So many people ask me why do Korean women have such great skin. Everyone now seems so obsessed with Korean dramas, K-pop, Korean food, etc, which is wonderful — I’ve never been so proud to say that I am Korean (well, more Korean American than Korean Korean). Anyway, who doesn’t love all the Korean dramas on Netflix, like My Love from the Star, Crash Landing, Mystic Pop-up Bar, It’s Okay Not to be Okay, etc. Anyone knows that once you…
My friends are wondering how I have time to even write these blogs, especially when I’m so busy with other stuff. My answer to this is that I find writing therapeutic. I have no desire to do this to get free products (like a lot of other bloggers) because I already have tons of creams, makeup, gadgets, etc. Getting free stuff would take the best part out of all of this, which is shopping for the latest products!…
My sister got married in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on December 21st. The weather was perfect — sunny, warm and bright. Like all Asian women, as soon as I arrived, I started lathering on the sunscreen to my face. The problem was that the tube that I brought with me was almost empty! I panicked because the particular brand that I like is usually only sold at Dermatologists’ offices (Elta MD UB Shield Broad-Spectrum SPF 45). I went to the…
I’m so excited because I will shortly be off to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, to attend my sister’s wedding there. I’ve never been to Mexico, so can’t wait. When I tell people that I am going to Mexico for my sister’s wedding, for some reason most of them say, “Wow, is your sister marrying a Mexican? How do you feel about that?” First of all, have they never heard of destination weddings? Secondly, he is not Mexican, but even if…
I just landed in Hong Kong (yes, I wore a snail mask on the flight). Am on my way to The Farm Spa in Manila. Can’t wait. Before I left San Francisco, I went to my sister’s office (she is a dermatologist) and tried the Vampire Facial (aka “Platelet Rich Plasma” (PRP)). My friend also went with me to try it. They take some blood from you and then spin it in a centrifuge in order to separate the plasma…