A Brand New Love Story: My Saranghae Skin Care Routine
Back in March when I attended a blogger meet up in New York City, I was so fortunate to meet Susan of The Midlife Fashionista. Not only is she absolutely stunning and full of energy and kindness, but she is one of the most empowering and supportive women I have met. We have followed each other in the blogging community for some time and were already huge fans of one another. I also have a giant soft spot in my heart for her daughter, Alyssa, who writes the blog Lys Takes Flight where she discusses all sorts of topics dealing with mental illness and self care. This girl knows who she is and has a message to deliver and she is sending it loud and clear. When I met Susan, I had this amazing moment where I felt like a super star when she took a selfie of us to send her daughter, stating, “She will be so jealous that I got to meet you in person. She is a huge fan!” Seriously. I am a huge fan of this amazing mother-daughter blogging team! And in true Susan fashion, always ready to help fellow bloggers along the way, Susan introduced me to a new Korean skin care line, Saranghae Skin Care.
*This is a sponsored post. I was provided these products for review on my blog. As always, all thoughts and opinions are entirely my own.
Skin care is not a topic that I have covered on my blog until recently. I have never been one to implement much of a skin care routine other than washing my face in the shower and applying my daily makeup. However, in recent months, I have begun noticing some undesirable changes in my skin. I am almost 44 years old after all and such changes are inevitable. A natural sign of aging is loss of elasticity in our skin as well as reduced production of collagen, the protein that keeps our skin firm and youthful looking. Having been blessed with rather healthy and youthful skin, I never really thought much about these changes so they sort of caught me by surprise. And then Susan introduced me to the Saranghae Skin Care Routine. Armed with information about this amazing skin care company and its 5 step routine, I reached out to their marketing team for more details about how I could work with them. I was met with the most heartfelt and enthusiastic response and before I knew it, I had received this beautiful box of skin care products formulated with unique ingredients that claim to heal, regenerate, and protect your skin leaving you with a firmer, stronger, clearer, brighter, and more radiant complexion within just 45 days.
Two weeks ago, I shared a short video unboxing of my new skin care products. When I opened the box, there was such a lovely little handwritten note inside. It made me feel all the Saranghae love.
And that evening I got straight to using my Saranghae 5 Step Routine.
The Products:
The process:
My experience:
The first few days I was using the cleanser, the serum, the moisturizer, and the eye cream once a day every day. I noticed that my skin actually became a bit oiler and shinier than normal. So it would seem that I did not need as much moisturizing as I was getting from the products. So I changed my personal routine to cleansing, serum, and eye cream daily and moisturizer only every other day. This made a huge difference in the shininess I was experiencing. I applied the face mask only once in the two weeks since I have started using these products and my skin felt so silky and smooth after application. I will certainly be using the other five masks, but due to the nature of my skin I will probably space them out to once every other week.
My results after just 2 weeks:
The problem areas that I noticed before beginning the Saranghae Five Step Routine were some fine lines around my eyes. And my jowls were beginning to sag! That was the one that was really bothering me. Here are some before pictures to illustrate…pay close attention to those areas.
After two weeks, while I have not noticed much improvement in my eye wrinkles, I definitely have noticed a slight tightening in the skin on my jowl line. Tell me if you can see it…
Not so much improvement around the eyes, but I am hopeful…
Overall, I have to say that I am really pleased with my new skin care routine. My skin feels healthy and supple and very, very clean. I am still dealing with some minor issues of perimenopausal acne with my cycle, but topical products have never been proven to help systemic hormonal acne. That’s a whole different story, one that I am still waiting for results to share with you.
Once I hit the 45 day mark of my Sarangahe 5 Step Skin Care Routine, I will share additional results with you. I hope this review was helpful.
About Saranghae
Saranghae is an award-winning Korean 5 Step Anti-Aging skin care routine that heals, regenerates and protects your skin. Saranghae’s focus on natural ingredients, highly effective products, and excellence in customer service has helped them become the fastest growing Korean skin care brand in the United States.
For more information please visit: www.lovesaranghae.com
You can also find Saranghae on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, and Twitter.
Have you tried the Saranghae Five Step Skin Care Routine?
Keeping it on the edge,
Shelbee
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I am a midlife woman, wife, and stay-at-home mother of 2 boys and 2 cats. I have a passion for helping other women feel fabulous in the midst of this crazy, beautiful life.
