Balm Reader · 19 stories
I write about books I pick up and beauty products I try in everyday life. · Writes about: Books & stationery · Beauty products · Restaurants · Hair & beauty salons · Bars
Namaste Dongmyo Branch is an Indian-Nepalese restaurant on the 2nd floor right outside Exit 5 of Dongmyo Station in Jongno, Seoul. After browsing the Dongmyo toy alley, the couple set for two at ₩50,000 brought samosas, chicken tikka, shrimp chili, chicken makhani, vegetable curry, garlic naan and even yogurt for dessert. A good pick if you want to sample a bit of everything from a window seat overlooking Dongmyo.
Soul Goddess Coloring Book is an adult goddess-themed coloring book from Korea. It pairs with oracle cards to choose a goddess for the day, and the Aphrodite page handled watercolor beautifully on thick paper. Verdict: a lovely, story-filled coloring book to keep enjoying.
HEEDA Even & Glow Serum is a glutathione skin brightening serum tested in both morning and evening skincare steps. The clear, slightly viscous texture of the HEEDA serum spread on lightly, and the surface slipperiness did not linger for long afterwards. That made HEEDA Even & Glow Serum easy to use before morning makeup as well as at night.
HEEDA Jirisan Moist Charcoal Water Foam Cleanser is a hydrating skin cleanser tested on combination-oily, sensitive skin that wears sunscreen-only makeup with no foundation. Whipped by hand or with a foam net, the HEEDA cleanser produced dense foam that felt easy to use, and skin stayed less tight for a while after washing. A comfortable daily wash for sunscreen-based makeup routines.
HEEDA Jirisan Moist Charcoal Cleansing Balm is a Korean cleansing balm the writer is now using through a second jar on her combination-oily skin. In a makeup test on the back of her hand, the writer massaged the HEEDA balm over the makeup, added water to emulsify it, then rinsed with a foam cleanser and lukewarm water. Her verdict: the HEEDA balm lifted the makeup and left her skin feeling moist rather than tight after cleansing.
HEEDA Jirisan Moist Charcoal Hydrating Cleansing Foam is a Korean cleansing foam in a 150ml tube, priced in the 10,000-won range. The writer, whose skin feels tight in winter, found that a small amount whipped into soft foam, and a swipe test on the back of the hand showed HEEDA's foam washed off both oil and no-makeup-look sunscreen cleanly. For dry winter skin, HEEDA's near-scentless foam left no tight feeling after rinsing.
HEEDA Jirisan Moist Charcoal Cleansing Balm is a make up cleansing balm tested by a writer with dehydrated oily skin, who used it to take off makeup and recorded how the skin felt after washing. Makeup on the back of the hand came off fairly cleanly, and after using HEEDA Jirisan Moist Charcoal Cleansing Balm on the face the writer felt smooth skin with no tightness. For under 20,000 won, the writer rates it a comfortable everyday cleansing balm.
