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Beauty marketing you fall for anyway: which brands do it best?
On r/Sephora, someone asked which brands consistently nail their marketing. The poster admitted they fall for the hair brand Gisou's marketing every time. Names that came up, and why Glossier: many said it targeted peopl
0 0Why are Daiso cosmetics selling so well in Korea?
On Clien's main community board, someone said they were surprised while reading Daiso's online-mall annual report: the top five best-selling new products of the year were all cosmetics. They knew about the buzz around Da
0 0Why does my fringe come out S-shaped after a round-brush blow-dry?
A question from DCInside's hairstyle gallery: the poster used to round-brush their fringe and it would fall nice and straight, but lately it keeps kinking into an S shape. Should they start blow-drying while it's wetter?
0 0Is bar soap the answer for a very oily face?
On Clien, someone with an extremely oily face said that on days at home they wash it more than six times a day. People say soap strips too much oil, they wrote, but for someone whose face is practically an oil well, isn'
0 0Which perfumes last absolutely forever?
On theqoo's beauty board, someone asked for perfumes with exceptional staying power. They wondered whether everything from Maison Francis Kurkdjian lasts long, and whether Chanel holds up too. What the replies said: Mais
0 0If I can smell my own scalp, can other people smell it too?
Someone on theqoo's beauty board said that now and then they catch a whiff of their own scalp and wondered whether others notice it too. They were already using a scalp brush and a hair vinegar rinse. What the replies sa
0 1Hair-loss fibres like Toppik: confidence boost or daily worry?
On the HairLossTalk forum, a member said he had discovered hair-building fibres a couple of years earlier but dismissed them as too good to be true, assuming everyone would notice. After years of wearing hats and pulling
0 0Face starting to sag during fast weight loss: treatments now, or wait?
On theqoo's beauty board, someone losing weight on medical advice said their face was thinning out faster than their body and the skin was starting to feel loose. With quite a lot of weight still to lose, they asked whet
0 0Keratosis pilaris: tried almost everything, still bumpy — what actually helps?
On Mumsnet's Style & Beauty board, a poster who has had keratosis pilaris (the rough, red 'chicken skin' bumps) on her arms and legs all her life said she was fed up. She listed what she had already been through: urea cr
0 1Oily skin finally behaving now that it is cooler? Many say yes
A short post on theqoo's beauty board: someone with oily skin said summer had been miserable, but now that humidity and temperatures have dropped, their skin has improved. Almost all 15 replies were a version of "same he
0 0An electric shaver for dry shaving only: Panasonic or Braun?
A question from DCInside's shaving gallery: the poster uses a Philips S7000 dry, straight after washing their face, with no foam or gel. After shaving, fine stubble still feels rough, and by the next day it's back. Price
0 0Dorco vs Gillette vs Schick blades, and the 'shaving without foam' twist
A comparison of three cartridge razors drew plenty of views in DCInside's shaving gallery. The poster's verdict: a cheap Dorco starter razor from Daiso cut the most aggressively but left sensitive skin red and nicked; Gi
0 1The Korean habit of asking for lots of samples: what do you think?
A short post on 82cook's free board said the writer couldn't understand why people at cosmetics counters ask for piles of samples no matter what they buy. What's the big deal about samples? What the replies said: The fir
0 1Is the curly hair method a con, or does it just need tweaking?
An October 2025 Mumsnet 'Am I being unreasonable?' thread drew 164 replies. The poster has frizzy, fine hair that she straightened for years; straightened, it now looks flat and ageing, and left to dry naturally it turns
0 1"We don't do medical visits": ever heard that at a Korean dermatology clinic?
On Clien, someone described a wasted trip to a neighborhood dermatology clinic. The map app showed a specialist, the waiting room was empty, yet the desk said it was appointment-only and this month's slots were closed. T
0 1"No white cast," they said. Why Anessa still turns some faces ashy
A frustrated post in r/AsianBeauty: after reading that the Anessa Perfect UV Skincare Milk was a holy grail, and even hunting down creators with deeper skin tones who said it left no cast, the poster ordered one straight
0 1Damaged skin barrier: what should you switch your cleanser to?
A question on the beauty board of theqoo, a big Korean online community: the poster usually wears a mineral sunscreen plus cushion, removes it with micellar water and then washes with a slightly alkaline foam cleanser. L
0 1Dry, 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 0Would a K-beauty shop survive in a mid-sized Spanish city?
On r/askspain, someone asked whether a mid-sized city could support a shop specialising in Korean beauty. Their reasoning: chains such as Druni and Primor already reach small towns, and big cities have dedicated K-beauty
0 0Aluminium-free deodorants: do they work, or is it antiperspirant or nothing?
A Mumsnet 'Am I being unreasonable?' thread that grew to 139 replies started with someone trying to cut down on 'chemicals' by switching to aluminium-free deodorant. The first brand she tried left her smelling sweaty aft
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