Amore Mall Haul

@Paul yes! Share your kitty! I just pitched a drawer-full of product that was terrifying 😳 You know the deal, "I paid for it and even if I will never touch it I'm keeping it!" Amazing how light the house feels.

@Annie 😂 I try to look for friends or family to give mine to so they don’t go to waste, better them throw it out than myself, at least I tried to find it a user otherwise I’m wearing it because I paid for it 🤷🏻‍♂️

@Paul ... but five years old?? 🤣

@Paul it's individual. You may not need to as oily skin seems a bit more resilient to temperature and drops in humidity -- that was my experience before my skin started to mature and I went from oily to combo. Since this is your first cold season while focusing on skincare, it may just help to observe any changes and keep up with the skin log. Look for things like if you become more sensitive to retinol or need to boost moisture. You may or you may not. Winter can challenge the barrier because of dryness and harsh cold. Summer can challenge the barrier because of sun and heat. If it's not one thing, it's another thing. 😆 I want to see pictures of everyone's pets. Pip is the goodest boy. We lost his brother Gandalf last January so he's been extra clingy and that's just fine with me.

@Annie 🤣 OMG Nevermind, garbage!

@hazelmoss Loki, Charlie (ginger) and Licorice (fluffy kitty).

@Paul 🤣

@Annie Beautiful babies!!! Can an orange cat be named anything but Charlie? LOL! So sweet.

@Annie interesting choice of names, they are so cute! Here are my babies, Jynx is the calico cat and the dark brown (black) fluffy one is Salem and they’re both females and this is a rare photo because they don’t like each other but they do tolerate one another. They both follow me everywhere, lay on me, sleep on me more than my partner 🥰

@Paul sounds like Loki and Charlie😂 They are so adorable! Charlie and Licorice's mom, Cinnamon, is a calico. They are so sweet!

@Annie Our calico comes from a place where she was mistreated so she’s a bit traumatized. She’ll attack people wearing hats, hooded sweaters, masks and dogs, my poor baby. Or when I pick her up she forget who I am in a sense and dig her claws in me and I’ll baby-talk say her name and she’ll relax herself on me like normal. It’s sad to me other than that she’s a great security house cat

@Paul Jynx and Salem sound like Gandalf and Pippin. They were oil and water, lol, but sometimes they'd get along if it meant staying warm. I'm sorry to hear that Jynx was mistreated, but I'm glad she has a new home where she is cared for. And since they like you best then you are favored by the gods, lol.

@Annie Thank you! It's an awful lot, but it's cheaper to bundle. And ship times can be slow to the States (or customs delays...grumble grumble). So I tend to order in bulk.

@Choupette I've only been able to sample them in store at Sephora. They felt so soothing on my hands. I hope it will be the same experience on my face. We'll see. I'll post reviews when I am able to start applying more products to my face again.

@hazelmoss Can't wait to read about them! I use Aestura's body cream and like it very much. In fact, the body cream was the first product I purchased from Aestura and I initially used it on my face. It has a lighter texture than the face cream, perfect for daytime in summer. Interested to see how you like the toner and essence since I have not used them before! And Holitual! Heard so much about them in Cyoung's youtube videos.

@Choupette I love HOLITUAL. It’s like my skin knows it’s being spoiled.

@Viivihtips AESTURA needs to sponsor you, lol! And thank you. Pip is my best little bud. He's very sweet.

Girl 😂😂😂 look at us twinning! Let me know what you think about the shower gel! The scrub was a bit harsh to me but can’t complain for €3,40 😂 plus the smell is really good but the most strong one that lingers/stands out is from cloves!

@Mariacasino I'm still waiting for the Japanese toner you recommended to arrive. Stylevana is a lot slower. For me, autumn and winter just means bringing out the heavier moisturizers that are too thick for the heat and humidity in the US midwest. I went through my drawer and they're all barrier repair moisturizers except for two ill-advised "sculpting" creams -- haha! I love the scent of pumpkin spice! My body is less sensitive than my face. Is yours? I hope you enjoy the gel. You will certainly be clean! 😄 The walking tours are so stunning. It feels like I get to visit but without the long flight.

@Viivihtips Cloves are small but mighty, lol. They overpower everything. I just tried the Watercome body scrubs for my feet. The white tea is my absolute favorite and the scrub felt gentle. I also use Watercome roller deoderants. It's a treat whenI find a brand with fragrances I can tolerate.

