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Aug 1, 2022

COSNORI Silk Repair Nail Cream Review

This post contains affiliate links. Product provided by Jolse. I love doing my nails. Almost nothing gives me more joy than having beautiful fingernails. I typically do my own using different Korean stickers or press ons (check out my Nails playlist on YouTube for tutorials). In between sets, I try to really nourish and rehydrate my nails to make sure they stay healthy and beautiful even when bare. Until now, I’ve been using regular hand cream or whatever didn’t work on my fa

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Nov 11, 2021

Lucky Trendy Hand Mask Review

This post contains affiliate links. Product provided by YesStyle. I was made for Fall and Winter - I love hot tea, scarves, blankets, and not having to sweat or squint at the bright sun. What I don’t love are dry, cracked hands. For the past several winters, I have decided to take a proactive approach and try to prevent as much damage as possible before it actually happens. I have a whole video on my best hand care tips - watch here, and in addition to that I like to occasion

K Beauty Hobbit

Jun 8, 2021

Pyunkang Yul Hand Creams Review

This post contains affiliate links. Products provided by Glowie Co. I’m guilty of neglecting my hands and then trying to fix the damage. This year (ok, since 2020, but I swear it feels like 2020 is still in progress) I tried to be a lot more proactive about preventing the dryness, cracking, and redness. Caring for the hands goes beyond just aesthetics for me - when the skin barrier is compromised, it gets painful and incredibly difficult to go about daily activities like hand

Klairs Daily Comfort Hand Wash and Hand Cream Review

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Feb 15, 2021

Klairs Daily Comfort Hand Wash and Hand Cream Review

I love when kbeauty brands branch out into body care - skin is our largest organ and covers a lot more than just the face. Plus, skin ages everywhere. My hands are a constant struggle any year, but especially since 2020 (so much hand sanitizer!). Klairs just released two brand new products - Klairs Daily Comfort Hand Wash and Hand Cream. Both are unscented. I’ve been using them for a little while now and am ready to share opinions. They are available on the Wishtrend* site: h

K Beauty Hobbit

Feb 11, 2021

Brillie Hand Wash Review

I suffer from dry, cracking hands in the best of times, but 2020 was something extra. I do not think I have ever used this much sanitizer. And, of course, having two small kids means I am always washing my hands. Brillie hand wash came to me in a by Sophie box (check out the unboxing video here). It’s a refillable/reusable soap bottle. The refills look like shaved soap (or soap pellets?). The brand calls them granules, which is probably a much better marketing choice. The ref

SKIN & LAB Cleaning Hands Lotion Collection Review

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Oct 27, 2020

SKIN & LAB Cleaning Hands Lotion Collection Review

One of the many reasons I love being a Korean beauty blogger is the abundance of new and exciting things to write about. I don’t just mean new brands and products, but entire new categories that didn’t exist before. Have you ever heard of a cleaning hand lotion? Me neither. The Skin & Lab Cleaning Hands Lotion Collection was gifted to me in a special edition of By Sophie Box (you can watch the unboxing on my IGTV). It’s a set of six 30ml / 1.01 fl oz lotions with different sc

Logically Skin Liftderm Hand Cream Review

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Aug 28, 2020

Logically Skin Liftderm Hand Cream Review

Hands are a sore subject for me (really, they get so dry that they hurt). I even made a whole video about my tips and tricks for keeping hands in top shape in the Fall and Winter - watch it here. I’ve been fortunate to work from home for the past five months, avoiding most of the hand washing and sanitizing frenzy. However, I am now back in the office, and after just one week my skin took a beating. Good thing I had the Logically Skin Liftderm Hand Cream in my arsenal. Spoile

