🦃 Hi, I'm a chemist, so I think I can answer your question regarding polyglycolic acid. Is it bad for the environment? Well, it is a plastic, but not one like Polythylene, but a Polyester that's susceptible to hydrolysis. Normal plastic (and some polyesters, too) don't get degraded in the environment. That's why they only get smaller and smaller through physical abrasion which leads to the plastic that's floating on the sea or getting eaten by fish. Polyglycolic acid is synthesized from glycolic acid and liberates water during that reaction. The reaction is reversible, so if it comes into contact with water, it gets converted into glycolic acid again. That doesn't happen immediately, but takes a few months - but that's the reason it is added to these products. (But not, like, hard pipes or something that needs to transport water and not get dissolved by it lol)
I asked--and I know can't be the only one--and you listened: I'd like to sincerely thank you for including some Cassandra-approved products that are $10 or less. My wife and I most definitely don't earn anywhere near what we are worth, even at 39 and 42 years old and employed full time (we DO earn more than minimum wage, but I just wanna say that the hourly minimum wage where we live is $7.25. It ain't easy out here!) However, we both do still love our skincare routines and treat them as essential self-care...so, officially...THANK YOU for mentioning affordable options for poor folk like us.
I make enough money, but still don't want to spend a bomb on skincare. I'm always looking for reasonably priced products as well. Following people like Cass, doctorly, I learned that I don't have to spend a lot. There are multiple really good products that are fairly priced. Don't feel bad about not wasting money on things, you're just being smart.
A brand that's amazing that Cassandra doesn't mention (and is affordable) is Peach Slices. They are under Peach and Lily which is much more expensive but the Peach Slices line is just as amazing and for a fraction of the cost. ❤
Yes, I can testify that the vitamin C serum by Boots is AMAZING!!! POC, go for it!!! It works wonders! Use it consistently and see how much brighter your skin looks!
Regimen Lab’s Vitamin X serum is the best vitamin C serum I’ve tried. BeautyStat’s doesn’t oxidize and stain clothing. Sunday Riley’s provides a nice glow.
I switched to Pyunkang Yul essence toner from Tatcha & I have no regrets. I still love my other Tatcha items, but that one was just so pricey. 🦃I also use the Pacifica brand like crazy!! I cannot get enough of ALL their products 💚❤️
Boots has had their own brand for a while but…it used to be one of those “teenage blackhead clearing” cliche brands that was packed with fragrance and not so great ingredients. The new boots ingredients range came out this year as a result of them gradually improving their formulations to adapt to the new simplistic skincare popularity boom thanks to amazing influencers like you making everyone take time to reflect on their skincare knowledge (or lack of) during the lockdowns 🎉🎉🎉
Your channel has been great for both me and my teenage daughter. Your info and positivity are what we all need. I'm thankful for this amazing community.
The Ordinary just launched an oil based salicylic acid 2% serum! You missed it cause they dropped it at the end of the year. 🦃 P.S. I worked for TATCHA before it was the big brand it is now and it’s always weird/fun to hear influencers and celebrities mention it. Vicky Tsai, the owner, is quite sweet.
I would give your comment a double thumbs up if I could (no, not "give her a thumbs up and then regret it and then hit the thumbs up button again to take the original thumbs up away" lol)
Oh good shit!! The Ordinary SA serum is a MIRACLE, when they took it off shelves to reformulate i was so upset.. It was gone for sooo long too. This is the first i heard of it being back, going to order literally right now lol
Cassandra you are the best! 🦃 Thank you for sharing all of your knowledge. I started watching your RUclips channel in early 2021, as I was watching my dad slowly slip away to pancreatic cancer. I was on the search of self-care. Skin care became my thing. Your channel helped me through losing him in March. Your videos helped put the focus back on taking care of myself. Thank you! Happy New Year!!
I'm glad to see you like the Glow Recipe Guava Vitamin C Serum! I purchased it but have only used it once because I'm trying to use up other skincare products first. I like that it doesn't have a strong fragrance. I hope to use it regularly soon and see results! I've used up their Niacinamide Dew Drops and may repurchase it in the future. I used it as a primer and liked how smoothing it was under makeup.
What a great list! 🦃🦃🦃I've gotten so many products recommended by you ( some faves are the elf holy hydration gel & sleeping mask & sunscreen moisturizer and also the pyungkan yul toner, all of which I absolutely LOVE!)
With all the maskne out there and people staying home and needing some self care the trend of focusing on skincare actually started way back at the beginning of the pandemic, and I couldn't be happier about that. Selfishly as a skincare brand it helped sustain my business despite the closures of spas, but also I just believe in prioritizing skincare, particularly if you have sensitive or problem-prone skin. 🙂🦃🦃🦃
🦃🦃🦃 So glad you introduced me to the Pacifica vegan ceramide cream. It’s been saving my skin this winter! I love slathering it on before I go to bed and waking up with my skin feeling soft and moisturized.
