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A Pocket Mirror After Dark

Writes about Seoul's beauty counters, small bars, and shopping streets after evening light falls. · Writes about: Shopping · Hair & beauty salons · Bars

PlaceJung-gu, SeoulShopping

Namdaemun Market optician: over-strong -8D prescription fixed same day

Angyeonggwa Saradeul (안경과사람들) is an optician inside Namdaemun Market in Jung-gu, Seoul, within walking distance of Hoehyeon Station. The writer, who has -8D high myopia, came to Angyeonggwa Saradeul only to replace the lenses, but a precise eye exam showed the old glasses were stronger than the writer's actual eyesight, so the prescription was adjusted and the frames were swapped for a pair with smaller lenses. The verdict is that Angyeonggwa Saradeul is a Namdaemun Market optician worth returning to, with same-day glasses even for high myopia and a thorough eye exam consultation.

Written Jul 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeodaemun, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Sinchon salon scalp scaling and root dye for oily roots: Demon Hair

Demon Hair Sinchon Branch is a hair salon right outside Exit 1 of Sinchon Station in Seodaemun, Seoul, across from Hyundai Department Store Sinchon. After rainy-season oil left her roots flat, the writer had a scalp diagnosis on a monitor, a mid-tone root dye, a scalp scaling of about ₩60,000 and a blow-dry at Demon Hair Sinchon Branch. Demon Hair Sinchon Branch recommended only the care her scalp needed, with no upselling, and the treatment left her summer scalp feeling cool and fresh.

Written Jul 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYongsan, SeoulBars

Yakitori bar in Yongridan-gil: beef intestine skewers at Go Samgakji

Go Samgakji is a yakitori izakaya (Japanese pub) between Samgakji Station and Yongridan-gil in Yongsan, Seoul. Three friends stopped in for a second round of half an order of gyoza, five yakitori, hormone (offal) skewers, chicken skin and highballs, and the beef small intestine skewers and ginger-ale-style highball stood out. A 195ml can of soda water for 3,500 won was a letdown, but Go Samgakji is a solid Yongridan-gil izakaya for enjoying yakitori and highballs together.

Written Jul 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeodaemun, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Ewha hair salon personal color consultation and root dye: Eco Revy

Eco Revy Hair Ewha Branch is a head spa specialty hair salon a 2-minute walk from Exit 3 of Ewha Station in Seodaemun, Seoul. The writer booked designer Seojun on her husband's recommendation, had a scalp diagnosis, and got a root dye matched to her winter cool tone personal color. The shampoo pressure at Eco Revy Hair alone loosened her scalp, and she left wanting the full clinic course next time.

Written Aug 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeodaemun, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Sinchon hair salon gray root dye by two stylists: Demon Hair

Demon Hair Sinchon Branch is a hair salon right in front of Sinchon Station in Seodaemun, Seoul, near Hyundai Department Store, known for layered cuts but also doing root dye and scalp care. This visit covered a gray root touch-up in shade No.3, a little lighter than black, on 4 weeks and 5 days of regrowth, plus a refresh care worked in during the shampoo, a protein clinic and a pure oil blow-dry. Two designers applied the color together, so it took under an hour and a half, and they carried the dye down far enough to meet the old color with no visible line.

Written Sep 23, 2026Sponsored
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