Archive for March 2016
Get Poppin’ with #Capsule Beauty
Skincare has never been easier (or more skin-tertaining!) now that products come in an innovative capsule format. These capsules amplify the sensorial experience to make skincare entertaining by bursting and melting into skin. Pampering or taking care of yourself (and your skin) on a regular basis should be pleasurable – not a chore. It’s all…
Read More6 Signs You May Be a K-Beauty Addict
It starts out innocently enough. You notice a tiny little dark splotch that wasn’t there before, so you add a brightening serum to your routine. Then you decide your pores are a tad too big for your liking, so you add two serums to your routine. It’s only a matter of time before you realize…
Read MoreWhat are Treatment Essences Exactly? And Which One is Right for Me?
We consistently get asked about the differences between toners, treatment toners, essence toners, treatment essences, true essences, and whether or not all of these products are required for building a comprehensive K-beauty routine. (To simplify this, think of treatment toners, essence toners, and treatment essences as one and the same.) For this blog, we’re tackling…
Read MoreGet Festival Beauty Ready
It’s that time of year — when spring break collides with festival season, all the way from South by Southwest in March to Coachella in April to Bonnaroo in the summer. And while festivalgoers have their uniform pretty much down — cut-offs, fringe, boots and all manner of gypsy-bohemian accouterments, not to mention no shortage…
Read MoreA Breath of Fresh Air for My Spring Skincare
The only time I’ve really thought of parsley is when I see a sprig perched on top of my pasta at a restaurant, or as the ingredient that I sheepishly skim over in a Martha Stewart recipe that I’m trying to ‘lazy-hack’. Parsley tends to be the foot note of the herb world but recently it’s…
Read MoreProduct Review: Yuripibu Cucu Black Truffle Cream
When a skincare brand’s name translates into “Glass Skin,” you’re setting the bar pretty high. Glass as in transparent, clear, reflective? All adjectives I want used for my skin. And then when that loftily-named skincare brand releases a cream called Cucu Black Truffle Cream, you better believe I’m thinking I’ve got to pay a pretty…
Read MoreFind Your Cleansing Twin!
Cleansing is mandatory- but K-beauty finds a way to make everything infinitely more entertaining. We’ve even coined a word for this phenomenon: cleanser + entertainment. Cleansertainment! There’s nothing more satisfying than melting away the day’s makeup, swiping the skin with a cotton pad, and knowing that you’ve really, really gotten everything off your face. We…
Read MoreProven on my skin: Artichoke Power Essence
Has everyone felt that moment, when you found the one? Recently, I’ve experienced the below: It was an instantaneous connection. The moment I stopped thinking ‘I’ and was always thinking ‘we’ ever since we met. I’m feeling I cannot live with this one. We go through so many skincare products, looking for that perfect one, eager to start seeing…
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