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Seoul Forest Atelier-gil: the café and fashion street next to the park
Atelier-gil is the street running along the edge of Seoul Forest that's been reshaped since early 2026 into a fashion- and lifestyle-focused shopping strip, driven by a public-private project between Musinsa and Seongdon
0 0Gyeongui Line Forest Park, Yeonnam-dong: how to walk it and where to stop for coffee
Gyeongui Line Forest Park is what Seoul built after burying an old railway line underground: a roughly 6.3-kilometre green corridor running from Mapo-gu into Yongsan-gu. The Yeonnam-dong stretch near Hongdae is the most
0 0Formulator’s view: why Korean sunscreens can feel lighter than many Western ones
The difference people notice is partly about which UV filters a market allows. Korea permits several modern filters that are not currently approved as OTC sunscreen ingredients in the US, which gives formulators more roo
0 1Is the SPF on the label real? What Spain's AEMPS case showed
Every summer the same question comes back on Spanish and Latin American forums: can I trust the number on the bottle? A recent case in Spain helps explain how oversight works. In March 2024, AEMPS (the Spanish Agency of
0 0Hongdae's photo booth street: how to work a strip of Life4cuts, Photoism and the rest
Hongdae stopped being just a shopping-and-clubbing neighbourhood a while ago. Around the alleys near Exit 9 of Hongik University Station, the last couple of years have packed in a dense run of self-photo studios — Life4c
0 0Guys who "hate sunscreen": which texture finally worked for you?
The most common complaints from men trying sunscreen: greasy, white cast, stings the eyes, smells. Korean sunscreens cover a lot of textures, so the answer is often just a different format.
0 1Seongsu-dong: Seoul’s pop-up capital for beauty brands
Seongsu is where many Korean brands test new launches with pop-up stores — often with free trials, photo spots and limited items. Pop-ups change weekly, so check brand social accounts before you go.
0 1Leeum Museum of Art: Samsung's private museum on a Hannam-dong hill
A five-minute uphill walk from Hangangjin station brings you to Leeum Museum of Art, the Samsung-founded museum on a quiet slope in Hannam-dong. It's known as much for its architecture as its collection: three separate b
0 0eSIM, physical SIM or pocket Wi-Fi for Korea: what did you pick?
Staying online matters more in Korea than in many places, because map apps, taxi apps and restaurant queues all live on your phone. The three options people compare eSIM: set up before you fly, no shop visit. Check that
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0 0Why Korean Sunscreens Are Less Likely to Leave a White Cast
Korean sunscreens are often made with the expectation that they’ll be “used every day as a makeup primer,” so formulas that are less likely to leave a white cast are prioritized. There are many types of UV filters availa
0 1La cosmética coreana ya mueve US$92 millones en Latinoamérica
A NielsenIQ report (K-Beauty Goes Global), covered by Forbes Argentina in September 2026, puts numbers on what many of us had already noticed on social media: Korean cosmetics exports to Argentina, Brazil and Mexico grew
0 02023 Seoul Hallyu Travel Guide “Person:able Seoul”
When deciding to travel and choosing a destination, the most common next step is gathering information about the place. Travelers search for what kind of city it is, must-see attractions, foods, and shopping items. Thoug
0 0Google Maps in Korea: approved in February, still no walking directions
In late February Korea gave conditional approval for Google to export 1:5,000-scale map data, ending a dispute that went back to 2007, the Korea Herald reported. Many travellers read that as “Google Maps finally works in
0 0MUSINSA Store Seongsu at Daelim Warehouse
MUSINSA Store Seongsu @ Daelim Warehouse is MUSINSA’s third offline space, after MUSINSA Store Daegu and MUSINSA Store Hongdae. Keeping the original silhouette of Daelim Warehouse, a Seongsu landmark for roughly 50 years
0 0Which Korean beauty culture is hardest to explain to foreign friends?
Some things feel completely natural to us, but foreign friends find them surprising. What was the hardest thing for you to explain?
0 1Clínicas dermatológicas en Seúl: 5 preguntas antes de reservar
Visiting a skin clinic is part of many trips to Korea. Before booking, it’s a good idea to ask:
0 1Olive Young is opening in California. When will Spanish speakers get one?
Olive Young, Korea's biggest beauty chain (founded in Seoul in 1999, with more than 1,200 stores), announced that its first US store would open in Southern California in the first half of 2026, with Pasadena as the debut
0 0EU microplastics rules: rinse-off products have until October 2027
The EU's microplastics restriction (Regulation 2023/2055), adopted in 2023, gives cosmetics different sell-by deadlines depending on product type. If you export to Europe, now is the time to plan reformulation backwards
0 0Three reasons pores look enlarged — care for them differently based on the cause
It’s difficult to “get rid of” pores themselves, but how to make them less noticeable depends on the cause.
0 2A Korean-style brunch in Seoul, not eggs Benedict: where do you go?
On the Tripadvisor Seoul forum, a visitor asked for brunch cafés around Itaewon, but not the Western kind. Everything they found online was omelettes, toast and eggs Benedict. What they wanted was a light Korean meal tha
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