5 popular skincare formulas/ingredients and trends I never talk about simply because I don’t use/do them – my unpopular opinion on the popular skincare that just don’t work for me!
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• Formulas Mentioned •
VT Cica x Hyalon Reedle Shot
https://howl.link/9qtsq55yc6ndu
VT Cica x Hyalon PDRN Reedle Shot Hair Ampoule
https://howl.link/60486gmgpanmc
CosRx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
https://howl.link/kdgcpgqrdtcgz
REJURAN Healer Perfect Healing V Tighter Masks
Vaseline Original Healing Jelly
https://go.shopmy.us/p-18593079
My Fav Overnight Masks :
Biodance Bio-Collagen Real Deep Mask
https://amzn.to/3AAiFhr
https://howl.link/xtyp7kdro2ssm
Biodance Hydro-Cera Nol Real Deep Mask
https://amzn.to/3OcobK5
https://howl.link/urtqy70zz9dlr
SungBoon Editor Deep Collagen Hyalu-B5 Hydrating Mask
https://amzn.to/3YXudU4
SungBoon Editor Deep Collagen Power-Boosting Mask
https://amzn.to/3AMo198
Peel/Wrapping Masks Shown:
Medicube Collagen Night Wrapping Mask
https://amzn.to/40S74F8
I’m From Rice Glow Peel Off Mask
https://howl.link/uxh53cekk629z
Miguhara Rose Collagen Wrapping Peel-Off Mask Pack
https://howl.link/on223uo5hc8ji
Rhode Barrier Butter
barrier butter
Laneige Water Sleeping Mask
https://go.shopmy.us/p-18593095
Mary&May Calendula Peptide Ageless Sleeping Mask
https://howl.link/67bqh36lnb24y
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My skin type : Dehydrated, sensitive. You may have a very different experience with the products I review if you have a different skin type or preference.
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This video is not sponsored. All my reviews and opinions are based on my own experience with the products which may not be the same for everyone. This contains affiliate links which will help support this channel! If you choose to use them, thank you for your support!
00:00 Introduction
00:20 Liquid Microneedling Serums
01:43 Snail Mucin
02:51 PDRN
04:08 Slugging
06:01 Sleeping Packs

39 Comments
I'm with you with everything! Ty for talking about it, now I feel like I'm not weird anymore😂
I agree with most of these. The Reedle shots never appealed to me. I've used a dermaroller and would prefer that over these serums. Snail mucin and slugging are two more things I don't do. Done one or two sheet masks, and that's that's about it. I have sensitive and reactive skin, so I'm careful with ingredients and formulations.
I do like under eye slugging but I just use a really thin layer of the Prequel ointment!
Thank you for your reviews and recommendations! Do you have any recommended lip balms?
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Great video! I do have to say I’m in love with snail mucin and when I first started using it I was asked not only one but twice if I was pregnant 😅
Of all the ingredients mentioned my skin loves snail products and I was amazed. Otherwise the rest not my jam as well.
I watched Dr. Dray's video on the VT needle shot and I'll never use the stuff after that 🙂
I don't like the reedles. I've tried some on the back of my hands, aaand nope..
Thank you for helping me saving some money
I also tried the reedles, but they clocked my pores really bad, I got spots and my pores were more visible instead of less…
As a Latina snail stuff was never for me (us in general) I feel it contributed to a surge of fungal acne, me included.
