Archive for December 2017
Our Best K-Beauty Posts of 2017
2017 was kind of a banner year for Glow Recipe. We hosted three NYC pop-up shops (in Soho, inside the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship, and at Henri Bendel), created our first-ever collab with the Seoul-based skincare brand Whamisa, introduced K-beauty kits to the masses via an exclusive partnership with Target, and oh yeah, launched our…
Read MoreBrand-New Makeup Primers So Good for Skin, You Can Wear Them to Bed
If you had asked us how to smooth, spackle, hydrate, glow-ify, camouflage pores/lines yesterday, we would have told you to do the 7-skin method 2.0, throw on some J.One Jelly Pack, and call it a day. But that was before Blithe InBetween, a new game-changing skincare range featuring four breakthrough products that blend the best…
Read MoreSupercharged Hyaluronic Acid Will Save Your Skin This Winter
A glowy, hydrated complexion is what we strive for year-round, but come wintertime, it’s easy for that to feel like nothing short of a Christmas miracle. You’ve likely slathered on lotions and potions galore in your quest to combat gale-force winds, brisk temps, and stifling heaters, and as such, are probably aware of a clever…
Read More3 Reasons Why Korean Girls Can’t Live Without Cleansing Water
Meet Jo, our intern in Seoul! Like many of us, Jo leads a busy life running around the city. Unlike many of us, her skin is—as many commenters on her K-beauty routine video pointed out—flawless and the very definition of #skingoals. And no, the video didn’t have any filters (pinky promise!). It was just Jo,…
Read MoreHow Daily K-Beauty Sheet Masks Changed My Skin
Make no mistake, I am a hardcore skincare fanatic and an early adopter to the pioneering world of K-beauty: Been working the double cleanse since ’07, jumped on the 7-skin method bandwagon this year, and my essence game has been strong for years. But there’s one thing that had eluded me for the longest time:…
Read MoreThe Best K-Beauty Products of 2017
This year, K-beauty wasn’t just about one-time fads (we’re looking at you snail slime and sheep oil). Instead, there was an explosion of new results-oriented innovations that are all geared towards helping us get (and maintain) dewy, bright, hydrated skin—day and night. But with so many options to choose from, how do you know what’s…
Read MoreHoliday Gift Guide 2017: All We Want for Christmas Are…These Problem-Solving Beauty Picks!
What’s on the holiday wish list of the people who have tried every K-beauty product out there? A lot it turns out. Here’s what our staffers are hoping to find underneath their trees come Xmas morning. A SKIN BOOSTER IN A BOTTLE “My favorite gift for the holidays is the LJH Vita Propolis Ampoule. With…
Read More3 Tips for Making Any Hyaluronic Acid Product More Effective
When it comes to maintaining a year-round glow, freezing temperatures and dry winds are not your skin’s best friends. Throw in zero-percent humidity and you’ve got the makings of a flaky, dull complexion all winter long. One way to stay on top of the problem? Using a product with hyaluronic acid (aka HA)—the clever little…
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