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Dosan Park street: walking the Tamburins, SINOON and Diptyque flagships
Haus Nowhere Dosan isn't the only reason to walk around Dosan Park. Along the streets ringing the park, beauty and lifestyle concept stores are scattered: a standalone Tamburins flagship, a flagship for Korean skincare b
0 0Haus Nowhere Dosan (formerly Haus Dosan): Gentle Monster, Tamburins and Nudake in one building
Right next to Dosan Park stands a five-story, board-formed concrete building known as Haus Nowhere Dosan. It used to be called simply "Haus Dosan," but once sister locations opened in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Seoul's Seongsu-
0 0Seoul Through the Lens of Hollywood Stars
The second installment of the sci-fi series Dune, Dune: Part Two, recently premiered in Korea and quickly became a major hit. With the film’s release, the Dune cast also came to Korea and drew considerable attention. Tim
0 0Puffy side hair without a down perm: four alternatives from a Korean hair forum
In DCInside's hairstyle gallery, a well-upvoted post laid out ways to tame sticking-out side hair without a 'down perm', the chemical flattening treatment many Korean men get every few weeks. The writer, who says their o
0 0Sulwhasoo Flagship Store
The five-story Sulwhasoo flagship store with a golden design is located in Gangnam. The building’s design is based on the “lantern” design philosophy, which reflects the brand’s effort to illuminate beauty. At the Sulwha
0 0First isotretinoin prescription says twice a day. Is once a day OK instead?
On theqoo's beauty board, someone who had just been prescribed isotretinoin for acne asked a practical question. They had been told to take one capsule morning and evening, but reviews about extreme dryness scared them,
0 1A good-value dermatologist with no English: has anyone brought an interpreter?
This thread is a few years old, but the question keeps coming up. On the Tripadvisor Seoul forum, a traveller said a friend had recommended a reasonably priced dermatology clinic with no English-speaking doctors. Clinics
0 0Expired lip products: do you toss them right away?
On theqoo's beauty board, someone clearing out their makeup found a pile of lip products past their date and asked whether they should just throw everything out. What the replies said: The most common answer: judge by ch
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