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How K-Beauty Took Over the World with Elise Hu | Pop Syllabus
53 minutes Posted Jan 23, 2026 at 1:09 am.
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Glass skin, a 10-step-skincare routine and one of the fastest growing beauty categories in the world. Welcome to the church of K-Beauty! 

Today, Christiana speaks with Elise Hu, author of Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital, the definitive book on how K-Beauty took over the world. 

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