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The Edit
All our beauty stories — ideas, trends, routines, and the people behind them.
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Korean beauty is part of everyday life, from the products we choose to the ways we care for skin, hair, and scalp. Find a story, explore a routine, or start with your Beauty Profile.
The journal
All our beauty stories — ideas, trends, routines, and the people behind them.
Explore The Edit →Our selection
Considered skincare and hair products, with reviews and comparisons to help you choose.
Explore Picks →Skin
Routines, ingredients, treatments, and aftercare — with skincare picks kept in their proper context.
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Scalp care, damage, head spas, treatments, and styling — guidance first, without a premature product shelf.
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From the journal
Yes, international visitors book personal-color consultations in Seoul. Here is what the session involves, what to ask before reserving, and how seriously to take the result.
A Seoul beauty day does not need three appointments and a suitcase of products. Choose one experience, give it room, and let the rest of the day feel like a day off.

Major Korean beauty companies are building products for Daiso. Here’s why ₩5,000 K-beauty has become a serious discovery channel.

A practical edit of five Korean serums worth the hype, from lightweight hydration and post-breakout care to PDRN glow, peptides, and beginner retinol.

A named-product shortlist built from Olive Young's own purchase data rather than from what films well: the toner, serum, cleansing oil, sunscreen, and cream Korea actually buys — plus what we'd leave on the shelf.

Korea passed the United States to become the world's second-largest cosmetics exporter — and 71% of that came from small brands you've never heard of. What that actually changes, and why we started this magazine.