Ah, my skin was dull until recently, but I've escaped that..! Haha

Blemishes and dull skin tone that bother me every time I look in the mirror...

 

☁️ Skin Concerns Diary of an Office Worker in Their 30s

 

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Hello everyone! (❁´◡`❁) 💗

I am an ordinary office worker who has now entered my 30s!

My biggest worry these days is...

Dull skin tone and blemishes appearing one by one It is. ㅠㅠ

Even when I was in my 20s, even if I stayed up late playing and went to sleep

It felt like my skin was returning to normal right away.

But now that I'm in my 30s, it's really different... 🥲

 

Even after waking up from a good night's sleep in the morning, my face looks tired,

I don't even know when they appeared on both cheeks and around the cheekbones.

Unidentified blemishes are increasing one by one.

Especially, my whole face has become darker and duller than before.

It’s just a feeling, so it bothers me so much every time I look in the mirror.

 

💬 "I definitely slept well, so why do I look so tired...?"

That's what I think about the most these days. Lol.

 

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🥀 01. Dullness that cannot be covered even with makeup

✦ The beginning of skin concerns

The moment I get most stressed is

It is right when I put on makeup in the morning.

 

In the past, my skin looked pretty decent even if I just roughly patted on some cushion...

These days, even when I apply foundation, my face doesn't look bright, and

I ended up even applying concealer to cover up blemishes on my cheekbones.

And as a result, my makeup just keeps getting thicker and thicker. 😭

 

Not long ago, I had lunch with my colleagues.

I went to the restroom and was shocked when I saw my face in the mirror.

I definitely put a lot of effort into my makeup this morning, but my complexion...

It was so dull that it looked like someone wasn't wearing makeup.

 

Besides, if you look at the photos taken with friends

I find myself zooming in on my own face without even realizing it.

 

✔️ Increased blemishes around the cheekbones

✔️ Overall dark and dull skin tone

✔️ A face that looks lifeless even with makeup on

I was really worried about every single one of them.

So I made a decision!

🤍 Now, let's focus on taking care of the skin itself rather than covering it up with makeup!

 

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🌷 02. So, I started studying skin tone care!

✦ Finding the right ingredients for me

At first, I just intended to buy a famous whitening ampoule.

But when I searched, I found that there were so many products and a really wide variety of ingredients.

Vitamin C, niacinamide, tranexamic acid...

The names were difficult to begin with, so at first I had no idea what was what. Lol 🤣

So this time, I thought that instead of choosing something just because it's famous, I should properly check the ingredients first!

While searching through various things, the product that caught my attention was...

✨ Saenggi-areum Triple GF Snow Queen Ampoule ✨

Just the name itself makes me feel like a princess, I guess. Haha. 🤍

However, what I was more curious about were the ingredients inside rather than the name.

 

 

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🧴 03. Snow Queen ingredients I kept an eye on

✦ Attention if you are interested in skin tone care!

The first thing I checked was the ingredients related to skin whitening.

🤍 POINT 01 | Niacinamide

50,000ppm · 5% content

It is an ingredient well known for its whitening properties.

As someone concerned about my dull skin tone, this was the first ingredient that caught my eye.

🤍 POINT 02 | Tranexamic Acid (TXA)

20,000ppm · 2% content

It is an ingredient frequently mentioned in relation to pigmentation management!

It is an ingredient I also learned about as I became more interested in freckles and blemishes.

🤍 POINT 03 | Various Skin Care Ingredients

In addition to this, the Snow Queen ampoule contains several other ingredients blended together.

🌸 3-O-ethyl ascorbic acid : Vitamin C derivative

🌸 Phenylethylesosinol : Skin tone care ingredients

🌸 Oligopeptide-68 Peptides used in pigment-related research

After examining the ingredients one by one, my curiosity was satisfied as to why it is introduced as a skin tone care product.

Of course, just because a product contains a lot of an ingredient doesn't automatically make it a good product, and you can't judge its actual effectiveness based solely on the content!

Still, the process of researching and comparing the ingredients myself was more fun than I expected. 💗

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🌾 04. Rice Fermentation Filtrate Instead of Purified Water?!

 

 

✦ Another feature I found interesting

Actually, until now, cosmetics

I only checked the key ingredients when I bought it.

However, while looking into Snow Queen ampoules, I found out

Based on rice fermentation filtrate instead of purified water

used There was an explanation for that.

 

At first, 'even the water used in cosmetics

I thought, 'You're really putting extra effort into this?' 😳

 

It was fascinating that they used ingredients derived from rice fermentation, and

They also paid attention to the composition of the ingredients.

The brand description was interesting.

There were some ingredients here that I had never heard of before.

 

✨ EGF · bFGF · IGF ✨

These three growth factors

They say the ingredients were combined.

At first, there were too many English abbreviations, so

I had no idea what that meant. Lol.

So I looked them up one by one.

 

🌿 EGF Protein components studied in relation to the skin surface

🌿 bFGF : Growth factors studied in relation to skin cells

🌿 IGF : Growth factors related to cell growth and physiological function

 

However, the biological characteristics of these ingredients in cosmetics

With actual skin improvement effects, 그대로

They say it doesn't continue.

Still, now that I know the ingredients, there are more things to check when choosing products. 🤍

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🪞 05. My skincare habits that changed since turning 30

 

 

✦ Now, consistent care is better than covering it up!

Honestly, I didn't really care about my skin in the past.

If blemishes appear, I cover them with concealer, and my face

I thought that if my skin was dull, I could just apply tone-up cream.

However, at some point, even though I covered it with makeup

I felt like there were limits.

That doesn't mean old blemishes will suddenly disappear with just one cosmetic product.

I don't expect my skin to turn white overnight.

 

These days, I actually think that basic maintenance is more important.

 

☀️ Apply sunscreen thoroughly in the morning!

💧 Don't forget moisturizing care in the evening!

🤍 Check the ingredients and potential irritation for skin tone products!

And above all, rather than expecting changes in just a few days, I plan to build a habit of consistent management.

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💌 06. What I want is vibrant skin rather than white skin!

Come to think of it, I realized that what I want isn't necessarily pure white skin.

My face looks healthy even without makeup, and with my friends

Not worrying about your skin when taking photos!

I want to have skin like that. 🥹

 

🌷 "Skin tone doesn't change overnight either"

No, it's probably just that consistent attention is needed, right?

From now on, rather than blindly buying products just because your skin looks dull,

I’m going to first look into what kind of care my skin needs.

 

The Snow Queen Ampoule I looked into this time is also one of the products I discovered out of that kind of interest. 🤍

Are there others out there who, like me, have become increasingly worried about their complexion or blemishes as they entered their 30s?

If you have your own skin tone care tips, please share them in the comments! 🫶

Let's all take consistent care of our skin to achieve healthy and vibrant skin. ✨

Have a beautiful day today! (ෆ˙ᵕ˙ෆ) 💕