My K-Beauty Survival Guide for the 36-Year-Old Las Vegas Mama

Living in Las Vegas, Nevada, is a beautiful adventure, but the Mojave Desert is notoriously "skin-unfriendly." Between the 0% humidity, the intense high-altitude sun, and the hard water, my skin has to work twice as hard to stay healthy.

As a 36-year-old Filipina stay-at-home mom, my life is a happy blur of homeschooling my two boys (ages 7 and 5) and managing our busy household. My skin type is combination-sensitive, which means I’m often battling an oily T-zone while my cheeks feel like parchment paper. Plus, being Filipina, I have to be extra vigilant about hyperpigmentation and melasma.

I’ve curated an extensive K-beauty collection to tackle these specific desert challenges. Here is exactly how I’m staying radiant through the homeschooling hustle and the Nevada heat.