At first glance, everything about Beauty of Joseon is textbook K-beauty. The name. The aesthetic. The formulas. And by now you have probably heard the one about how the brand is not actually that popular in Korea. Or wasn’t, until…
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I did not buy this cream. It came as a GWP with an online order, which is usually where my expectations go to die. Also, I tend to ignore viral skincare. Especially the kind pushed aggressively by very young creators…
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Over the past few years, I’ve tried a staggering number of Korean toners. Many of which came highly recommended by other skincare enthusiasts in the beauty community. Some were spontaneous buys while browsing K-beauty stores or sites. And while I…
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Banila Co is best known for its cost-effective makeup and sunscreen melting Clean It Zero cleansing balm. The lightweight, sherbet-like solution comes in four different formulas, works brilliantly, and is very well-deserving of its status as cult favorite. Earlier this…
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Please read: as the world is currently dealing with a brand new level of fear, stress, and uncertainty, I do not want you to think that I am oblivious to what we all are going through. I am back to…
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Living for a season appropriate launch, Glow Recipe’s new Avocado Melt Sleeping Mask recently, couldn’t have been timed more perfectly. The temperatures here in the sticks are currently single digit after dark so a richer, denser, and more deeply moisturizing…
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For whatever reason, I never got on the ‘cica cream’ bandwagon. When it comes to my skin, I consider myself very lucky. It is naturally more oily than dry and reacts well to almost any product. It rarely needs calming…
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Three days into using the new AMOREPACIFIC Botanical Radiance Oil, I’m thinking I’m gonna need a back-up of this thing. STAT. As a complete fanatic of the brand’s Creme Fluid moisturizer (think Best of 2017 for yours truly), I wasn’t…
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