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4 Skin Care Mistakes You May Be Making

  4 Skin Care Mistakes You May Be Making We’re in a golden age of beauty. The cosmetics industry is forecast to exceed $62 billion in gross revenues in the United States alone. Skin care, one of the fastest growing segments of the industry, is expected to reach $11 billion in revenues by 2018. Beauty…

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How the #Rubbermasking Pros do it

After we first launched one-time use rubber masks last year, the craze hasn’t shown any signs of stopping.  And I get it, I truly do. There’s a reason this treatment has been a Korean spa staple for years on end. Despite the countless sheet masks and masks I’m constantly testing, my go-to on weekend spa…

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Skincare Like a K-Drama Star!

Korean dramas are winning hearts the world over, and it’s not just for their meme-worthy tropes (back hugs!), easy-to-love storylines and easier-on-the-eyes stars. K-dramas provide an insight into the hottest trends coming out of Korea, whether it’s fashion, food, or jjimjil-bang (bathhouse) etiquette, and Korean beauty is no exception. Indeed, if Korean dramas are any…

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How to Pick the Best Double Cleansing Routine

Considered the most important part of skincare throughout Asia, cleansing (more specifically, the double cleanse) has become a beauty ritual synonymous with and unique to Korean and Asian beauty routines, resulting in the development of highly specialized products and methodologies. This is a topic we discuss all the time, from why double cleansing is effective to how…

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Ready to Mask + CHILL?

Summer’s here, y’all!!! Pack up your sunscreen and get ready to mask + chill. Mask and chill was born when GR staffers co-opted the netflix and chill trend by adding a new element: maximizing self care with a sheet mask! We mask and chill all year long, but wanted to share our tips for summer masking with…

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How I Beat Acne with the Power of K-Beauty

My acne has never been an all over phenomenon, even as a teen. Instead, it was the freakier kind that lurks beneath the surface of the skin, swollen and bumpy and rarely coming to a head*. When a pimple would come to a head, it seemed to never heal, scabbing over and re-scabbing as I repeatedly…

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Let’s Meet at KCON NY!

We’re so happy to announce that we’ve been invited back to KCON NY this year from June 24-25 at the Prudential Center in NJ! KCON is the biggest Korean culture (Hallyu) conference in the US, covering Korean pop culture, food, film, fashion and even beauty! This year, we’re coming back with a bang! More workshops, more…

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Introducing: the Glow Mystery (Mask) Launch Box!

Part of the thrill for a skincare junkie is finding new favorites. With each product that our team doesn’t love, there’s the sense that the next box we open or sheet mask we unfold will be that much lovelier! Maybe it’ll have a killer scent, genius packaging, or the texture of the sheet mask will…

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