What is Lick The Beaker (LTB)??
Lick The Beaker is a box of my most novel and unique concepts forged into reality. Each LTB follows a theme and embodies an area of my research and development that I want to focus on. I experiment and iterate on new formulas and concepts using new, promising ingredients I want to understand better and potentially use in my core formulas. LTB will usually contain entire, all-encompassing routines and will usually feature a bottle of one of my most recent perfume creations.
I always try to put my best foot forward with each LTB box and try to deeply reward the people who support my R&D. LTB boxes take a few months to create, cost $200 + shipping and is by far the best deal Surreal Skincare has to offer.
LICK THE BEAKER 5 - SYNTHETIC ACTIVES
LTB.5 is a box of advanced natural skincare, formulated by Miss Morgan Lang and presented as complete morning and evening routines designed to accomplish one or more of the following: Heal sun-damaged skin; minimize wrinkles and fine lines, diminish acne and scarring.
I'm also very proud to introduce my latest fragrance in 50ml format, Sparkly Pebbles. Its scent accords of citrus, floral, wood and fruit abound throughout all the products in this LTB box, tying their olfactory compositions together into a complete experience.
MORNING ROUTINE
CLEANSE
Foam Party
Gentle, foamy cleanser
Massage 2-3 pumps across wet/dry skin to remove dirt, gunk, grime and light makeup while maintaining and moisturizing the barrier.
TREATMENT
HIGH-C
Anti-oxidant Brightening Serum
High dose (20%) of oil soluble vitamin C that works throuple-time reversing sun damage, building collagen and protecting against external aggressors. Along with a strong supporting cast of brightening ceramides, collagen building peptides and potent anti-oxidants, HIGH-C transforms the skin from every dimension.
This treatment is designed to penetrate deep into the dermis where these ingredients perform their work, make sure to apply this formula as the first thing on your skin after cleansing.
SPRITZ
Quokka Tears
Moisturizing and hyrdrating spritz
Spritz a few full pumps of Quokka Tears across your entire face before each step in your routine. Morning and night.
MOISTURIZE
Guten Morgan
Moisturizer w/ Weightless, Invisible SPF
A myriad of humectants pull water into different depths of the skin while a blend of ceramides arrange themselves like roofing-tiles to hold that water in hours. Highly efficient UV absorbers lie on top of those ceramide roofing-tiles, soaking up UVB and UVA radiation and transforming it into heat and harmless wavelengths. This moisturizer sinks in fast while feeling weightless and invisible. Also smoothes the skin with a matte finish and acts as a makeup primer.
EVENING ROUTINE
CLEANSE
Foam Party
Gentle, foamy cleanser
Massage 2-3 pumps across wet/dry skin to remove dirt, gunk, grime and light makeup while maintaining and moisturizing the barrier.
TREATMENT
Venus In Retinoid
Retinoid Treatment Serum (0.2% Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate (HPR))
This nighttime treatment is designed to penetrate deep into the dermis where these ingredients perform their work, make sure to apply Venus in Retinoid as the first thing on your skin after cleansing at night.
Retinoids work directly on your DNA and are designed to increase the rate your skin cells multiply and grow outward (skincell turnover), more or less 'fast-forwarding' any defects/abnormalities/damage out of your skin.It takes a few months to bring this new skin cell turnover rate 'up to speed' and exfoliation during this time is encouraged. After a few months of regular use when your skin cell turnover has reached peak speed, diminish your exfoliation to 1-2 times a week. Expect decent results after 1 bottle (2-3 months), great results after 2 bottles and phenomenal results after 3-4 bottles (9-12 months).
Venus In Retinoid thins the skin slightly by increasing skincell turnover, but also thickens the skin by building collagen.
Venus In Retinoid featuring one of the newest, designer retinoids HPR, an ester derivative of pure retinoic acid, making it just as strong as tretinoin but without the irritation or dryness.
