[ENG] The K-Beauty Podcast: Self-Care with K-Beauty

Today’s episode of The K-Beauty Podcast focuses on the concept of self-care, and how K-beauty can help you take care of your skin, and thus also take care of your self. Sure, it is not some miraculous cure-all, but taking care of your skin has many health benefits, despite what *some* people have said (and written) lately…

I am a day late with this week’s episode of The K-Beauty Podcast and very sorry about that, but nevertheless excited to present to you today’s podcast topic: Self-Care with K-Beauty!

I felt that given the recent debate about skincare as a frivolous, superfluous pastime of silly and impressionable women, and given that Valentine’s Day usually makes many of us feel less than stellar about our love lives, that this would be the perfect time to talk about self-care and why Korean beauty products are so great at supporting our efforts to take care of ourselves…

Here is episode FOUR of The K-Beauty Podcast:

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Episode Notes: Self-Care with K-Beauty

• Article about how emotional labour is still gendered as being women’s responsibility
• The Snailcast episode on self-care, with some great tips from the Snailcast squad
• Jude Chao, a.k.a. “Fiddy Snails”, wrote a lovely article on how her K-beauty routine helps her soothe her depression
• Coco Park on how K-Beauty may have actually saved her life
• Racked article on the effectiveness of skincare  as a response to that article we shall not mention here
• The New Yorker wrote a rather critical critical article on the self-care movement, missing – in my view – the importance of self-care for people with chronic and/or mental illnesses
• The New York Times also has a – somewhat more positive, but still sceptical – think piece on the rise of self-care in a post-Trump world
• Marian Keyes on how Chanel nail polish helped her through a bad depressive episode and how manicure is a form of self-care for her
• As always, the intro and outro music is “Puzzle Pieces” by Lee Rosevere

Self-care ideas and products for some extra special pampering:

• Lisa Eldrige’s Youtube tutorial for a full facial massage
• Olivarrier Fluid Oil with Squalane – buy at Stylekorean*
• Pyunkang Yung Oil – buy at Stylekorean*
• Antipodes Divine Facial Oil – buy at Amazon US*, buy at Amazon DE*
• I’m from Honey Mask – available at Wishtrend*
• K-beauty product samples at Testerkorea and RoseRose
• The History of Woo is basically product porn – buy at Beautytap*
• Another beautiful hanbang brand: Sulwhasoo – buy at Beautytap*
• Skinfood Strawberry Black Sugar Mask – the larger sized limited edition available on Amazon US*, normal size available at Stylekorean* or Amazon DE*
• Wish Formula C200 Peeling Pad – read my German review, buy at Amazon US* or at Yesstyle*
• Secret Key Pink Racoony Eye Patches (so cute!) – buy at Stylekorean*

Product recommendations for a simplified, low energy K-Beauty routine:

• Son & Park Beauty Water – buy at Amazon US,* buy at Stylekorean*
• Bioderma Sensibio H2O Micellar Water – buy at Amazon US*, buy at Amazon DE*
• Neogen Real Fresh Cleansing Stick Green Tea – buy at Amazon US,* buy at Amazon DE*
• Cosrx Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence – buy at Amazon US,* buy at Stylekorean*
• Cosrx One Step Moisture Up Pads – buy at Amazon US,* buy at Stylekorean*
• Blithe Pressed Serums – available at Amazon US,* or at Yesstyle*
• Klairs Freshly Juiced Vitamin E Mask – read my English review, buy at Wishtrend*
• Neogen White Truffle Serum in Oil Drop – buy at Stylekorean*
• HYGGEE Balance One Step Facial Essence – buy at Stylekorean*
• Benton Honest TT Mist (has since been renewed!) – buy at Yesstyle*
• Cosrx Low ph PHA Barrier Mist – buy at Stylekorean*
• Heimish Bulgarian Rose Mist Serum – buy at Stylekorean*
• Pyunkang Yul Moisture Cream – buy at Stylekorean*
• Kicho Ultra Moisturizing Sun Cream – buy at Stylekorean*

The weekly craves, faves and misbehaves

• Crave of the week: Banila co. V-V Vitalizing Toner* and V-V Vitalizing Serum* (links lead to Beautytap)
• Fave of the week: Vicco Turmeric Skin Cream – buy at Amazon US*
• Review article on Refinery29 about the Vicco Turmeric Cream
• Misbehave of the week: iUNIK Vitamin Hyaluronic Acid Vitalizing Toner – read my review, buy at UNIQUE4U
• My favourite K-beauty toner at the moment: Swanicoco Fermentation Snail Care Toner, so moisturising and soothing for my oily combo skin! – buy at Beautytap*

That is all for episode 4 of The K-Beauty Podcast: “Self-Care with K-Beauty.” Make sure to subscribe on ITunes to never miss a newly released episode! As always, I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this episode!

Take (self-)care guys!
Sugarpeaches

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