Lash lift while 6 months pregnant in Gongdeok, Seoul: Iyo Shop

If you're tired of lashes that droop by the afternoon no matter how hard you curl them with an eyelash curler each morning, here's my review of Iyo Shop, a lash specialist near Gongdeok Station known for careful one-on-one consultations and long-lasting curl.

Where is Iyo Shop, and how do you walk there from Gongdeok Station?

Iyo Shop is on the 2nd floor of Mapo Gongdeok Park Palace 2 (143 Mapo-daero), near Gongdeok Station. If you're coming by subway, it's about a 3-minute walk from Exit 3.

I took the bus, and there's also a bus stop, Ahyeon-dong Community Center, just 2 minutes from the shop — so it's easy to reach whether you take the subway or bus.

The quickest way in: there's an Olive Young on the first floor. Take the stairs just to the left of Olive Young, in front of the The Foot Shop sign, go up one flight, and you'll see a sign for Hamkke Korean Medicine Clinic — open the door right there and Iyo Shop is right in front of you.

The restroom is down the right side of the shop, then turn left.

Inside Iyo Shop: what a one-person private lash salon is like

Walking in, you're greeted by a cozy, neatly organized interior. The bed and tools are kept meticulously clean, so you can relax the whole time. Thanks to the quiet, private one-person atmosphere, it almost feels healing while you're getting the treatment done. It's a much more private feeling than a busy salon where you're treated alongside several other people.

The interior is so clean and pretty that it felt more like visiting a well-styled studio than a lash salon.

Rod consultation and care for pregnant clients at Iyo Shop

You know how much the rod choice and curl design change your whole look with a Korean lash lift, right? Before the treatment, the owner at Iyo Shop carefully checks your eye shape, eyelid fullness, whether you have double eyelids, and even your usual makeup style.

• Want a lifted, dramatic look? U-curl or L-curl
• Want soft, natural eyes? A perfect round C-curl

She suggests the design that suits you best, which builds trust even before the treatment starts.

Her touch is so delicate that you barely feel any stinging or foreign-object sensation during the treatment. The taping and chemical application when fixing the rods were clean, so there was less irritation even around sensitive eyes. In my case, being six months pregnant, I asked her to keep the chemical contact near my eyes to a minimum, and she did the whole treatment without any stinging or discomfort.

Nutrition + black tinting lash perm for 50,000 won: before and after

The treatment I got was the nutrition + black tinting lash lift (₩50,000)! My last lash lift was back in July — can you see how limp and droopy my lashes had gotten...?

I don't really have a strong preference, so I just said anything but a too-tightly-lifted curl was fine. As you can see in the after photo, each lash looks so beautifully curled it's like they were attached individually — I'm very happy with it.

Here's the full look! After the treatment, my eyes look defined even without an eyelash curler or mascara, and it really brightens up a bare face! The curl stays firm for a long time without drooping even after washing my face, cutting my morning routine by more than 10 minutes — it's magic! Highly recommend this to anyone looking for a lash lift specialist near Gongdeok Station!