There is a special drawer in my bathroom where forgotten skincare goes to die. I call it the Skincare Graveyard. It’s full of things I thought I would love, used twice and then quietly replaced when something better came along. But these products? These are the survivors! the ones I use every single day without needing to give myself a motivational speech.
Numbuzin Easy Peasy Cleansing Oil
It melts sunscreen and makeup even on days when I accidentally sleep with mascara on and wake up looking like a confused panda. No burning eyes, no weird smell and no feeling like I’ve dipped my face in cooking oil. Just clean skin and zero drama.
Beplain Greenful pH-Balanced Cleansing Foam
Foams usually leave my skin feeling like I washed it with dish soap but this one is polite. It cleans without stripping which means I don’t finish washing my face and immediately regret all my life choices. On rushed mornings, I sometimes only use the foam and somehow my skin forgives me
Numbuzin Thermal Water 89% Mineral Toner
It feels like giving my face a glass of water after it’s been rolling its eyes at me all day. No fake fragrance and no burning, just quiet hydration. I’ve used toners before that were basically scented disappointment. This one actually does something.
Numbuzin Serum Number 5
My skin has mood swings. One day it’s calm, the next it’s irritated because I breathed wrong. This serum is what I use when my face decides to be dramatic. It calms redness, takes down irritation and makes my skin feel like it has finally decided to act like an adult.
Anua 100+ PDRN Hyaluron Cream
Honest truth: this cream feels like comfort food for the skin. Thick but not greasy and Soft but not sticky. It’s the kind of moisturizer you apply and then keep touching your face because it feels so smooth. It also keeps my skin alive under hospital air, disinfectant exposure and stress—miracles.
ROUND LAB Birch Juice Moisturizing Sunscreen
Not all sunscreens are created equal. Some pill, some sting, some make you look like a pastry. This is the first sunscreen I’ve used that didn’t make me want to fight somebody. No white cast, no greasy forehead and no burning around the eyes - just a lightweight finish that lets me leave the house without looking like a shiny glazed donut.
So this is my actual routine. Not my “Instagram aesthetic 15-step routine,” just the real one. The one that survives mornings, exhaustion and laziness. These products brighten my day because they work, they behave and they don’t make me cry in the bathroom at 6:00 a.m.
If you’ve ever stared in the mirror and thought, “Why is my skin doing this to me?” just consider this lineup my peace treaty: soft, simple and reliable. Life is dramatic enough. My face doesn’t need to be.
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