🦃 In 2021 I absolutely fell in love with everything fermented!! We need more drugstore products with things like kombucha and black rice. I was excited to see the pink eye patches because I’m allergic to gold 🥺. love you fellow beautiful butterfly 🦋 love love and I hope you had an amazing time with friends and family over the holidays. Thank you for being so generous and an admired skintellectual! Xoxo -Kristen, The Skincare Concierge
Peach and Lilly came out with a lactic acid serum I'm excited to get I'm going to get it today heard great things about it. The ordinary came out out with a BHA serum to this year the reviews are split on that one.
🦃 Loved the recap!! So many products get chatted about throughout the year its nice to give us a "best of" list if we want to try something new or different. THANX😉
Gobble, gobble! Loving the ELF Holy Hydration line, and I can't wait to try the Pacifica vegan ceramide line. Once I finish up my Holika Holika ceramide cream, I'm trying the Pacifica to compare.
@@cherylreitz4779 I used to use the Dr. Jarrt (Jaart? Jartt? Whatever) ceramide cream until I went cruelty-free. The Holika Holika is a fantastic substitute.
🦃 gobble gobble 🦃 Thank you so much for the pyunkang yul essence toner and the haru haru toner recommendations!!!! Both greatly help in keeping my skin hydrated through 11 hours of heat in the kitchen ❤
The Lanbelle Supernatural cream has really helped my skin this winter, I have a dry patch on my jaw from my mask and this really has turned out to be a game changer for me. Great video!!!
🦃🦃 Love almost every single new launch you mentioned! Good Molecules did launch an essence and glycolic acid toner this year, and The Ordinary launched the newly reformulated 2% Salicylic Acid serum. OH and dermalogica released a vitamin c gel cream as well (pls review it 😭) Happy new year Cass! 💕🦃
Habit skin has a great SPF mist that goes amazingly over makeup, or even just to reapply throughout the day, and ooo its so glowy too! They have their OG scent(my bf and I call it old lady perfume...so...take that however you'd like) and also a new Cucumber scent(much better). I wear makeup so it was important for me to find something that works with makeup, and that spray is the only thing I've found that works, and works great
🤪 The algeonist dark spot correcting vitamin C peel is absolutely wonderful!!! It completely REMOVED several Stubborn Dark Spots I had. I was getting ready to make another Laser Treatment Appointment, when I bought and tried this Product! Needless to say I DIDN'T make that other Laser Appointment for THAT Problem again! I still do Laser Treatments but for different reasons now. For those that can't afford the Laser Treatments, THIS Product absolutely IS worth YOUR Money to buy! It will help remove those Spots 💯!!!
I am thankful that i saw your videos at the end of last year, my skin is even more thankful. I have learned a lot! I am working for Estee Lauder corporation and i was not aware how important is not to use products that are not cruelty free (for my morals)! I Also i started to use Korean brands but also you introduced the Ordinary to me and i am now obsessed! Not to mention that for a year now i am wearing SPF every day and that was not the case before. Thanks Cass for sharing all your knowledge with us. Happy New Year ✨!
🦃 looking out for the Selfless revisit! That line launched RIGHT when I was first getting into skincare, and I saw enough critical things to turn to other products. (Actually found you because of that review) I was just coming off of isotretinoin therapy and had no idea how to take care of my new skin. I’m still not super sure how to look for certain concerns, because all I ever knew was oily acne. I love learning in this space!
I have just discovered Elf Skincare…well.. Elf in general…and I’m in love with all of the Holy Hydration products and especially love the Sun Screen Moisturizer.
I LOVE the holy hydration moisturizer. I’ve used the regular and the fragrance free and they do feel different. The fragrance free feels heavier and even with sensitive skin I haven’t noticed any issues with the normal version. I’ve also heard it’s a dupe for the drunk elephant peptide moisturizer but I can’t speak to how true that is.
I love Pacifica it is literally amazing. Majority of my skincare is from there. I am trying to go almost all vegan and cruelty free in my makeup and skincare. So they are great for that.
I love the Glow Recipe Guava Serum!! I love the smell of it, I love the texture!!! I can even skip moisturiser in the morning and just follow with my SPF!!!! Love you🦃🥰
The Apostrophe and ZitSticka sunscreens are also on my top faves and fun fact I lost my Megashade bc my mom stole it haha! It’s so good. Also, The Ordinary launched their Salicylic Acid Anhydrous serum for like $6 bucks!
@@scray00 that one from The Ordinary can be greasy. It's squalane-based and it doesn't contain water. You may want to try The Inkey List Beta Hydroxy Acid or Geek & Gorgeous Cheer Up (this one contains 6% Mandelic Acid and 1% Salicylic Acid). Those products are good and decently priced, in my opinion. CeraVe also has the new Acne Control Gel, which basically is a BHA serum, but i haven't tried that one, although it does have good reviews.
