Presenting my secret weapon for beautiful skin!
The Face Shop Oil-Free Control Essence!
This is actually what made me interested in Korean skin care products in the first place. I've always wondered why Korean women have almost perfect skin, and all my google-ing proved that it was because of their more complicated skin care routine.
Westerners have the Cleanse-Tone-Moisturize regimen, but Korean women have more steps in their daily (and nightly) routine: Double Cleanse-Mask-Tone-Emulsion-Essence-Moisturize!
And it all makes perfect sense that "Beauty will never happen if you're LAZY!"
So to not bombard my face with so many products right away, I just started with the essence.
Essence or serums are very light, liquid concentrated treatments to correct skin problems. Essence is easier absorbed and penetrates deep into your skin, better than regular moisturizers.For best results, wait 5 minutes after applying serums before applying your moisturizer to allow maximum absorption. Because of their concentrated affects, serums are generally more expensive.
I have very oily skin, so I opted to get this one, just to be safe.
I love it because I already noticed the difference in a few days (almost a week)!
Pores have become a lot smaller, and skin texture is a lot better!! And it's not oily or sticky when you put it on your face either. I wait about 10minutes before I apply moisturizer on top of this, and you'd wake up to glowing skin the morning after! :D
