explained. "But if you pat them on, they absorb into your skin and deeper."

KARD's Jiwoo: Cover Your Face in Dampened Cotton Pads

Cotton pads aren't just for removing makeup and swiping on toner. They also double as a makeshift sheet mask. "Because it's so dry in Korea in the winter, I like to make a quick pack," KARD's Jiwoo told me when she visited the Allure office in 2017. "You wet cotton pads with toner and place them all over your face. Instead of opening a new sheet mask, it's a way to get quick hydration." And Korean cotton pads are so much better than the ones you find at the drugstore in the U.S. They are thicker and more absorbent, so they'll stick to your face like yourfavorite sheet mask.

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