@@whitepaper5241 thanks for the heads up. Yeah I’m not interested in that then. I hate when companies do stuff like that. It’s a bha, you want that closest to the skin but how are any of your other steps going to penetrate 🤦♀️ I will try one of your suggestions 😊
🦃 I watch all your videos and sadly can't find everything in the UK. BUT OMG LET ME TELL YOU HOW GRATEFUL I AM TO HAVE YOU, you are my go to cyster sister, thank you for all of your videos! Thank you for sharing, especially those videos that are very emotional to you and us (your true fans), ps. I have cried on some aswell, you have overcome alot with your skinmare (skin-nightmare) . Love you soo much, you are an inspiration. THANK YOU!
She has oily skin and that product is geared more to people with dry skin..but I have dry skin and I don’t like it! it’s too greasy even using just a single drop and takes a while to absorb 🥴
Turkey. Great video. Happy New Year! Not need products but fur me finally stepped up from the ordinary by adding niod products and really see a difference. Thank for all your wonderful videos
Hi Cassandra, I know you made this a while ago but I just wanted to share my perspective about j-beauty vs k-beauty as someone who has lived in japan and Korea for the last 12 years. I got in to k and j beauty very early and watched as kbeauty blew up recently. What’s interesting is in fact it was first japan that was considered to have more advanced skincare and in around the early 2000s kbeauty companies started off by imitating Japanese lines, right down to the packaging and formulas. A good example is k-company MISSAHA’s Time Revolution essence which is almost the same thing as j-company SK-II’s Treatment essence. The appeal of kbeauty was at first that it seemed to offer the same technology as Japanese brands but as a fraction of the price (though kbeauty is more expensive now and front line brands have changed a lot). I know so many Japanese girls who will take weekend trips to korea just to buy cheap skincare, and I did the same. Thus the way it stands in my opinion is that Japan is not about to do what kbeauty did. There are some very nice Japanese skincare brands out there for those who can afford the price tag. There has for a long time been a huge vitamin c and hyaluronic acid following in japan (sheet masks started in japan truth be told) but these days they haven’t quite managed to keep up with other the actives trends, as in there are no ordinary-esque brands out there. Might be because japan is very careful about what drugs and formulas it approves. However some long-standing and quality brands you might want to try are hadalabo (I still use their cult fave Gokujyun hyaluronic acid and low PH facewash 10 years later), d-Program, FANCL and iPSA.. anyway if you ask me kbeauty is still gonna be where it’s at for a while to come.
Dr Sam serum is on my list as well as the Algenist! I got an Algenist eye cream (I know, I know) in a subscription box and omg does it feel luxurious! Interested in what else they have to offer. Happy New year!! 🦃🦃
I also got it in my Boxycharm and i am really loving it!!! I uaually cant do real thick creams under my eyes but this is goood!!!!! You only need a tiny amount. Last nigt i was looking in the mirror and for once saw a huge difference with the skin around my eyes and cheekbones(where i also put it) it just looked so smooth and moistened compared to the rest of my face... nice to have a subscription where you get to try products you probably wouldnt otherwise..especially higher end!
Just watched your video! Thank you for always putting the links in the description in every video - i cannot tell you how useful and appreciated that is, especially knowing you will try and recommend only cruelty free products! 🦃
🦃 Hi, I just wanted to point out that I doubt that Algenist is completely cruelty free. They do not test themselves on animals but they allow animal testing if required by law. That's the reason I never purchased their products.
You always are very YOU I appreciate authenticity and transparency that I found in your videos … I have hyperpigmentation problem and if you can help with your advise will be lovely. Thanks! 😊
Highly recommended my favorite holiday gift #touchbeauty face roller trifecta. Super easy to include in the skincare routine. A new try for me. But I love the microcurrent so much. My jaw-line is much better. The facial contour is pretty good!!
Yay~~~ I'm so happy about you introducing J-beauty too! Unfortunately most authentic Japanese skincare products are not cruelty free or so pricey average people can't afford them so I will definitely give this clay a try! Thank you for the recommendation!
🦃 Gotta say, my acne prone face loooves everything Apostrophe, Zitsticka AND Peace Out has put out! Am really enjoying the Peace Out Repairing Moisturizer!
🦃 🦃 I love your videos and have made so many purchases from your recommendation. I'm about to go through a bunch of videos to find more things to spend my Christmas money on!!!
🦃I wanted you to know I found you last year and am so Happy I did. I had just bought some Drunk Elephant. Watched your video and cancelled my order. You are amazing and I thank you and am so grateful for you. Thank you. Happy New Years. 🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃
Girl, PEGs are usually made from oil. I mean the. are by-products from petroleum refining and can also be derived from natural gas or coal. That alone makes them bad for the environment.
The Pacifica vegan ceramide cream doesn’t compare to cerave in anyway I’ve used both and Pacifica was nice but just not it for my skin. Skincare by Hiram is nice but if it never came out nothing would have changed and donating profits is awesome but if you want to be more sustainable you don’t launch a brand you push other brands to do better and force them to make change and there certainly have been brands that have done that.