24 Comments
Tamar Strauss-Benjamin
It just looks so fancy!
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I know, Tamar! I was so excited about fancy it all is!
xoxo
Shelbee
Jodie
I do love that their products have wonderful ingredients. It makes a world of difference!!
XOXO
Jodie
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Jodie, I love that so many of blogger friends are already part of the Saranghae family! Not only are the products amazing, but the company and their service is so fabulous, too.
xoxo
Shelbee
Lorena
I’ve heard only good things about Korean skin care, I had never heard of this brand Michelle – thanks for the review.
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Lorena, I have been hearing lots of great things about Korean skin care lately as well so I was very excited to try this line. And I am super happy with it so far! Thanks for checking out my review!
xoxo
Shelbee
Ruth
I’ve heard so many good things about this skin care line! Korean skin care is so popular right now and I want to jump on it!
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Ruth, you totally should jump on board! I am going to email you some information…
Thanks for checking it out. I hope you have a fantastic week!
xoxo
Shelbee
Kellyann Rohr
You are a beauty Shelbee! I think any time we have a skin care routine that we stick to we’ll see results. I’ll be 50 in a few weeks and yes, I notice my skin sagging for sure. It’s so good to start taking care of the skin you love when you really love it so you’ll keep on loving it!
xo,
Kellyann
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Kellyann, thank you so much for this comment! I really have neglected skin care completely until right now. I guess it was high time I got on board with all the hype. And you look amazing, my friend, so you must being something perfectly right! I hope you have a fabulous week ahead of you.
xoxo
Shelbee
Laura || Walking in Memphis in High Heels
This looks like a great skincare line! I am always looking for new items to add to my regimen.
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Thanks so much, Laura! I am really loving the cleanser and the serum. The moisturizer is fantastic, too, just I don’t think need as much moisturizing as I thought! I highly recommend this line though.
xoxo
Shelbee
Nina
I have been dying to try this skin care line! Thank you for sharing more information about it. I love stopping by and catching up with what you are up to, always a thoughtful post. I hope you’ll put sharing a journey on your list of link ups for Fridays.
Warmly,
Nina
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Nina, thanks so much! I will send you an email with more information about this line and how you can work with them. And I already added your new link up to my Link Ups Page! Have a fantastic day!
xoxo
Shelbee
Chrissy
Great review Shelbee! I could see a difference in your jowls and so i went to take a look at mine and sure enough, there is marked improvement around my jowls and neck. I’ve been using the prouducts since January and I still love them!
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Thanks so much, Chrissy! I actually was quite the skeptic at first about all anti-aging products. I kind of thought it was a bit of nonsense. But I have been doing so much freelance writing for a few beauty and skin care blogs and learning all the ins and outs, hows and whys, of these products. And I am completely amazed how quickly it tightened up my jowl line. So cool…because that was really bothering me! Have a fantastic day!
xoxo
Shelbee
Marilee Gramith
I feel like you’ve just opened your first Pandora’s Box of hopefulness in skincare. It just gets bigger and more hopeful with each passing year and there will always be newer products to add to it’s ever brimming over contents.
Loved hearing your voice in the video!!
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Jude, thanks so much! Skin care and all that is offered really can be quite overwhelming. I don’t even know where to begin, but I guess this was a good starting point! And it is so weird to hear someone’s voice after reading what they write for so long, isn’t it? You get to know a person through photos and words and then to hear a voice can be quite strange!
xoxo
Shelbee
Claire
These look like lovely products Shelbee. I would love to try. Thanks for sharing at The Wednesday Blog Hop 🙂
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Thanks, Claire! I really am liking the results so far!
xoxo
Shelbee
Nina
I have not tried this. I would definitely be down as I love face masks. I can definitely tell a difference in your skin! Thanks for linking up with Ada and I for the Thursday Moda linkup!
Nina
aworldofdresses.com
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Thanks so much, Nina! I was hoping the results would be visible in the photographs, but wasn’t sure if they came through clear enough.
xoxo
Shelbee
Alice | Letters to my Daughter
I don’t have much of a skin care routine either. Glad this is working for you. I don’t think I would have the time to commit!! Haha! #BlogCrush
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Thanks, Alice! I didn’t think I would have time for it, but I just added it into my morning routine. I don’t even do it every day and I am liking the results!
xoxo
Shelbee