I feel like the people blaming influencers for hurting Western brands are the same people telling people to just work harder if they can't afford rent and food because the market controls the value. You can't have your capitalism both ways, people. Asian beauty companies are producing superior products at superior prices, so they're gaining market share.
I can agree as a business professional. I do worry about sweatshop conditions and contributing to them with any of my purchases. Overworked people for not enough pay isn’t good for any human. I’m also worried about mining and extracting for beauty.
You should work harder if you are not able to afford life you want.... The good thing with capitalism is my business is my business. And I can grow to my success, not what someone else tells me I should... I was told as As a teenager, if I want something, i'm going to have to work for it... Weather be investing in education. Learning on the job deciding what I want in making it happen... But one thing will never change if I keep making excuses... So if you want something, you need to figure out how to get it.. And sometimes you need to have a roommate to pay rent, and that's okay until you make it.... And because of my hard work, I owned my own house without a husband at twenty seven... Because I started when I was a teenager. And did not make excuses... Now I have a husband and he works in his own business as well. And we're doing just fine even in a struggling economy because of good choices.
Been using APLB products for over 5 months now. I'm loving every bit of it!! The price, texture, ingredients, and the fact that there is no scent.. This brand is my holy grail
what that's crazy, you are not hurting western brands, western brands need to watch this and improve quality and drop the insane price. I stop shopping at sephora for 2 years now, the added premium for simple ingredients is just bs.
They can read the comments on that post too for TONS of personal stories about why people are shopping at Sephora less. It’s honestly sad to me as Sephora was the first beauty retailer that I really loved (largely because they had amazing employees who made the experience!!) Now I wonder who they even cater to (…is it kids omg it might be kids)
me too after all it's owned by LVMH notoriously raising prices on bags and everything else they own LOL, Sephora Canada charges higher price due to conversion rate versus the same product sold in CAD (canada) very sneaky in my opinion. My status went from VIB Rouge to VIB and now just beauty insider. my skin got better using korean skincare and cost less. It's not even because we can't afford sephora products, it's the principle of spending what's effective, marketing and celebrity promoting products is not worth paying for!@@AliceintheRabbitHole
What a strange argument! The first time I purchased from Stylevanna I was shocked at how nice the ingredients lists were for the price. At the drug store I was paying $28 for a basic moisturizer, and that was only if it was on sale. They'd have to pry ginseng out of my hands now. 😂
My two years old daughter was watching with me and she laughed so hard, when you wore the sheet mask 😂 she said “what is the girl doing? She is having a ghost on her face and it’s a funny ghost” I’m dead 😂 But great video Alice! Thank you for your work! ❤
I quite frankly don’t care about “hurting western brand”. They’re all out here playing the game of capitalism then me too. They want to put the most money in their pocket and I want to prevent money from leaving mine. Fair game. Ever since discovering Asian beauty, I’ve never looked back. I used to spend an insane amount of money at ulta and sephora but my skin was no where like it is now. My skin and wallet thank me. Oh and don’t even get me started on American sunscreens.
I feel ya. And yup, American sunscreens are already so dated, imagine if they do pass the ban on chemical filters (I don’t think they will but this is so absurd to even consider ugh)
I’ll stop “hurting” western brands when they stop hurting my wallet. End of story. And also it’s just basic supply in demand? We’re in demand for cheaper and effective products and Korea is supplying them, I’d love for western brands to get that memo so that I don’t have to wait on shipping
Yes!! Agreed!! I really think most of us just want good, fairly priced products. The issue with a lot of western brands is that entirely too many offer neither of those things. Great example from the last video I posted: Rare Beauty wants us to pay $28 for a body lotion in terrible packaging? Nah, these brands need to do better - then customers will follow
K beauty + retinoids gave me perfect glass skin. I'm not going back to $80-90 dollar serums that don't do nearly as much. Plus if you look at the cost of manufacturing certain ingredients it's really cheap but western companies throw in some nice filler ingredients and mark up the price due to the branding. (Looking at you Dr. Sturm) Plus the west is just not as innovative so the new stuff that comes out is not exciting.
I’m crying hahahahahahahahahah “this is not a tutorial about how to cut up a sheet mask to fit your face” Alice! Hi! This is great! I love these first impression videos!
I did! Thank u for including that! It’s been a really rough week so I needed this good belly laugh. I finished the video and now I just keep going back to that part 😂I’m glad you were laughing too@@AliceintheRabbitHole
I am in a skincare slump. Trying to finish a bunch of products that don’t excite me. So I was more intrigued by your makeup segment today than the skincare. 😮
Ah, been there. Can you use up some of them on the body? I’ve done that with some products (although that means setting aside the body care that I love, sigh lol!) In fairness, I admit I’m most blown away by the makeup. I hit the jackpot on every one of those! 🤯
This was such a fun haul to watch! The APLB moisturizer and the lip oil are my faves. $10 for that moisturizer is amazing! My usual AM moisturizer is the Eucerin Q10 cream and even that is more expensive at Target than the APLB. I had to laugh at your sheet mask DIY but it worked!
I can’t get over how big those masks are! I’m sure it’s exactly what someone is looking for, so good find in the end, but I will definitely have to have my scissors ready for those 🤣
Your personality and videos make me smile. I did enjoy the three Medi-Peel Peptide Nine products I have tried, but I haven’t tried the bubbling variety. I have been considering the Sum37 line. I agree YesStyle has way more brands and more items from each brand. I could not be a skin enthusiast if I did not have the ability to buy Asian beauty, the prices and sales make my limited beauty budgets go so far. In addition, Korean and Japanese skincare and sunscreens are ahead of the US in their research and production of skincare technology.
