"The cat is beauty and the beast, a baffling blend, a wicked feast.”
So we’re firmly into 2020 and just now posting our 2019 furvorites. Blame it on too much gallivanting during the pawliday season.
So WordPress has converted to some asinine “block” editor thing which I accidentally accepted. And now I am like a Boomer on AOL dial-up. STOP FIXING shit that don’t need fixing.
Continue reading “2019 Furvorites”
I admit it, I’m biased against releases from American Kbeauty retailers. Within the last few years, Glow Recipe, Then I Met You (by Soko Glam‘s founder), and Peach & Lily (affiliate link for $10 off first order) have each come out with skincare lines. They ostensibly embody the Kbeauty ethos–but at Western prices. *cue eyeroll*
But I’ve been pleasantly surprised by Peach & Lily’s products (more on that in future posts) and now I’m surprised again by Glow Recipe’s Blueberry Bounce Gentle Cleanser ($34 for 160ml). It’s a low-pH foaming cleanser that beautifies your sink (and Instagram).
Continue reading “Berry Smooth(ie): Glow Recipe Blueberry Bounce Gentle Cleanser Review”
Peach & Lily has low-key announced its 4th annual sample sale.
Via an announcement at the bottom of its usual marketing emails, Peach & Lily have announced that this year’s sale will take place this Friday (Aug. 24th) from 8am-9pm at 23 West 24th Street, New York, NY 10010.
More details here:
Sadly, we’ve (ahem: Renee’s) missed the last couple of sales.
But fret not! Our friends Peeping Pomeranian and Ceci Beauty Therapy recapped the recent years in lots of detail (prices, photos, inventory).
Read on and brace prepare yourself! This is quite the event for Kbeauty lovers in NY. Count yourself lucky if you’re able to go!
Click HERE or on the image to view Peeping Pomeranian’s post.
Click HERE or on the image to view Ceci Beauty Therapy’s post.
Will you be going?
P.S. Look out for reviews of the new skincare by Peach & Lily (also available at Ulta). I just got the Super Reboot Resurfacing Mask ($43) and Matcha Pudding Antioxidant Cream ($40).
Roses. Pink. What’s not to love?
Well…
At first glance, Mamonde Petal Spa Cleansing Balm (about $20/80ml) seems made for me. And it is a good cleansing balm…just not for me. Continue reading “A Doze-on Roses: Mamonde Petal Spa Cleansing Balm Review”
What drew me to Skin Editor Tre-Fact Revitalizing Essence ($29; provided by Beautibi, a great source for Taiwanese and Korean beauty) is that it purports to strengthen the skin barrier and that the brand specializes in post-procedure care. As a regular tretinoin user (yay Curology!) and frequent overexfoliator (boooo glycolic acid), treatments like Tre-Fact appeal to me.
When my moisture barrier is fine, Tre-Fact may seem like just another hydrating serum. But when it’s compromised–dull, bumpy, red, flaky–Tre-Fact comes to the rescue.
Continue reading “The Great Barrier Relief: Skin Editor Tre-Fact Revitalizing Essence Review”
Korean skincare brand BONAIR specializes in purrremium fermented oil.
Oil. Fermented. Yasss, let that sink in for a moment (as deep as fermented oil is supposed to sink in compared to non-fermented oil).
Be Mused Korea now stocks BONAIR’s delicious offerings and sent us some items to review. (You might know Be Mused’s founder as the lovely Lisa @beautybemused.)
Angela (normal-to-dry skin) tried BONAIR Blue Smoother Face Oil ($53/30ml) and Velvet Cream ($48/50 ml). The Blue Smoother line is targeted at dry/very dry skin and features fermented blue tansy oil and guaiazulene. ::Cue squeals over blue ingredients::
Renee (combination skin) tried BONAIR Rose Illuminator Oil Drop ($53/30ml) and Moist Cream ($48/50ml). The Rose Illuminator line is lighter weight than the Blue Smoother line (but still very moisturizing) and contains fermented rosehip oil.
Continue reading “Smooth Op-PURR-rator: BONAIR Blue Smoother and Rose Illuminator Skincare Review”
By “spread it” I mean spread the word, filthy minds. This is the first full review of a sponsored product from the #ABINNYC meetup. It was a hectic week and I made it to the meetup by the hair on my chimney chin chin. The swag bag situation was serious and even ~butter~ was the fact that one of the sponsors Soo Ae included an abundance of hair products. This Asian platinum hair is thiiiiirrrsty lately.
This is a little sealed foil packet with a handy nozzle in case there’s leftover product. It’s probably very handy for travel as it’s flat and doesn’t take as much room as cylindrical containers.
Now I’m no chemist so I’ll reserve my judgment over the ingredients list. For those in the know, here it is. Ok yeah there’s pretty chemically-sounding ingredients here. However I’m of the opinion that hair is dead (like my insides) so unless it’s fire or acids, it’s probably fine (I’ve applied one of the two to my hair, but that’s another story for another time). Continue reading “Spread It! Super Butter Intensive Hair Mask from Soo Ae New York”
When Gothamista asks you to purrrsonally take her shopping, you don’t say no. In fact, you say yes while trying hard to play it cool and fake-flipping through your planner.
So on one cold day in New York, Renée met up Renee (no relation) and me for a day in Chinatown exploring some of the best places in the city to swatch ‘n’ sniff Korean, Japanese, Taiwanese, and Chinese beauty stuphs (plus some select Western ones).
The result? A lighter wallet but also OUR AWESOME SHOPPING GUIDE on Gothamista’s blog.
Take a gander HERE and stay tuned to Gothamista’s blog for another guest post, this time venturing beyond Chinatown! What’s your favorite beauty spot in NY?
Puns. Balls. Olive Garden. Liquid nose job. Sweet Valley Twins. Bird poop. INFLUENTIAL!!!!
This is just a sampling of our interview with Kbeauty shop/blogzine/forum Beautytap. Click here to read MOAR than you ever wanted to know about us.
Rile you were sleeping, a new player arrived on the Kbeauty scene.
When I first heard about Riley Rose, it sounded like a Sephora for millennials. What I didn’t realize until I visited the store at Glendale Galleria (a Los Angeles mall): Riley Rose has a TON of Kbeauty brands that can’t be found in a brick-and-mortar elsewhere.
So it’s more like Sephora for Kbeauty. LOVE. Continue reading “I’m Mall In: Review of Riley Rose, Sephora for Kbeauty”
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