my wallet Lol.

Now, I am currently striving to have a more positive outlook on myself while I am working out with my skin problems. "Being beautiful is free" It doesn't matter what other people will say or how many blemishes I have. What matters more is what I feel about myself from now on. I am not going to be so hard on myself and I hope the same for all of you! "I'm gorgeous and so are you" ❤️

I am so glad to be in a community where we can all freely share our insights about our skin or just our well-being! Thank you Picky! You guys are so sweet! 😘🌱

"Being beautiful is expensive, I can't afford it".

Need help cos recently, I visited a derma clinic because it seems that I developed acne especially on the cheek or the mask area. The doctor thought so and suggested to change some of my skin care routine and suggested a few products. However, I forgot to ask how much these products costs and I just found out their prices after the session. Most of them are quite expensive for my budget, therefore I am trying to find some alternatives especially for 1.) Cleanser 2.) Hydrating Toner and 5.) Sunscreen. Obviously, I have to follow the topical medications like the 3.) Erythromycin gel and 6.) Adapelene B. Peroxide. That's why I hope someone could help me to find some good and cheaper suggestions compare to the 1,2, and 5. which my derm suggested. Attached photos are numbered skincare recommendations. Thanks in advance for those who will help me huhu.

Ps. Can someone also decipher what product is number 7? Coz, I don't really understand her handwriting 😭😭

Desperately need an alternative for some of my derma suggestions 🥺

I don't know what exactly is this one if its an allergy or something, I have this in between my cheeks and nose (left and right) and a few in between my eyebrows . I also don't know what triggers the itchiness. Unfortunately I can't go to a derma clinic because we are in province and its too far from our location. I hope someone can help me and gives me product recommendations. Thank you and hope you all have a Happy New Year!!!

Itchy tiny red bumps

None so far, I never experience stinging or whatsoever. So yeah, this is a HOLY GRAIL for me!

A fungal acne safe, alcohol free, and fragrance free toner. I love their choice of ingredients because this toner has hyaluronic acid, salicylic acid and niacinamide.

It does contain alcohol but it&#39;s not drying at all in my experience. It also has a kinda dewy or greasy finish. I also wished that they will come up for a bigger bottle, maybe a 200 ml?? So far, these are the only I can mention for now, maybe will update next time if I found other cons aside from these.

The only sunscreen that I didn&#39;t experience any sort of breakouts and didn&#39;t trigger my fungal acne. I am on my third bottle now and it works well for me. This is also lightweight, absorbs quite fast and doesn&#39;t have a white cast. It doesn&#39;t sting my eyes quite often compare to other sunscreen that I&#39;ve used that made my eyes sore everytime I reapply. It comes in a 140 ml bottle that lasts for a month if I use about two fingers length and reapplying every 2 hours. It&#39;s refillable, but the refills come for only 125 ml and I find the bottle ones cheaper in terms of the ratio in its price and volume. 

If one of your pet peeves is a 50ml bottled sunscreen this is a good choice since you don&#39;t have to repurchase every 1-2 weeks.

Upon checking the ingredients, I found out that this is not a fungal acne safe product which is not suitable for me. It also contains fragrance which can cause allergic reaction to some especially for those with sensitive type of skin.

Very affordable sunscreen, my sister like this one but unfortunately this is just not for me.

The smell indeed will not be really for everyone. It does have that acidic card board like smell since it only has 5.5 ph... I don&#39;t know how to explain the smell better but for me it&#39;s tolerable and not a big deal. 
It is not cruelty free since etude house sell in China and they are required to test on animals in accordance withthe law.

An affordable fungal acne safe product. Above average cleanser for me. The texture is kinda rough looking but it&#39;s not. Does it job well.

I badly want to love this product since it&#39;s one of the most accessible fungal acne safe sunscreen. If it weren&#39;t for the fragrance this will be one of my holy grail.

Too bad this gave me tiny bumps and stings so bad that it made my eyes swollen. I always got teary eyed everytime I reapply this product every 2-3 hours. So yeah, I gave up with this one.

In conclusion, wouldn&#39;t recommend if you are sensitive to scented products. For the record, I don&#39;t even like how it smells so I don&#39;t really know if the fragrance on this helps.

Fungal acne safe sunscreen, no white cast, lightweight and quite affordable. Very accessible local sunscreen as it can be purchase in watsons and online shops.

Svtstan