I forgot to tell you something about C-beauty skincare. This is so normal to me that it completely went over my head. Ampoules and vials! Like actual glass ampoules! It seems most if not all Chinese skincare brands have sets of either glass ampoules or sets of vials you click in place with each other so it only mixes each time you use it. The mixing ones usually have some type of “hydrolyzed powder”. I don’t know what that means. Also, I realized that the Chinese market much prefers Japanese products over Korean products. Not 100% sure why, but I think it partly has to do with Japan really not caring about the fear-mongering of clean beauty and stuff that US and Korean brands does. I’m also noticing that a lot of Chinese skincare brands (although probably not most?) likes listing percentages of key ingredients right on the bottle, front and center. They also seem to use more newly patented complexes from I think Europe? Sometimes the U.S. Unsure if they’re new or I’ve just never heard of it. They also favor the combination of nicotinamide and arbutin for brightening.
Oh wow! Yesstyle still doesn’t have much C-Beauty skincare (though they continue to expand the makeup options) - but I do look forward to the day! I love that detail on skincare products: I find myself analyzing whatever is written on the bottle every time I use it. I prefer ingredient details to…idk, poems (whats up, Philosophy 🤣)
I do have some thoughts...but to keep things diplomatic, the huge US cosmetics and skincare companies are not hurting for our dollars. I am all about supporting small and indie businesses, and on the rare chance something mainstream is actually manufactured domestically, I'm intrigued. But I think Maybelline is going to be okay.
LOL right!? You nailed it there. It feels like the indies/small businesses have it so hard. I mean, we saw it in 2020/2021 when so many of them were forced to close. And yet, give me Stratia any day over the big skincare brands. Better prices and better ingredients. It boils down to: we do have good western brands, but it’s the smaller businesses!
I’ve used a mask from Beekman that I believe they discontinued that was one of those oxygen bubbling type deals. It was really interesting to say the least. It tingled and definitely was an odd sensation, but I really did like the results. Maybe I’ll pick up that medi-peel and give it a go.
It does tingle a LOT!! But yep, your description is how I feel too. I tried it again since this video and I really do like how my skin feels after using it!
When I went to physiotherapy this week the physio assistant asked me for skincare recommendations and I basically recommended only k-beauty other than the Bubble vitamin C and looking into adapalene. I also recommended she check out your channel.
Hi Alice! I'd love for you to try the Yehwadam line from the Face Shop as part of your "mature skin" trials! It seems to be a fairly affordable one and I'd love to hear your opinions!
The hurting western brands thing is a stretch. Like it or not, we are in a global economy and western brands have a big enough foot hold on the planet that American's buying k-beauty shouldn't hurt that. The eye cream and moisturizer look nice. The su:m37 products have maybe too many ingredients and they along with a couple other products are not helped by the essential oils. I can't figure out the bubble essence, lol. The makeup products looked nice as well.
That’s what I would think as well! Many of our brands are globally available too. So much so that I’ve noticed some of them starting to appear right there on the YesStyle website. Same feels on that bubble essence for me lol. I truly do not know what to make of it!
The FDA is why everyone is abandoning western sunscreens. I’ll only wear them if I’m going to be in or very near water! I try to never buy anything less than P++++ but I have by accident?? I’m afraid to buy makeup online. I’ve been trying to find a good white-greys-black all matte palette. Just before Halloween I thought I was buying 3 different palettes on Amazon just to have them show up all the same with shadow colors quite different from the photos and NO grey. None! Sigh. I’m gonna do a Yesstyle order and I’ll see if this brand has a grey palette. Great video!
Id like an update on the eye cream. I picked up some Numbuzin skin softrning and fhe vitamin serum more iunik beta glucan. I am in economic valuation business so i know how and what companies spend in their processess to bring a product to market.
I am spending my money on KBeauty, and JBeauty. I also use a lot of body care from European Pharmaceutical Companies. I use a lot of SVR. I spend too much time and money on cosmetics and skincare. I love trying the Asian brands on my face. The skincare and sunscreens are excellent. Some of the makeup is excellent as well. Thank you for the chat and the commentary. We always,somehow, end up down the rabbit 🐇 hole 🕳️
Alice, there are two products that you have recommended in the past few months that I purchased and absolutely love. One is the numbuz:n 3 skin, softening serum, I’m obsessed with that, and the other is the Torridon toner. Both gorgeous products. Thank you for all you do here on your channel.
Is it true? You recieve your orders? I saw the ratings and I paid it already, and I check the reviews they said they didint recieve the orders. Is it legit?
Thank you! I was so impressed with the makeup, which was very welcomed as i had a fight with an eyeshadow stick the previous day (some days!! 😩🤣) Hope you have a great week too ☺️
I love my DrPepti Peptide Volume Bubble Essence 😅 it's so fun. Ohhh love to Blithe coming out with new products. Super curious about APLB!! I was crying during the sheet mask😂😂😂 Who comes up with these things? Banning chemical filters? Like where does this even come from I'm so confused... I was just saying how the much money cancer makes our govt. I guess banning chemical filters may help in that area. Always about the money SOMEHOW. 🙄
Medi-peel is a favourite brand over here in Bulgaria. You can buy this bubble essence in almost each cosmetics store. Does wonder on my neck especially
Ooh that’s exciting! I think I’m getting the hang of using it - the tickling sensation was jarring initially, but I’m finding I love the way my skin feels afterwards!