I really want to like the reedle shot. It did make my skin look softer the next day, but applying my morning skincare was painful 😅 my skin got so irritated and sensitive. Tried it a few more times and I ultimately ruined my skin barrier 😭
Le reedle shot m'a abîmé la peau en 2 jours !!! poubelle..je lui préfère le rétinol graydon, ou le pigment sachi reçu dans la boxwalla
Hello, I'm new to your channel. My name is Julie, I'm 65 and I live in England. Can you help. This last 3 months I've had trouble with my neck and chest. Not spots just redness patches, flushing red and a stinging/itchy feel, a bit like prickly heat. Anything I try doesn't help. The skin on my face is not my friend and the moment either, it feels like fine sandpaper but I'm not dry, I don't think. My skincare isn't working and I'm trying different products to no avail so wasting money. I thought of stopping skincare for a while but I've read where it can make things worse. I'm at my wits end. What can you suggest please. Kind regards ❤
Haha yes, just the idea of slugging makes my face pucker up 😂 so sticky. I’m a many layers of essences when I need extra moisturizer kinda person
All disgusting! The industry will keep pumping out the latest shit to feed our fears around ageing.
I really hated slugging with Vaseline all over my face but found it fantastic for my lips 👄, a very thin layer on top of a lip mask or balm at night & it has completely transformed them 😀
Oh yay! It’s Renee!!❤❤❤
For me it’s not for lack of trying…alpha arbutin has never worked for me as an ingredient! Non irritating unless you count that it doesn’t do anything for me!😂
Thanks! Now… Haircare trends you don’t follow, please.
I don't understand whats the need of reedle shot…isn't it better to do a microneedling roller to infuse ingredients that we want instead of putting those spicules in our skin ?
When you use overnight peel off or wrap mask, do you wash your face in the morning?
I love the Rhode barrier cream ❤
on me it's rice toner. just why 🫠
Slugging is hard… totally agree. ;-D HI RENEE!!! We miss you. x
Thank you Renee this video is so informative ❤
The spicules 😱
The reedle shot is something I do not like as well. I agree with you. I also really don't like snail mucin. Yes, propolis! Pdrn isn't for me either. Injectables I mean. Maybe if I was wealthy. I do like slugging. You can apply triple paste which has zinc oxide that is an inflammatory so you can baste instead of slug. Your face is white but who cares if it's at night? The dermis learned basting from has a husband that doesn't like it but she doesn't care. Lol. She does this in the winter. Triple paste is a diaper rash ointment but she uses it on her face
As someone with hormonal acne prone skin, I would never do slugging. Since petroleum jelly is occlusive, it would be a nightmare for my face.😬 I’ve used snail mucin in the past, but I just didn’t like the texture of the products. As for the VT Reedle Shots, I’ve hesitated to buy or even use a sample because of potential pain or irritation. However, I just ordered VT’s (ginseng) PDRN Essence Stick for my neck wrinkle. I’m not sure if it will work, but I figured it’s worth a try. Coincidently, I’ve used Mary & May’s Calendula Sleeping Mask as well. While the formula was nice, I found the jar packaging inconvenient. Personally, I use sleeping packs/masks every night because I’m too lazy and impatient for sheet masks.
Omg !! The microneedling serum ! I got a sample of this once and was like… why the heck is this irritating my skin like that when it should deeply hydrate ??! Hard pass
Love how you explained this! As someone who just made a video about the chemistry of hair (and why we’re all secretly damaging it), I totally agree with your points.
I tried the Reedle 300 and I have no complaints for or against it, but I completely agree with all your advices
Is vaseline used now instead of cold cream? I remember cold cream being a thing when I was a child…
Reedles serums get less uncomfortable with each use, I've found. I've also seen many other people have said it too. That's why you should never start with high level reedles, you'll just undergo unnecessary suffering.
I love sleeping packs/masks. It's just another name for a moisturizer though. However, a sleeping mask that u have to wash off isn't a sleeping mask IMHO. It's just a wash off mask.
I never tried the snail power essence until a couple weeks ago when I kind of just randomly shopped for other things and found a mini sized bottle – and WOW! Haven't been wowed by a product like that in years, and can't even remember I particularly fell for any other snail mucin product before. It's so "slimy glass skin" on my sorry dry skin.
I love all the VT spicule products! I don’t feel the prickles anymore and the results are amazing.
Your hair is looking so voluminous!! ❤