Boots launched No7 in ulta in 2016. I worked for them to launch the brand and they were already in target. They were an amazing company to work for. The best really.
i honestly discovered so much skincare through you last year, it’s wild! not sure what’s new and not, but i know my favorite product i discovered last year was the glass skin serum by peach and lily 🦃
Cassandra, I love you! I love your videos. I am now learning to take care for my skin and I just LOVE that I do it with you. You are si real and funny, and true! I am really grateful that I can learn from you. Even though I am subscribed for your channel, I search your videos first. Thank you
My mom got me the Wander beauty gold eye masks, and the Truly Beauty Vegan Collagen jelly mask and unicorn body butter, along with lots of Lush bath bombs, and I was so so proud of her. I did tell her specifically about the eye patches, but I just told her any Truly Beauty product, so I was so shocked and also so proud of her for picking the Vegan Collagen mask cuz ive had it in my basket since you mentioned it long ago 🤣🤣
🦃 gobble gobble 😉 so 2021 didn't have anything launch that grabbed my eye, but I just snagged those eye patches and will be looking for Boots! Thanks Cassandra. I hope you and the cats had a Merry Christmas and here is to a covid free 2022 💖🎉
I bought the Pacifica Ceramide Barrier Repair Moisturizing Cream because the ingredients are good and because you highly recommended it. ☺️ I got the Algenist Blue Algae Vitamin C Skinclarity Brightening Serum as a gift from work and I do like it. Yes, it's pricey O_O
🦃 Hi, I'm a chemist, so I think I can answer your question regarding polyglycolic acid. Is it bad for the environment? Well, it is a plastic, but not one like Polythylene, but a Polyester that's susceptible to hydrolysis. Normal plastic (and some polyesters, too) don't get degraded in the environment. That's why they only get smaller and smaller through physical abrasion which leads to the plastic that's floating on the sea or getting eaten by fish. Polyglycolic acid is synthesized from glycolic acid and liberates water during that reaction. The reaction is reversible, so if it comes into contact with water, it gets converted into glycolic acid again. That doesn't happen immediately, but takes a few months - but that's the reason it is added to these products. (But not, like, hard pipes or something that needs to transport water and not get dissolved by it lol)
I asked--and I know can't be the only one--and you listened: I'd like to sincerely thank you for including some Cassandra-approved products that are $10 or less. My wife and I most definitely don't earn anywhere near what we are worth, even at 39 and 42 years old and employed full time (we DO earn more than minimum wage, but I just wanna say that the hourly minimum wage where we live is $7.25. It ain't easy out here!) However, we both do still love our skincare routines and treat them as essential self-care...so, officially...THANK YOU for mentioning affordable options for poor folk like us.
I make enough money, but still don't want to spend a bomb on skincare. I'm always looking for reasonably priced products as well. Following people like Cass, doctorly, I learned that I don't have to spend a lot. There are multiple really good products that are fairly priced. Don't feel bad about not wasting money on things, you're just being smart.
A brand that's amazing that Cassandra doesn't mention (and is affordable) is Peach Slices. They are under Peach and Lily which is much more expensive but the Peach Slices line is just as amazing and for a fraction of the cost. ❤
Yes, I can testify that the vitamin C serum by Boots is AMAZING!!! POC, go for it!!! It works wonders! Use it consistently and see how much brighter your skin looks!
I love the Boots Ingredients Niacinamide serum as well.
Did Cassandra say they only sell at Target?
Which serum Mwaka? They have a pink and an orange brand.
Will look into it for my daughter. Thanks for the extra reference
Regimen Lab’s Vitamin X serum is the best vitamin C serum I’ve tried. BeautyStat’s doesn’t oxidize and stain clothing. Sunday Riley’s provides a nice glow.
You saying 2020 multiple times is just that constant reminder that 2021 flew by way too fast 😂😂. Loved this video ❤️
Same...feels like this was just the exact same « pandemic » year.....
Only worse....if even possible...😑
DO YOU KNOW HOW EXCITED I AM TO SEE CASSANDRA REVIEW AN ALGENIST PRODUCT!
I’ve been waiting so long for a “truth of” for Algenist video!
Love you ❤️
I switched to Pyunkang Yul essence toner from Tatcha & I have no regrets. I still love my other Tatcha items, but that one was just so pricey. 🦃I also use the Pacifica brand like crazy!! I cannot get enough of ALL their products 💚❤️
Boots has had their own brand for a while but…it used to be one of those “teenage blackhead clearing” cliche brands that was packed with fragrance and not so great ingredients. The new boots ingredients range came out this year as a result of them gradually improving their formulations to adapt to the new simplistic skincare popularity boom thanks to amazing influencers like you making everyone take time to reflect on their skincare knowledge (or lack of) during the lockdowns 🎉🎉🎉
My only problem with boots ingredients is that I have no idea what the percentage of actives are
This year? I was in the UK in early 2020 and remember buying those (definitely didn't have fragrance).
