The Purpletale 5 Steps to Lovely Skin Pack Does Everything for Just $8

Since you'll most likely be living out of a carry-on for the next week or two, we've got just the thing to help streamline your suitcase: the Purpletale 5 Steps to Lovely Skin kit, which is literally a five-step complete skin-care routine in one flat, flight-friendly packette. It weighs like, maybe one ounce, and has an entire ritual compartmented within it. So genius, right?

Let me back up for a sec. Purpletale, a Korean beauty brand that promises to "help other people see the beauty in themselves," created a magic five-in-one skin-care kit, called the 5 Steps to Lovely Skin, which is filled with everything you'd need to cocktail your own one-night regimen with everything from a sheet mask to neck cream.

Intrigued by the idea of leaving half-empty bottles of my favorite serums, creams, and potions at home for the holidays in lieu of a packet with five tear-off sections filled with K-beauty goodness—which includes: foam cleanser, serum, a sheet mask, moisturizer, and neck cream—I decided to test-drive the kit before jet-setting off to the Sunshine State.

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And as a result, I was pleasantly surprised to find that my nighttime routine instantly parred down to a mere three minutes, compared to its usual fifteen. (Obviously I'm not including the full ten minutes of the sheet mask in those three minutes, but instead tallied up the minutes spent applying the serums and creams.) After cleansing with the foaming wash that is step one, I continued on to step two by applying the clear serum, and then waited a few minutes before tossing on the sheet mask. After removing, I let the leftover mask goo seep into my skin before following up with step four, which was the creamy moisturizer. Finally, I finished with the neck cream, which I slathered on all the way down to my décolletage. (TMI? Maybe.)

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Once I finished the five-step packet, I found that I still had time to sneak in an episode of This Is Us before calling it a night. My final verdict: the Purpletale system was so easy to use. Seriously—it's all right there in one packet. While I'm still very much in love with my thousand-step routine (ok, maybe that's a bit hyperbole), it was nice to have something to quick and easy to do right before bed. So, no, the Purpletale 5 Steps to Lovely Skin won't be replacing my everyday routine, but I'll definitely be packing one (or two) in my carry-on before heading home for the holidays. Nab your own for $8, which you can get at purpletale.com.

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