GLAMO Nepal journal
Clear, locally relevant guidance on skincare, makeup and hair care in Nepal — written for Kathmandu winters, monsoon humidity and everything between.
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Buying guides
Counterfeits reached Nepal the same way the real products did. Here are the checks that actually work, in the order you can do them at the counter.
11 min read · 26 August 2026
Makeup
Five products cover most everyday looks. Here is the order to buy them in so you are not replacing everything in three months.
3 min read · 26 August 2026
Buying guides
The shelf is full of whitening promises. Here is what those products can and cannot do, and the ingredients worth avoiding.
3 min read · 24 August 2026
Skincare
That itchy, bumpy rash on your neck and back in Baishakh has a name and a simple treatment. Scrubbing it is not on the list.
3 min read · 22 August 2026
Skincare
Cold mornings, hot showers and dry air strip skin by January. Here is the short version of what actually restores it.
3 min read · 20 August 2026
Skincare
Asar to Bhadra is humid, sticky and hard on skin. A shorter routine that works with the weather instead of fighting it.
3 min read · 18 August 2026
Skincare
Kathmandu sits around 1,400 m under a hard sun. What SPF, PA and reapplication actually mean for a normal day in the Valley.
4 min read · 16 August 2026
Haircare
If your shampoo stopped lathering and your hair feels like straw since you moved to Kathmandu, the water is a likelier culprit than the shampoo.
9 min read · 14 August 2026
Skincare
Itchy, uniform little bumps that arrive with the rains and ignore everything you throw at them. There is a reason, and the fix is a different category of product.
9 min read · 29 July 2026
Skincare
Melasma, sun spots and marks left by old acne are three different problems. Here is how to tell them apart and what genuinely works on brown skin.
12 min read · 15 July 2026
Buying guides
Nobody needs a ten-step routine to start. Here is what to buy first, what to add next, and what to ignore until much later.
10 min read · 27 June 2026
Makeup
Nepali skin covers an enormous range and most shade ranges do not. Here is how to read undertone, test properly and fix a shade that is nearly right.
10 min read · 12 June 2026
