We're like jet lag, who dis?
Who dis, ugh that's the best part.
Hey, guys, it's Mi-Anne, and this is Beauty with Mi.
South Korea is a bona fide skin care hub, and South Koreans know a thing or two about super
dewy skin.
I am super excited because I got a glass skin facial while I was in Seoul.
If you guys are unfamiliar with glass skin, it is essentially a term popularized in South
Korea that refers to super bouncy, hydrated, dewy skin, that's
so dewy and so glistening that it semi-resembles a pane of glass.
That is the objective of this facial.
And in South Korea, where dewy skin is a very, very, very covetable thing to have, this facial
that we got was directly designed to create that effect.
So right after touching down in South Korea, I met up with Sarah Lee.
She is the co-founder of Glow Recipe.
And she was kind of my guide for the week that I was in Seoul.
I am so excited to get a facial with you.
You're the expert.
What are we getting today?
So we're here at Oracle Derm Clinic.
This is my favorite spot to get a facial treatment, especially after flying from New York.
So you want to get over that jet lag, but still get that glowing skin.
They're known for glass skin facials, and glass skin is the most popular skincare trend right
now, where people want that smooth, poreless, translucent skin result.
Let's go.
Step one began like most facials do with a very thorough cleanse.
Mm, smells good.
The hot towel is the best part.
It's so good. For the next products to infuse really well,
she's going to use some intense treatments.
So this is a way to prep my skin for that.
She wet this cotton pad with water.
And I'm holding onto this so that this whole electricity flows through this.
I thought there might be a little bit of a shock sensation, but since I was holding that
electrical grounding thing, I didn't feel anything.
It felt amazing.
It tingles.
Is it tingling you, Sarah?
It's tingling a little bit.
But it's really gentle, right?
It's almost like ticklish, almost.
And it's kind of a cold sensation.
So that's really nice.
We did that for about seven minutes, and then we moved onto an LED treatment,
which helps to renew the skin, calm and soothe
the skin.
She said it's really great for people that have puffiness, and that's gonna be for eight
minutes.
LED time.
This in particular, with this yellow light, is great for hyper pigmentation, dark spots.
It's really a part of this glass skin facial to make sure that the skin tone is even.
And before this treatment, she applied this aloe-infused gel so that the
soothing benefit is boosted.
So it's kind of like an all-in-one.
I get the soothing, the calming, but also even tone and texture through this.
So she's going to apply the watermelon mask now.
It's really cold.
I love it.
It's really satisfying because when you wash your face after masking, it reveals your soft,
baby soft skin.
She's wiping it off now, but she's going to wash it off with a cold towel.
It's kind of like a double step.
Yeah, it is cold.
It's actually really nice.
My face was feeling so puffy and bloated from the plane.
It's icy cold.
And then we moved onto a vitamin C serum.
She's applying the pineapple C bright serum because she wants to give that extra glow
glass skin result.
And this is a very gentle vitamin C treatment.
Smells like a vodka pineapple.
Just what my skin needed after a 14-hour flight across the Pacific.
And then after that, she's going to do the rubber mask, which is the last step of this
routine.
Usually rubber masks are made with algae, which is amazing for antioxidant power and
also soothing effect.
So this is not only gonna give me the soothing, but also just stronger skin overall.
Typically, they leave this on for about 10 minutes and
then peel it off.
It's like 10 to 15 minutes max.
I'm going to try and touch you.
Oh, it's so bright.
How do you feel?
Oh my god, it feels amazing.
It's so, I don't know.
There's something really exhilarating about the peel off experience of a rubber mask.
Once that was done, we ended the entire treatment with a healthy
dose of SPF.
You got to have SPF.
And we went on our way.
Am I finished?
Yes, you're all done.
Thank you for your hard work!
That's it, guys!
Honestly, so nice to get this right after the flight.
I think my skin looked so much dewier, so much bouncier.
It did have that kind of glistening glass skin effect.
It costs roughly around $120 for the facial.
I will say, though, I had an awesome time.
It was really
cool to see what techniques they use.
And it was even better that I got to do it with my friend.
Thanks so much for watching, guys.
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