Memebox Special #50 Step By Step Skincare Review

When Memebox Step By Step showed up, I wasn't here.  Which meant if I wanted it, I had to drive to the post office to get it.  Did I do that? Why, yes.  Yes, I did!  I showed up the second they opened!
Ive been looking forward to this box for awhile now.  I really wanted a box that would provide a true and complete skincare program all at once.

Memebox is a Korean company that sends boxes with mystery Korean beauty and skincare products to your door.  It's like a subscription box but without a subscription.  You pick the ones with themes you think you might like and Memebox will ship them to you from Korea.

Originally, I had hoped that the Skincare box would be that, but while it was a spectacular box, it wasn't what I was looking for.  Step by Step, though, is as close to the full regimen as you can get with a box of six items.

Here's the routine I follow usually: Cleanser, Toner, Serum, Essence, Ampoule, Emulsion (light lotion), moisturizer with sunscreen.  At night, I sometimes toss a mask on in between my toner and serum and will conclude with a sleeping pack instead of the moisturizer with sunscreen.

Mizon Mojito Punch Pore Toner-  I *love* seeing Mizon in Memeboxes.  There have been more and more and I'm really excited to see what else is included in future boxes.  This toner is formulated with ylang ylang extract, lavender water, rosemary leaf water, Peppermint extract, Lime extract and a bunch of other antioxidant providing plants and fruits.
This is actually the second step in a skincare regimen.  The first step being cleansing, obviously.
After you wash your face, apply toner to your face with your hands or a cotton pad.  This toner has lavender water in it and I'm allergic to lavender, which breaks my heart.  I might try it anyway but I have a feeling the lavender is too high on the list.  Maybe I'll just take a Benedryl and then apply it.
Haha!  The thing we do for beauty?  My skin will likely be fine, it's my lungs I worry about.
Value: $15

Insobeau Super Yellow Intense Renew Essence- I've tried a few Insobeau products in my Memeboxes and I really like the brand so seeing this is fun.  This is an essence which typically would come after a serum in my routine.  I usually will apply from lightest to thickest, density wise and with my current products that means serum, essence, ampoule.  Essences usually will contain higher quantities of a certain ingredient and focus on a specific issue.
This Super Yellow Intense Renew Essence contains arbutin for lightening and evening out your skintone.  It also has vitamin E high on the ingredient list and therefore provides a larger measure of antioxidant benefits, as well.
Value: Memebox says $78 and their prices are usually inflated. However, I can't find this anywhere else, so I'm gonna say it's expensive and probably about $50 irl.

Migabee Royal Jelly and Honey Energy Ampoule-  I've been hearing a lot about this brand and how great their honey products are so I'm very excited to add this to my repertoire! Ampoules contain high concentrations of extracts.  Ampoules usually come in smaller bottles and are thicker than serums or essences.  Using a dropper, apply a few drops on your face and pat in with your fingers.  A little goes a long way!
This particular product contains royal jelly and honey extracts to soothe, moisturize and strengthen the skins natural barrier.  It also provides an anti-inflammatory and antibacterial benefit, as well, that is derived by the honey itself.  If you have acne prone skin, I highly recommend adding a honey or royal jelly product to your routine.  You can even add a drop of this ampoule into your moisturizer for the same effect.
I'm pretty pleased with the ingredient list, as well.  This is a great product!
Ingredient list: Water, Sodium Hyaluronate, Honey Extract (10%) Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Beta-Glucan, Adenosine, Royal Jelly Extract (0.01%), Arginine, Carbomer, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Alcohol, Fragrance
Value: $25

Tony Moly My Sunny Milky Sun Cream- Currently I have enough sunscreen to swim in but this one uses zinc oxide as the sunscreen which is good.  It's also supposed to help even out your skintone. I don't know if it's tinted because I'm not going to open this.  I want it to keep it's efficacy since I won't be able to get to it for awhile.  Sunscreen is the last thing I apply to my face so I should have switched the products in this photo but too late now.  I usually end up using a BB cream with a sunscreen anyway.

She's Uris Cosmetics Rice Water Double Action Cream- Okay, this is billed as a water drop cream, which I love!  This is for hydrating and evening out the skintone.  I sadly can't find an English ingredient list, but it appears to have lots of plant extracts in it and the Memebox description says theres rice bran water, adenosine and cacao extracts.  I'll have to keep this and put it into rotation!
Value: $30

Taphre Special Care Mask- I've never seen this brand but if the ingredients are anything to go by, I might end up loving this extra!  With propolis extracts, hyaluronic acid and antioxidants in the forms of fruit and nut extracts, this is right up my alley.  It also has peptides!  And propolis and hyaluronic acid are the first two ingredients!  I want more of these already!
So, you can use a sheet mask after your toner or as a special treatment before your moisturizer.  You want the goodness to be able to penetrate your skin so you don't want to put an oil based moisturizer on and then try to use this.  Oils create a natural barrier to keep your skin moisture from escaping and therefore also won't let anything in.  Super handy in the winter!
Value: $7

VERDICT: LOVE! Love and adore this Memebox!  This box is full of wonderful products. Packed! Exploding with great brands!  Can you tell I like this?  If it comes up for restock you better get it! While I may not be able to use the toner because of the lavender, this box would be worth it for the Migabee and Insobeau by themselves for me.  I cannot wait to get to using these products!  Aaahhh!!

I'm excited,  in case you can't tell.  I think I might have to go wash my face and start my whole routine all over again just to use these.

If you'd like to get a Memebox of your own, you can see what's available here.  My personal recommendation is for Global #18 but it wont ship for awhile.  Memebox usually releases boxes three times a week but they've been working hard setting up their China website and releases have been limited lately.  I expect it to pick back up soon, though.

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