Your channel has been great for both me and my teenage daughter. Your info and positivity are what we all need.
I'm thankful for this amazing community.
The Ordinary just launched an oil based salicylic acid 2% serum! You missed it cause they dropped it at the end of the year. 🦃 P.S. I worked for TATCHA before it was the big brand it is now and it’s always weird/fun to hear influencers and celebrities mention it. Vicky Tsai, the owner, is quite sweet.
I would give your comment a double thumbs up if I could (no, not "give her a thumbs up and then regret it and then hit the thumbs up button again to take the original thumbs up away" lol)
Oh good shit!! The Ordinary SA serum is a MIRACLE, when they took it off shelves to reformulate i was so upset.. It was gone for sooo long too. This is the first i heard of it being back, going to order literally right now lol
Love Tatcha!!
it is not oil based. it's squalane based, so it has no oil or water
Cassandra you are the best! 🦃 Thank you for sharing all of your knowledge. I started watching your RUclips channel in early 2021, as I was watching my dad slowly slip away to pancreatic cancer. I was on the search of self-care. Skin care became my thing. Your channel helped me through losing him in March. Your videos helped put the focus back on taking care of myself. Thank you! Happy New Year!!
I'm grateful for the ordinary lactic acid! Changed my skin. I always said this brand were overrated. Now I'm loving it.
I appreciate the growth in you since I have seen your acne video 11 years ago .
I'm glad to see you like the Glow Recipe Guava Vitamin C Serum! I purchased it but have only used it once because I'm trying to use up other skincare products first. I like that it doesn't have a strong fragrance. I hope to use it regularly soon and see results!
I've used up their Niacinamide Dew Drops and may repurchase it in the future. I used it as a primer and liked how smoothing it was under makeup.
Japanese Beauty is my favorite! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!! There is nothing better than real Japanese products!
What a great list! 🦃🦃🦃I've gotten so many products recommended by you ( some faves are the elf holy hydration gel & sleeping mask & sunscreen moisturizer and also the pyungkan yul toner, all of which I absolutely LOVE!)
I discovered the Hero Force Shield this year and it's my new favorite!! It has a slight green tint to ease redness and is so easy to apply!!!
With all the maskne out there and people staying home and needing some self care the trend of focusing on skincare actually started way back at the beginning of the pandemic, and I couldn't be happier about that. Selfishly as a skincare brand it helped sustain my business despite the closures of spas, but also I just believe in prioritizing skincare, particularly if you have sensitive or problem-prone skin. 🙂🦃🦃🦃
I got the pacifica barrier cream a few weeks ago and I'm HOOKED. Even my husband loves it which is always a win. Such a good recommendation!!
🦃🦃🦃 So glad you introduced me to the Pacifica vegan ceramide cream. It’s been saving my skin this winter! I love slathering it on before I go to bed and waking up with my skin feeling soft and moisturized.
🦃 In 2021 I absolutely fell in love with everything fermented!! We need more drugstore products with things like kombucha and black rice. I was excited to see the pink eye patches because I’m allergic to gold 🥺. love you fellow beautiful butterfly 🦋 love love and I hope you had an amazing time with friends and family over the holidays. Thank you for being so generous and an admired skintellectual! Xoxo -Kristen, The Skincare Concierge
Peach and Lilly came out with a lactic acid serum I'm excited to get I'm going to get it today heard great things about it. The ordinary came out out with a BHA serum to this year the reviews are split on that one.
Elf skincare is The BEST. I can’t stop. I also love zit sticker spf. Looks great under makeup too.
🦃 Loved the recap!! So many products get chatted about throughout the year its nice to give us a "best of" list if we want to try something new or different. THANX😉
Gobble, gobble! Loving the ELF Holy Hydration line, and I can't wait to try the Pacifica vegan ceramide line. Once I finish up my Holika Holika ceramide cream, I'm trying the Pacifica to compare.
Have you tried the HH Good cera emulsion? It looks like it's just a lighter version of the cream.
I have the cream and love it for this time of year won't use in summer cause too heavy but for winter it is GREAT
@@WendeCrow I'm going to have to try it this summer!
@@cherylreitz4779 I used to use the Dr. Jarrt (Jaart? Jartt? Whatever) ceramide cream until I went cruelty-free. The Holika Holika is a fantastic substitute.
🦃 gobble gobble 🦃
Thank you so much for the pyunkang yul essence toner and the haru haru toner recommendations!!!! Both greatly help in keeping my skin hydrated through 11 hours of heat in the kitchen ❤
I love pyunkang yul when my skin is mad at me. It’s my goto when my skin needs to be calmed down.
The Lanbelle Supernatural cream has really helped my skin this winter, I have a dry patch on my jaw from my mask and this really has turned out to be a game changer for me. Great video!!!
