New year, new skincare products

It's a very scary decision to switch skincare products when your skin is sensitive to new products. I can get a breakout just ONE DAY after applying a product that's not suitable for my skin. It's exasperating how my skin has evolved from a normal type in my teenage years to a oily sensitive acne-prone type in my mid-twenties.

I have used mostly the same products for the past year or so and I have noticed that they are no longer doing much to my skin. I still get occasional pimples and the areas with acne scars are not improved. My skin has probably gotten use to The Body Shop Tea Tree products and I was quite eager to try out new products.

However, it wasn't easy deciding which products to use next. My skin is incredibly sensitive to heavily moisturising/whitening/brightening/anti-ageing products. During this year's Chinese New Year, I purchased a Lunamer AC trial kit (specially for troubled skin) and they included 2 sachets of lotion. Since I had 2 sachets of lotion and one 30ml bottle of lotion, I decided to use up the sachets first. Stupid me. I didn't read the product names correctly. The 2 sachets contained lotion that was "Moist Type", and the bottle contained lotion that was "Normal Type". The lotion that I used was incredibly moisturising and my skin couldn't take it. I had so many pimples and congestion going on along my jaw line and upper lip area after that and my Chinese New Year was just very depressing. I only noticed I was using the wrong product like 4-5 days after, and so the situation worsened and only a facial extraction session could fix it quickly.

I did a gargantuan amount of research and I finally decided on the above products:

• Etude House AC Clinic Toner
• Etude House AC Clinic Gel Lotion (for morning use)
• Laneige Trouble Relief Cream (for night use)
• Naruko Tea Tree Shine Control & Blemish Clear Night Gelly (to use before sleep)

I have used Etude House AC products before and I loved most of the products (the cleanser's too drying so I'm not a fan of that), so I decided to give these 2 products a try! Hopefully the toner can replace my Michael Todd organic toner. The Laneige cream was highly recommended for those suffering from adult hormonal acne, so I'm intrigued to see how it will help me improve (hopefully!) my skin condition. I also have used Naruko Tea Tree Mask before and I loved the cooling sensation, hence I'm hoping the night gelly will have the same effect. 

I'm highly excited, and equally anxious. 

I want to incorporate new products, but I really don't know how my skin will take them. 

*fingers crossed*

If all goes well, I'll update this platform with a revised skincare routine. 

Wish me all the best!! *fingers crossed again!*