Korean skin care seems to always lightyears ahead of the game. Do you use sheet masks regularly? Yeah, you can thank the East for that. Cushion compacts? Also a Korean-born invention. That’s why I always pay close attention to whatever Charlotte Cho is doing over on her Korean beauty website Soko Glam, which, most recently, is an awesome new trick for getting the most out of an essence…

Red lipstick has long fascinated scientists and beauty editors alike, both of us trying to understand and quantify its everlasting appeal. Over time we’ve learned a lot. Studies have shown that red lipstick makes you appear younger, more likable, more seductive, and probably most surprising of all, more competent at work…