Archive for September 2016
Never Compromise: An Interview with Park Tamhee, Founder of Polatam
As female founders and co-CEOs of our own company, Glow Recipe, we wanted to show our support for other female entrepreneurs. We find it incredibly important to shine a light on the amazing successes of women in business around the world. In the last of our series of interviews with the female founders who head…
Read MoreIntroducing… the Mystery Minis 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 cleanser we foam up will be that much lovelier! Maybe it’ll have a killer scent, genius packaging, or the texture of the cream will be…
Read MoreIngredient Spotlight: Sahara Prickly Pear Cactus and Other Survival Botanicals
Snow. Sleet. Frigid temps. Searing heat. These are some of the extreme climates from around the globe. And while an August in Seoul can sometimes feel like it pushes the limits of human tolerance (seriously, try walking to the subway in heels and office wear in sheets of rain and 100% humidity and 90+ degrees),…
Read More1 Day, 1 Mask: Korea’s Top Beauty Trend
A mask a day keeps skin concerns at bay!
Read MoreA New Exfoliating HG: Salon de Tte
Going to the bathhouse a few times a month with my grandmother and mother, was a time-honored tradition in my family. It will be an almost all day event, where we would spend hours talking in the steam room, dipping in various botanical-infused pools, wrap up our hair in conditioning masks and face mask to…
Read MoreExperience “Velvet-Skin”: Ultra Dewy and Ready to Absorb
As we know, hydrated skin is healthier skin. This is the foundational rule behind K-Beauty that helps people of all skin tones and types transform their complexions for the better. There are some ingredients that are native to Asian skincare that we rarely see in Western beauty, and Galactomyces is one of these culprits: pronounced…
Read MoreWe’re going to Beautycon NYC!
We had such an amazing time at Beautycon LA earlier this year, and we’re so excited to participate in Beautycon again, but this time on our home turf! Beautycon is an annual festival with multiple dates across the country where beauty addicts get to interact with their favorite digital influencers while seeing and shopping with…
Read MoreHuxley Secret of Sahara Cream: As Goldilocks would say…’Just Right’
The first thing I do in the morning is to brush my finger against my cheek. Actually that’s the second thing I do, the first is groggily waking up to my little one tackling me in the gut. ^^; After years of testing products, this finger-to-the-cheek test is the quickest way I know whether a…
Read MoreHydration Cures a Multitude of Sins (…Skin Sins, That is)
It’s a fact as old as the K-beauty wave itself, but it bears repeating: hydration is the key to better skin. Often, as I talk to customers or people interested in skincare, I recommend multiple lightweight hydrators, regardless of skin type- and I’m met with surprise. They’re surprised for two reasons: First, most people believe that…
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