10 Beauty Secrets From Around the World That Will Transform Your Routine

In Japan, matcha isn't just for drinking. Women there have been known to put the green tea powder in their hair to minimize thinning and amp up shine. That's just one of the tricks Stephanie Flor, founder of Around the World Beauty, has picked up during her four years of traveling the world. A self-taught makeup artist who worked with clients like Mariah Carey, six years into her career, Flor was ready for a change. "I took all the money I made and decided to trade in my makeup bag for a suitcase, and I never looked back," she says. In 2014, she started ATWBeauty, a space for people to "cross cultures and learn from one another." Since then, she's traveled the globe (30 countries and counting!) and picked up beauty insights from locals—like these favorites.