I'm trying the APLB glutathione niacinamide toner, pairing it with my vegreen vitamin c serum, so far I like it. That brand has some interesting products. ❤
Hi Alice. I bought the Medipeel collagen peptides bubble essence to compliment your oxygen bubble peptides essence. I tend to love the bubbling effect and it does looks fun to do... 😊 I am interested in the J beauty eyeshadow palette and it does look pigmented. Sadly, the western brands increase the retail price that I have forsaken many brands to use J and K beauty products... It is sad but until the inflation rate is upkeep by the income revenue, it is hard to stay on the fully manufactured western beauty products... 🤔
The bubble effect tickles! 🤣 I think I do like it, but wow, it was so different to try! And yes, it’s been so sad (and frustrating!) to watch the prices keep going up and up. I hear a lot of folks use the word “support”, and I get it - it’s so nice to buy from smaller businesses in particular. It’s supporting a model that I want to succeed! But it’s a real problem if we can no longer afford to buy from them 😞
I’m glad to hear! Yeah that was kind of my logic too. With catching some of these western brands raising their prices 30% (oh hi Sara Vee 😒), I kind of want to be on top of AB prices as well
Oh my! Those ingredient lists are the biggest I think I've ever seen. Talk about throwing stuff at a wall and hoping it sticks. I think my skin would be very unhappy with me using those.
Same thoughts lol. I kept shrinking the font size to fit it…and shrinking…and shrinking… I’m pretty sure that’s the longest ingredients list we’ve seen on the channel 🤣
Hurting Western Brands???? Western brands need to step up and create better products. I love asian beauty and their prices, their skin care is amazing, I wouldn’t have it any other way. Great video as always Alice!!!
Did u see Prequel made a new foot repair cream or balm something like that , i saw her reveal it yesterday. Kinda weird release but hey everyone needs a good foot cream . Have u seen all the new brands that hit the Sephora site and its weird some of them look very childish, i guess they are embracing the 12 and under crew now . O they reformulated the Austra cream guess its not as moisturizing anymore. Girl i bought 2 Tom ford Quads today and a Valentino blush and last week a Chanel and a Cle De Peau quad . I need to be stopped and try out some of these eyeshadows but hey Clea De Peu is a japanses brand .
Lol I think we had the same reaction at that prequel release!! I saw it and went, “what the heck, a foot cream!? Why!?! …wait. Wait I do actually use those” it threw me for a true loop! Nooo I didn’t see kids brands! I know they’re getting Dieux skin 👀
@@AliceintheRabbitHole I saw the Dieux , I was like kinda excited their is a few things I want to try but I know some people have codes for the site so it might be cheaper just to order there . I saw hair stuff and a hair brand that was very kiddy and something call Shamazie kids or something like that. Yeah I was like what a foot cream really 😂 Exactly the same thoughts. I am using the O Keefer's healthy feet cream right now and that's really good and like 6$
I noticed that when I apply my watery toners, essence and serums too quickly, I get this milky-like texture of them all on my face. It all rubs in just fine, so I think its ok. Same thing with waiting my 30 min to appy retin A and hydroquinone if my skin is even remotely still damp with lighter products. will foam or milk up. Lesson learned to the kid in the back of the class.....slow the **** down! .haha
The west has some great products however they have to understand that the era of beauty influencers and people going into credit card debt to purchase beauty products are over. With the cost of living being so high and wages having stragnated and even dropped, ask anyone whose had to job search over the last 3 years, people arent willing to spend that much anymore and if we can get amazing quality products that are cheaper. I still think brands like the Inkey list and the ordinary are amazing with the active ingredients at great prices
I’m 57. And REALLY getting into and interested in K beauty. I have purchased three items in the last three months. I can get superior ingredients for way less money than western companies. Has anyone been watching drugstore prices. Oil of Olay for over 30 and close to 40$, big packaging also..fools the eye into thinking you are getting a big tub of product. No thanks
A lot of the Japanese stuff especially makeup and the less popular items on Yesstyle is 21 days shipping, do they actually come in stock and ship, as 21 days seems really long? I want to get the Cosme Decorte powder, but a lot of stuff from Japan is 21 days. I have always bought stuff that are in stock within 24 hours or 1-2 days but not longer than that, what is experience of the stock in 21 days items on Yesstyle?
I rarely order 21 days items, but when I have, I’ve actually been pleasantly surprised. It shipped in about 2 weeks instead of 3! And I did express shipping, so I actually had my order in less than 21 days total My guess is that YesStyle prefers to estimate in the opposite direction from stylevana (lol), which is smart. It’s better to tell people it may take 21 days and then take 16 vs tell them 30 days and it takes 2 months 🙃
@@AliceintheRabbitHole Thanks for the info! So many things i want are 21 days and I was always worried. I remember when I did the same with Stylevana for a 30 day stock item, once it took 2 months, and another time they emailed me saying they can't get it in stock and hence removed it from my order.
Charlotte Palmer on IG has made some posts about it. Sadly I can’t add links in the comments anymore but long story short: it’s unlikely to actually happen, but utterly absurd that the FDA is even considering a ban. Goodness, priorities, FDA. Priorities.
Labmuffin, Dr. Alexis Stevens, the Welsh Brothers (both since I like makeup and skincare lol), Penn Smith, Dr. Dray, Dr. Natalia Spierings (very different opinions but I like to hear it all), TONS of small IG creators who aren’t afraid to speak their minds haha!
