Korean cosmetics are a hit in Asia and quite impressively, they are capturing the Western lands as well with similar prominence. photo credit: (The Dream Seeker)

Visit a beauty shop and Korean cosmetics can never be omitted. Their prominence goes beyond the Korean borders. With the broad fame of Korean pop culture, Koreans’ influence on other people has gone a long way – from fashion statements, to hairstyles, to cosmetics, and more.

A number of Korean cosmetic brands are still new in the market, but they have been received so warmly that their counterparts have been dramatically challenged. In fact in 2009, Korea’s cosmetics industry increased 12.5% to US$6.4 billion.

Top Korean cosmetic brands like The Face Shop, Missha, Skinfood, and Innisfree are all produced from pure, natural ingredients, which make them all the more attractive to beauty enthusiasts. They are beautifully and fashionably packaged that women are so drawn to them. This kind of packaging is believed to be higly necessary for fashionable women. Continue Reading

The use of scarfs date back to the Roman times when people needed a piece of cloth within easy reach to wipe their hands and foreheads with. Rather than constantly looking and groping around for a towel, or caught unawares in the middle of somewhere, people had resorted placing that piece of cloth wrapped on their person which we now know is a scarf. Designs then were not given much thought as long as it served their purpose. Photo by Mickael Casol.

It eventually diversified in purpose from the mere practical functions of comfort and protection to something that defined social standing or a fashion trendsetter. There were times when men in the military used scarfs to differentiate each other according to rank of office. Meanwhile, women used them to exude mysterious aura to them, keep their hair in place, or to project regal bearing depending on the style and material used. Continue Reading