WARNINGS: Do not use retinoids when pregnant or nursing. Discontinue if you become pregnant. Use SPF regularly.
MOISTURIZE
SNATCHED
Gel Moisturizer
With a similar humectant profile as Guten Morgan (the morning moisturizer in this box); SNATCHED also contains a blend of ceramides, cholesterol and palmitic acid that seals water into the skin, heals and revives dryness. A blend of various weights of silicon smooth the skin, hold in water and help to build a stronger barrier against external aggressors. A weightless, non-greasy, highly effective moisturizer.
FINISHING OIL
SEAL
Finishing Oil
Healing and transformative tree resins (Balsam Poplar & Boswellia Sacra) blended with lightweight silicones, fatty acids and emollients, this finishing oil potentiates and extends the life of a routine while softening and nourishing the skin. You can also use SEAL at the end of your morning routine as well.
BODY ROUTINE
AFTER SHOWER
SNAKE OIL
Retinoid Body Oil
Use 2-4 times a week
After a shower, massage this oil into your entire naked body when it's slightly damp from just toweling off.
FRAGRANCE
Sparkly Pebbles
Parfume Extrait: Citrus, Floral, Fruit, Wood
Get swept away in nostalgic, summery bliss with Sparkly Pebbles. Sophisticated but playful, she lights easily upon the soul with radiance, warmth and sunshine.
TOP NOTES
Lemon, Bergamot, Cassia, Ylang Ylang, Guava, Basil
HEART NOTES
Lily of the Valley, Jasmine, Rose,
BASE NOTES
Sandalwood, Musk
APPLICATION NOTES
Try spraying on inner wrist, behind ears, throat, back of head/hair.
Do not dab wrists together, it rubs off a lot of the top notes.
Allow the fragrance to sit for at least 30-60 seconds after spraying before sniffing. This allows the ethanol to evaporate off.
I like to spray a perfume onto the back of my hands so I can regularly get sniffs of it and observe how it changes over the day.
What is Lick The Beaker (LTB)??
Lick The Beaker is a box of my most novel and unique concepts forged into reality. Each LTB follows a theme and embodies an area of my research and development that I want to focus on. I experiment and iterate on new formulas and concepts using new, promising ingredients I want to understand better and potentially use in my core formulas. LTB will usually contain entire, all-encompassing routines and will usually feature a bottle of one of my most recent perfume creations.
I always try to put my best foot forward with each LTB box and try to deeply reward the people who support my R&D. LTB boxes take a few months to create, cost $200 + shipping and is by far the best deal Surreal Skincare has to offer.
LICK THE BEAKER 5 - SYNTHETIC ACTIVES
LTB.5 is a box of advanced natural skincare, formulated by Miss Morgan Lang and presented as complete morning and evening routines designed to accomplish one or more of the following: Heal sun-damaged skin; minimize wrinkles and fine lines, diminish acne and scarring.
I'm also very proud to introduce my latest fragrance in 50ml format, Sparkly Pebbles. Its scent accords of citrus, floral, wood and fruit abound throughout all the products in this LTB box, tying their olfactory compositions together into a complete experience.
MORNING ROUTINE
CLEANSE
Foam Party
Gentle, foamy cleanser
Massage 2-3 pumps across wet/dry skin to remove dirt, gunk, grime and light makeup while maintaining and moisturizing the barrier.
TREATMENT
HIGH-C
Anti-oxidant Brightening Serum
High dose (20%) of oil soluble vitamin C that works throuple-time reversing sun damage, building collagen and protecting against external aggressors. Along with a strong supporting cast of brightening ceramides, collagen building peptides and potent anti-oxidants, HIGH-C transforms the skin from every dimension.
This treatment is designed to penetrate deep into the dermis where these ingredients perform their work, make sure to apply this formula as the first thing on your skin after cleansing.
