Sometimes Asian, Mostly American

I will never not share a K-Beauty tip. Despite being adopted, I wholeheartedly claim K-Beauty. (Also, claiming culture will be in a future post, stay tuned.) But as the multi-step skin savior has become a more mainstream occurrence, I find some of my excitement clouded by frustration. The idea of cultural appropriation is not new, and in no way am I saying that a white girl buying a Tony Moly mask at Ulta is guilty of exploiting a culture that she has no right to claim. It's so much more ambiguous than that, especially since my lack of cultural ties can theoretically put me in the same boat. I also cannot blame anyone from milking cheap, but quality skin care.      Before the explosion of K-Beauty, I was introduced to it by another Asian friend. I was super excited to hear of something coming out of Korea that isn't K-pop or North Korean refugees. It was something I could immediately latch onto because it was something easy to understand for me and it made me more ethn...