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My Beauty Secret: 10-Step Korean Skincare Routine

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I started implementing the 10-step skincare routine a couple years ago and my skin has never looked better! Here are the products I use and some tips for you to take away for a better skin!

Watch the video below for my complete 10-step skincare routine and the exact products I use! Links to the products can be found below the video.

Watch to see why I fell in love with these Korean skincare products and just how amazing they are! I plan on using them everyday for the rest of my life, until the day I die! That’s how well it works and how much I love it!

So the secret is to start with the products that are the thinnest to the thickest. This way, the thinner products are able to absorb into the skin first and you build upon it, all the way to the thick creams and/or oils.

MY 10-STEP KOREAN SKINCARE REGIMEN:

  1. Oil-based face wash (this one I am currently using)
  2. Foam-based face wash (this one I am currently using)
  3. Aloe Vera (linked here)
  4. BEST Essence (first essence I use here, second essence I use here)
  5. Hyaluronic acid (linked here)
  6. BEST Ampoule (best ampoule I’ve used: full size here, travel size here)
  7. *FAVORITE Face mask (my favorite linked here)
  8. BEST Face lotion (best face lotion I’ve ever used full size linked here, travel size linked here)
  9. FAVORITE Face oil (my favorite face oil linked here, use code: sarahtyau for 10% off!)
  10. Aquaphor or Vaseline (linked here and here)

While I switch up the skincare products every few months(when I use up the entire bottle of the one skincare product, I switch to another), there are 4 skincare products I use everyday, no matter what. They are the snail mucin essence, Korean Orcell Ampoule, Korean face cream, and Vaseline/Aquaphor

You can only get this Korean face cream and ampoule in Korea so I started a small business selling them myself! I plan on using it for myself everyday until the day I die, so when I order them for myself, I also order them for you! I have them shipped straight from their warehouse in Korea and it’s always free shipping for you for the full sizes!

The FULL SIZE Stem cell Korean Face Cream can be purchased here: https://forms.gle/zvedrFtoqG3m8TrMA

The TRAVEL SIZE stem cell Korean Face Cream can be purchased here: https://forms.gle/zvedrFtoqG3m8TrMA

The FULL SIZE Orcell Ampoule can be purchased here: https://forms.gle/6tR7XxYMdV6Hm48b6

The TRAVEL SIZE Orcell Ampoule can be purchased here: https://forms.gle/5SvU9FCGd8iV9L2J9

Are you familiar with the 1-step Korean skincare routine? Do you implement it or do you plan to? And let me know if there are must try skincare products that you swear by!

The Flooring We Chose for our Home

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We wanted solid hardwood floors in the entire house except for the bathrooms(of course), the entryway and the mudroom. Carpets sure are cozy and soft and nice to lay down or sit on, but I like that with wood floors, there will be less allergies and things can’t be buried deep underneath the carpet.

I’ve also had my fair share of having carpets in our bathrooms and kitchen, yes, that’s right, carpets! I had to potty train all 3 of my kids in the carpeted floors and just imagine how fun it is, having to clean up any accidents! Yeah, I never want to experience that ever again. The funny thing is, we STILL have carpet in one of our main bathrooms in our current house right now. I will not miss it.

I knew I wanted light, matte, warm but not yellow color that is clean, simple yet elegant, and soft to the touch. I also wanted a color that was as close to the color we have in our current kitchen and the dining room. After much online browsing and looking in stores, we chose Ginger lily oak from Hallmark Floors. I just love that the light color will brighten up the whole space by reflecting more sunlight and it checked off all the boxes! It’s perfect!

We were debating whether to get prefinished wood floors or the finished wood floors and after doing some research, I felt better going with the finished wood floors because:

1. They emit no toxic or smell in your home as it was stained previously and had plenty of time to cure.

2. They have thicker coating so it is more stain-resistant and scratch-resistant.

But I do love that the prefinished wood have no seams with a smooth coating, so not only do you not have to worry about moisture instrusion between the seams, but I prefer the no seam look, so I get the appeal of both!

Here are the benefits of the flooring that we picked out:

Benefits

FASHION

PERFORMANCE

INDOOR AIR QUALITY

Doesn’t that sound amazing? We can’t wait to see this floor all over our home!!!

Shopbop Black Friday Sale

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Shopbop is having their Black Friday Sale!

Take 15-30% off storewide with code HOLIDAY

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Cyber Monday Sale

UP TO 50% OFF

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Here are my favorite picks below:

My Favorite Finds from Shopbop

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Shopbop is having a sale and it’s the last day to save! Below are my favorite finds, most of them are discounted 50-70% off! But they’re selling out quickly so grab it before it’s sold out.

I was able to grab a few dresses and some RVCA items for Jay, he’s been obsessed with that brand for many years now. The more you spend, the more you save, if you order $200+, you’ll get 15% off, if you order $50)+, you get 20% off and orders over $800+ will get 25% off with code: STYLE

My 8 year old Wanted to Skip School for His Mental Health and At First I said No

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My son took a day off from school for what he calls a “mental health day” today.

So he stayed in and played games with daddy, then they went out to lunch, and I took him on a 4-mile hike with the most beautiful Fall scenery, swipe to see the rest!

He must’ve overheard me say to his teen sister the other day that she can take a day off from school for her mental health, just like she does for her physical health, because mental health is just as important and serious, if not more serious, than physical health.

Then the next day he said to me, “Mom, I think I might need to take a day off from school for my mental health. What is mental health?”

At first I told him no, he cannot skip school tomorrow and didn’t take him that seriously but then a little while later I had the thought, ‘Take him seriously now when he’s little so he knows his voice is heard and important and you respect and take his opinion and judgement seriously.’

So I did and he said it was the best day ever and his mental health is very good now.

So for any of you who could take a day off for “mental health day”, I highly encourage it because you are deserving and of worth, no matter what age.