I just had a look at the med peel peptide bubble essence . It could have been so brilliant :( such a shame . The fragrance is in the middle of the ingredient list and the peptides right at the end :( also contains palm oil . What a shame .
For sure, it won’t be for everyone sadly. However I will say, I think those ingredients are likely all at low levels (the use level of peptides is very very small. Ie argireline is used at .05% in a solution, then the solution is added into product at 10%). Hope that helps explain it!
Hello Alice, here in Chile we are in summer with unbearable heat of 35° degrees Celsius almost every day and literally all of Chile is burning, seriously, there are like 150 dead and millions of people who lost their homes, it's terrible, I don't know If you heard something on the news, because humanitarian aid is arriving from many countries, including the United States, and to make matters worse, yesterday the previous president died when his helicopter fell. So today is a day of national mourning in Chile 🙏😭. Kisses from Chile 🌷
Oh wow, I am so sorry to hear! That is awful. I’m glad there is aid coming, though nothing can ever make up for the loss of life - so heartbreaking. I hope things get better ❤️
"Hurting Western brands" lol, that's capitalism. They need to do better then, or we take our hard-earned money elsewhere. Case in point - Aveeno's oat serum is just a basic-ass glycerin serum but $20. And I live in Nebraska, and bought it at *Walmart*. So there isn't a huge markup beyond what Aveeno themselves set. We can get vastly superior serums from Korean brands for half that price - and we are doing it. Inflation - whether from devaluation of our currency, or from the brands marking things up - causes habit changes. They can't act surprised.
Why bother purchasing products containing known skin irritants (natural or man made) if you have sensitive skin (like I do 😁)? It seems like a waste of time/money, bc there are so many exciting new products that don’t contain irritants. It’s also unkind to your skin.😢. I’m confused. You know you can critique products w/out buying them or putting them on your skin.🤣. Just jokes.
I’m usually willing to try products and see how they go (I actually have to admit…for as nervous as I was about the sum37, no irritation/breakouts!) I admit it’s an extra level of frustrating when non-irritating products cause me issues (the ordinary barrier repair serum was a disaster on me and I may never know why 😭)
Who the hell cares about gazillionaire western brands? They work for the consumer, not the other way around. Just the elegance and excellent filters of K Beauty sunscreens is enough to make me switch-but the price difference, the gorgeous formulas, and the RESULTS to boot? Nah, American brands are hurting themselves. I have zero sympathy.
LOL on blaming you (or any influencer) for “hurting” Western brands. Western brands are not hurting (first of all) - if they were, the brands would change. It’s called capitalism. Brands artificially inflating prices is anti-capitalism, and consumers looking for great products at reasonable prices is good. It’s called the free market. People (brands, commenters, whatever) should study economics 101 and stop whining.
Is it true? You recieve your orders? I saw the ratings and I paid it already, and I check the reviews they said they didint recieve the orders. Is it legit?
I feel like the people blaming influencers for hurting Western brands are the same people telling people to just work harder if they can't afford rent and food because the market controls the value. You can't have your capitalism both ways, people. Asian beauty companies are producing superior products at superior prices, so they're gaining market share.
Mmm THIS.
I can agree as a business professional. I do worry about sweatshop conditions and contributing to them with any of my purchases. Overworked people for not enough pay isn’t good for any human. I’m also worried about mining and extracting for beauty.
@@jessabeauty917I think this is a reasonable concern but I’m not sure American brands are much (or any?) better in this department.
@jessabeauty917, lol american brands do all of that corrupt shiz
You should work harder if you are not able to afford life you want.... The good thing with capitalism is my business is my business. And I can grow to my success, not what someone else tells me I should... I was told as As a teenager, if I want something, i'm going to have to work for it... Weather be investing in education. Learning on the job deciding what I want in making it happen... But one thing will never change if I keep making excuses... So if you want something, you need to figure out how to get it.. And sometimes you need to have a roommate to pay rent, and that's okay until you make it.... And because of my hard work, I owned my own house without a husband at twenty seven... Because I started when I was a teenager. And did not make excuses... Now I have a husband and he works in his own business as well. And we're doing just fine even in a struggling economy because of good choices.
Been using APLB products for over 5 months now. I'm loving every bit of it!! The price, texture, ingredients, and the fact that there is no scent.. This brand is my holy grail
Have you tried the aplb toner and mist? Trying to decide which one to buy as the ingredients are similar but one comes in a spray bottle
what that's crazy, you are not hurting western brands, western brands need to watch this and improve quality and drop the insane price. I stop shopping at sephora for 2 years now, the added premium for simple ingredients is just bs.
keep reviewing new korean products, we support you and appreciate your honest opinion.
They can read the comments on that post too for TONS of personal stories about why people are shopping at Sephora less. It’s honestly sad to me as Sephora was the first beauty retailer that I really loved (largely because they had amazing employees who made the experience!!) Now I wonder who they even cater to (…is it kids omg it might be kids)
me too after all it's owned by LVMH notoriously raising prices on bags and everything else they own LOL, Sephora Canada charges higher price due to conversion rate versus the same product sold in CAD (canada) very sneaky in my opinion. My status went from VIB Rouge to VIB and now just beauty insider. my skin got better using korean skincare and cost less. It's not even because we can't afford sephora products, it's the principle of spending what's effective, marketing and celebrity promoting products is not worth paying for!@@AliceintheRabbitHole
And most Western brands contain fragrance which is something I avoid. Korean skincare gives me better choices of where to spend my money.
