The Edit

Our beauty journal — the ideas, people, routines, and products worth a closer look.

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Picks9 min

What We'd Actually Buy at Olive Young Right Now

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.

Skincare8 min

Reading Korean Skincare Labels

기능성화장품 is a regulated designation. 저자극 is not. How to read a Korean cosmetics label — the words that had to be proved, the dates that matter, and the ones that are just a font.

Picks7 min

What to Buy for Your Skin Type, from the Aisle

Korean beauty aisles are organized by brand, not by skin. Here's what to actually put in the basket for dry, oily, combination, and sensitive skin, and the words on the package that tell you which bottle is which.