Despite being a “fiery redhead” with a July birthday, I genuinely despise Summer, heat, and the sun. What can be worse than sunburn, sweat (your own and sometimes other people’s), and makeup that’s melting off? Well, Korean beauty can at least help with that last part. The Laneige Glowy Makeup Serum is formulated to make the skin glow and makeup last longer. It is available on eBay, Amazon and YesStyle What this serum can do: Give the skin a healthy glow (not an oily sheen!)

Nearly every product category has its heroes - best known, most loved, iconic items (Chanel N°5 for perfume, for example). In Korean sleeping masks, such hero is Laneige Water Sleeping Mask. This gel mask with ultra concentrated Hydro Ionized Water hydrates the skin while you sleep. It has won Allure’s Best of Beauty Awards and CEW (Cosmetic Executive Women) Beauty Awards. It’s available on eBay, Amazon, Cosmetic Love and YesStyle in a variety of sizes, including sample sache

The Laneige White Plus Renew line has won the Top 50 Global Beauty Award. It’s meant to brighten and make the skin tone more even while also providing hydration. It's available on eBay and Amazon. Active ingredients: Saururus chinensis - a brightening agent with antioxidant and antibacterial effects. Niacinamide - vitamin B3 that visibly tightens pores, improves the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, evens out the skin tone, and is safe in the summer (doesn’t cause sensit

Everything started with a set of samples (mentioned here) - I completely fell in love with the sleeping eye mask and just had to order a full size. I haven’t had overnight eye masks before, so maybe all of them are this awesome, but I highly doubt that. The product is a light gel in a big glass bottle with a massaging applicator. A drop is enough for both eyes. It feels like someone very kind and tiny is giving your skin a hug. In the morning, there is no puffiness, the eyes

I love traveling - seeing new places, trying new food, getting out of the familiar day-to-day routine. I used to travel a lot more in my pre-family and pre-baby days - fortunate enough to go to England, France, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Germany, The Netherlands, and of course back to Russia. Not sure if a brief few hour visit to the Canadian side of the Niagara falls counts as “visiting Canada”, but I’ve done that too. Most of that was before discovering th

I have struggled with dry lips for as long as I can remember. I’ve made my own lip balm (pretty good, but I would really rather not spend my limited free time melting coconut oil and wax together and then using a dropper to get that into tiny plastic tubes until my hands cramp) and tried many store bought versions. The world of Korean skincare has brought numerous lip products into my life and I couldn’t be happier. Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask is well known in the skincare enth

When I ran out of the CosRx cleanser (read the review here), it was time to try something new/ As usual, I prefer a different cleanser for the mornings vs at night. This time, I ordered Laneige Foam Cleanser - Moisture. I have combination skin with an oily t-zone, but hydration is still important, especially when it’s cold (oh yeah, this year we had hail in April!). I work out (and sweat) most mornings, so it’s important to wash that off with something more potent than water