I'm not sure what magical potion I thought K-beauty products were made with, but my expectations weren't just a little high. I mean, the 10-step skin-care routine is hyped up as the best system to follow for skin-care enthusiasts.
Prior to day one of my experiment, I was at a place where the appearance of my skin was beginning to weigh on me. A few months before, I had finally gotten what felt like several steps closer to the perfect cleanser-meets-vitamin C-meets-moisturizer combination. After falling out of sync with that routine, however, my skin seemed to relapse into a worse state than where it began. (Not to mention it was still recovering from failed run-ins with a few other moisturizers and serums.)
My breakouts were minimal, so my main hope for this experiment was tackling my dark spots from past breakouts, along with doing away with the texture you can see in my photos. I was a bit unclear on the role each of the products ahead were meant to play in this process, but I certainly got a better idea along the way.
