Trendy Skincare I Dislike!

A few years ago on a whim I tried the Eco Your Skin Meso Ampoule with the spicules and I couldn't get through the bottle before it expired. Glad to know I'm not the only one😆

Literally just put words on why I too don' enjoy a lot of these catergories.

Snail stuff is a big no for me. When I heard Caroline Hirons talk about how they electrocute the snails to make them release more mucin, I swore off those beauty products.

Hi Renee, as someone who put me on honey propolis some years ago, what are your current faves with this ingredient?
Also, I picked up the Haruharu Wonder Centella Phyto & 5 Peptide cream and yet again, you never miss. :)

With the reedles I liked them alot bc it rivaled with my Paula's choice 4%bha. I never noticed my pores with PC until i only used 2% bha and the only product that would hav3 similar porecare results were reedlea. I got used to the feeling i think the skin adjusts to it. However, I stopped using them bc I'm worried about longterm use to reddles. Not only is it trendy but a new technology/ ingredient. I'm gonna wait and see

Wow, fantastic video, thank you, Gothamista.

I had never heard of the term before but, I LOVE, “slugging “. Although, I put a very thin coat of Vaseline😍

feeling so validated about my iffiness about pdrn, reedles and slugging,

Well, I definitely agree with you about snail mucin🙄 I tried it and couldn’t figure out what was the big deal? It dried my skin out. I know others live by it, but not me. As for PDRN, I went for Rejuran serum and am really liking it. I do plan on repurchasing. I’ve heard good thing about genabelle, and maybe will try their new balm, but will stick with Rejuran. Thank you for another great video. And the collagen masks are still in my cart lol on Stylevanna, and will get when I order from them again.

I am not a fan of traditional slugging via Vaseline either but can recommend Shiseido - Ihada Night Pack, which I discovered on a recent visit to Japan. Love it!

Instead of Vaseline- I use balm products, like The FAB ultra repair rescue balm. Etude House also makes one and Pyunkang Yul makes one in a stick form.

Good cleanser, hydrating toner, tretinoin, moisturizer and sunscreen... tried and true.

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.