Young women in South Korea spend $700 a month on skincare. Now they're risking their jobs, relationships, and status to revolt against the K-Beauty industry.

Young women in South Korea spend $700 a month on skincare. Now they're risking their jobs, relationships, and status to revolt against the K-Beauty industry.

Plastic surgery and cosmetics have been a staple of South Korean society. But women are now starting to revolt against the standards.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) In South Korea, makeup, skincare, and plastic surgery have dominated social hierarchies. But young women who spent hundreds on beauty products are now resisting these beauty standards. Author Elise Hu wrote about how the movement has resulted in a drop in beauty-related spending in South K…