That's almost hilariously insane 😳 😅
Please keep reviewing whatever feels most authentic to you, yikes!
What a strange argument! The first time I purchased from Stylevanna I was shocked at how nice the ingredients lists were for the price. At the drug store I was paying $28 for a basic moisturizer, and that was only if it was on sale. They'd have to pry ginseng out of my hands now. 😂
Oh how I feel you haha 😆
My two years old daughter was watching with me and she laughed so hard, when you wore the sheet mask 😂 she said “what is the girl doing? She is having a ghost on her face and it’s a funny ghost”
I’m dead 😂
But great video Alice! Thank you for your work! ❤
Hahaha I love this!! 🤣😂
I quite frankly don’t care about “hurting western brand”. They’re all out here playing the game of capitalism then me too. They want to put the most money in their pocket and I want to prevent money from leaving mine. Fair game. Ever since discovering Asian beauty, I’ve never looked back. I used to spend an insane amount of money at ulta and sephora but my skin was no where like it is now. My skin and wallet thank me. Oh and don’t even get me started on American sunscreens.
I feel ya. And yup, American sunscreens are already so dated, imagine if they do pass the ban on chemical filters (I don’t think they will but this is so absurd to even consider ugh)
I’ll stop “hurting” western brands when they stop hurting my wallet. End of story. And also it’s just basic supply in demand? We’re in demand for cheaper and effective products and Korea is supplying them, I’d love for western brands to get that memo so that I don’t have to wait on shipping
Yes!! Agreed!! I really think most of us just want good, fairly priced products.
The issue with a lot of western brands is that entirely too many offer neither of those things. Great example from the last video I posted: Rare Beauty wants us to pay $28 for a body lotion in terrible packaging? Nah, these brands need to do better - then customers will follow
K beauty + retinoids gave me perfect glass skin. I'm not going back to $80-90 dollar serums that don't do nearly as much. Plus if you look at the cost of manufacturing certain ingredients it's really cheap but western companies throw in some nice filler ingredients and mark up the price due to the branding. (Looking at you Dr. Sturm) Plus the west is just not as innovative so the new stuff that comes out is not exciting.
Not Barb’s brand!! 😩 I’m still upset over the “V Drops”, talk about things we never needed PLUS a high price tag
I feel ya!
@@AliceintheRabbitHole That was just ridiculous!
I’m crying hahahahahahahahahah “this is not a tutorial about how to cut up a sheet mask to fit your face” Alice! Hi! This is great! I love these first impression videos!
Glad you enjoyed! I had to edit out a lot of giggles in that section 🤣😂
I did! Thank u for including that! It’s been a really rough week so I needed this good belly laugh. I finished the video and now I just keep going back to that part 😂I’m glad you were laughing too@@AliceintheRabbitHole
Quality beauty should be accessible to everyone. I’m always going to look for the better deal with quality results. It’s a free market.
I am in a skincare slump. Trying to finish a bunch of products that don’t excite me. So I was more intrigued by your makeup segment today than the skincare. 😮
Ah, been there. Can you use up some of them on the body? I’ve done that with some products (although that means setting aside the body care that I love, sigh lol!)
In fairness, I admit I’m most blown away by the makeup. I hit the jackpot on every one of those! 🤯
Whenever I start to search for a new cream I can always rely on you to have a review video ready. Thanks!
This was such a fun haul to watch! The APLB moisturizer and the lip oil are my faves. $10 for that moisturizer is amazing! My usual AM moisturizer is the Eucerin Q10 cream and even that is more expensive at Target than the APLB. I had to laugh at your sheet mask DIY but it worked!
I can’t get over how big those masks are! I’m sure it’s exactly what someone is looking for, so good find in the end, but I will definitely have to have my scissors ready for those 🤣
Your personality and videos make me smile. I did enjoy the three Medi-Peel Peptide Nine products I have tried, but I haven’t tried the bubbling variety. I have been considering the Sum37 line. I agree YesStyle has way more brands and more items from each brand. I could not be a skin enthusiast if I did not have the ability to buy Asian beauty, the prices and sales make my limited beauty budgets go so far. In addition, Korean and Japanese skincare and sunscreens are ahead of the US in their research and production of skincare technology.
It really does feel like US brands are often copying Asian beauty brands!
I forgot to tell you something about C-beauty skincare. This is so normal to me that it completely went over my head. Ampoules and vials! Like actual glass ampoules! It seems most if not all Chinese skincare brands have sets of either glass ampoules or sets of vials you click in place with each other so it only mixes each time you use it. The mixing ones usually have some type of “hydrolyzed powder”. I don’t know what that means.
Also, I realized that the Chinese market much prefers Japanese products over Korean products. Not 100% sure why, but I think it partly has to do with Japan really not caring about the fear-mongering of clean beauty and stuff that US and Korean brands does.
I’m also noticing that a lot of Chinese skincare brands (although probably not most?) likes listing percentages of key ingredients right on the bottle, front and center. They also seem to use more newly patented complexes from I think Europe? Sometimes the U.S. Unsure if they’re new or I’ve just never heard of it.
They also favor the combination of nicotinamide and arbutin for brightening.
Oh wow! Yesstyle still doesn’t have much C-Beauty skincare (though they continue to expand the makeup options) - but I do look forward to the day! I love that detail on skincare products: I find myself analyzing whatever is written on the bottle every time I use it. I prefer ingredient details to…idk, poems (whats up, Philosophy 🤣)
That ingredients list is absolutely insane!! Why does ANYTHING need all that!!
