Is this the best affordable skincare brand EVER? Prequel
Prequel$21.99- “It is giant. It's 13 and 1/2 oz of the most beautiful silky body lotion. It's just gorgeous”▶ 1:26
- “10% is kind of the sweet spot where you get amazing hydration with just a little bit of gentle exfoliation”▶ 2:06
- “So, it makes it perfect for the arms and the legs and the feet and anywhere that you would really just like to encourage the skin to exfoliate just a little bit without peeling”▶ 2:14
- “So, it's a wonderful product, my number 10, and I love it”▶ 2:31
Prequel$26.76Retinal Renew 0.1% Retinaldehyde Gelshade · 0.1%- “I think it is absolutely gorgeous the amount that I've used it”▶ 2:44
- “I haven't noticed a bunch of irritation or anything like that when I've used it”▶ 3:17
- “The consistency is really beautiful”▶ 3:23
- “I just recommend trying the lower strength because it's actually pretty potent”▶ 4:03
- “So, this is just a beautiful launch, a beautiful product from Prequel, and it's my number nine”▶ 4:26
Prequel$19.99- “You should get a nice hydrating cleanse that doesn't strip your skin. It's really really nice and gentle while it cleans the skin”▶ 5:04
- “Salicylic acid is one of the acids that actually doesn't just wash down the drain. So, when you use it in the shower, you are getting some of the positive effects of salicylic acid even though you're rinsing it off in the shower”▶ 5:27
- “Salicylic acid is really good if you have congestion. So, if you have blackheads, if you have dull skin, if you want to lift off some surface pigmentation, salicylic acid can be really, really helpful”▶ 5:47
- “It is absolutely beautiful to help with backne. Wonderful for teenagers”
- “My favorite of all three of the cleansers”
- “A non-drying salicylic acid cleanser for the face and body. Number eight”▶ 5:13
Prequel$25.00- “It is a tiny little tube that you don't it lasts forever”▶ 7:49
- “It forms a shield, a hydration shield around cells to protect them from extreme conditions”▶ 8:15
- “I will use it as a mask. I have been traveling before and taken that with me and I put it all over my face after I put on like an essence or something and I let it just sit there for like 30 or 40 minutes and it makes the most beautiful mask”▶ 8:28
- “You can use it on any areas of like eczema or if you need relief from dryness, it's gorgeous”▶ 8:55
- “It is such a thoughtful, wonderful little product”▶ 9:01
- “Honestly it probably could even be my number one”
Prequel$19.99Barrier Therapy Skin Protectant Creamshade · Rich- “Colloidal oatmeal can be really, really helpful to just take down inflammation, take down sensitivity, and help combat that redness really fast”▶ 10:25
- “You can put this on your hands and put on a reusable gloves, and you will get one of the best hand treatments of life”▶ 10:59
- “This is super duper silky, but it soaks into the skin. I think it makes the body skin look so pretty and hydrated and calm”▶ 11:29
- “Like my lower legs actually look like different after I put this on because it's so beautifully hydrating, but it doesn't leave you sticky or you know, goopy”▶ 12:12
- “Your clothes aren't going to stick to your body or anything like that as soon as this dries down”▶ 12:24
Prequel$17.99- “It is kind of a balmy moisturizer that also doesn't leave you like greasy or anything like that”▶ 12:52
- “As a dry and dehydrated person, I need the moisture, but I don't want to feel greasy after I put it on”▶ 13:01
- “I want it to play well with that. I don't want to end up feeling like I piled on all kinds of stuff”▶ 13:17
- “So, you just get this true hydration that isn't sitting on the top of your skin”▶ 13:38
- “This one is pretty much like a hidden gem with Prequel. You don't hear people talking about this one as much, and it's funny because as soon as you try it, I think it's obvious that it's so good”▶ 13:47
- “Truly I think that this is a hidden gem in the Prequel line”▶ 15:23
- “The price just cannot be beat”▶ 15:37
Prequel$17Universal Skin Solution Hypochlorous Acid Sprayshade · 0.02%- “Prequel gets to be on this list because you get a decent amount of it and the sprayer is so good. It's just really, really good”▶ 15:46
- “If you ever get a breakout or if you want to use it after you go to the gym on your pits, it's just really, really staple. It's a staple in my house”▶ 16:08
- “Tower 28 is great, but you don't need to spend $28 on your hypochlorous acid. So this one is more affordable”▶ 16:26
- “I just think the mister is gorgeous”▶ 16:42
- “It's also going to be really, really great for doing your tools, for spraying down your LED masks or any other tools that you might use at home”▶ 17:03
Prequel$21- “It is absolutely so beautiful. It just immediately goes in and softens the skin and hydrates the skin. It's almost like using a really beautiful milky essence on your body”▶ 17:44
- “I have found that when I hydrate appropriately, so I layer my hydration... If I layer my hydration and then I put on my perfume, I find that it lasts a lot longer on that hydrated skin”
- “I feel like this is going to be one of those things that in the summertime is going to be just magical because it just soaks right in and makes your skin just look softer and more vibrant on the body”
- “It's like half moisturizer, half essence, so it's somewhere in that middle”▶ 17:25
- “if you're somebody who's used that Boom Boom Milk and you liked that hydration, you might really, really love this”▶ 20:06
- “And of course, again, the price point is amazing”
Prequel$22.99- “It's so effective and it's so easy and it's so inexpensive”
- “You really have to watch for irritation, especially on your décolleté and especially if you decide to do your neck. You got to watch for irritation. In fact, this might irritate people's neck”▶ 20:55
- “I find for the body this is so good at lifting off surface pigment, meaning it helps to break apart the dead skin cells so that that surface pigment can just slough off so that you reveal kind of just clearer skin”▶ 21:39
- “This has definitely become a huge favorite of mine for the body”
Prequel$24- “I've gone through so many of these”▶ 22:33
- “It goes on super duper silky and it almost refines the look of the surface of the skin. I think because it softens the skin and just makes it look so beautiful”▶ 22:55
- “It comes in this glass packaging with the pump that feels luxe to me, especially for the price point”▶ 23:03
- “It was in 2025 one of my all-time favorite products of the whole year and it is not going anywhere”▶ 23:16
- “It is definitely my number one favorite thing that Prequel has come out with and it is chef's kiss of a serum”▶ 23:20
- “At $28, this could be a $100 serum and is sold as a $100 serum in other brands easily. It's incredible”▶ 23:43
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