🦃🦃 Love almost every single new launch you mentioned! Good Molecules did launch an essence and glycolic acid toner this year, and The Ordinary launched the newly reformulated 2% Salicylic Acid serum. OH and dermalogica released a vitamin c gel cream as well (pls review it 😭) Happy new year Cass! 💕🦃
We are grateful for you and sharing your amazing knowledge of skincare and teaching us how to be better skintelectuals.
Habit skin has a great SPF mist that goes amazingly over makeup, or even just to reapply throughout the day, and ooo its so glowy too! They have their OG scent(my bf and I call it old lady perfume...so...take that however you'd like) and also a new Cucumber scent(much better). I wear makeup so it was important for me to find something that works with makeup, and that spray is the only thing I've found that works, and works great
🤪 The algeonist dark spot correcting vitamin C peel is absolutely wonderful!!! It completely REMOVED several Stubborn Dark Spots I had. I was getting ready to make another Laser Treatment Appointment, when I bought and tried this Product! Needless to say I DIDN'T make that other Laser Appointment for THAT Problem again! I still do Laser Treatments but for different reasons now. For those that can't afford the Laser Treatments, THIS Product absolutely IS worth YOUR Money to buy! It will help remove those Spots 💯!!!
If anyone is wanting to try J-Beauty,
Start with anything HadaLabo, Kose, KAO, or Curel (NOT the American version of Curel).
I am thankful that i saw your videos at the end of last year, my skin is even more thankful. I have learned a lot! I am working for Estee Lauder corporation and i was not aware how important is not to use products that are not cruelty free (for my morals)! I Also i started to use Korean brands but also you introduced the Ordinary to me and i am now obsessed! Not to mention that for a year now i am wearing SPF every day and that was not the case before. Thanks Cass for sharing all your knowledge with us. Happy New Year ✨!
🦃 looking out for the Selfless revisit! That line launched RIGHT when I was first getting into skincare, and I saw enough critical things to turn to other products. (Actually found you because of that review) I was just coming off of isotretinoin therapy and had no idea how to take care of my new skin. I’m still not super sure how to look for certain concerns, because all I ever knew was oily acne. I love learning in this space!
I have just discovered Elf Skincare…well.. Elf in general…and I’m in love with all of the Holy Hydration products and especially love the Sun Screen Moisturizer.
I LOVE the holy hydration moisturizer. I’ve used the regular and the fragrance free and they do feel different. The fragrance free feels heavier and even with sensitive skin I haven’t noticed any issues with the normal version. I’ve also heard it’s a dupe for the drunk elephant peptide moisturizer but I can’t speak to how true that is.
I am so thankful I discovered this Foreo Luna facial brush! People love it or not, I absolutely LOVE it. game changer!
I’ve been out of the skincare community for like half of this year, omg I’m so happy to be back 😩
🦃 You are so wonderful, love watching your videos! so informative and helpful! and you are hilarious. Thank you!!
I love Pacifica it is literally amazing. Majority of my skincare is from there. I am trying to go almost all vegan and cruelty free in my makeup and skincare. So they are great for that.
I love the Glow Recipe Guava Serum!! I love the smell of it, I love the texture!!! I can even skip moisturiser in the morning and just follow with my SPF!!!!
Love you🦃🥰
The Apostrophe and ZitSticka sunscreens are also on my top faves and fun fact I lost my Megashade bc my mom stole it haha! It’s so good. Also, The Ordinary launched their Salicylic Acid Anhydrous serum for like $6 bucks!
Ooooh I’ll have to check that out. I’ve been looking for a bha serum, because I’m not a fan of the paulas choice one it leaves my skin feeling icky.
@@scray00 the anhydrous one is a heavy oil that doesn't absorb well. Just a warning
@@scray00 that one from The Ordinary can be greasy. It's squalane-based and it doesn't contain water. You may want to try The Inkey List Beta Hydroxy Acid or Geek & Gorgeous Cheer Up (this one contains 6% Mandelic Acid and 1% Salicylic Acid). Those products are good and decently priced, in my opinion. CeraVe also has the new Acne Control Gel, which basically is a BHA serum, but i haven't tried that one, although it does have good reviews.
@@whitepaper5241 thanks for the heads up. Yeah I’m not interested in that then. I hate when companies do stuff like that. It’s a bha, you want that closest to the skin but how are any of your other steps going to penetrate 🤦♀️ I will try one of your suggestions 😊
@@JustinSmith-ug9wm thanks. I’m glad you both said something. $6 is $6 in the trash if I hate the product. Ty 😊
🦃 I watch all your videos and sadly can't find everything in the UK. BUT OMG LET ME TELL YOU HOW GRATEFUL I AM TO HAVE YOU, you are my go to cyster sister, thank you for all of your videos! Thank you for sharing, especially those videos that are very emotional to you and us (your true fans), ps. I have cried on some aswell, you have overcome alot with your skinmare (skin-nightmare) . Love you soo much, you are an inspiration. THANK YOU!
