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The One Where I Won’t Shut Up About Korean Beauty Products…

Are you guys sick of me blabbering on and on about Korean beauty products yet? Well, too bad, because I have more to say! It's officially been over a month since I first started using these items, and I still remain wildly impressed. In the past, my skin would slowly become accustomed to the new products and/or regimens so that by this point, the benefits would diminish and sometimes even disappear altogether. (Does this happen to anyone else? Finding a new beauty product that works wonders in the beginning, only to find it losing its effectiveness as your skin adapts?) But with these Korean beauty products, my skin has remained clear, soft, bright, and supple. My pores have decreased in size, the sebaceous filaments on my nose have all...

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Korean Beauty Haul: My Favorite Products, Part 3

see:Korean Beauty Haul: IntroductionKorean Beauty Haul: My Favorite Products, Part 1Korean Beauty Haul: My Favorite Products, Part 2 Sheet Masks, prices varySheet masks are sheets of cloth or thick paper — with appropriate cutouts for the eyes and nose — that are soaked with skin-improving chemicals. Although the instructions for each mask varies between each brand and type, they usually are to be left in place for a period of 10-20 minutes, and upon removal, the leftover liquid to be patted or massaged into the face. (XOVain calls Korea sheet masks the "Lazy (Broke) Girl's Facial." :-P  You can also check out The Beauty Department's "Sheet Masks 101" article for a bit more information and their recommendations.) Like most other Korean skincare products, every mask serves to target specific skincare...

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Korean Beauty Haul: My Favorite Products, Part 2

see:Korean Beauty Haul: IntroductionKorean Beauty Haul: My Favorite Products, Part 1Korean Beauty Haul: My Favorite Products, Part 3 Laneige Water Sleeping Pack_EX, ($23 at Target)(As far as I can tell, the Water Sleeping Pack_EX is the Asian version of the American Water Sleeping Mask — same formulation but different names. If I am wrong, please correct me.) I've wanted to try this "sleeping mask" ever since Target began to carry Laneige, a popular Korean beauty brand, earlier this year. This is supposedly one of Laneige's best-selling products across all of Asia, and after a couple of weeks' use, I can definitely see why! The Water Sleeping Pack_EX is a thick cream that looks like a translucent blue gel. It glides on smoothly and...

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Korean Beauty Haul: My Favorite Products, Part 1

In my introduction post, I revealed how Korean women can use 14-17 skincare products throughout a typical day. And if you're anything like me, you're probably wondering what you could possibly do to your skin aside from cleanse and moisturize! Luckily, for the clueless like myself, Charlotte Cho of Soko Glam has shared with us a wonderful tutorial on The 10-Step Korean Skincare Routine. No, you do not have to follow the steps to the T, nor do you have to use the exact products mentioned in the article. And some of the items (like masks) are not meant to used every day. Additionally, because many Korean skincare products — especially emulsions and serums — tend to target only one or two skincare issues (but...

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