Monday, August 28
Beauty
I'll do theme parks and sightseeing in another post. This post got long because I am so vain and wrote waaaaayy too much about beauty
- Lash extensions at Gangnam
I got my
eyelashes permed and extended for 135,000won (~$100USD). It was a torturous 2 hours lying on a stiff bed getting fake pubes superglued to my eyelids. 2/10 prefer not to experience again.
Forgot the name of the place but the interior is like a cafe
They sat me down with a catalog of lashes. These ranged from natural to full blown soot demons. They said Singaporeans prefer the slightly fancier kind. I chose that. The consultation was in English - paid +$10 because of that.
The end result is fancy long spider legs on my eye curtains:
I was told they'd last a month. It's been over 2 months and I still have a few stuck on me!
Lash extensions are kind of annoying when you're washing your face. Still, they give you slightly nicer peepers for a few months. In future I'd prefer to just curl them.
I've had this
annoying oil bump on my face that I can't get rid of. I wanted to see a dermatologist for help getting rid of it! I went to Wonjin, on a recommendation of a friend.
Before I visited, I emailed them and was quoted 30,000 won (~$30USD) to laser that off. They too have English speaking staff and setting up an appointment over email was a breeze.
BEFORE: Diagram of oil bump (nooo blotchy skin)
They took me into a room and did something called CO2 laser treatment.... It felt like a mosquito bite!
AFTER: A crater.
The crater has since closed up and now I have a tinier oil bump in its place. Hopefully one day it'll completely disappear.
Apart from dermatology services, it's also a famous plastic surgery center. In fact, they're famous for their work on many famous kpop stars!
(edit: holy fuck i said famous 3xin a row.. i'm gonna leave that there to remind myself how shitty my vocab is becoming)
I was able to browse their
plastic surgery catalog when waiting for my appointment.
They always make the "BEFORE" so miserable ;_;
When I'm an old lady I want to look like this. With botox or not!
Got my hair cut at "Kakao hair salon"
It was OK, cost about $20.
Kakao is a korean messaging app. It's like walking into a salon called "Whatsapp Barber services"
My first haul from memebox!
My final haul...
This is everything.
hELP I BOUGHT TOO MUCH
It's been two months and here are my favourites
1) Peripera lip ink velvets
These are only about $7 a pop but they're the most pigmented, longlasting and comfortable out of all my lip products. It's said every korean girl has at least 3 of these.
2) VDL Lumilayer primer
I think makeup primers are a scam, just an extra step in your makeup routine to make you spend more. They are supposed to be applied before your foundation... but foundation means BASE. Why is there something before your base?
But this primer... I reach for it when I want to look extra pretty. It gives you
THAT dewy Korean look. When I pump it on my hand and bring it to the light, I see fine sparkles reflecting different colors at me. It's beautiful.
"
Violet Lumilayer Pigment specially combines red, which brightens up the skin, and blue, which makes clear and transparent skin, so the light fills the face with its volume." Violet pigment made with combined red and blue light?! What's this gimmicky shit? I don't care!!! give me
more of it!!!
3) Moonshot microfit cushion
My favourite bb cushion foundation. Moonshot is not a famous brand and I had to go to Myeongdong to find them! It covers my blotchy redness and gives my skin an even satin finish.
Here's my skin with VDL lumilayer primer + Moonshot microfit cushion. No filter - It looks glowy and smooth right?!
Got a new pair of Korean glasses made at RadioEyes in Hongdae!
My bf say very toot
Everything cost about $200, which is DAMN CHEAP because I'm almost blind (800 degrees with high astigma) and I got the thinnest lenses!! It's 5x less than what it costs in USA. They even shipped it to me in the USA for free!
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*swts* I have to start writing less detailed posts to cover more things. Time runs out so fast these days (;´Д`)
Labels: beauty, korea, makeup, Selfies, seoul, skincare, travel, vacation
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