Reviews

5 Best Korean Brands Your Favorite Beauty Influencers Swear By If you asked us to list all the reasons why we always look to K-Beauty brands like COSRX, Dr. Jart+, innisfree and LANEIGE for our skincare routine, the list would be endless. From the carefully-designed formulas to the affordable price range, there are more and more cult-favorite Korean brands making their way to our radar and coming to steal the top-shelf spot as we speak. This time we’ve rounded up the top 5 ...

How to Use eclair LED Mask to Treat Acne and Aging Skin Haven’t you heard? Hi-tech beauty is the new hype now, and this time we’re spotlighting the oh-so-futuristic LED therapy mask from K-Beauty brand eclair. A common 10-step K-beauty skincare routine (you know the drill: double-cleansing, essence toner, moisturizer, face mask and more...) might already sound luxurious but the ultimate step to top it off is definitely a mess-free, hassle-free light therapy. Scroll down to see ...

Best Makeup Setting Sprays and Powders of 2020 - Editor Reviews If you’ve been personally victimized by melting makeup, you’ve come to the right place. Needless to say, having long-wear makeup and making it stay flawless can be quite a challenge — unless you have the right makeup setting sprays and setting powders to back you up. You can spritz the makeup setting sprays onto your face, on a makeup brush or on any makeup applicators to help smooth out your makeup. Whether ...

Face Essence vs Face Toner: Break Down the Difference with SCINIC Another week, another K-Beauty brand to add to your radar. This time, we’re eyeing for the indie Korean Beauty brand SCINIC and its two major all-star players: The Simple Calming Toner and the First Treatment Essence. But before we get into the skincare reviews, do you know the difference between a face toner and a face essence? Even if you’re familiar with the 10-step Korean skincare routine, you might still ...

How to Treat Maskne: Skincare Expert Kelly Driscoll Shares 6 Best K-Beauty Picks Wearing a mask every day is essential these days, but wearing it all day can burden our skin which might cause Maskne. So, what is Maskne? Maskne means mask acne , a common skin problem caused by prolonged hours of wearing a protective mask. The sweat and bacteria continue to rub onto your skin underneath a mask, causing irritation, dehydration and acne breakouts . But don’t worry, even though going ...

Best SKINFOOD Products for K-Beauty Beginners: Black Sugar Cleansing Line Review Let’s face it, we’re all suckers for yummy skincare ingredients that can double as food (or sometimes, drink). And if you have a sweet tooth like me, black sugar might come as the perfect cure for your skincare cravings. Lucky for you, my adventurist instinct has led me to a Korean brand called SKINFOOD, which has a whole skincare line dedicated to using black sugar as a skincare regimen . So if ...

13 Best Korean Skincare Sets & Beauty Gifts You'll Want To Buy For Yourself Too The season might be changing, but our obsession with skincare sets and beauty gifts isn’t going anywhere. As you know, we’re always looking for ways to spoil ourselves (and our friends and family, of course) so what better way to do that than some K-Beauty pick-me-ups? Lucky for you, we’ve curated a special list of Korean skincare gift sets and more trending Korean beauty products ...

Beauty Review: Cassandra Bankson Reveals Her Love-At-First-Try FRUDIA Favorites Beauty products are more than just beauty products. Your cosmetic consumer choices can actually empower better beauty communities and help drive the improvement of the beauty market. This time, YouTube beauty guru (also our favorite K-Beauty expert) Cassandra is back and she’s here to talk about this hypeworthy K-Beauty brand FRUDIA, digging into the Korean brand’s most-loved skincare ingredient ...

HwaHae Beauty Awards 2020: 12 Top Rated K-Beauty Hits That Belong On Your Shelf This Fall As we all know, 5-star reviews are the new currency of the trending K-Beauty market. They tell us what skincare products, makeup products , or new beauty hits are worth investing our money in. That’s why today we’re eyeing for all the winners of the twice-a-year HwaHae Consumer Beauty Awards 2020 to top up our skincare routine and makeup bag , from best cleansing oil , best lip care, ...

Unboxing K-Beauty: James Welsh Reveals His Best Sioris Picks for Natural Skincare Routine Natural skincare products are one of the key features of the ever-growing K-Beauty market. That’s why we appreciate skincare brands that use ingredients derived only from nature, and Sioris is definitely on our YES list. The Korean beauty brand Sioris stands for “Simple Origin” and only picks fresh, natural ingredients that are in season for optimal effectiveness in their ...