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Heyyyyyy,
Today I’m sharing my personal experience and opinions with some of TikTok’s Most popular and possibly overhyped, skincare products!
We discuss Bondi Sands sunscreen, The first First Aid Beauty product I ever used as well as Yesto….my least favorite brand ever!
What are some products you got because of the hype?! Good and bad!
PRODUCTS IN THIS VIDEO (*= affiliate link)
Bondi Sands Sunscreen:
SPF 50+ FRAGRANCE FREE FACE SUNSCREEN LOTION
https://www.beautybay.com/p/bondi-sands/spf-50-fragrance-free-face-sunscreen-lotion/
Know any good sunscreens under £10?
Yesto brand alternatives:
The Inkey list: https://www.theinkeylist.com/
Starface: https://starface.world/
Bubble: https://hellobubble.com/
First Aid Beauty ULTRA REPAIR CREAM INTENSE HYDRATION:
https://www.firstaidbeauty.com/skin-care-products/moisturizers/ultra-repair-cream
Skin Repairing Favourites:
EVENPRIME BARRIER SERUM: https://evenprime.co/products/barrier-serum
AMPLE: N – Ceramide Shot Ampoule: https://www.yesstyle.com/en/ample-n-ceramide-shot-ampoule-100ml/info.html/pid.1091791360
HOLIKA HOLIKA – Good Cear Super Ceramide Cream in Serum:
https://www.yesstyle.com/en/holika-holika-good-cear-super-ceramide-cream-in-serum/info.html/pid.1092438634
Elizavecca – Milky Piggy Carbonated Bubble Clay Mask:
https://www.yesstyle.com/en/elizavecca-milky-piggy-carbonated-bubble-clay-mask-100ml/info.html/pid.1050282222
No alternative, just not what you expect!
00:00 Intro
01:08 Bondi Sands Sunscreen
02:48 First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream
06:03 Yesto…all of it
08:43 Elizavecca – Milky Piggy Carbonated Bubble Clay Mask
10:15 Outro
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33 Comments
I was so disappointed in the first aid beauty cream. It was supposed to be really gentle but it made my skin sting like crazy. Eucalyptus is NOT good on my damaged skin.
Would love you to try Mecca (Australian brand) skincare… their sunscreen is THE BEST!
Would love you to try Mecca (Australian brand) skincare… their sunscreen is THE BEST!
boots, soltan sunscreen for sensitive skin (its fragrance free) is really great, but again, i have sensitive skin
Really pissed I got that First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream, I hate it! I hate the smell, the oily texture, I used it in winter and it was awful. Just No. I also got the Bondi Sands sunscreen too. Worse ever for my combo skin, GREASY and my EYES yes!!! STUNG!!
I’m So happy I’m not the only one who dislikes Yesto ! Ewww
babe I DESPISE yes too aswell! Every product I've tried is just left my skin dry and its never worth the money and the smell is always too strong and it's just trash lol
LOL i have had the same experience w the yes to brand unfortunately DX
I love First Aid Beauty. The repair cream is only okay, but the instant repair oatmeal face mask is my all-time favorite treatment ever. I also loved their winter body wash. I have incredibly dry skin, so it was nice to have a fancy body wash that smelled like cookies and hydrated my body. I liked their hydrating serum, but it's really expensive.
I just bought the yes too watermelon face wash and it smells like ass!
I've been using the Bondi sans sunscreen and i love it. It hasn't made me oily but I have been breaking out lately. Now I'm worried this could be contributing to that
I'd hope nobody has a whole ounce of sebum on their face! Holy shit that would be a hot ass mess
The ultra repair creme saved my skin when I was having extreme facial eczema, along with Avene water spray. I find La roche posey’s lipikar as a dupe for it. It’s a few bucks cheaper too!
i used to love the first aid beauty ultra repair cream, but once i started retinoids my skin is more sensitive and now it burns like hell
Cerave and Neutrogena are easily found in U.S. stores as well! I believe Inkey List is now available in Sephora, too, but not sure if that’s in-store or online only.
I am big mad about this first aid repair cream….. I use this for my eczema and my normal moisturizer…… I’ve literally used this for years and had no idea it was Tik tok viral
I do sometimes like the FAB Arnica Relief Mask, but it has a decent amount of coconut oil in it. If you have acne-prone skin, AVOID AVOID AVOID! I don't even have acne-prone skin, I'm 35, and I do have dry skin, and it DOES immediately feel "soothing." But I inevitably end up with a spot or two, a few days later.
