Remember when I visited the DECIEM store back in April? The store associate recommended mandelic acid for smoothing the texture of my acne scars, and alpha arbutin for lightening the appearance and redness of the scars. The store was sold out of alpha arbutin at the time, so I was only able to give mandelic acid a try. (Read the review here). Finally I was recently able to order some alpha arbutin directly from the DECIEM website. I’ve been using it once or twice a day for a few weeks now,…

I splurged a bit on a higher-end moisturizer about a week ago: Laneige Water Bank Moisture Cream. I have to admit that the beautiful packaging was 90 percent of the reason I reached for this moisturizer over any of the other options at Sephora. I’d say that this is a step above my normal drug store brands like CeraVe and Cetaphil, but still a tier below more premium options like Sunday Riley and Drunk Elephant. Laneige is the sister company of AmorePacific, which is a luxe Korean beauty…

I recently paid a visit to Sephora and treated myself to some facial moisturizer. Winter is coming, and I have to be prepared! Plus, the 10% off Insider event gave me all the incentive I needed to splurge beyond my normal CeraVe PM. While I was there, the Laneige section caught my eye. Laneige is like the hip little sister to the more luxe AmorePacific brand. Laneige’s packaging is absolutely stunning. The blue color of the glass jar reminds me of Neutrogena Hydro Boost—very aquamarine,…