I do have some thoughts...but to keep things diplomatic, the huge US cosmetics and skincare companies are not hurting for our dollars. I am all about supporting small and indie businesses, and on the rare chance something mainstream is actually manufactured domestically, I'm intrigued. But I think Maybelline is going to be okay.
LOL right!? You nailed it there. It feels like the indies/small businesses have it so hard. I mean, we saw it in 2020/2021 when so many of them were forced to close. And yet, give me Stratia any day over the big skincare brands. Better prices and better ingredients. It boils down to: we do have good western brands, but it’s the smaller businesses!
My thoughts as well, but you said it so much better 👍
I'm so curios about ABPL products! Not many people is reviewing them :)
I’ve used a mask from Beekman that I believe they discontinued that was one of those oxygen bubbling type deals. It was really interesting to say the least. It tingled and definitely was an odd sensation, but I really did like the results. Maybe I’ll pick up that medi-peel and give it a go.
It does tingle a LOT!! But yep, your description is how I feel too. I tried it again since this video and I really do like how my skin feels after using it!
Always look forward to your content! 😘
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I'm obsessed with that little palette's packaging! So pretty!
It’s so adorable!!
Good idea wth the neck mask!! Maybe back of hands too!
Yes good thinking!
Have you tried JIN JUNG SUNG - Hybrid Face & Eye Cream?🤩
When I went to physiotherapy this week the physio assistant asked me for skincare recommendations and I basically recommended only k-beauty other than the Bubble vitamin C and looking into adapalene. I also recommended she check out your channel.
good evening Alice...can't wait to hear what you have to say
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Hi Alice! I'd love for you to try the Yehwadam line from the Face Shop as part of your "mature skin" trials! It seems to be a fairly affordable one and I'd love to hear your opinions!
I’ve tried some of their products. I like the serum-infused sun cream and the ultimate regenerating serum.
@@krisbarry4950 ooh thank you!
🤯🤯 thank you so much for alerting me of this brand’s existence!!
The hurting western brands thing is a stretch. Like it or not, we are in a global economy and western brands have a big enough foot hold on the planet that American's buying k-beauty shouldn't hurt that. The eye cream and moisturizer look nice. The su:m37 products have maybe too many ingredients and they along with a couple other products are not helped by the essential oils. I can't figure out the bubble essence, lol. The makeup products looked nice as well.
That’s what I would think as well! Many of our brands are globally available too. So much so that I’ve noticed some of them starting to appear right there on the YesStyle website.
Same feels on that bubble essence for me lol. I truly do not know what to make of it!
The FDA is why everyone is abandoning western sunscreens. I’ll only wear them if I’m going to be in or very near water! I try to never buy anything less than P++++ but I have by accident?? I’m afraid to buy makeup online. I’ve been trying to find a good white-greys-black all matte palette. Just before Halloween I thought I was buying 3 different palettes on Amazon just to have them show up all the same with shadow colors quite different from the photos and NO grey. None! Sigh. I’m gonna do a Yesstyle order and I’ll see if this brand has a grey palette. Great video!
Just got my Isntree products!! Can't wait to try!!
Thank you so much for being so kind and generous!!
Many blessings!💖💖💖
So happy to hear!! I hope you enjoy them 🥰
Id like an update on the eye cream. I picked up some Numbuzin skin softrning and fhe vitamin serum more iunik beta glucan.
I am in economic valuation business so i know how and what companies spend in their processess to bring a product to market.
That would be such an insightful background! Do you ever find yourself conflicted with the prices on products, or is it easier to understand them?
I am spending my money on KBeauty, and JBeauty. I also use a lot of body care from European Pharmaceutical Companies. I use a lot of SVR. I spend too much time and money on cosmetics and skincare. I love trying the Asian brands on my face. The skincare and sunscreens are excellent. Some of the makeup is excellent as well. Thank you for the chat and the commentary. We always,somehow, end up down the rabbit 🐇 hole 🕳️
Agreed, I really think there is good skincare to be found across the world!
Alice, there are two products that you have recommended in the past few months that I purchased and absolutely love. One is the numbuz:n 3 skin, softening serum, I’m obsessed with that, and the other is the Torridon toner. Both gorgeous products. Thank you for all you do here on your channel.
I just started the numbuzin 3 serum, I have normal skin, there is just something about that serum, don't know what it is. Makes my skin happy.
I’m so glad to hear! 🥰
@@sfkat Right, it's quite possibly my favorite overall serum.
Is it true? You recieve your orders? I saw the ratings and I paid it already, and I check the reviews they said they didint recieve the orders. Is it legit?
@@shieladioce7638 If you're talking about Stylevana they are absolutely legit.
You have peaked my interest in the APLB brand. I think I am definitely going to try some of their products. Thanks 😊
I got caught up with hubby. I love the makeup. I am interested in bubbling! Have a great week ❌️ ⭕️
Thank you! I was so impressed with the makeup, which was very welcomed as i had a fight with an eyeshadow stick the previous day (some days!! 😩🤣) Hope you have a great week too ☺️
I love my DrPepti Peptide Volume Bubble Essence 😅 it's so fun. Ohhh love to Blithe coming out with new products. Super curious about APLB!!
I was crying during the sheet mask😂😂😂
Who comes up with these things? Banning chemical filters? Like where does this even come from I'm so confused... I was just saying how the much money cancer makes our govt. I guess banning chemical filters may help in that area. Always about the money SOMEHOW. 🙄
I love k beauty and reasonably priced mostly
Medi-peel is a favourite brand over here in Bulgaria. You can buy this bubble essence in almost each cosmetics store.