SPRITZ
Quokka Tears
Moisturizing and hyrdrating spritz
Spritz a few full pumps of Quokka Tears across your entire face before each step in your routine. Morning and night.
MOISTURIZE
Guten Morgan
Moisturizer w/ Weightless, Invisible SPF
A myriad of humectants pull water into different depths of the skin while a blend of ceramides arrange themselves like roofing-tiles to hold that water in hours. Highly efficient UV absorbers lie on top of those ceramide roofing-tiles, soaking up UVB and UVA radiation and transforming it into heat and harmless wavelengths. This moisturizer sinks in fast while feeling weightless and invisible. Also smoothes the skin with a matte finish and acts as a makeup primer.
EVENING ROUTINE
CLEANSE
Foam Party
Gentle, foamy cleanser
Massage 2-3 pumps across wet/dry skin to remove dirt, gunk, grime and light makeup while maintaining and moisturizing the barrier.
TREATMENT
Venus In Retinoid
Retinoid Treatment Serum (0.2% Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate (HPR))
This nighttime treatment is designed to penetrate deep into the dermis where these ingredients perform their work, make sure to apply Venus in Retinoid as the first thing on your skin after cleansing at night.
Retinoids work directly on your DNA and are designed to increase the rate your skin cells multiply and grow outward (skincell turnover), more or less 'fast-forwarding' any defects/abnormalities/damage out of your skin.It takes a few months to bring this new skin cell turnover rate 'up to speed' and exfoliation during this time is encouraged. After a few months of regular use when your skin cell turnover has reached peak speed, diminish your exfoliation to 1-2 times a week. Expect decent results after 1 bottle (2-3 months), great results after 2 bottles and phenomenal results after 3-4 bottles (9-12 months).
Venus In Retinoid thins the skin slightly by increasing skincell turnover, but also thickens the skin by building collagen.
Venus In Retinoid featuring one of the newest, designer retinoids HPR, an ester derivative of pure retinoic acid, making it just as strong as tretinoin but without the irritation or dryness.
WARNINGS: Do not use retinoids when pregnant or nursing. Discontinue if you become pregnant. Use SPF regularly.
MOISTURIZE
SNATCHED
Gel Moisturizer
With a similar humectant profile as Guten Morgan (the morning moisturizer in this box); SNATCHED also contains a blend of ceramides, cholesterol and palmitic acid that seals water into the skin, heals and revives dryness. A blend of various weights of silicon smooth the skin, hold in water and help to build a stronger barrier against external aggressors. A weightless, non-greasy, highly effective moisturizer.
FINISHING OIL
SEAL
Finishing Oil
Healing and transformative tree resins (Balsam Poplar & Boswellia Sacra) blended with lightweight silicones, fatty acids and emollients, this finishing oil potentiates and extends the life of a routine while softening and nourishing the skin. You can also use SEAL at the end of your morning routine as well.
BODY ROUTINE
AFTER SHOWER
SNAKE OIL
Retinoid Body Oil
Use 2-4 times a week
After a shower, massage this oil into your entire naked body when it's slightly damp from just toweling off.
FRAGRANCE
Sparkly Pebbles
Parfume Extrait: Citrus, Floral, Fruit, Wood
Get swept away in nostalgic, summery bliss with Sparkly Pebbles. Sophisticated but playful, she lights easily upon the soul with radiance, warmth and sunshine.
TOP NOTES
Lemon, Bergamot, Cassia, Ylang Ylang, Guava, Basil
HEART NOTES
Lily of the Valley, Jasmine, Rose,
BASE NOTES
Sandalwood, Musk
APPLICATION NOTES
Try spraying on inner wrist, behind ears, throat, back of head/hair.
Do not dab wrists together, it rubs off a lot of the top notes.
Allow the fragrance to sit for at least 30-60 seconds after spraying before sniffing. This allows the ethanol to evaporate off.
I like to spray a perfume onto the back of my hands so I can regularly get sniffs of it and observe how it changes over the day.