My mom enjoys Korean dramas, Sudoku puzzles, and extracting blackheads. That’s right, those annoying little black dots that appear when your pores get clogged but stay open. When I was a teenager, I had acne on my back (“bacne”), so my mom used to beg me to let her squeeze out my blackheads. She was excited for me when I got into college, she was happy when I made her favorite scones, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen her more delighted than when I grudgingly agreed…

People in my family don’t wear makeup, so I never grew up buying or testing it out on my face. However, now that I’m a so-called “adult,” I find that, once in a while, I need a little something extra to make myself look just a tad bit more polished when I’m off to a party, wedding, or job interview. It turns out that compact cushions are perfect for people like me who don’t normally wear makeup.

It’s the first day of 2019! I thought it would be fitting to review something that’s meant to wash away makeup, sunscreen, and impurities—including the kind that come from boarding a long flight back home after visiting your family for the holidays. Today I’m focusing on Innisfree Refreshing Cleansing Wipes with Apple Seed. I picked up this 15-pack on a whim when I wandered into Innisfree’s new-ish Midtown East location in NYC.