February 2023 Empties 月底空瓶

Finished a couple sunscreens this past month.   以下是我2月清空的护肤品.

 

Innisfree Daily UV Defense Sunscreen - Love the creamy texture and would repurchase, but I do wish it had higher spf.

Babo Botanicals Daily Sheer Sunscreen - Would never repurchase. because it leaves white cast and doesn't spread evenly.

January 2023 Empties 月底空瓶

Sorry for the belated post! Life got busy :(

Below are my emptied skincare products from January 2023! 以下是我1月清空的护肤品！

 

OLEHENRIKSEN Invigorating Night Transformation Gel - Really helped to smooth out my skin bumps. I would repurchase!

Dr. Jart Cicapair Tiger Grass Cream - Thick, but moisturizing. Would recommend for cold and dry weather.

Vichy Capital Soleil Dry Touch Anti-Shine spf 50 -  Thick and dries matte, so I didn't enjoy using it.

 

Kitao Matcha & Chia Essence Lotion - Absorbed easily into my skin and made my skin pump and bouncy.  I would repurchase!

PrettySkin Vitamin C Ampoule - Fragrance free and soaked easily into skin in the mornings.

 

Missha Time Revolution Night Repair Probio Ampoule - I like that it had no scent and I could see results within 2 weeks. So if I find it on sale I would repurchase.

What I read in 2022

A list of the books I completely finished in 2022 (我2022年读过的书):

1. Consumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change, and Consumerism - Aja Barber
2. The Secular Creed - Rebecca McLaughlin
3. Silence - Shusaku Endo
4. Free Food for Millionaires - Min Jin Lee
5. A Child Called It - Dave Pelzer
6. The Lost Boy - Dave Pelzer
7. The Prodigal God - Timothy Keller
8. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - Kate DiCamillo
9. Thou Shalt not be a Jerk - Eugene Cho

End of Year Empties 空瓶

I can't believe 2022 is over! 以下是我年底清空的护肤品！ Below's what I finished using towards the end of this personally crazy year:

Korres Wild Rose Vitamin C 24 Hour Moisturizer - Rose scent too strong, and broke me out, so I had to use the rest on my body. I do not recommend.

 

Dr Jart's Cicapair™ Tiger Grass Calming Gel Cream - I got to try this for free, because my sister handed it down to me when she moved to Tokyo. This face lotion is moisturizing and didn't feel sticky, so I do recommend and would use it again.

 

The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA Surface Hydration - I didn't like the texture of this moisturizer, so I ended up using it as hand cream Lol

 

AmorePacific Vintage Single Extract Essence (Not pictured) - Great results, but expensive, so if I find it on sale again I would repurchase.

 

Thayer's Facial Toner Lavender - One of my fave toners. Would purchase again if on sale. 

 

Innisfree Dewy Glow Jelly Cream -  Smell nice, and absorbs quickly. This was a sample size, and I liked it enough so I purchased the regular size when it was on sale to use in 2024 haha

2022 Drama Recap

See below for a list of the tv shows I watched and remembered from 2022 (aka the year Covid became endemic):

1. Silent Sea
2. Extraordinary Attorney Woo
3. Old Enough!
4. Singles Inferno (Season 1)
5. Because this is My First Life
6. All of Us are Dead
7. The World of the Married
8. Anatomy of a Scandal
9. Alchemy of Souls (Part 1)
10. Bridgerton (Season 2)
11. Kim’s Convenience (Season 5)
12. Light The Night (Parts 2 & 3)
13. Derry Girls (Season 3)
14. Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
15. The Empress
16. Royal Feast / 尚食
17. Love like the Galaxy / 星汉灿烂
18. Fighting Youth / 正青春
19. A Dream of Splendor / 梦华录
20. Mom, Don’t Do That! / 媽，別鬧了！
21. House of the Dragon (Season 1)
22. Rings of Power (Season 1)
23. Wednesday (Season 1)
24. Sh**ting Stars

Lanikai Beach (Hawaii 2022)

I was able to visit my favorite beach in the world again!! Lanikai Beach in Kailua, Oahu is clean, and has the most gorgeous water, and fine white sand imo.

Lanikai during the day, above, and during sunset, below.