Annyeong haseyo Vogue Paris.
It's Irene Kim here and we are in my city, Seoul.
We're actually in the Dongdaemun area, which is a very busy, trendy place
and I'm going to show you some of my favorite beauty spots around.
The people here are just so much fun
and we just have this culture of being together and hanging out with your friends.
I have my dog with me today.
I like to take Biggie wherever I can.
We're at Woosun hair and makeup salon.
It's one of the most popular salons in Seoul.
Annyeong haseyo sibnikka?
This is Sunwoo Kim, my best friend and one of the top hairstylists in Korea.
He's actually the genius behind my unicorn hair.
What are we going to do today?
Today is hair treatment first, and then makeup for you.
Biggie looks like part of the crew.
Are you from Paris, Biggie?
Yes.
He's like "good job".
So, I've done pink, I've done rainbow.
- This is one of my favorites. - Yes, I like it too.
Yeah.
The lavender.
This is my actual hair that we keep.
- No, I'm just kidding. - No.
So scary.
Irene's rainbow hair.
This is my favorite part.
All the stress is just...
flying away.
That feels so good.
This is for protein care, for damaged hair.
That is to make it shinier and slicker and not frizzy hair.
Hi, is this your birthday?
What?
What are you doing here?
Oh my God, this is my sister.
She just surprised me.
I hate you!
Oh my God.
Wait, you actually came to see Biggie.
Biggie!
Our family likes surprises.
So, I had no idea she was going to be here.
It's like I'm getting ready to go to space.
Three, two, one…
Wow, look at that movement.
It's like water.
Before, it was very dry and frizzy, but now I can run my fingers through it.
It's amazing.
Okay, so Biggie has to go to school now.
Bye, Biggie!
Have a good day!
Now, it's time for the makeup.
This is Myungsun Lee, one of the top makeup artists in Korea.
The trend in Korea is very natural and it's all about the small details.
She's just going to fill it in and give it just more of a fuller look.
But not too full.
This is the most important part.
I'm very particular about my eyelashes.
And she's the best at mascara.
This is another technique.
She clamps the lashes together, it gives more of a definition to the lashes.
Also, another technique:
take a wooden stick, heat it up with a lighter, make sure it's not burning,
then curl each lash individually.
You have to be really careful.
Don't do this at home.
In Korea, the term is called MLBB, "My Lips But Better".
She took the lip liner and went over it, and then put on the lip color
to make sure it looks complete.
Because I grew up very Americanized,
I didn't realize until I came to Seoul that my roots are Korean.
So, I love the culture and meeting new people here,
and I love the food and they have the best beauty products.
So, those are my two favorite things.
The next stop is here.
It's Unistella, a nail salon,
and we're going to go get some really cool nail art done,
because my nails are very boring right now.
Here we are!
Hi how are you?
This is Eunkyung,
she is literally one of the most talented artists.
If you look up "glass nails",
Eunkyung is actually the first one to create that kind of artwork.
She hand individually cut these hologram sheets of paper
and she applies it and it looks kind of like stained glass.
A lot of copies as well, but she's the OG.
I like these drip nails.
She says someone said it looks like lava nails.
Done, finished!
Look how cool they are!
They're very Instagrammable nails.
I dropped my nails in some holographic liquid.
All done with more exciting nails.
And the next stop is Kwangdong hanbang byeong-won.
Did I say it right?
Kwangdong hanbang byeong-won.
So, now I'm here at the hospital and I'm here with Woo Jung Choi,
who's a very amazing doctor.
I'm going to do the full body herbal detox treatment.
It's a very ancient Korean or Asian practice.
These herbs have been steamed already and my body just feels so warm and calming.
They're traditional Korean aroma herbs
that she's going to place on top of the herbs that have already been steamed.
I'm being cooked.
That was so relaxing.
I loved it.
So cool
Now, we are here for a tea break at the Tea Collective.
There's all different types.
Citron Vitamin, that sounds amazing.
This place is cool because it has explanations on the tea bags,
so you can see what kind of tea mood you're in.
I think I need this.
This is good for antibiotic action, it helps clean skin.
I'm going to take the Bip...
Bipaip Tea.
It's really cool, quiet and cozy.
This would be a good daytime brunch tea spot with my girlfriends.
Okay, so now we're going to finish the day with some shopping.
So, let's go!
You can get anything at any hour of the day in Korea
and everything is like one phone call away or one taxi right away,
so everything's really convenient.
We're here at one of my favorite multi beauty road shops,
called Love Health and Beauty.
Everything from skin care, makeup, hair essentials.
I can hang out here for hours.
There's so much stuff.
Everything from lip masks.
I'm going to grab some sheet masks.
Sheet masks for every day of the week.
Golden cocoon mask, that's very interesting.
One of the things I fell in love with when I came to Korea
was that there were so many different types of products
for different types of skin,
that I've never seen growing up in the States.
They have foot masks.
Sometimes, you know, when you walk too much or your legs get tired,
especially on the plane, your feet can get kind of puffy,
these sheet masks are really good.
One thing that I highly recommend is this spot eraser.
These stickers are lifesavers.
You just clean it off and you stick this on and it heals.
I love the packaging too, it's so cool.
Unfortunately, this is our last stop.
I had so much fun spending the day with you.
Thank you, Vogue!
Annyeong!
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