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A review by twiinklex
The Korean Skincare Bible: The Ultimate Guide to K-Beauty Secrets by Sara Jimenez, Lilin Yang, Leah Ganse
3.0
I had high hopes for this book because I love reading about Asian skincare but while quick and enjoyable, I had difficulty taking it seriously because of a few reasons.
Firstly, the book kept "recommending" products from two brands at the end of each chapter: Klairs and A.by BOM. Not sure if it's a paid endorsement or if MiiN is pushing its own partners, but it sure felt like it. Even though there's nothing wrong with sponsored content, I felt like this devalued the book's credibility, as much as I like and trust those two brands.
I didn't think much of this until the sleeping mask chapter, where there was no mention of Laneige's famed water sleeping mask. By then, I started to doubt this book's credibility.
Secondly, there was one paragraph in a particular chapter that said: "Natural facials are much more than a passing fashion. They are based on Korean philosophy and lifestyle." I'm sorry but as we all know, South Korea has the highest rate of plastic surgery (this little tidbit was also listed as a fact at the end of the book), so to shout about being all natural and link it to "Korean lifestyle" is contradictory.
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Firstly, the book kept "recommending" products from two brands at the end of each chapter: Klairs and A.by BOM. Not sure if it's a paid endorsement or if MiiN is pushing its own partners, but it sure felt like it. Even though there's nothing wrong with sponsored content, I felt like this devalued the book's credibility, as much as I like and trust those two brands.
I didn't think much of this until the sleeping mask chapter, where there was no mention of Laneige's famed water sleeping mask. By then, I started to doubt this book's credibility.
Secondly, there was one paragraph in a particular chapter that said: "Natural facials are much more than a passing fashion. They are based on Korean philosophy and lifestyle." I'm sorry but as we all know, South Korea has the highest rate of plastic surgery (this little tidbit was also listed as a fact at the end of the book), so to shout about being all natural and link it to "Korean lifestyle" is contradictory.
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