You completely missed out the new 2% anhydrous salicylic acid serum that the ordinary just launched 😱😱
Waiting for your review on this one 😁
She has oily skin and that product is geared more to people with dry skin..but I have dry skin and I don’t like it! it’s too greasy even using just a single drop and takes a while to absorb 🥴
Turkey. Great video. Happy New Year! Not need products but fur me finally stepped up from the ordinary by adding niod products and really see a difference. Thank for all your wonderful videos
Hey, Cassandra! Just wanted to say thank you for all the amazing content. You got me HOOKED on skincare. Happy New Year! 🥳 🦃
I watched after Christmas but am still thankful! I doubt it is new but I became obsessed this year with juice beauty stem cellular!! 🦃
Hi Cassandra, I know you made this a while ago but I just wanted to share my perspective about j-beauty vs k-beauty as someone who has lived in japan and Korea for the last 12 years. I got in to k and j beauty very early and watched as kbeauty blew up recently. What’s interesting is in fact it was first japan that was considered to have more advanced skincare and in around the early 2000s kbeauty companies started off by imitating Japanese lines, right down to the packaging and formulas. A good example is k-company MISSAHA’s Time Revolution essence which is almost the same thing as j-company SK-II’s Treatment essence. The appeal of kbeauty was at first that it seemed to offer the same technology as Japanese brands but as a fraction of the price (though kbeauty is more expensive now and front line brands have changed a lot). I know so many Japanese girls who will take weekend trips to korea just to buy cheap skincare, and I did the same. Thus the way it stands in my opinion is that Japan is not about to do what kbeauty did. There are some very nice Japanese skincare brands out there for those who can afford the price tag. There has for a long time been a huge vitamin c and hyaluronic acid following in japan (sheet masks started in japan truth be told) but these days they haven’t quite managed to keep up with other the actives trends, as in there are no ordinary-esque brands out there. Might be because japan is very careful about what drugs and formulas it approves. However some long-standing and quality brands you might want to try are hadalabo (I still use their cult fave Gokujyun hyaluronic acid and low PH facewash 10 years later), d-Program, FANCL and iPSA.. anyway if you ask me kbeauty is still gonna be where it’s at for a while to come.
🦃🦃 love your videos ! I purchased a few things and yes that includes sunscreen :) thank you for your honest reviews!
Dr Sam serum is on my list as well as the Algenist! I got an Algenist eye cream (I know, I know) in a subscription box and omg does it feel luxurious! Interested in what else they have to offer. Happy New year!! 🦃🦃
How have you been liking the eye cream?? Thinking of getting it
I also got it in my Boxycharm and i am really loving it!!! I uaually cant do real thick creams under my eyes but this is goood!!!!! You only need a tiny amount. Last nigt i was looking in the mirror and for once saw a huge difference with the skin around my eyes and cheekbones(where i also put it) it just looked so smooth and moistened compared to the rest of my face... nice to have a subscription where you get to try products you probably wouldnt otherwise..especially higher end!
🦃 Gobble Gobble Cassandra! Thanks so much for this; honest, fact-based & fair as always. And I now have my shopping list for 2022. HNY. Xxx
🦃 I really love Beauty of Joseon's "Dynasty Cream", it has loooots of goodies in it. I also think the Benton Honest Lip Balm is a pretty good product!
Just watched your video! Thank you for always putting the links in the description in every video - i cannot tell you how useful and appreciated that is, especially knowing you will try and recommend only cruelty free products! 🦃
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Hi, I just wanted to point out that I doubt that Algenist is completely cruelty free. They do not test themselves on animals but they allow animal testing if required by law. That's the reason I never purchased their products.
Hola!!! 🦃🦃♥️🦃🦃 love tuning in and will be trying out some new brands this new year
words cannot describe how much this channel has helped my sister and i!! 🦃
You always are very YOU I appreciate authenticity and transparency that I found in your videos … I have hyperpigmentation problem and if you can help with your advise will be lovely. Thanks! 😊
Highly recommended my favorite holiday gift #touchbeauty face roller trifecta. Super easy to include in the skincare routine. A new try for me. But I love the microcurrent so much. My jaw-line is much better. The facial contour is pretty good!!
As I watched this to the end 🦃 while doing my nighttime skincare routine loved it can't wait for 2022
I ordered the Peach and Lily KP Bump Boss from Ulta and now I'm "patiently" tracking it so I can get rid of my 🦃skin arms. 🤣🖤
Yay~~~
I'm so happy about you introducing J-beauty too! Unfortunately most authentic Japanese skincare products are not cruelty free or so pricey average people can't afford them so I will definitely give this clay a try! Thank you for the recommendation!
🦃 Gotta say, my acne prone face loooves everything Apostrophe, Zitsticka AND Peace Out has put out! Am really enjoying the Peace Out Repairing Moisturizer!
Samesies! Peace Out is so good for me
🦃 🦃 I love your videos and have made so many purchases from your recommendation. I'm about to go through a bunch of videos to find more things to spend my Christmas money on!!!
