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best of 2020: skincare edition

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  Skincare for me has been a rough journey this year. Over the spring and summer I started breaking out super badly, with constant deep, painful hormonal breakouts. Thankfully I was able to clear that up through the help of my doctor and a prescription tretinoid, so for the last few months I've been focusing a lot on clearing up acne scarring and brightening!  I tried out a lot of different products this year so here are my favourites! C L E A N S E R S Farmacy Clean Bee Ultra-Gentle Cleanser  $37 I really like a simple gentle cleanser for the morning so this was great for that! Never stripped my skin at all! Youth to the People Superfood Cleanser  $47 One of my favourite cleansers of all time! If you haven't tried this one yet I highly recommend it! I use it as a morning cleanse since it's so gentle. Holifrog Tashmoo Milky Face Wash  $60 I've been loving this one from Holifrog for the winter months! It's a nice milky consistency so perfect as a second clea...

best of 2020: makeup edition

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  I can't believe it's almost the end of 2020 cause this year literally felt like the longest year of my life! Although I didn't wear as much makeup as I usually do throughout the year I still wanted to share my favourite makeup products of 2020!  Some of these brands I won't be purchasing from anymore unless they make some big and much needed changes (especially in terms of shade ranges and inclusivity). I won't be getting rid of them from my collection since I don't want to waste products so I'll be working to finish them up.   B A S E  P R O D U C T S ClĂ© Cosmetics CCC Cream  $31 This has been on my favourites list in past years because it's just the perfect base product for me! Light to medium coverage that doesn't feel heavy on the skin and gives a glowy finish! It also has spf but I don't rely on that for my sun protection. Innisfree Tinted Moisturizer  $18 Another base product that I love! This tinted moisturizer is light to medium coverag...