ON BEAUTY

MUJI Moisturizing Milk, All-In-One Essence, Charcoal Face Soap, and Face Brush

My beauty routine is simple- really simple. I rinse my face with warm water twice a day, exfoliate with a washcloth in the shower, and moisturize with Gold Bond Healing with Aloe. I'm not even sure if it's supposed to be used on the face, but it's the only lotion I've ever used that hasn't made me break out in hives or pimples. If I'm going out maybe I'll wear lipstick or fill in my eyebrows, but in terms of an everyday look, that's it. And for the past three years, unless I go HAM on pizza and ice cream too many nights in a row, my skin is generally pretty blemish-free.

But lately, I've been feeling like my skin could be better and while traveling last month my skin was so traumatized from the heat, humidity, and changes in water quality that I picked up a few things for my skin at MUJI (I'm a sucker for packaging). I've only been using the soap and moisturizers for a few days now but so far my face is happy and the moisturizing milk gives my skin a nice dewy look.