Tag: Seoul shopping guide
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The Ultimate Guide to Korean Pharmacy Shopping (Part 1)
Our Actual First Stop Isn’t Olive Young When people picture beauty shopping in Korea, Olive Young is usually the first name that comes up. And sure, I love a good Olive Young haul as much as anyone. But if you asked me — or honestly, any parent in my 육아모임 (mom friends group) — where…
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Namdaemun Pharmacy Shopping Guide (2026): Where Koreans Actually Buy Their Vitamins
Most Tourists Go to Olive Young. Koreans Go to Namdaemun. There’s a version of Seoul shopping that happens on Instagram, and then there’s the version that happens in real life. The Instagram version is Olive Young in Myeongdong: beautiful displays, cheerful packaging, viral products that you recognize from TikTok. It’s genuinely great and worth doing.…