Does wonder on my neck especially
Ooh that’s exciting! I think I’m getting the hang of using it - the tickling sensation was jarring initially, but I’m finding I love the way my skin feels afterwards!
Would love a review on blithe brand.
I'm trying the APLB glutathione niacinamide toner, pairing it with my vegreen vitamin c serum, so far I like it. That brand has some interesting products. ❤
They really do! That’s a smart combo
These eyeshadow colors look gorgeous on you!
Thank you so much!!
Hi Alice. I bought the Medipeel collagen peptides bubble essence to compliment your oxygen bubble peptides essence. I tend to love the bubbling effect and it does looks fun to do... 😊
I am interested in the J beauty eyeshadow palette and it does look pigmented.
Sadly, the western brands increase the retail price that I have forsaken many brands to use J and K beauty products... It is sad but until the inflation rate is upkeep by the income revenue, it is hard to stay on the fully manufactured western beauty products... 🤔
The bubble effect tickles! 🤣 I think I do like it, but wow, it was so different to try!
And yes, it’s been so sad (and frustrating!) to watch the prices keep going up and up. I hear a lot of folks use the word “support”, and I get it - it’s so nice to buy from smaller businesses in particular. It’s supporting a model that I want to succeed! But it’s a real problem if we can no longer afford to buy from them 😞
Love your content! Thank you for including prices, even when price fluctuates, it's helpful to know if it's closer to $10 vs $100
I’m glad to hear! Yeah that was kind of my logic too. With catching some of these western brands raising their prices 30% (oh hi Sara Vee 😒), I kind of want to be on top of AB prices as well
Oh my! Those ingredient lists are the biggest I think I've ever seen. Talk about throwing stuff at a wall and hoping it sticks. I think my skin would be very unhappy with me using those.
Same thoughts lol. I kept shrinking the font size to fit it…and shrinking…and shrinking…
I’m pretty sure that’s the longest ingredients list we’ve seen on the channel 🤣
Love the sweater/headband combo! ❤
Thank you! ☺️
Hurting Western Brands???? Western brands need to step up and create better products. I love asian beauty and their prices, their skin care is amazing, I wouldn’t have it any other way. Great video as always Alice!!!
5:43 😅😂 I messaged asking for suggestions on masks for DIY because the brands from your specific video were OOS. These are not it for me. 😆
🤣 yup these are going to be hard for me to use up, but I’m keeping them as a rec for those who find most sheet masks too small!
When Alice is reviewing items I’ve been eyeballing… straight to cart with the bronzer
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Please try the doctor althea 345 cream please and the toner
I am eyeing those! The brand seems promising so far ☺️
The eye cream is supposed to be amazing
Holy shit….. the sunscreen ingredienslist 😱😱😱😱
It’s soooo long 😱
@@AliceintheRabbitHole OMG…. Yes 😮
Did u see Prequel made a new foot repair cream or balm something like that , i saw her reveal it yesterday. Kinda weird release but hey everyone needs a good foot cream . Have u seen all the new brands that hit the Sephora site and its weird some of them look very childish, i guess they are embracing the 12 and under crew now .
O they reformulated the Austra cream guess its not as moisturizing anymore.
Girl i bought 2 Tom ford Quads today and a Valentino blush and last week a Chanel and a Cle De Peau quad . I need to be stopped and try out some of these eyeshadows but hey Clea De Peu is a japanses brand .
Lol I think we had the same reaction at that prequel release!! I saw it and went, “what the heck, a foot cream!? Why!?! …wait. Wait I do actually use those” it threw me for a true loop!
Nooo I didn’t see kids brands! I know they’re getting Dieux skin 👀
@@AliceintheRabbitHole I saw the Dieux , I was like kinda excited their is a few things I want to try but I know some people have codes for the site so it might be cheaper just to order there . I saw hair stuff and a hair brand that was very kiddy and something call Shamazie kids or something like that.
Yeah I was like what a foot cream really 😂
Exactly the same thoughts. I am using the O Keefer's healthy feet cream right now and that's really good and like 6$
I'm the few who wanted a non fruity, non candy, non coconut, and non minty, unscented lip oil!! 😂
You’re not alone! But it does feel that very few brands make that type of product. It’s a shame, there is an audience for it!!
OMG! Did you see the ingredient list on that sum sunscreen?
I really want to make a joke about how I didn’t because I couldn’t see the font size 🧐
Truly everything but the kitchen sink lol
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The ingredients list for the cleansing water lmao 😵 I’d be too scared to use that
I noticed that when I apply my watery toners, essence and serums too quickly, I get this milky-like texture of them all on my face. It all rubs in just fine, so I think its ok. Same thing with waiting my 30 min to appy retin A and hydroquinone if my skin is even remotely still damp with lighter products. will foam or milk up.
Lesson learned to the kid in the back of the class.....slow the **** down! .haha
Yup been there, it’s such a strange experience! I agree though, it usually does work itself out. Thankfully lol
The west has some great products however they have to understand that the era of beauty influencers and people going into credit card debt to purchase beauty products are over. With the cost of living being so high and wages having stragnated and even dropped, ask anyone whose had to job search over the last 3 years, people arent willing to spend that much anymore and if we can get amazing quality products that are cheaper. I still think brands like the Inkey list and the ordinary are amazing with the active ingredients at great prices
I’m 57. And REALLY getting into and interested in K beauty. I have purchased three items in the last three months. I can get superior ingredients for way less money than western companies. Has anyone been watching drugstore prices. Oil of Olay for over 30 and close to 40$, big packaging also..fools the eye into thinking you are getting a big tub of product. No thanks
A lot of the Japanese stuff especially makeup and the less popular items on Yesstyle is 21 days shipping, do they actually come in stock and ship, as 21 days seems really long? I want to get the Cosme Decorte powder, but a lot of stuff from Japan is 21 days. I have always bought stuff that are in stock within 24 hours or 1-2 days but not longer than that, what is experience of the stock in 21 days items on Yesstyle?
