❔❕ Does it work? True to hype? Does it make acne go away like so many people claim? Does it make it worse?❔❕
Decided to write this review because I myself couldn't find many in depth reviews about how these hyped products actually work (especially on real nasty acne prone skin), especially the Yadah items, I hardly found any reviews online about their cosmetics so I hope this is helpful if anyone else been wondering about Korean skincare products and their effectiveness against acne prone skin or skin in pretty bad shape.

So it's been about a year now that I switched to an all Korean multiple step skincare routine. I still get breakouts on my skin but it's far more managable than ever before tbh. It's the best skincare items I've ever used to my skin and I will never switch to non-Korean products I think. Plus they are all affordable products too :)))
I've had severe genetic acne for about 10 years.
To put it short, nothing ever, no matter what I tried, had any positive effects on my acne, let alone come close to clearing it. I have tried of course tons of different products (and different diets) through the years but never tried Korean or Asian skincare. After reading/seeing all the positive reviews and hype I gave in. I was not expecting any miracles to happen to my hopeless skin but I thought before I make it a fact that nothing ever can help my acne in the universe I'd give Korean skincare products a try.

So now my current skincare routine is a 10-12 step Korean skincare routine. I have been using these products every day, usually use them twice a day (moring and night). I bought some of these on
Yesstyle and the rest on
eBay from different South Korean sellers. The brands that I will mention here are Etude House, Skinfood, Cosrx and Yadah.

Here is a pic about the results so far.

Sorry not sorry looks pretty horrid I know

but real too. acne is a huge pain in the butt, it dun' look like no field o' roses all right
My skintype: genetic acne , very dry skin , redness , blackheads
On the
left side is more or less how my skin looked pretty much always and ever, and the
right side is how my skin CAN look nowadays on GOOD skin days, after using only Korean skincare items on my skin.

So in comparison my skin is more calm, balanced and managable than ever before.
No it didn't clear up my acne 100% like magic, but I personally have way tougher acne than most average people, plus it's in my genetics basically so it will always be on my face probably.
BUT still no denying that my skin has never felt&looked this good before and I'm much happier about my skin than ever before!

Before I jump into details about all these products let me share my best basic tips:
1. NEVER rub your skin
2. Massage and rinse cleansers and masks super gently&softly
3. When applying serums, creams etc just dab products very lighlty and slowly over face
4. WAIT 5 to 15 minutes before applying next product. Let them do their work and don't just smear everything on at once
5. Use products both morning and night, and don't skip using products (except face mask)
Skinfood
Rice brightening cleansing oil and foam

I find that in general Skinfood's rice brightening line
actually helps brighten your skin and they
visibly help to
make my skin look more even, brighter and
less red. I use
the oil first to dissolve all my makeup. One pump is enough for me, lathers up well with just some drops of water. It
effectively dissolves and removes a
full face makeup.Then I take about a pea size amount of
the cleansing foam. It has a pasty texture and it lathers up as you continue massaging it on the skin and add drops of water. Sometimes I like to leave it on for some minutes to work because it feels like a nice face mask.

It
leaves the skin balanced,
refershed, soft and
smooth,
brighter. This one feels more deep cleansing too. I can
use it both
day and night. They smell the same,
mild and pleasant. And the packaing is cute and pretty!

Really like these two.
Yadah
Anti Trouble bubble cleanser and soothing toner
Now Yadah was a brand that I had a really hard time finding reviews about.
Yadah caught my attention because I liked their
concept of
minimalising harsh chemicals and focusing on using more
natural, soothing,
nourishing ingredients in their products.
The foam cleanser is very
mild, I
don't use it in the night
to remove makeup because it is not that deep cleansing for that. It's
the best morning cleanser though. It leaves the
skin feeling
soft&clean.
The toner visibly soothes my
acne spots so that's nice.

Though it is not hydrating at all for me. I put
a pump or two in my
palms and
pat it on my face. Also
works as a soothing
spot treatmeant. It leaves it
feeling clean and
balanced, but noting dramatic. Minimalistic but cute packaging. They both have the same mild fragrance, it reminds me of green tea and something citrusy or herbal, I really like it actually!

