Good evening, Melaninaires. If you haven’t posted your routine yet, this is your reminder. Don’t fix it. Don’t simplify it. Don’t try to make it sound right. Write it exactly how you do it. And if you already posted, go read a few others. You’ll start noticing things you didn’t expect.

📬 RINOURE INBOX This might sound small, but it’s been bothering me. Hello, A friend of mine has been doing her own hair for a while now, and she keeps saying her results never last. She’ll finish styling it, and everything looks fine in the moment, but by the next day it feels like it’s already starting over. She told me she follows the same routine every time. Same products, same steps, nothing really changing. But every time she explains it, it sounds slightly different. Not enough to notice right away, but enough that it doesn’t feel exactly the same either. One time she said she sections her hair. Another time she said she just works through it. Sometimes she says she takes her time, and other times she says she just tries to get through it quickly. When I asked her to walk me through it step by step, she kept going back and forth trying to explain it. It was like she knew what she was trying to do, but not exactly what she was actually doing. Now she’s frustrated because she feels like nothing holds, and she’s starting to think her hair just doesn’t keep styles the way it should. I don’t know if it’s the routine itself or how it’s being done, but something about it doesn’t feel consistent. I just can’t tell where the disconnect is. — Zariah 💬 What feels inconsistent or unclear about this routine?

Good afternoon, Melaninaires. If you haven’t posted your routine yet, this is your reminder. Don’t fix it. Don’t simplify it. Don’t try to make it sound right. Write it exactly how you do it. And if you already posted, go read a few others. You’ll start noticing things you didn’t expect.

📬 RINOURE INBOX Hi, I’m actually writing this for my brother because he doesn’t really ask questions like that, but I can tell something isn’t right. He started trying to take better care of his skin a few months ago. Nothing was really wrong before, he just wanted it to look clearer and more even. So he started picking up products here and there based on what he was seeing online. At first it seemed fine. He had a cleanser, then added something else, then something else after that. It wasn’t all at once, just gradually building a routine over time. But lately his skin has been acting different. He keeps saying it feels tight after he washes his face, and sometimes it looks dull even right after he finishes his routine. He’s also been getting random breakouts in places he never used to. What’s confusing is that he thinks he’s doing everything right. He’s consistent, he’s actually sticking to a routine, and he’s putting in more effort than he did before. But when I look at what he’s using and how he’s using it, it just doesn’t feel like it’s working together. I asked him to explain his routine step by step, and even he got confused halfway through trying to explain it. Now he’s talking about adding something else to fix it, and I feel like that’s just going to make it worse. I don’t know if it’s what he’s using, how he’s using it, or if something is just off in the way everything is coming together. I just want to understand what’s actually happening before he keeps changing things. — Anonymous 💬 What do you think is making this feel confusing?