Hello, Picky Squad 👋😊

Hello lovely Pickies 💗 I just wanted to share with you how excited I am to now be part of the Picky Squad! I haven't been on the app for much longer than a couple months, but I have already benefited A LOT from this amazing community! I love to share and learn from everybody! And of course I love all the perks that the amazing Picky Team gives us! I hope that I am worth of the Picky Squad status, I am trying to learn new skincare-related things every day and I hope I am being helpful 😊 A wonderful day/evening to you all 🥰

"Western" vs. "Eastern" skincare ingredients 🤔

Hello lovelies 🥰 So a thought got into my head when doing research for my K-Beauty skincare purchase using the wonderful Picky X Wishtrend promo. I live in the US and am used to skincare marketed around ingredients like hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, vitamin C, retinol, etc. When looking at the K-Beauty skincare products, I saw that they were mostly advertised around ingredients such as Centella asiatica, rice, mugwort, aloe vera, propolis, honey, etc So, my question for those of you lucky peeps who have had the chance to try both the "western" and "eastern" skincare types is: Do you think ingredients from one category have overall had more benefits on your skin compared to the other category, or do you think they have similar benefits? Let me know what you think down below and I would love to learn from you 👇🥰

Beauty blender sponge to keep my skincare "intact" underneath makeup? 🤔

Hi lovely Pickies 👋💗 I have been using a makeup brush for years to apply my foundation. But now I have a multi-step skincare routine so I am wondering if using a beauty blender sponge would be more "gentle" and would help not disrupting my skincare layers? 🤔 Also if it makes the foundation look better on the skin it is a huge plus 😊 What is your experience with beauty blender sponges when it comes to applying makeup after skincare? I would love to know your recommendations 🥰

How to incorporate facial oil when wearing makeup? 🤔

Hi Pickies! 👋💗 I hope you are doing well! It is getting really cold where I live and I wanted to ask about when to incorporate a facial oil in my routine to really lock that moisture in and prevent transepidermal water loss? Should it be before or after my moisturizer? Also, can I apply makeup on top, or will it prevent the benefits from the facial oil? If so, how long should I wait to apply makeup? Thank you all so much for your input 🥰

Help me understand the difference between "white cast" and "tone up" in sunscreens 🙏

Hello Pickies 👋 I have seen quite a bit of promotions on social media for "tone up" sunscreens with "no white cast". But to me it seems like all sunscreens from that category do leave a white cast? 🤔 At least what I see as a white cast shows everytime the sunscreen is either swatched on the back of the model's/influencer's hand or on their face. I don't mind the "tone up" feature, but I would rather purchase sunscreens that do not leave a white cast. Could you please explain the difference between "tone up" and "white cast"? Is it just marketing or is there really a difference? Thank you for your help 🥰