Etude House
Baking powder pore cleansing foam and Wonder pore 10 in 1 freshner

These two are
both rather
deep cleansing, but not drying at all! :O The baking powder
foam cleanser also has a
pasty consistency, I take a pea sized amount and massage it around plus add drops of water to make it lather. This one cleanses the pores more thoroughly, I use it on days when I had makeup on and need to
cleanse as
efficiently as possible. The
toner is also quite
deep cleansing, I put some on a cotton pad to
wipe my entire face to clean away any possible
leftover makeup. My skin feels balanced, clean afterwards. These are
both a
must have for me. I am actually sure these two help me
prevent a lot of
breakouts. + Cute packaging!
COSRX
One step original clear pads
Ok the packaging is just a win already, 10/10 👌 I love this cosrx guy on it, I've seen him appear in some of their product images but so happy they even put him on the packaging haha. These pads are the best thing I ever tried for my acne. 
It feels very cooling and refreshing on the skin and makes it feel so hydrated&balanced. It calms my acne so well and quickly, makes smaller ones go away overnight. Would not want to live without these, for sure. The smell is quite nice too and mild and refreshingly herb-ish. It does not wipe away all my acne no, but it helped so far to clear up my skin a lot. I could really see and both feel the difference even after the first use. You get 70 pads in one box btw. When I run out I will surely buy 2-3 boxes at the same time because you can use them up quickly.
COSRX
Natural BHA skin returning A-Sol and Advanced snail mucin power essence


As for the
BHA toner, I bought it in order to
use it
as spot treatment and that is what I would only recommend it for because it is
quite drying otherwise. Sometimes it makes spots go away, sometimes it makes them grow bigger....I don't know, meh. I
would not repurchase this. I feel the Original clear pads actually do a great job treating my spots and actually calm them. Moving on to
the snail essence, I never thought this could be
beneficial for my
acne prone
skin, but it somehow makes it visibly more
calm and
nourished and feels more 'elastic'. It is not specially moisturizing so I use it after moisturizing first. A
tiny amount
goes a long way! It's useful, it's a keeper.

Skinfood
Milk shake point makeup remover and Premium peach cotton toner


The
point makeup remover is inteded to use to remove eye makeup and long lasting lipstick and it
works perfectly efficiently for that, yay! It
doesn't leave an
oily or strange
feeling on the skin. Cheaper than other lip and eye makeup removers. A
decent amount of product
in the bottle.
Super cute packaing, love it.
The peach toner is another
huge win. This is supposed to be used on oily skin so I was afraid it might dry my skin out a lot. But it
makes it very
supple and
smooth like nothing else. It's like fuzzy peach skin like dry velvety smooth...it gives the
best ever
base for makeup. Therefore I only use this in the morning when I know I will wear makeup that day. It gives a nice smooth surface, my
foundation sits soo
much nicer and smoother and it
controls sebum and oils through
the whole day! Seriously impressive. The peach smell to it is strong but it goes away, and it doesn't smell too unnatural. + Another cute packaging.
If you use makeup, you need this, regardless of skin type.
Skinfood
Rice mask wash off

This one has an interesting
thin consistency with very fine soft grains in it. You can go light-handed with this one, it's enough to just make sure to
have a thin even layer on the whole face. I use this 2-3 times a week. It's nice to put it on when my skin feels drier and flakier.
Like when it feels like you could use a face mask lol. Always leaves my
skin feeling super
smooth and soft,
hydrated.

It definitely
brightens too and makes my
skin look less red and way
more even in tone. If you are looking for extra moisture though you might (also) wanna pick up their
black sugar mask!
Yadah
Pore refining emulsion

This emulsion
feels very
cooling, it
absorbs quickly, gives
sufficient moisture and leaves my
skin smooth and
very soft. I do think my
pores look non existent thanks to this! But
most of all it makes my
skin feel so well
nourished from the inside. Packaging's simple but cute.
Yadah
Anti-t moisturizing cream

This one has a very interesting
thin, unique
consistency, not sure how to describe it. A
small amount goes a very long way.

It's very moisturizing, but note that not the most moisturizing cream out there. The packaing itself is glass it's kinda heavy (same as the Anti T toner), not so good for travelling, but...~ It
doesn't leave the
skin tacky or
oily at all, just very soft and well moisturized. My skin feels calm after this but it doesn't do anything dramatic to clear up acne. But it's a cream your acne won't hate at all. Would
recommend this for
every skintype, oily or dry skin too. Though if you are looking for extra or 150% guarenteed moisture I'd suggest you pick up Yadah's Pure green moisturizer. All in all I love all Yadah products I have because they are all calming and nourishing for the skin.



Here is the order I use these~ I don't claim this is how every item has to follow each other but this works for me ~
I actually often switch up the order of these depending how my skin feels
Individually, these are all affordable. Sure the costs add up when you buy several items but they are still much cheaper than many fancy brands and work way better, AND they last a looong time!
You don't necessarily need to have 12 or 10 items in your skincare routine, it's up to you what works for you.~ I started with 5 items, they worked fine but I was curious if I could make my routine more effective&intense. Now I can say the results wouldn't be the same if I skipped any of these.
Unlike 95% of things I tried before, these never caused any irritation whatsoever. My skin is far from perfect still but I feel like these products actually do what they can and help a lot. If you are debating whether to try some of these popular hyped items I'd definitely say go for it. ~~
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