Just wanted to clarify for anyone a bit confused - retin-AL has become an often used abbreviated form of the word retinALdehyde (not sure why, as it's just confusing to many), and it is stronger than retinOL. They are both over-the-counter retinoids. The term RETINOID is the "umbrella term" for ALL Vitamin A derivatives, including prescription tretinoin/Retin-A, now over-the-counter Differin (adapalene), retinAL/retinaldehyde, retinol, and retinyl esters such as retinyl palmitate, retinyl acetate, retinyl propriate, retinyl linoleate, etc. I've noticed many people incorrectly using the term RETINOL as the umbrella term for all Vitamin A derivatives (not you Kelly! :) ), in place of the correct term RETINOID. Retinol is but only one form of retinoid. Hope that helps clear up any confusion for some. :) I really want to try that Beauty of Joseon Eye Serum, by the way!!!

YAY! The video we've all been waiting for! I love how all your recommendations are affordable & deeply hydrating :) (Will check out the Dokdo toner & Purito balm) Thank you Kelly! Wish you a very Happy New Year ❤

Ahh the Queen has finally spoken! Super enjoyable video and I deeply appreciate all the hard work, knowledge and research you do to educate us. Thank you so so much for consistently showing up (with bangers!) and can’t wait to love and support you through next year. I trust you wholeheartedly and honestly feel anxious if I’m looking into a product you haven’t mentioned. One such new product is the Peach Slices Redness Relief Azelaic Acid 10% Serum and it’s wonderfully gentle with calming and soothing ingredients. Have a happy holidays, take care and wish you a blessed and prosperous New Year, Kelly!❤❤

Love your look🤩 totally gives me 70s Charlie’s Angels vibes😍

I will be attempting a no-buy next year (of course if I completely run out of something I will replace it) so I’m stocking up on skincare that’s running low and I’m so happy to see a few of the products I just ordered in this video. The cleanser, the Dokdo and the Oat toner.

My favorite discoveries of 2022 were the Wishtrend sunscreen and ceramide serum, the Skin1004 sun serum, the Beauty of Joseon retinal eye serum, the Glow Recipe guava eye cream, the Innisfree black tea youth essence, the Drunk Elephant Bouncy Brightfacial, the Geek & Gorgeous C-Glow and retinal products, and the Mary & May blackberry cream essence. I think I’ll stop there. 😂

Amazing recommendations! I hope you try more from round lab in 2023. I love the whole soybean line, especially the serum which is loaded with ceramides.

it was you who got me hooked on rescue balm. literally rescued me! I completely stopped using foundation. I also discovered hero sunscreen, the first physical sunscreen I really adore, so good!! Thank you for your endless effort!!!

I can't agree on the Scinic sunscreen more. I have tons of sunscreen, but I can't keep my hands from coming back to it. Happy new year, Kelly. Be more fabulous in 2023.

Haven't seen anyone talk about the Pyunkang Yuk cream. I checked out the ingredients list and it looks interesting

I ADORE the KORRES face mask I never see anyone talk about it! I love using it as a sleeping mask. I love the serum version too!

Epic review of the year! You have recommended some great products for me that have transformed my skin and given me so much confidence. Skin care to me is self care. Your channel has been a great find for me this year. I’m grateful for you and your content ❤

You love a good toner! I buy alot of toners, it takes me awhile to finish them. Purito oat Toner sounds 👍 good. I love oat.

The Goodal Rice Milk Moisturizing Toner is definitely among my favourites!

Ive been using the beauty of joseon eye serum/cream for almost 6 months straight since the day it launched every single night with zero irritation. it is sooo so so so so good! I use tretinoin but never around my eyes, I just use the tiniest tiniest little drop onto my finger and I still have at least 1/4-1/2 of the tube left. I'm still questioning the % of retinal in it if its .02% as advertised, or .03% if it is 300ppm retinal- my nerdy math brain says it has to be .03% but something to do with the liposome that I don't understand must make it .02. either way at the end of the day it doesn't matter because it is the best price, best formulation, best quantity of a product 1oz in an airless pump tube. you can't beat it !

I love the BoJ eye cream. I use it all over my face every other day with a stronger retinol in-between. My face take retinol really well, I was completely niave the first time I used it like 10 years ago and put too much all over my face every night and only had one patch on my upper cheek bone that reacted. So I consider myself extremely lucky. But I'm so glad I heard about BoJ, planning on trying other things from them. :)

For me it’s the HaruHaru Sensitiv Toner, I just can’t be without it anymore and overall the round lab line…so good! Great Video! thank u

just curious, but have you done a video on all of the pyunkang yul moisturizers? i know you’ve done some on individual ones, but it would be nice if there was one comparing all of them. thank you and have a happy new year.

All your favorites are a must buy for me. Thanks Kelly!!

My fav has got to be the Dr. Ceuracle Kombucha Essence....and the Some by Mi C serum with galactomyces....

