As female founders and CEOs of our own company, Glow Recipe, we wanted to show our support for other female entrepenuers. We find it incredibly important to shine a light on the amazing successes of women in business around the world. In the first of a series of interviews with the females who head the brands with curate, we speak to Sungna Kim, the founder of Blossom Jeju, about work-life...

… the hydrogels we’ve curated for Glow Recipe are pretty amazing. From Ginseng-powered Soyedodam to the Whamisa Hydrogels, these masks have earned their places in our hearts and, from the looks of our review pages, in yours as well! We’ve outlined what makes our organic hydrogel offerings so amazing in a myriad of ways, but here’s the TL;DR: Hydrogels are the more potent cousin of cotton mask sheets, as the...

Sometimes, you just know when you’re in love. Leejiham is the creator of the beloved Tea Tree Essence and Vita Propolis Ampoule- two healing hydrators that have reached cult status in the K-Beauty world for their potent, ingredient-driven healing and nourishing capabilities. Finally, those two treatments are available in sheet mask form- aka the best way to figure out if that love is #true. ICYMI: LJH Treatments The original Tea...

We’re going back to Cali… for KCON LA. If you missed us at KCON NY or Beautycon LA, come meet us at KCON at the LA Convention Center! As a refresher, KCON is the biggest Korean culture (Hallyu) conference in the US, covering Korean pop culture, food, film, fashion and even beauty! We will be there for all three days, July 29th to July 31st with exciting guests, panels, workshops,...

Our definitive guide to all the words and terms you’ll need to decipher K-beauty like a pro. Ampoule: In Korea, ampoules are hyper-concentrated versions of serums, made for use as a two- to four-week special treatment course before your essence or serum. Generally, ampoules come in smaller sizes due to their concentration, sometimes in small, one-time use vials in sets of 15 to 30 to use daily. Click here for...

Our discovery of the Polatam Water Gel sheet masks began with our team’s group trial in our offices. As we swivelled around in our chairs and removed our respective sheets after just 10 minutes (versus the normal 20 minutes required of a sheet mask), we were delighted to find that the masks had seriously delivered on their claims: 10 minutes was all it took to top up our hydration levels...

Not sure which cleansing oil is best for you? We’ve covered why oil cleansing is important and how to do the K-beauty double cleanse, and we’ve curated three very different oil cleansers that can help you complete your double cleansing regimen- but what’s the difference between them? Our family of oil cleansers is ever-growing as we happen upon new formulations that we love. Keep reading to find your new favorite...

Under the uncommonly overcast sky in Los Angeles, a pink banner proudly proclaiming “#BeautyconLA” broke through the concrete landscape. Moving towards the LA Convention Center like a moth attracted to a flame, our Glow Recipe team entered through the sliding doors of the Los Angeles Convention Center. After ascending the escalators, Kandee Johnson’s smiling face greeted us at the gates of a wonderland and playground of beauty. We made it....

When I used the Blossom Jeju 2 step mask for the first time, I knew it was something seriously special. It had the magical combination of things about it that made me harken back to the humble beginnings of my love affair with K-beauty, where each new product made me sigh and yearn to break it open. Beautifully packaged and blessed with gorgeous ingredient list: I was in love immediately....

Our Co-Founder Christine and I sat down today for our second-ever Facebook live to talk about pores- specifically, how to keep them clear and minimized! We took questions from our viewers and shared some of our favorite tips, ingredients, and pore minimizing routines. Catch the video in full below: Join us to learn how to care for pores and keep them clear! Tag three friends below with any questions and...

4 Skin Care Mistakes You May Be Making We’re in a golden age of beauty. The cosmetics industry is forecast to exceed $62 billion in gross revenues in the United States alone. Skin care, one of the fastest growing segments of the industry, is expected to reach $11 billion in revenues by 2018. Beauty is also one of the few industries that is resistant to economic downturns, including the Great...

After we first launched one-time use rubber masks last year, the craze hasn’t shown any signs of stopping. And I get it, I truly do. There’s a reason this treatment has been a Korean spa staple for years on end. Despite the countless sheet masks and masks I’m constantly testing, my go-to on weekend spa nights is always a rubber mask – Vitamin if my skin feels a little dull,...