Gift Guide for K-Beauty Enthusiasts

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Gift Guide for K-Beauty Enthusiasts

K-beauty, or Korean beauty, products are everywhere nowadays. Besides being sold in specialized stores like Sephora, it’s also offered in big box stores like Target and even Wal-mart!

Clearly word has spread about how great K-beauty products are. So it’s no surprise that more and more women are becoming diehard K-beauty enthusiasts after dipping a toe, or rather a finger, in a fabulous product or two.

To help you navigate all the K-beauty products out there in case you’re looking or the perfect gift for the K-beauty user in your life or, if in fact, it’s just for yourself, here are the best K-beauty products I’ve come across. [Read more…]

November 14th is Movie Day in South Korea

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November 14th is Movie Day in South Korea

By now you know that every 14th of the month is some sort-of unofficial “holiday” in South Korea. It’s usually a couples thing but some times it’s not (e.g., April 14th Black Day).

Well today is Movie Day which means couples in South Korea go out in droves to catch a flick. [Read more…]

A Story from a Korean-American Childhood – Brew Master Plus a Holiday Potpourri Recipe

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A Story from a Korean-American Childhood – Brew Master

Here’s a story about something that you may have long forgotten about, but that your nose could never forget.

So growing up in a Korean household meant lots of things…kimchi was ever present (even on pizza night), kids were largely unsupervised because parents were out working, and there was usually some funny smell in the house. And by “funny,” I definitely don’t mean haha funny. I mean, what died in here kind-of funny. [Read more…]