MISSHA Ceramide Capsule Hand Cream Review

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Mar 8, 2019

MISSHA Ceramide Capsule Hand Cream Review

Hands are my most troubled area when it comes to keeping the skin healthy and beautiful. They dry out, crack, bleed, itch, and cause all kinds of discomfort, especially in the winter. I’ve had a great experience with my last Missha hand cream (review here), so I decided to try Missha Ceramide Capsule Hand Cream this time. It’s available on* eBay, Amazon, and YesStyle. The cream is designed for people who experience dry skin, either seasonally or chronically. It can be used on

Benton Shea Butter and Coconut Hand Cream Review

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Jan 7, 2019

Benton Shea Butter and Coconut Hand Cream Review

Every Fall and Winter, I struggle with chapped, irritated hands that sometimes even crack and bleed. I’m not sure if it’s the cold, the dryness of the indoor heated air, the soap we have at work, or some wicked combination of all of the above. Either way, it’s very painful and definitely not visually pleasing. I’ve had great experiences with Benton products so far (reviews here), so I was very excited to get my hands on (see what I did there?) Benton Shea Butter and Coconut H

Innisfree Special Care Mask - Hand - Review

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Sep 27, 2018

Innisfree Special Care Mask - Hand - Review

Fall in the US might mean golden leaves, all things pumpkin spice, boots and cozy sweaters. But to me it also means dry, cracking skin. I don’t know if it’s the cold air, the drying indoor heat, or some combination of both that leaves my hands rough, flaking and very painful. Starting last year, I decided to proactively address this issue with a series of preventative measures to hopefully avoid cracking to the point of seeing actual blood. Leave it to the world of Korean bea

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Sep 18, 2018

Korean Beauty for a Young Princess

I have a little princess at home, who’s 4.5 years old and needs to have everything just like mom. She’s been asking for lipstick since she was 3, even before she could completely pronounce the word “lipstick”. And she regularly borrows my beauty blenders, brushes, powder puffs and so on - anything she can reach, really. One time she gave herself a peanut butter “face mask” while I dared to use the restroom alone - never a dull moment. So last Christmas season my dad asked wha

Missha Total Repairing Hand Cream Review

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Jul 13, 2018

Missha Total Repairing Hand Cream Review

I’m back with my hand care saga. With herculean efforts I managed to survive the winter without dry, bleeding hands (which is my usual winter skin stage). Once of the key players in that success was Missha Total Repairing Hand Cream. I ordered it “just because” during a sale - it’s available on* eBay and Amazon. We all know very well that hands and neck can betray the true age of even the most well taken care of woman if they are not being treated along with the face. So I tr

K Beauty Hobbit

Jun 19, 2018

Cosmetea Tea Blossoms Hand Cream Review

Dry hands is a huge problem for me all year long. In the winter, they get bad to the point of cracking and bleeding, although last year I managed to control that fairly well with the help of Korean skincare. Still, I try not to let the problem get out of hand (see what I did there?) since prevention is almost always easier than treatment. I saw this lonely tube in a local store and picked it up. My mom bought the whole gift set for herself and allowed me to take pictures of h

TonyMoly Magic Food Mango Hand Butter Review

K Beauty Hobbit

Apr 15, 2018

TonyMoly Magic Food Mango Hand Butter Review

I can go on and on about how I really needed hand cream for my dry hands, but the real reason I bought this is because of the cute packaging :) and then the contents ended up being quite decent. It all started with an Innisfree grapefruit hand cream. I really liked that cream. A coworker liked it because of the smell, and since that specific scent was discontinued, I gave her mine. My inner hobbit cheerfully screamed how we IMMEDIATELY need a replacement. I have mixed feeling

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Apr 9, 2018

Skinfood Freshmade Apple Mask Review

My inner hobbit and I have recently discovered that we have absolutely no hydrating wash off masks. Blasphemy! Half of my fridge is basically hoards of sheet masks, but I had nothing in jars. How could I possibly live like this? :) I have combination skin with oily t zone and dehydration issues in the winter (which can make the skin produce even more oil). So I always try to keep my skin hydrated. Of course, in the summer the omnipresent air conditioning is also quite drying.

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