The Unexpected Beauty Virtuoso
“I wanted to incorporate the Korean beauty rituals that I grew up with. But as a busy mom and wife living the gorgeous chaos of New York City, I needed flawless skin in a New York minute. And it must be organic and it must work.”
Angela Jia Kim’s passion for beauty began with her mom. “Koreans are obsessed with their skin, and my mom always had something new sent over from her sisters in Seoul,” she says.
“I would play with her creams that were filled with ingredients like gold and silkworm cocoons.” Angela spent her early career as an award-winning concert pianist, until one day, onstage in front of hundreds of people, a so-called natural lotion she had applied made her break out in hives.
Horrified, she began to study ingredients and craft her own skin care products in her kitchen. “I added luxury ingredients with tremendous skin benefits like champagne, caviar, and truffles,” she says.
“I infused them with organic extracts for anti-aging results.” She started gifting these products to friends, and they wanted to buy them as gifts for their friends. She became the “accidental entrepreneur”.
"I wanted to incorporate the Korean beauty rituals that I grew up with. But as a busy mom and wife living the gorgeous chaos of New York City, I needed flawless skin in a New York minute. And it must be organic and it must work."
Now Angela runs a group of holistic facial spas in New York City's West Village and Upper West Side, and in upstate New York. She continues to develop luxe organic products in the Beauty Kitchen with her team of Savor Spa Estheticians.
Her Dollars & Scents initiative hires women who are transitioning back into the workforce, by giving training and tools to develop new skills. They make and ship the beauty creams fresh from the Hudson Valley in New York.
Angela Jia Kim is a former concert pianist, mom to Sienna and a mini golden, Zoe. They live in New York City's Upper West Side.
Adapted from MindBodyGreen.com: “12 Women Changing the Face of Natural Beauty”
Before a concert, making creams!
“Savoring the beauty of philanthropy... a hand-blended, numbered toner is only half the reason you feel great when you leave. Kim built a spa that actually serves the community.”
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““Angela is one of those epically impressive women―CEO of a brilliant beauty company and spa, NYC mom, author―who radiates a kind, curious, confident energy that’s rare and absolutely magnetic. Her secrets for how we can all look and feel our most luminous intertwine with living life authentically and happily.” ”
Angela Jia Kim is the founder of Savor Beauty, a clean skincare brand inspired by Korean beauty rituals and made fresh daily by women in New York. Her award-winning signature Glass Skin Facials—offered in her Manhattan spas and select locations worldwide—along with her high-performance, holistic products, have earned praise from The New York Times, Vogue, Elle, People, Goop, Well+Good, and more.
A former concert pianist, Angela has been called an "unexpected beauty virtuoso" and "glow guru" by the press. She grew Savor Beauty from her kitchen into the go-to Korean-American brand for beauty insiders and skincare aficionados.
She is the author of Radical Radiance: 12 Weeks of Self-Love Rituals to Manifest Abundance, Beauty, and Joy published by St. Martin’s Press. Her Savor Beauty Self-Care Planner has sold over 100,000 copies, helping thousands make self-care a strategy for successful living.
Angela lives in New York City with her family and finds joy in cooking, Kundalini yoga, mat Pilates, world travels, and slow, soulful moments with friends.