Wait I’m so confused 😭 Does SPF go after skincare, before makeup or after makeup?
After skincare!
@Sakura okay, thanks! I was a little confused by the beginning of the video 😂
🦃I wanted you to know I found you last year and am so Happy I did. I had just bought some Drunk Elephant. Watched your video and cancelled my order. You are amazing and I thank you and am so grateful for you. Thank you. Happy New Years. 🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃
Cassandra are you already in the process of trying the ordinary new salicylic acid serum (the anhydrous solution)?
You are very fun to watch and I am really interested in your skincare choices
Girl, PEGs are usually made from oil. I mean the. are by-products from petroleum refining and can also be derived from natural gas or coal. That alone makes them bad for the environment.
I use a lot of Haru Haru products. The cleasner is great!
OH MY F#&*!!! I thought I was a millennial, but now turns out I'm gen z, all my life is a lie😭😭😭
Thank you for your videos. Has always your are you are discribing it so well and you make me discover new amazing products !!!🦃🦃🦃🦃
The Pacifica vegan ceramide cream doesn’t compare to cerave in anyway I’ve used both and Pacifica was nice but just not it for my skin. Skincare by Hiram is nice but if it never came out nothing would have changed and donating profits is awesome but if you want to be more sustainable you don’t launch a brand you push other brands to do better and force them to make change and there certainly have been brands that have done that.
Gobble gobble ! 🤣🦃 love your videos and your energy !
Love your guidance, your videos 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃😁😁 Happy New Year!!!🥳🥳🥂🥂🎂🎂🇨🇺
🦃 Gobble Gobble Cass!! I learn so much from you and I thought I was a bit crazy for skin products but YOU are Babe!!😂Joining you from 🇨🇦😎
🦃 loved this video. Want to buy every single product listed. Omg I would definitely go into debt with these.
Boots launched No7 in ulta in 2016. I worked for them to launch the brand and they were already in target. They were an amazing company to work for. The best really.
i honestly discovered so much skincare through you last year, it’s wild! not sure what’s new and not, but i know my favorite product i discovered last year was the glass skin serum by peach and lily 🦃
I always learn some skincare goodness in your channel 😘👍🦃🦃🦃
🦃 i want to try some new products and you just sold me some ! Thank you so much
Love this video, you always make me smile
🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃I think the majority of new skin care I purchased this year was from your suggestions....and LOVE them all.
🦃 gobble gobble! Thank you for sharing your knowledge 💜
🦃🦃!!! Omgosh than you for existing! You help me soooo much you are so smart and a nerd I love it! Haha keep it up girl yaasss 💪🏼👏🏼
🦃 I am a real one who always watches till the end cuz I love your content babe!!
I bought some of the HaruHaru products you recommended and I love them!
🦃 Love your review on the Boots ingredients line.. Would highly appreciate a deep dive in the brand and the products
I just bought the Pacifica ceramide cream and I loooooove it!!!! 💜🦃
Me too I have the face cream love it for winter months
🦃🦃🦃 - Watching all your videos till the end, I just must see all of you :D Love you Cass
🦃very informative and fun 🤩 at the same time .. thank you 🙏 Happy 2022 !
Cassandra, I love you! I love your videos. I am now learning to take care for my skin and I just LOVE that I do it with you. You are si real and funny, and true! I am really grateful that I can learn from you. Even though I am subscribed for your channel, I search your videos first. Thank you
My mom got me the Wander beauty gold eye masks, and the Truly Beauty Vegan Collagen jelly mask and unicorn body butter, along with lots of Lush bath bombs, and I was so so proud of her. I did tell her specifically about the eye patches, but I just told her any Truly Beauty product, so I was so shocked and also so proud of her for picking the Vegan Collagen mask cuz ive had it in my basket since you mentioned it long ago 🤣🤣
turkey!!
🦃 gobble gobble 😉 so 2021 didn't have anything launch that grabbed my eye, but I just snagged those eye patches and will be looking for Boots! Thanks Cassandra. I hope you and the cats had a Merry Christmas and here is to a covid free 2022 💖🎉
🦃 I enjoyed the video, intrigued to try that clay mask and April skin vitamin C
I bought the Pacifica Ceramide Barrier Repair Moisturizing Cream because the ingredients are good and because you highly recommended it. ☺️ I got the Algenist Blue Algae Vitamin C Skinclarity Brightening Serum as a gift from work and I do like it. Yes, it's pricey O_O
I’d love a full Pacifica brand+product analysis!!!
Just want to take a moment to say… I love your channel so much! I hope you have a glorious holiday season and a happy and healthy new year! XO
🦃🦃🦃 Gobble gobble!! Thank you for another excellent video!!! You have some exciting ones coming up (Hyram & PC)!!! 😘
Not sure when Good Molecules’ Cleansing Balm came out but I love that stuff!
🦃 a good video as always. Some products I have to check out for sure