This changes opinion! May Fave EMPTIES | Dr. Althea, Cosrx, Cocokind, Avene, Ritual over Routine
Dr. Althea$17.91- “It is a jelly mist as you recall. It is very very hydrating and what really impressed me about this particular product was its ability to really spray out a fine and even mist which was so great and just because it is a little bit more plumping in the texture”▶ 1:22
- “It did deliver a little bit of that surface plumping that juiciness and deep down hydration as well that I really love”▶ 1:37
- “Once you get to the end, it does start to be less of an even mist I've noticed”▶ 2:55
- “It kind of sucks that I'm probably not going to be able to get the rest of this product out of the bottle”▶ 3:04
- “This is also not a bottle that you can open up. Like you can't screw the top open. I'm not even going to be able to like pour out the rest, which is like you said really just a failure of packaging”▶ 3:16
- “Quick, easy toner, hydrator, essency type of product”▶ 3:32
- “The sea water in this I also find kind of calming and soothing when my skin's just feeling a little bit sensitive. Or maybe a little red or inflamed. It's just it's really good”▶ 3:38
- “The formula itself is good. The mister up until this part was good. I really liked this product”▶ 3:45
- “I still stand by my thoughts about the product up until this part of it”▶ 3:50
- “I recommend this still with reservations and this kind of makes it not worth it”▶ 4:29
- “I loved everything else in the bottle, but when you can't use the last bit of it, and that's like I said, not an insignificant amount, it really turns me off to wanting to recommend this wholeheartedly”▶ 4:34
- “It just does not perform towards the end, unfortunately”▶ 4:59
Avène$40.00- “This is a very simple, very, very minimal, straightforward serum formula. And it actually looks very boring on the surface”▶ 5:22
- “This ingredient is so amazing at instantly soothing and calming the skin down. And when I say instantly, I mean like pretty much on contact”▶ 5:34
- “So so good, especially if your skin is like burning, itching, really really red, very very irritated, and just very annoying feeling. It's so good at that”▶ 5:43
- “It has a really nice lightweight gel texture that's different than Neot as well. It's very, hydrating. It sinks into the skin very very quickly. It's not sticky or tacky”▶ 6:15
- “I see it working really for any skin type. Just anybody who needs that instant soothing”▶ 6:27
- “This is actually living up to my original review, which is pretty much what I just said is what I said about this back in the day. This is still doing that very, very reliably”▶ 6:28
- “I will just put this into my skincare routine whenever I'm feeling a little bit of that irritation. And it just calms my skin down so quickly”▶ 6:58
- “It's not going to like instantly solve all your problems on application, but it will bring you instant relief from the symptoms. It really will”▶ 7:10
- “Over time you will notice that your skin is starting to feel stronger”▶ 7:14
COSRX$25.00- “I really do enjoy this particularly as a face and body cream. I really like a good multitasking product”▶ 8:03
- “This is really good for moisturization that's not greasy or heavy”▶ 8:45
- “This has a good cream texture that is not really dense. It's not really oily. It's not really buttery. It is more velvety and it's very occlusive”▶ 8:47
- “It actually really brings a lot of moisture and locks in a lot of hydration and moisture into the skin in a much thinner layer than you might be used to”▶ 9:00
- “The occlusivity here is off the hizzle. It is very occlusive”
- “Straight out of the shower, something really nice and occlusive locks it all in”▶ 9:30
- “After a couple of different layers of some good hydrating toners, essences, serums, moisturizer with occlusivity, locks it all in. Helps your skin care last longer. Helps the hydration stay in your skin longer, especially if you're prone to dehydration, which I am”▶ 9:34
- “This has all the qualities that I look for in a moisturizer”▶ 9:48
- “It works really well when your skin is damp, too. It absorbs in your skin really nicely. Not a lot of like white streaks or making your skin feel tacky so that like you can't put on like jeans or leggings right away”▶ 10:20
- “Fragrance free, essential oil free, drying forms of alcohol-free. It's a good option”▶ 10:35
- “It's not the most affordable option, though. The two drugstore ones that I like that I've used pretty much consistently for over a decade now for body care, they do end up actually being a little bit cheaper”▶ 10:41
- “I will definitely get this again. Like I really like this, but just from that like cost value this economy in 2026, I'm going to go for whatever costs less and right now that is going to be Cedafill”▶ 11:09
- “It's still very affordable for the amount that you get. Especially if you only use this as a face cream, then there's a lot of value in this one”▶ 11:30
cocokind$18- “I love it. And I still stand by it being a monthly favorite”▶ 11:53
- “It is so gentle. It is that kind of milky gel cleanser texture. So, it does like make your skin feel moisturized and not strip it”▶ 12:07
- “It is gel-like enough that it actually foams up on the skin. And I really appreciate that”▶ 12:18
- “This one really does provide the best of both worlds for me personally. I really, really like it”▶ 12:40
- “It's very, very gentle as well. And it's still effective, too. I still feel like I get a really good clean with this”▶ 12:45
- “Sensitive skin friendly, barrier, you know, respectful”▶ 12:52
- “The pump is truly designed for this as a body wash. And what I mean by that is when you pump this, it pumps out so much product in one pump that if you were to solely use this just to wash your face, you might end up wasting a lot of product”▶ 12:56
- “Even like a half pump, if you train yourself to do a half pump, even a half pump actually pumps out too much product in my personal opinion”▶ 13:03
- “One pump here in the shower for like your entire body, actually works really well. Actually, one pump covers my whole body”▶ 13:35
- “If you were just to use it for your face, I feel like the pump would probably drive you a little bit nuts”▶ 13:57
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