When Korean skincare first caught the eye of Western beauty editors, they needed an easy, straightforward “spin” to promote its virtues. Thus, the 10-step K-beauty routine was born, and during the early…

When Korean skincare first caught the eye of Western beauty editors, they needed an easy, straightforward “spin” to promote its virtues. Thus, the 10-step K-beauty routine was born, and during the early…
Hello everyone, I’m back to talk about my hair some more. (Don’t worry, this is about your hair too, I promise.) My journey to healthy, cascading Mermaid Hair has been full of…
Remember the (Western) beauty industry B.O. (“before oils”)? Of course, oils have been used for thousands of years, but I can easily recall a time when the idea of using face, body,…
I have a confession: I love the Snapchat and Instagram filters that offer a little extra smoothing and glow. I’ve always struggled with enlarged, stretched pores and skin texture issues. For years,…
I still somewhat fondly remember the first pandemic lockdown. We were all so hopeful, weren’t we? Even a little bit excited for all this time we suddenly had—time to bake banana bread…
To the uninitiated, a moisturizer and sleeping mask might sound like the same thing. After all, they’re both creams that bookend a skincare routine, keeping your face happy by sealing up all…
I won’t get into age-old debate of whether you’re a dog person or a cat person (it’ll be pretty clear where I fall), but with the huge uptick in the number of…