Shereene Idriss tests a complete nighttime routine under $150, including a 5% PHA cleanser and affordable retinols. She calls out Melisil for its 10% niacinamide as overkill and points to her full budget routine video for details.
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Going to buy a bunch of products and we're going to have a routine under $150. Let's go over the summer months, people break out more. I'm going to be trying their active cleanser different has this 5% polyhydroxy acid cleanser which is an exfoliating cleanser for more sensitive skin. We're going to test this one out and you guys always ask me about a cheaper alternative for an under eye retinol cream. Rock has one which I just saw. Retinol correction line smoothing eye cream. We're going to test this baby out for the under eyes. There's going to be a lot of marketing behind this. You guys are going to be hearing a lot about Melisil because this company has a lot money so they're going to be promoting it. But I do not like already that it has 10% niacinamide. It's really unnecessary at higher than 5% and a lot of people cannot tolerate niacinamide. So it's the negative. But we're going to test it out. A good routine always has a good moisturizer. But the selection at CVS was slim and a collagen one is a no no. So I headed on over to Ulta to pick up Olay's newest launch. Plus these two retinols. Let's test them all out. My first impressions budget friendly nighttime routine is up now on YouTube. Enjoy.