I wish it was exactly the same, just without coconut oil. 😭 Coconut oil is one of the oils with the absolute worst comedogenic ratings, yet it's in absolutely everything that's been released over the past 6 months, or so. Slight exaggeration. But only slight. Basically everything in FAB's line contains it, every new product Colourpop has released in the last past 6 months (bath and body products, face & body makeup, and some new skincare). I don't get why brands would do this, especially brands popular with teens and young adults. You KNOW a decent chunk of them are acne-prone. WHY USE ONE OF THE WORST POSSIBLE OILS?! Besides the nice scent. You can get that in other ways, though! 🤦🏻♀️
The FAB Ultra Repair Cream pills on me. Always. I'd rather use the Cerave SA Lotion and SA Cream. Love them both, always keep them stocked, and use for different things. 👍🏻 And they're much cheaper / oz. Salicylic acid is one of the closest things to a "miracle" ingredient on the market, IMO, just after retinoids. Great for oily skin, good for exfoliation, great for keratosis pilarus, fantastic preventative treatment for ingrown hairs, sometimes even more helpful for eczema than steroid creams (specifically for the crusty stage), and helps reduce irritation, and even reduces redness. Love it! 👌🏻
Yes! The Bondi sands sunscreen is so bad for oily skin!! I have oily skin. I have a good skincare routine aimed at controlling my oily skin and my skin looked nice and dewy then I added the Bondi sands sunscreen and made my face look soooo oily. Thought I was the only one lol because all the reviews were praising it. Big NO for bondi sands for oily skin type. 💯
I gotta say the Yes to Tomato charcoal wipes melted EVERYTHING out of my sebaceous filaments, I know now obviously I don't want that but I haven't ever seen anything like it! I'm impressed regardless!
first aid beauty is definitely targeted for dry to very dry skin people. Even their lighter moisturizers aren't that light, which is fine for me because I have dry af skin lol so no complaints but would stay away if you have oily skin
Personally I love the first aid beauty repair cream! Ive used it for years way before it was going viral on tiktok. Ive found its one of the only moisturizers thats worked for me! I have eczema on my body that I use it for, and super easily dehydrated skin in general (both face & body). Not sure if your tub was possibly a dud because i’m personally very sensitive to fragrance and the cream has never had any smell to me.
Thank you, James. I almost bought this stuff.
Hahaha omg I totally love that you are not censored when you don't like something. It was refreshing to hear that "Yesto is shit!!" Instead of the typical "it's not for me" remark. Thank You!!
What about drug store acne products? I never know what all to get or use but I can’t afford expensive products
The yesto brand greenwashes their products, and not only are they extremely poor quality but one of their facemasks geared toward children (it was a unicorn theme) gave lots of people chemical burns and they never pulled it from the shelves. They continued to sell it knowing it was injuring their customers
I got a travel size of a yes-to face wash before going on a week-long vacation once. Hates and regretted it the whole time. Don't try new skin care while you are on vacation.
I used to loveee the first aid beauty ultra repair moisturizer I have dryyy skin. It worked wonders for me, but now it piles on me no matter what I do. So strange and a shame.
Anyone else remember when Yes To was only Yes to Carrots? I tried their shampoo and conditioner in high school and it was the nastiest smelling hair product I had ever used. I was never really able to appreciate them after that.
Bondi sands under makeup maybe, for a no-makeup glowy makeup during colder months?
Hi can you try fw beauty please
i was a dedicated FAB user for a while for my arms and tried it on my face a couple times and it was fine. i stopped purchasing because its just so pricey and i was in high school at the time. i feel like at the kiehls ultra facial cream is the even fancier sister and actually works on the face.
I agree with every word you said about FAB. My skin is not a fan of Eucalyptus at all. I always assumed that’s what would make these little irritation bumps when I used it anywhere on my body.
The Bondi sands makes me really greasy and I’m dry skin. As a brown girl doesn’t look good on me as it didn’t dissolve in my skin. Looks extremely oily and was stinging my face when I went swimming. I’ve used other sunscreen and gone swimming same place never happened. Maybe good for others but isn’t a product for me.