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First trip to Olive Young in Seoul: which sheet mask should you try first?
On Dcard's makeup board in Taiwan, someone heading to Seoul the following week shared a long Olive Young shopping list, including several sheet masks that get recommended a lot online. With sensitive, dry skin, they worr
0 0Light sunscreen for men with no white cast: are Korean ones lighter?
On Dcard's makeup board in Taiwan, a man asked for help. Small dark spots had started appearing on his face, and he had learned that dermatologists all call sunscreen the basic first step. He wanted something that spread
0 1Why Does Cheilitis Occur? Why Your Lips Keep Getting Chapped and Cracked, and How to Care for Them
If your lips crack every winter and still sting for days even after applying lip balm, you may have searched for the term “cheilitis” at least once. The name is complicated, but the meaning is simple. It’s a general term
0 0Why do some 'clean' lip balms and blushes go off so fast?
Over on r/Sephora, someone's lip balm from a 'clean' brand started smelling sweet and sour before it was a year old, and it put them off the whole line. They admitted it hadn't had much use, but asked whether others were
0 0Foreign spending in Seongsu doubled in a year: the numbers
Just how hot is Seongsu with international visitors? This year's numbers are pretty clear. According to Korean press, foreign tourists spent about 208.2 billion won in the Seongsu area from January to May 2026, more than
0 0Buying cosmetics in Korea: airport duty free or Olive Young?
On the last day of a Korea trip, a lot of travellers wonder whether they can just pick up anything they missed at Olive Young in airport duty free. Here is how people usually compare the two. Olive Young and other city s
0 0Lotte World Tower, HUNTR/X’s Soul Spot
The piece begins with a line that calls HUNTR/X’s “Golden” to mind, then shifts right into the story of Lotte World Tower, the building that inspired HUNTR/X’s home. After a packed tour schedule, HUNTR/X returns to a hom
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