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Dry, itchy skin in the family: which body lotion for autumn and winter?
On theqoo's beauty board, a Korean community, someone asked for help for an older parent whose body skin had become very dry and itchy. They wanted something gentle enough for a baby, listed three candidates, and welcome
0 0Doing a down perm at home: can you skip the neutraliser?
On FMKorea's fashion board, someone planning a DIY down perm (the Korean technique that flattens puffy side hair) asked two things. They had bought a salon-style straightening cream (step 1). Do they also need the paper
0 0What can a hair loss shampoo realistically do?
Hair loss shampoos are a big shelf in Korea, and the conversation about them online swings between "miracle" and "scam". The honest answer sits in between. What people generally agree on: Shampoo sits on the scalp for a
0 0Times Square
Times Square is a new urban entertainment and cultural complex where commerce, business, culture, and leisure come together, with tenants such as Marriott Hotel, Shinsegae Department Store, CGV, E-Mart, Kyobo Book Centre
0 0In an Olive Young haul, the item everyone argued about was a setting spray
On Taiwan's PTT forum (MakeUp board), someone shared an April haul from Olive Young in Korea: Espoir's glow foundation, Clio's snowflake highlighter, So Natural's setting spray, a Too Cool For School aegyo-sal pencil, Ba
0 0Princess packaging, witch concepts, fruit tubes: miss "old K-beauty"?
A nostalgic post in r/AsianBeauty from a Korean user who grew up with these brands. They miss the K-beauty of around 2012–2013: Skinfood's fruit-shaped hand creams and food theme, cupcake lip balms, Etude's princess look
0 1Is Korean skincare really better? An old thread says "it depends"
On Mobile01's women's forum in Taiwan, a discussion started in late 2020: the poster said their friends used to buy Western department-store brands such as Estée Lauder and Lancôme, but in recent years had found Korean s
0 0Olive Young order under NT$2,000 but declared higher? Taiwan import tax
On Dcard's makeup board in Taiwan, someone placed an Olive Young Global order during a big sale and kept it just under NT$2,000 to get free shipping. But the declared value shown in the customs app (EZ WAY) came out abov
0 0A Special Seoul Trip into K-Content Soul Spots
Seoul is a city where nature and downtown, day and night, reveal different charms and leave happy memories. It is also where K-content began. Seoul, a city with a wide range of pleasures like an OTT channel, is especiall
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