Reviews

Lip Service: How to Wear the Best Smudge-Proof Lipsticks Under Your Mask Wearing a mask these days does not stop our passion for lipsticks but it actually drives us to search for smudge-proof, mask-proof lip products instead. After wearing (or testing) different lipsticks and lip glosses under our masks for quite a while now, we’re rounding up some of the best smudge-proof lipsticks and lip tints, together with some transfer-free lip care and lip product application tips, to let your lip ...

Clean Beauty: primera’s 5-Step Korean Skincare Routine for Winter As we trade off-shoulders, coral lipsticks and ice americano for leather jackets, burgundy lip shades and pumpkin spice latte, your skin is also urging for some intense hydration with the winter on the horizon. To avoid the itchy, scratchy misery, we have condensed the 10-step Korean skincare routine to 5 simple skincare steps with K-beauty brand primera, so you can get your skin Winter ready (perpetual dry skin, we’re ...

Best K-Beauty Award Winners That Will Get You Hyped Up for Black Friday Is it too early to talk about Black Friday on the first week of November? Not when you have a list of K-Beauty award winners lining up to get you into the "haul" spirit. Whether you're new to the Korean Beauty game or already a seasoned K-Beauty addict, it's always refreshing to introduce one-of-a-find, top-shelf-worthy beauty picks to your collection. From sheet mask, ampoule, facial cleanser, to lip tint, we’re ...

Top 13 Pumpkin Spice Beauty Products On Every Girl’s Fall Wish List Some people call it “fall” or “autumn,” but here we call it the “Pumpkin Spice Latte season.” And there’s no better time to “spice” things up than the PSL season where we get our autumnal fix from, you guessed it, pumpkins. Whether it’s in the form of a sheet mask, hand cream, eyeshadow palette, or lip tint, we’re rounding up some of the best pumpkin-infused beauty products — skincare AND makeup products — that you’ll see ...

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 cult-favorite ...

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 it’s the best ...

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 find it ...

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 mask-free ...

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 you happen ...

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 — jam-packed with all ...