@Viivihtips Haha look at that, we couldn't resist the seasonal marketing! 😂🍂 ​I love the shower gel! You're so right about the clove note, it really gives that authentic pumpkin spice kick. It hasn't been drying at all since I only use a little bit and moisturize right out of the shower. Plus, I love that the smell doesn't stick to the skin forever—just a quick cozy moment in the shower! ​Definitely worth the impulse buy for that price! 🎃✨

@hazelmoss Haha oh, the Stylevana shipping test of patience! I hope you enjoy it when it finally lands. It's very gentle, almost like water, but since you've been extra sensitive recently please try patch testing this time! ​Yes, my body skin is definitely much more resilient than my face! My face gets the strict, minimalist routine, while my body gets to enjoy all the fun seasonal indulgences. The pumpkin spice shower gel is great—very cozy and warm in the shower, but light enough that it doesn't linger or overwhelm afterwards. ​Enjoy your cozy virtual travels with Pippin! 🐱🍂

I can’t recommend Aestura products enough, every other comment you’ll see me there recommending them hahaha it has saved my skin barrier so many times

@Viivihtips okay awesome this is great to hear! Thank you so much 😊

@Sora I'm excited to start using them when I get out of rosacea jail. I'll post some reviews. I was able to test them on my hands at Sephora and they felt great, but it's not as economical to buy AESTURA from stores in the States. I got 2 bottles of each product from Amore Mall for only a little more than the price of one bottle here. And Sephora doesn't give you all those goodies!

@hazelmoss oh no not rosacea jail! Lupus can give me some bad red spots on my face, I definitely understand needing to just give your skin a break. Oh yeah I’ve got lots of samples of AESTURA from all of my orders on amore pacific lol I’ve loved what I’ve tried but I’ve never consistently used them to consider it my routine. I’ll have to buy some from amore soon!

@Sora Lupus jail doesn't sound any fun either! Before I was diagnosed with rosacea, I thought the flushing might be a that lupus "butterfly" symptom. Autoimmune is a real challenge. Have hormonal changes been triggering at all?

@hazelmoss the life of autoimmune diseases lol I have a handful so if one isn’t acting up the others do. Oh yeah the lupus butterfly is real lol So far I’ve actually seen less issues on T than before which I’ve been told could be because cis women are more likely than cis men to develop autoimmune diseases so there is a theory that hormone levels can influence this but the hard science hasn’t been proven one way or another. Either way, going on T is worth it 😊

@Sora No hard science around cis women's health? Shocking. (grumbles in perimenopause) If it's true, then the T is helping in more ways than one. It seems like autoimmune diseases come in clusters. You can't just have one. It's against the rules.

@hazelmoss I refer to my autoimmune diseases as Pokemon, bc my body’s over here like “gotta catch em all!” 😂 It makes me so made that afab bodies do not get any funding or attention for severe health issues. I nearly almost died bc of it

@Sora OMG gamefying autoimmune disease -- someone make some money off of this! But more seriously, I'm sorry you had that experience. It seems like "almost dying" is the only way to get actual medical attention.

@hazelmoss I try to make light of as much as I can of my health issues it’s the only way to get thru all the BS lol It’s so true, but sad

@Veky 🦞 is a bossy B and must be listened to. Haha! The Iope trials begin! Well. Sort of. I'm going to let you guys go first. 🥸 But I did also throw the 2 Iope product trial kits that Amore Mall offers into my order of Holitual Foot Cream yesterday. So I will catch up with you Intrepid Explorers eventually.

@hazelmoss I ALWAYS grab those IOPE trial kits 😂 They’re honestly one of the best bangs for your buck on Amore Mall. You get the mask plus all those minis, and the mask alone practically costs the price of the whole trial kit anyway. I always grab the Primera one too — a mask AND minis for that price? Where can you go wrong? 😂 At this rate, I think we’re going to have to add IOPE XMD Stem III to the community page as an unofficial product trial. 🤣 It wasn’t even one of the actual testing products, but somehow we’ve collectively turned it into one because everyone is slowly starting to try it. But yes, we’ll be the Intrepid Explorers first. 🥸 Your 🦞 definitely needs to calm down before you start experimenting again. 😂 I’ll report back too since my skin can be similarly sensitive, so it’ll be interesting to see how I react to everything — although mine decided to go full red lobster today too, so apparently 🦞 is making the rounds. 😭

@Veky I'm sorry the crustaceans have found you. May it be of short duration. OMG, I love the Primera trial kit. It's worth it just for the Retinol Volumizing Lip Serum. The trials have gone rogue! 🤣🤣🤣 Seriously, whoever goes first should start a Product Talk thread and everyone can chime in with their experiences along the way.

@hazelmoss “The trials have gone rogue” is EXACTLY what happened. 🤣🤣 We apparently decided the official testing list wasn’t enough and started organizing our own unauthorized IOPE clinical trial. 😂 And YES, whoever starts XMD first absolutely needs to make a Product Talk thread! Then we can all keep adding updates as we go instead of giving one final review at the end. 👀 It would actually be really interesting because we have different skin types, different sensitivities, and now even Paul representing the men’s side of the experiment. 😂 We can compare first impressions, irritation, hydration, texture, pores, elasticity and then whether any of us notice actual changes after a few weeks. At this rate CYoung is going to wake up one day and discover we’ve created an entire unofficial XMD study on her website. 🤣 And YES to the Primera kit!! The Retinol Volumizing Lip Serum alone makes that little kit worth grabbing. 😂 Between that and the IOPE kits, Amore Mall has figured out exactly how to make me add “just one more little trial kit” to every order. Thank you for the well wishes for my visiting crustaceans too. 😭🦞 I would very much like them to pack their bags and leave now. They have overstayed their welcome. 😂