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Remember when I imagined curating my own Asian beauty box?Well, that dream has become a reality!Shortly after publishing that post, my friend Sunny reached out to me with a proposal: why not form a Korean beauty subscription box service?At first, I wanted to laugh. This had to be a joke, right?But the more I thought about it, the more it made sense. With our collective passion for Korean beauty products, my technical skills and her business acumen, we would make one heckuva team. Besides, Korean beauty is everywhere these days...
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Yesterday, my friend Jacinda joked that she needs a Geek in Heels beauty subscription box. I was super flattered to receive the comment, and it got me thinking about what I'd include in a box if I could curate one...
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Let's start the week off with some product reviews, shall we?Whamisa Organic Flowers Creamy Foam CleanserI had been eyeing this item for a while because I ❤ Whamisa products and I had read some especially good things about the cleanser. I picked up a bottle when Glow Recipe was having their July 4th weekend sale, and WOW have I been impressed!There are a bazillion facial cleansers out there, so what sets this apart from the rest? It is a low-pH cleanser (read here to see why the pH of your cleanser matters) that has the textural consistency of a high-pH cleanser. In other words, it is lush and foamy and cleans incredibly well...
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This webstrip made me LOL today because I can relate all to well! You know you're pale when a friend makes a remark about your pale legs and you show them your tan lines to prove that this is your tan skin.In all seriousness though, I've learned to accept my pale skin and now wear sunscreen every day, even when I don't go out. I always tell my friends that Asian — especially Japanese! — sunscreen is the way to go, because the sun protection technology is more advanced, with better formulas that are usually a lot cheaper as well.(Don't believe me? Go read Why You Shouldn't Be Buying Your Sunscreen in America.)My favorite sunscreen, the Innisfree Eco Safety No Sebum Sun Milk SPF50+/PA+++, has sadly...
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