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After the Shower

I write simple first-hand notes on beauty products I use at home. · Writes about: Beauty products · Restaurants · Cafés · Bars · Shopping

PlaceSeohae, IncheonShopping

Electric kettle and butane gas at Seohae home goods store On Saenghwal

On Saenghwal (온생활) is a home goods store on floors 1 and 2 of Seonmin Building on Tagok-ro, right next to Seohae-gucheong Station in Incheon. After a home electric kettle broke, the writer picked a Kitchen Art Lafal glass electric kettle in On Saenghwal's 2nd-floor kettle section. The writer also bought butane gas and a ₩1,100 wrapping cloth (bojagi) for holiday gifts. On Saenghwal is a good stop when you want to see items in person and buy at good value.

Written Oct 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceMichuhol, IncheonRestaurants

Truffle mushroom gnocchi L takeout at an Incheon pizzeria: Furg Pizza

Furg Pizza Inha University Station branch is a bagel-dough pizza restaurant in the E-Pyeonghansesang City shopping block in Yonghyeon-dong, Michuhol-gu, Incheon. Visiting with her mother, the writer picked up the signature Truffle Mushroom Gnocchi Pizza in large size and a Tomato Cheese Spaghetti with the 5,000 won pickup discount, and the cheese still stretched warm after the nearly two-hour trip home. For a family that loves mushrooms and truffle aroma, the signature pizza at Furg Pizza is the order to start with.

Written Sep 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDo, IncheonCafés

Yeongjongdo bakery café parents' gift: 4 salt breads ₩11,000 at 5PM

5PM sunset hour is a dessert café on the first floor of the KCC Switzen commercial building in Yeongjong Haneul City, Incheon. On the way home from an anniversary outing, the writer boxed up a four-piece salt bread set for 11,000 won as a gift for both sets of parents, along with the butter rice cake and egg tarts they had been curious about. For gift-ready bread in Yeongjongdo, 5PM sunset hour is an easy pick, with free parking and hours from 07:00 to 19:00.

Written Aug 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNamdong, IncheonRestaurants

Incheon date restaurant with truffle fettuccine: Two Find Peter

Two Find Peter Incheon Nonhyeon Branch is a pasta and pizza restaurant in the La Piesta building, under a 10-minute walk from Incheon Nonhyeon Station in Namdong-gu. In a hall with widely spaced tables and private seats tucked at the back, the writer ordered corn pizza at 21,000 won, truffle fettuccine at 16,000 won and spicy crab risotto at 16,000 won. Known locally as a blind-date institution, Two Find Peter is the rare restaurant that pleases everyone at the table.

Written Sep 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSiheung, GyeonggiRestaurants

Eel buffet family dinner for three in Siheung Baegot: Songnim Bok

Songnim Bok Jangeo Unlimited Freshwater Eel Siheung Baegot Direct Branch is an all-you-can-eat eel and grilled meat restaurant in the Baegot new town of Siheung, Gyeonggi, where eel, pork belly and duck neck cost 29,900 won per adult. A family of three, worn out after a two-day driving trip, came in on a weekend evening, filled their plates at the self-serve side dish bar, ate four servings of pork belly and emptied a bottle of cham bokbunja (black raspberry wine, 9,000 won). If eel has always felt too pricey for a family dinner in Siheung, Songnim Bok Jangeo is the answer.

Written Sep 17, 2026Sponsored
ProductHEEDABeauty products

Cleansing balm for dry skin, sensitive-skin test: HEEDA Jirisan

HEEDA Jirisan Moist Charcoal Cleansing Balm is a Korean cleansing balm labelled as containing 10,000ppm oak charcoal from Jirisan. The writer used HEEDA Jirisan Moist Charcoal Cleansing Balm on skin that feels sensitive and liked how the balm melted with body heat, as well as its scent. Neither the writer nor their family noticed any breakouts while using it.

Written Oct 17, 2024Product provided
ProductHEEDABeauty products

How to use a cleansing balm on sensitive, combination skin: HEEDA

HEEDA Jirisan Moist Charcoal Cleansing Balm is a Korean balm-type makeup remover, used here on combination, sensitive skin by a writer who has kept it in her routine for several years. The HEEDA balm melts into an oil at hand temperature, turns white on contact with water, and lifted even waterproof eyeliner. For makeup-heavy days, HEEDA left skin feeling hydrated rather than tight.

Written Nov 14, 2025Product provided
ProductHEEDABeauty products

Low-pH foam cleanser for dry skin: HEEDA Jirisan Moist Charcoal Foam

HEEDA Jirisan Moist Charcoal Foam is a mildly acidic facial cleanser, used here on skin that had turned dry and easily irritated. Even a small amount of HEEDA Jirisan Moist Charcoal Foam whipped up plenty of lather, and the finish after rinsing felt moisturized and fresh instead of tight. A gentle cleanser worth keeping on the sink for dry, sensitive skin.

Written Nov 14, 2025Product provided
ProductHEEDABeauty products

Makeup balm remover for tight dry skin, 3 months: HEEDA Charcoal Balm

HEEDA Jirisan Moisture Charcoal Cleansing Balm is a black solid cleansing balm used as a makeup balm remover. The writer scooped the balm onto dry hands, rolled it gently over the face to melt makeup, then rinsed with lukewarm water, and one tub lasted over 3 months when used alone. After washing, the writer felt less of the cracking, tight sensation than before.

Written Apr 29, 2025Product provided
ProductHEEDABeauty products

Cleansing balm for sensitive skin, 6 months in: HEEDA Jirisan Charcoal

HEEDA Jirisan Moist Charcoal Cleansing Balm is a solid balm cleanser the writer, who has combination skin, used for more than six months. Cleansing oils and tissue-type cleansers left the writer with irritation and breakouts, while the HEEDA balm felt soft while rolling it over the skin and caused less tightness after the second cleanse. For combination skin that reacts to oil cleansers, the writer found this balm the easier daily choice.

Written Jan 21, 2025Product provided
ProductHEEDABeauty products

Charcoal cleansing balm for blackheads on combination-oily skin: HEEDA

HEEDA Jirisan Moist Charcoal Cleansing Balm is a charcoal makeup cleansing balm the writer, who has combination-oily (oily-dehydrated) skin, used through summer for blackheads and heavy makeup. She applied the HEEDA balm to a dry face, rolled it gently, then rinsed with lukewarm water. The area around her nose felt cleaner afterward, making HEEDA's balm an easy summer makeup remover for combination-oily skin.

Written Jul 29, 2024Product provided
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