Yay KORRES made it to the finalists!! Love this mask. Its a staple in my skincare routine once a week at least!! I will definitely try BOJ eye cream!! Thanks for this video Kelly!!🥰

I really hope you do a review of the new peach and lily copper peptides room I’m so excited for it

I LOVE the mediheall baobab toner and serum! I've actually never seen such fantastic ingredients in a TONER, and the serum is fabulous as well! Amazon has them on sale quite often I got each for $12 before Christmas and am super impressed! one of the best for ceramides, cholesterol, and fatty acids as well as some peptides, super gentle and not noticeable or irritating exfoliant Gluconolactone, and amino acids. its quickly become a holy grail especially the toner!

I discovered you very recently and since the. I’ve placed 2 bulk orders on Yesstyle. Loving the K-beauty recommendations.

My favorite skincare discovery this year is definitely Skin1004. I love their centella sothing cream, water fit sunscreen and their pink bottled ampoule.

Thank you Kelly ! Looking forward to another year !! ❤

LOVE the CeraVe cream to foam cleanser

Can we just admire how beautyfull Kellys product trying hands skin is 🙈🥰🤭

Thank you, Kelly, for all the beautiful content you create. I wish you all the best in 2023. Let it be productive and enjoyable. Happy New Year! 🎄❄️☺️

Thanks for another great video to wrap up the year Kelly! Imma add the dokdo toner in my cart now. Wondering if you've tried the aestura atobarrier 365? I wanted to get it because I heard it was comparable to the illiyoon but I just wanted your seal of approval before I go ahead and purchase it haha

Happy New Year! I had the same experience a few years back with trying the RoundLab Dokdo toner, it is just so great and hydrating. At the beginning of 2022 I finally got to try out two of your faves the Make prem relief toner and the Skinfood prpolis essence and it was love at first sight. Thank you for these recommendations they always hit the nail on the head with what I was looking for and what my skin needed! As for sunscreens I really was impressed with the new LRP UVmune400 50+ hydrating sun screen and the Frezyderm velvet second skin 50+ sun screen, great textures.

What a great list Kelly. So many personal favourites here. Happy new year to you. Cheers

I love favorites videos from you!♥️

Beauty of Joseon eye cream is amazing. I’ve been using tretinoin for years but this is a game changer for my eye area.

Just looking at those products in the intro I know this is gonna be a good video !!

I love the Cerave Hydrating cream to foam cleanser, though I also use the Cerave Salicylic Acid cleanser and Hydrating cleanser, depending on my skin condition that day. After I use up my current eye creams I'm going to try the BoJ eye cream. I finally trued the Stratia Liquid Gold, after listening to your raves for the last 2 yrs, and I love it. Thank you for another wonderful year in the skincare journey. Happy New Year all!

Glad to hear non sponsored review of device. I didn't get that one on cyber Monday but got the deep shot. No complaints but not sure if it makes a noticeable difference on me. Only used 5 times since it arrived every 3rd day. I also ordered nira at 50% off but they are SO backlogged won't arrive until mid January. Oh well deep shot gets dedicated test time

Fantastic. I’ve been binging your videos. I have become so ‘into’ Korean skincare. I have recently been looking at Japanese skincare. Would you be interested in doing a video on that? Or maybe a comparison of the two? I really enjoy your videos and your presentation style. And in THIS video you are rocking’ the pastel eye look 😉

I found Beauty of Joseon this year and my favourite is the Rice Relief Sunscreen and Ginseng Essense . Shout out to the Propolis Serum too ! Thanks for a year of amazing content 👏🙌❄️😊🇬🇧🌈

I'm definitely your toner sister ☺. After avoiding toners for years, when they were just astringent products, now they're my favourite part of skincare, and they do deliver results! Korean toners are way ahead, generally speaking, but I'm open to Western brands. So want to try the Purito Oat-in-Silky one, but I've got so many toners on my bathroom shelf that I'm going to have to wait until I go through some of them before my next purchase. Saving this video for reference. Thanks Kelly 💖

Dr Dray, has said if you find you can’t use Vit C, you can probably use Niacinamide Serum. I found I really like the one from Bliss in the Pink bottle. It works well on my dry face to diminish pores. I’m 59.

We really need a this or that between the baobab and the panacea!

Very nice review. I have the problem on my butterfly area with my pores. Am looking into trying the NIOD non-acid acid percurser. A few other products as well. Wearing masks for almost three years really did some damage to my face pores.

My hyper sensitive skin did not like The First Aid Beauty Oat Toner. I wonder if the Purito would possibly work. Thoughts?

I have been using the Biosionse copper peptide serum for a month and I'm loving it along with the elderberry squalene cleanser definitely 2 of my favs . I haven't tried the G.R gauva yet I went to order it Xmas day in a set that was onsale for 36$ and it sold out as I was checking out ,I was so upset it was a good deal for the full size and some extra goodies to try with it. Love the year end favs round up .

