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I write about beauty products I try in everyday routines. · Writes about: Beauty products · Restaurants · Food & snacks · Cafés · Hair & beauty salons

PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Seohyeon pasta restaurant with 51g-protein beef: Prefers Diet Food

Prefers Diet Food Bundang Seohyeon is a diet-meal restaurant one minute on foot from Seohyeon Station in Seongnam, Gyeonggi. The order was beef cheongyang perilla oil pasta (15,900 won) and zero-sugar cola (2,500 won), placed at the kiosk and eaten alone at a four-person table, and despite the 51g of protein the beef, perilla seed and cheongyang chili combination tasted properly indulgent. The room is wide and fully self-service, so eating alone at Prefers Diet Food draws no side-eye.

Written Aug 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Seolleung lash lift with Philtox clinic, no eye sting: On The Boutique

On The Boutique is a one-person, appointment-only eyelash studio a 1-minute walk from Seonjeongneung Station in Gangnam, Seoul. After an eye-shape consultation with director Rahee, this visitor had the On The Ttolmang lash lift together with a Philtox clinic treatment, felt almost no stinging in the eyes and dozed off during the service, then woke to a sharply lifted curl and more defined eyes. For someone who gets a lash lift every two months, On The Boutique was the low-irritation choice.

Written Aug 19, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSongpa, SeoulHair & beauty salons

Seokchon Tombs hair salon root dye and CMC moisture clinic: Mad Hair

Mad Hair is a hair salon on the second floor of a building on Songpa-daero 49-gil in Songpa, Seoul, a 5-minute walk from Seokchon Ancient Tombs Station. Two months after her last color, with roots fully grown out, the writer had a root touch-up and a CMC moisture clinic done together by deputy director Yeonwoo, who sprayed a scalp protectant first so there was no stinging during the service. The new color ran into the existing shade with no visible line and the dry lengths came out soft, making it a visit worth repeating.

Written Sep 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeongdong, SeoulRestaurants

Seoul Forest Western restaurant with beef Wellington: Kongkase Seongsu

Kongkase Seongsu is a Western restaurant a short walk from Exit 5 of Seoul Forest Station in Seongdong, Seoul. Booked through Naver for a Friday evening, the table by the floor-to-ceiling windows came with a lit candle, and dinner was beef Wellington cooked medium rare (₩53,000) plus lasagna (₩23,000) rolled from fresh pasta sheets — the best lasagna I've eaten to date. With the calm Seoul Forest setting and candlelight, Kongkase Seongsu is an easy recommendation for a date or a first meeting.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
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