There’s something almost meditative about watching a Korean woman go through her evening routine. The movements are slow but certain: a pump, a pat, and a pause. Steam curling from a basin, the faint scent of green tea, the quiet patience and care performed without rush. Such care is not vanity; it’s habit, and it’s how generations in Korea have ended their day by following a ritual that feels closer to rest than routine. What the rest of the world calls K-beauty began here,