I have been using the B_Lab Matcha Hydrating Foam Cleanser for a while and it's fantastic. It is super affordable too!

You gave me several things to check out;) thank you

Yeeees been waiting for this 🙌🙌

Based on your rec, I picked up the Korres mask when I was in Crete this year and YES it is a banger. I also picked up their sheet mask and it was great .... and doesn't seem to be available in the US

@ Kelly Driscoll My face fell in love with Purito Centella Cica Serum, Geek & Gorgeous A-Game 10 and Biossance Squalene Peptides. Happy New Year!

Y'all wanna know how dry my skin is? I go through a 20 oz. tub (which is the largest size) of the Cetaphil cream in a little less than a month. And I only use it once a day! It's the ONLY thing I've ever found that actually moisturizes my extremely dry skin

Did u see the Jumiso serum that almost sounds just like the gauva c it has the TD and tranexamic in it instead and it's frangerance free, I kind of want to try it and see how it is. I can't remember the exact name but their is letters and numbers in the name ..lol ingredients looked nice.

loved this video!

Mediheal baobab moisture serum is very nice. I got this because of you. Love the texture too.

Your mom is a stunning and she is beautiful and her skin is flawless. No way near 60. She looks maybe a few yrs older than you but definitely not her age. Send her my msg n regards. She would definitely get a kick out of this. ❤️ ❤️🌹🌻🌸

Hi Kelly. I did indeed make it to the end of your video ... and loved every minute! Thank you. Please would you consider reviewing the Spanish skincare brand: Niche Beauty Lab. It is growing exponentially both in Spain and in its exports to Germany. I think they are copying Deciem a bit. They have the expensive range: Theramid Then there's the cheaper range: Transparent Lab. ... and they do an acne range as well as some others. The 2 products that have blown me away: 1. Theramid High-Dose Ceramide Treatment 2. Theramid 22% Multi-Peptide Serum They have done as much for my Tretinoin-ravaged skin as our mutually beloved Stratia Liquid Gold ... which is really saying something!! I also bought their Theramid C-TETRA E.F. Intensive Vitamin C Treatment ... but it's just too strong for me!! (Like you, I have sensitive skin and don't cope well with pretty much any type of vitamin C.) So I tried the cheaper (and lower dose) Transparent Lab SUPER C SERUM (which also contains Ellagic Acid) and it's just lovely. It's gentle enough even for my skin ... and the resulting glow ... wow! I am just a consumer. I have no vested interests. I am just suggesting that you try/review these products because they are really good and it would be nice if others could benefit from this brand also. Happy New Year Kelly!

Great Video Kelly

Thanks Kelly! I was wondering how you use the mask. I don’t know how to add it after my “retinol sandwich”. Cheers!

You look lovely. I love your videos

Have a happy new year🥳. Best wishes from Norway. Bente

I would be curious what you think of the PC enriched calming toner in the red bottle? I enjoyed this last winter and still use but always look for something better or cheaper.

Etude surprise airy spf disappears very quickly for me. Really like it.

In terms of hydration, how does the round lab dodko compare to the keep cool and soothe toner? I haven’t found anything that hydrates quite like that one but I do not want support them!

This is amazing! Congratulations on a great year. I was wondering, can you layer non-acid precursor with a retinoid?

Great video❤

I feel like I am doing something wrong but I have to ask. When I click on most Ulta links (this applies to all channels) there is no Add to Bag to click on! Is there a secret, am I an idiot or is it just not there? Happens almost every time.

How does the new Purito toner compare to the Dr Ceuracle Vegan kombucha tea essence?

Hey Kelly! My skin can't tolerate niacinamide (I have the sensitivity of a newborn :P) and I am looking for an affordable spf recommendation for combo skin that doesn't have niacinamide. I prefer a neutral finish. Any thoughts? You are the best!

Kelly, what is a brand or product that is like our generations Olay? Is it Cerave? I feel like that's too prescription-y and not luxury seeming enough.

Hi Kelly, I have a quick question that maybe you can help answer! I love the beplain bamboo hydrating ampoule (I got it from your recommendation and have been using it for a year)! I can't find it anywhere now. It says it's out of stock. I wanted to ask if you knew if the company discontinued it. I reached out to them through ig and email and I haven't gotten a respond yet so I thought since it used to be one of your favorites you would know if it was discontinued.

I finally caved and bought Make Prem and it isn't on your list now lol. I DO like it though.

Will all niod be discontinued?

I wanted to love the Cerave Cream to foam cleanser but my face didn’t like it. ☹️

I got the PC C5 Super Boost eye cream and 2 weeks after opening it oxidized 😭 I'm not sure if I got a defective bottle because I didn't have an issue with the mini size. This eye cream really does something to my skin. Did you have any issues with yours ?

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I use the cetaphil moisturizer but I have combo skin with VERY oily tzone and I just keep feeling it breaks me out :(( dont know what to use as my skin is also sensitive so I dont want to try a lot of different moisturizers