Sarah Yeung had it all – education, career … and an obsessive need to control her weight. After more than a dozen years of battling an eating disorder, she […]
Category: Beauty
Plastic Surgery in Asia: All Asians Look Alike?
“All Asians look alike.” Its a phrase that I have personally disliked for as long as I can remember. In fact, many of us are upset by this. We […]
Plastic Surgery or Photoshop? Pre-Makeup Photos of Miss Korea 2013 Contestants Emerge
Over the last two weeks, the photos of the Miss Korea 2013 contestants had gone viral around the web, causing a stir with debates over plastic surgery and standards […]
Buffing It Out At the Wi Spa
“I’m a dirty, dirty girl.” I thought this to myself as I watched flecks of my own skin roll of my arms and legs. I’m at Wi Spa, getting […]
Feature Story | Body of Quirks: Iris
Every woman’s face or body has a different story to tell. We may be bombarded by the mainstream media’s message of what beautiful is supposed to be, but we […]
Beauty Kit | Suncare Special
ISSUE: Summer 2011 DEPT: Beauty Kit STORY: Anna M. Park We all know by now that we have to protect ourselves from the sun. But there is so much […]
Audrey’s Days of Summer | Summer Styling: Swimwear
Avery Stud Underwire Bikini from Zimmermann; $235.00 Vivianna bandeau with boy brief from 1solswimwear; $155 Britt Bikini from Nasty Gal; $100 Triangle Top in Green from Old Navy; ON […]
Kim Jong Un's Haircut All The Rage in North Korea
Young men are flocking to North Korean barbershops to get a haircut styled after the dictator-in-waiting, Kim Jong Un, according to Reuters. The youngest son of Kim Jong Il, […]
Miss Korea Believes In Aliens, Wants To Be An Oyster
Miss Universe hopeful Sora Jung said she believes that aliens exist and if she could be an animal she would like to be an oyster or an elephant, according […]
Thick Dumpling Skin
Co-founder Lisa Lee By now, you’ve probably heard about Thick Dumpling Skin, the new community website focused on Asian Americans, eating disorders and body image. The website curates stories […]
Pedicure-induced anxiety
This article by Mary H.K. Choi describes in perfect detail the anxiety I feel whenever I go in for a pedicure. So much so, that I’ve pretty much avoided […]
The New Face of Clinique
LA-based model/actress Arden Cho is the new face of Clinique in Asia. Her ads will be released in mid-November, according to allkpop. A sneak peek of Arden’s Clinique commercial […]
Circle Lens Craze
Lady Gaga in her “Bad Romance” music video After the recent article in the NYTimes on circle lenses, it seems as if everyone is talking about how to get […]
Skin Whitening Creams Contain Toxic Mercury
An alarming report from The Chicago Tribune: Some creams promising to lighten skin contain high levels of mercury, a toxic metal that can cause severe health problems. The Tribune […]
Big Wig
By Kai Ma  Photographs by Eric Sueyoshi At Parisian Hairs & Wigs in South Los Angeles, rows of doe-eyed mannequins are adorned with faux tresses that range from […]