I rarely order 21 days items, but when I have, I’ve actually been pleasantly surprised. It shipped in about 2 weeks instead of 3! And I did express shipping, so I actually had my order in less than 21 days total
My guess is that YesStyle prefers to estimate in the opposite direction from stylevana (lol), which is smart. It’s better to tell people it may take 21 days and then take 16 vs tell them 30 days and it takes 2 months 🙃
@@AliceintheRabbitHole Thanks for the info! So many things i want are 21 days and I was always worried. I remember when I did the same with Stylevana for a 30 day stock item, once it took 2 months, and another time they emailed me saying they can't get it in stock and hence removed it from my order.
When I saw the sunscreen ingredient list ... guuuurl. Good luck trying to find the ingredient you're allergic to 😂😂😂
RIGHT lol
Wait wait wait a ban on chemical filters!? Please elaborate 😮
Charlotte Palmer on IG has made some posts about it. Sadly I can’t add links in the comments anymore but long story short: it’s unlikely to actually happen, but utterly absurd that the FDA is even considering a ban. Goodness, priorities, FDA. Priorities.
@@AliceintheRabbitHole ugh, we already have crap options here!
Speaking of...who are some of your favorite skin care content creators?
Labmuffin, Dr. Alexis Stevens, the Welsh Brothers (both since I like makeup and skincare lol), Penn Smith, Dr. Dray, Dr. Natalia Spierings (very different opinions but I like to hear it all), TONS of small IG creators who aren’t afraid to speak their minds haha!
😂😂😂 I Am So Sorry But You && This Mask Are Going To Make Me Pee My Pants At 3:30am!
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I just had a look at the med peel peptide bubble essence . It could have been so brilliant :( such a shame . The fragrance is in the middle of the ingredient list and the peptides right at the end :( also contains palm oil . What a shame .
For sure, it won’t be for everyone sadly. However I will say, I think those ingredients are likely all at low levels (the use level of peptides is very very small. Ie argireline is used at .05% in a solution, then the solution is added into product at 10%). Hope that helps explain it!
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Does, Yesstyle ship to India?
Sadly I don’t believe they do 😞
Sum37 has always been way too fragranced or irritating for me
Hello Alice, here in Chile we are in summer with unbearable heat of 35° degrees Celsius almost every day and literally all of Chile is burning, seriously, there are like 150 dead and millions of people who lost their homes, it's terrible, I don't know If you heard something on the news, because humanitarian aid is arriving from many countries, including the United States, and to make matters worse, yesterday the previous president died when his helicopter fell. So today is a day of national mourning in Chile 🙏😭. Kisses from Chile 🌷
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Oh wow, I am so sorry to hear! That is awful. I’m glad there is aid coming, though nothing can ever make up for the loss of life - so heartbreaking. I hope things get better ❤️
@@AliceintheRabbitHole Thank you Alice, I live in Santiago, in the capital and we are all fine here, but it is a shame what is happening. A hug 😍
So is it our job to prop up the western brands so they can continue to gouge us with their prices? I don’t think so.
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"Hurting Western brands" lol, that's capitalism. They need to do better then, or we take our hard-earned money elsewhere. Case in point - Aveeno's oat serum is just a basic-ass glycerin serum but $20. And I live in Nebraska, and bought it at *Walmart*. So there isn't a huge markup beyond what Aveeno themselves set. We can get vastly superior serums from Korean brands for half that price - and we are doing it. Inflation - whether from devaluation of our currency, or from the brands marking things up - causes habit changes. They can't act surprised.
Why bother purchasing products containing known skin irritants (natural or man made) if you have sensitive skin (like I do 😁)? It seems like a waste of time/money, bc there are so many exciting new products that don’t contain irritants. It’s also unkind to your skin.😢. I’m confused. You know you can critique products w/out buying them or putting them on your skin.🤣. Just jokes.
I’m usually willing to try products and see how they go (I actually have to admit…for as nervous as I was about the sum37, no irritation/breakouts!)
I admit it’s an extra level of frustrating when non-irritating products cause me issues (the ordinary barrier repair serum was a disaster on me and I may never know why 😭)
Who the hell cares about gazillionaire western brands? They work for the consumer, not the other way around. Just the elegance and excellent filters of K Beauty sunscreens is enough to make me switch-but the price difference, the gorgeous formulas, and the RESULTS to boot? Nah, American brands are hurting themselves. I have zero sympathy.
LOL on blaming you (or any influencer) for “hurting” Western brands. Western brands are not hurting (first of all) - if they were, the brands would change. It’s called capitalism. Brands artificially inflating prices is anti-capitalism, and consumers looking for great products at reasonable prices is good. It’s called the free market. People (brands, commenters, whatever) should study economics 101 and stop whining.
I use stylevana only for the affordability but yesstyle selection is superior 🩷
I feel you 100% lol!
Is it true? You recieve your orders? I saw the ratings and I paid it already, and I check the reviews they said they didint recieve the orders. Is it legit?