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Oh my glob. It’s been so long, skinternet friends. yes! I am still alive ~~somehow~~!

I think it’s maybe been a good year or two since I posted any real content on here. I’m not sure if anyone is still out there, but if you are and you’re reading this, I’m glad you’re still part of the SUNDAYSKIN fam.

No long, detailed review this time around. Just wanted to quickly share two products I’ve been religiously using (and loving).

If your skin is raw, red, irritated and hyper-sensitive to just about everything besides holy water, this is for you. Or, maybe you’re just looking for some good, no BS skincare products to add to your collection — this is for you too.

TOSOWOONG SOS Repair Cica Clinic Zinc Oxide 10% Cream - AKA redness who?

This cream is meant to help heal and calm red, sensitive, irritated skin. You could technically use this as a moisturizer, but it’s so thick that it tends to peel. Not to mention the white cast, lol. Instead, I use this as a spot treatment/mask, which is pretty much how it is supposed to be used.

Whenever I pop a pimple (sue me!), rub my face too much, or just have a red and irritated area, I immediately cover it with a thick layer of this and keep it on as long as I can manage. Sometimes that’s 20 minutes and sometimes that’s 2 hours.

Either way, it seriously calms down any redness that I have so that it is basically nonexistent. I’ve tried so many calming products and this is the first that actually shows a visual difference in such a short time. It’s a godsend for me because even the smallest itch or tiniest pimple leaves so much redness and it lasts FOREVER. If I pop a pimple, I literally can’t go out for the next 48 hours, lmao.

I absolutely recommend this for a super-fast, anti-redness, soothing spot treatment/mask. If it works for you like it works for me, you’ll see and feel calming results almost immediately, and the longer you keep it on, the better the results will be. I grabbed mine off yesstyle for about $25.

AMPLE: N Ceramide Shot Ampoule - AKA your skincare porridge

The internet tells me ceramides are the ultimate barrier-protecting and barrier-strengthening ingredient and that they also help your skin retrain moisture, and I’m sold!

This for me is the most soothing, nourishing product I’ve ever tried and it never once has caused me irritation, stinging, or breakouts, and my skin is so sensitive (even aloe vera sometimes stings! what oddity of nature is that??). If you could describe a skincare product as caring, this would be the poster child. You know when you’ve got a cold, your nose is runny, and it’s like late autumn so it’s grey and rainy af, and you just want a warm, steamy bowl of porridge? This serum is THAT porridge, but, you know, for your face, lol.

This is a thicker essence texture but it has no sticky or heavy feeling at all. It glides on so smoothly and seeps into the skin pretty quickly; apply it fresh out of the fridge and you might shed a tear! Dry skin types will especially love this just because it is so nourishing and moisturizing, not only on the surface but deep within the skin, if that makes sense. I do one good layer of this every morning and night in place of an essence and serum. It never clashes with my sunscreen, tretinoin, creams, or anything.

This is one I’ll probably always be repurchasing, and that is super rare for someone like me that can barely finish half a product before moving on to something different (guilty!).

If your skin is in need of the ultimate soothing, healing product to repair and nourish your skin from the inside out, this might be the one. The price of this guy varies, so I’d search around to see where you can find it the cheapest. I got my current bottle from Jolse.

Okay, that’s all for now… See you in another two years?

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