My top 3 emulsions in 2017: 1. Goodal Time Stay firming essence emulsion, 2. Missha Super Aqua Ultra Water-full Control emulsion, and 3. Kobayashi Keshimin emulsion. It takes a bit longer to absorb fully into my skin compared to both Missha and Keshimin emulsions, but it layers well and it does not make my skin greasy during the day. It is perfect to remove blemishes that ultimately make it radiant. This helps to reduce the acne and remove redness in your skin. Other benefits of steam on the skin is Softens and re hydrates outer layer of skin , Stimulates skin blood circulation and helps soften plugs in pores for easy removal. Generally it moisturizes just fine and I do see some skin brightening after using it, but it's not as easy to layer as Missha emulsion. I never saw it mentioned on any blogs, just like Missha emulsion, and I'm glad I've stumbled upon it.

Two of my top 3 favorite emulsions last year, Missha Super Aqua Ultra Water-full Control emulsion, and Keshimin emulsion, are actually repurchases from 2016. Missha emulsion (cosdna here) is my Holy Grail by now; it has a fairly clean ingredients list and layers perfectly. Whenever I get too many products on my face and it gets too sticky for comfort, or I'll use serum or ampoule that is too rich for my skin, I use two pumps of Super Aqua emulsion for the whole face and neck, and in about a minute I have my face under control. She gave it 3.8/5 rating, I would've given 4.3/5; it seems that we like different things about this emulsion, but that's the whole point of gathering different opinions about products, right? It's supposed to be a lightweight emulsion, but it's rather rich and oily in texture. For my oily skin it's definitely a winter-time emulsion, but someone with dry or normal skin should be able to use it all the time, since it's not too rich or heavy.

I hardly ever mention toners and emulsions even though I use them every day; I've tried a lot of cleansing products this year and found a few new favorites. It's probably perfect primer for dry and normal skin; I thought I might as well mention it just to be fair. Even though I totally went overboard shopping for sunscreens (and I'm going to discuss sunscreens separately in next couple weeks), I had a few that I used consistently throughout the year that deserve a honorary mention. Making sure to use an anti aging mask for cleansing every two weeks is important to your skin. Mix the two and make a face mask to aid your skin in the recovery of blackheads and acne. This is why people use it for baked goods-it keeps them moist for longer.” On your face the humectant is gentle enough to use on tender chapped noses from allergies to super red dry, flaky patches.

Again it is something that is done at night so there's no need to fit it into your daily schedule like a lot of ''use 4 times daily'' treatments. As you can see, it has a lot of plant extracts and oils in it; I'm not sure what Goodal means by calling it an essence-emulsion, but dual-fuction products seem to be a trend in K-beauty. Despite it's shortcomings, it's a good emulsion and I have no adverse reactions to it; I'm going to continue to repurchase it. It did absorb very well and I had no adverse reactions to it, but it was anything but lightweight. It has a nice clean ingredients list with very few irritants (cosdna here), and I never has any adverse reactions to it. I've tried quite a few emulsions this year, but most of them did not work out for me. Finally, you should always protect the skin constantly with products containing sunscreens (Environ is a great choice), during all climates and seasons of the year, whether it's cold or heat.

MY SECOND CHOICE OF 2013 & MY MUST HAVE IN MY BEAUTY BAG IS THE EYEKO CURVY BRUSH MASACARA! AS FOR MY TOP THREE CHOICES OF 2013 and MY MUST HAVE! I AM SO THRILLED WITH THESE RESULTS YOU MUST HAVE THESE TWO PRODUCTS FROM BLISS IN YOU BEAUTY BAG! Erborian is a well-known and very hyped-up brand that I'm curious about, but so far I'm not having much luck finding its products that would work for me. Two that I liked the most were Holika Holika Good Cera Super Ceramide emulsion and Erborian Yuza Sorbet. I had the same issue with Erborian Yuza Sorbet (official website here). cleansing face mask swatched it when I was in Club Clio (official website here), and I was so impressed I ended up buying it immediately despite it being much richer and heavier in texture than my ideal emulsion. It has a very short ingredients list with only one potential irritant (paraben), and it never irritated my skin, despite having both vit.C in MAP form and arbutin in it. Hada Labo Shirojyun Arbutin Medicinal Whitening toner is my favorite daytime toner with vit.C (cosdna here).