Flawless - Elise Hu

One Of Porchlights Business Books Of The Year One Of Vox 's Best Books Of 2023 An Npr Book Of The Day Required Reading From York Post One Of Nylon 's 13 May Books To Add To Your Reading List One Of Purewows 14 Books To Read For Aapi Heritage Month One Of W Magazine 's 14 Books To Dive Into This Summer One Of Betches' Best Summer Reads Of 2023 An Audacious Journalistic Exploration Of The Present And Future Of Beauty Through The Lens Of South Koreas Booming K-beauty Industry And The Culture It Promotes, By Elise Hu, Npr Host-at-large And The Host Of Ted Talks Daily K-beauty Has Captured Imaginations Worldwide By Promising A Kind Of Mesmerizing Perfection. Its Skincare And Makeup Productsmdash;creams Packaged To Look Like Milkshakes Or Pandas, And Snail Mucus Face Masks, To Name A Fewmdash;work Together To Fascinate Us, Champion Consumerism, And Invite Us To Indulge. In The Four Years Elise Spent In Seoul As Nprrsquo;s Bureau Chief, The Global K-beauty Industry Quadrupled.