Since the beginning of my love affair with K-Beauty, there have only been a few brands that have taken my breath away. In one way or another, every K-Beauty brand does it for me because I’m team #kbeauty247. But then there are those that are different in the best way- those that instantly steal a…
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Recently, we announced we were #GoingGlobal with our launch in Lane Crawford, Asia’s #1 luxury shopping destination! We created four ultimate gift sets that will launch in an exclusive pop-up in Lane Crawford’s Hong Kong flagship store and online. Many of you have asked if these sets would be available in the US through Glow…
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…
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…
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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…
In a way, I’ve grown up with K-beauty. My mom is Korean, after all, and my earliest lessons, from how to apply eyeliner to DIY cucumber facials, were all passed down from her. I got my first professional facial with my mom — at a strip mall storefront in a Korean enclave of southern California,…
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas? Yeah, not this time. I had just gotten back from a big beauty convention, and my souvenirs from weren’t just bags and bags of beauty samples and press kits — a little red bump found its way onto my face and latched on for dear life. Then this…
… the hydrogels we’ve curated for Glow Recipe are pretty amazing. From Ginseng-powered Soyedodam to the Whamisa Hydrogels, these masks have earned their places in our hearts and, from the looks of our review pages, in yours as well! We’ve outlined what makes our organic hydrogel offerings so amazing in a myriad of ways, but here’s…
Sometimes, you just know when you’re in love. Leejiham is the creator of the beloved Tea Tree Essence and Vita Propolis Ampoule- two healing hydrators that have reached cult status in the K-Beauty world for their potent, ingredient-driven healing and nourishing capabilities. Finally, those two treatments are available in sheet mask form- aka the best…