Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

So, I am a recent (month or two) convert to the wonderful world of Korean beauty products. Although I immediately saw results with these products (yes, impossible as it sounds, nearly all of the things I have tried have been amazing) I decided to wait it out and use a regimen for awhile to see what really happened in a longer term scenario using the Korean products and the many-step beauty program. For reference: (This is my skin, so if you have similar skin you can intuit that you may experience similar results from these products. I hope this helps!) I am 36 years old, but I still have quite oily skin. It's good on one hand as it has meant I look younger with my fewer wrinkles, but it's a pain to deal with oil, pores and pimples as an adult. Recently my aunt complained of a pimple and she is in her 60s... so I know this isn't a teen thing for me and there are others like me out there, too. With aging I've found I am less prone to breakouts. The ones I get are usually hormonal or have a very specific reason, like I did a cleanse that gave me three big cysts. Yuck! But though fewer pimple concerns is nice I have found that I now have more sensitive skin than when I was younger. So, I can't use harsh acne or oily skin products. It seems like salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide or anything strongly alcohol based will almost instantly dry me out to the point of pain, irritation, redness along with more breakouts and more oil than when I started. It's just not worth it. Yet, while I can't use harsh products, I still have oily skin with large pores that can easily be congested and need *constant* *daily maintenance* or they clog. A day of not exfoliating/treating and I can see all my pores fill back in with oil and debris. It's gross. It's annoying. It's something I've had to deal with all my life but never been able to find the right balance of keeping the skin clean and healthy, not stripped or yo-yo'ing between dry/oily or stripped+irritated/clogged. So, if you have similar skin: oily! maybe a bit sensitive! clogged pores! read on... One of the first Korean lines I tried was the Skin Food line, "Peach Sake". I got the toner, emulsion and serum - as well as the bb cream and finishing powder. I don't always use the bb or the powder, but I use the toner, emulsion and serum every morning. Their use has yielded FANTASTIC change in the quality of my skin. At first use my skin loved this stuff. It smelled yummy- peaches! It didn't bother my sometimes sensitive skin- no burning, itching, irritations, redness. It actually made my oily skin feel *nice* and even *pretty!*- smooth, soft, less oily, but importantly *not stripped*. And maybe very most importantly, using this line has improved my skin over time: it is softer, has better tone, has better texture, it is less oily, and I have notably smaller pores. My skin undeniably looks much better today than it did when I first used these products a month ago. Although I have been using another line at night, Mizon Snail, I exclusively use the Skin Food Peach line during the day because it works best under make-up or even with bare skin, out and about in the world. The Mizon Snail line seems to leave an unfavorable film on the skin that isn't great looking on it's own and simply doesn't work under make-up at all as it sloughs off and makes bb cream or cushion compacts smear around to an uneven, patchy finish. This doesn't matter at night - so I use the snail products for additional clarification of my skin tone - but for the daytime, Skin Food Peach Sake products on the other hand, leave the skin fresh, soft, relatively oil-free and ready for make-up, or no skin make-up, because you might find your skin really looking nice enough on its own. Here is what I typically use during the day, in this order, lightly patting in the smallest amount of product needed to spread over my face and neck, usually letting each layer dry before adding the next step: 1. I spread The Face Shop Rice Water Bright Cleansing Light Oil on my face and gently work it into my skin, particularly on forehead, nose and chin, then rinse with warm water. 2. I use my Clarisonic Mia 2 Facial Sonic Cleansing System, Lavender to exfoliate (this is my second skin cleansing step) using the white egg soap in TONYMOLY Eggpore Shiny Skin Soap. 3. I pour a bit of SKINFOOD Peach Sake Toner (for pore care) 135ml into my hand and pat it all over my face, particularly forehead, nose and chin. NOTE: there is a plastic stopper you need to remove before you can easily dispense product. 4. I dab out a bit of SKINFOOD Peach Sake Emulsion (for pore care) 135ml on my hand and pat it into my slightly toner-damp skin. Then I let it dry. NOTE: there is a plastic stopper you need to remove before you can easily dispense product. 5. I squirt 2 pumps of Skin Food Peach Sake Pore Serum 45ml Made in 'Korea on my fingertips and pat it onto my skin, particularly on forehead, nose and chin. I let this dry. 6. If I will go outside that day, I apply Biore Sarasara UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence Sunscreen SPF50+ PA++++ 50g (Pack of 2) as this is the one sunscreen that doesn't seem to bog down my pores or make me feel sticky. 7. If I want to, I apply skin make-up, either Skinfood Peach Sake Pore BB Cream (SPF20/PA+) #1 Light Beige or MISSHA M MAGIC CUSHION SPF50+/PA+++ NO.21 and maybe Tonymoly Cats Wink Clear Pact, Clear Beige or Skinfood Peach Sake Silky Finish Powder 15g+free Sample. Now, I don't always feel the need to add extra moisture to my skin, but when I do I have been happily using these products: SKINFOOD Facial Water Vita-C Cream 75g goes on before make-up, and Skin Food Facial Water Vita-C (Mist) 145ml as a refresher during the day that doesn't smudge make-up, and is especially good after blotting up excess oil with [Too Cool for School] Dinoplatz Dear Brachiosaurus Oil Blotting Paper + Refill. I also have liked these two little eye sticks: TONYMOLY Panda's Dream Brightening Eye Base + so Cool Eye Stick (2pcs Set). They don't have a super strong effect, but I don't have significant wrinkles/dryness so they add a little boost of coolness and eye circle cover and they simply feel/look nice. Again, at night I use a different line, which I really feel compliments this day time regimen and has been integral in changing my skin from problem skin to the best skin I've had in a couple decades. It was brought to my attention by another reviewer, and for that I am ever so grateful!! If you are interested in that info you can find it on the review I am writing for the Mizon line, which you can find by searching my reviewer profile for "Mizon" or just look for my review on one of the product pages here: [MIZON] All in One Snail Repair Cream (75ml) Bottom line: I love the Skin Food Peach Sake line! It has helped my change my skin for the better to a level I was simply unable to achieve with even my Clarisonic and some other products. I truly believe this line is fantastic for oily/clogged skin and that regular use will change the way your skin looks and feels. Highly recommended! Good luck, and I sincerely hope you get the same, or better, results as I have! Hope this helped! Disclaimer: Everyone is different and their skin is a physical reflection of this difference. You may experience irritation with Peach Sake where I did not. In which case you should immediately stop using the product. Aside from retinol, which I have used and understand its sometimes peeling effects, I never use a product if it starts bothering my skin. I feel like irritation is a sign to stop using/consuming something, or at the very least carefully pare down use or reconsider product combos. Please don't push your skin, hoping you will have similar results of my "the best skin of your adult life!" if you are feeling itchy, peely, whatever-not-good-ee. It's not worth it! And something out there will be your wonder product, you just have to find it. Took me this long to find Peach Sake, so I know it can take time and lots of sampling. Best of luck! :-)