Shopping & Beauty - The Seoulog

49 Pharmacies in Myeongdong! The K-Pharmacy Tour Where Foreign Spending Jumped 142%—Scar Gels, PDRN and Vitamins, Tax-Free [Things Worth Doing in Korea #6]

September 26, 2026September 8, 2026 by 이재우 (Lee Jae-woo)

After the cosmetics shops, the next place foreigners queue in Myeongdong is the pharmacy—49 of them between Euljiro 1-ga and Myeongdong stations, price boards in English, Chinese and Japanese. Here’s the thing: the shopping comes down to four groups, spend 15,000 won and the refund is instant, and the pharmacy goes last on your route. Seoulog laid it out.

Have Korea Tell You Your Colors in Numbers! Personal Color Analysis + K-Makeup Salon for 120,000 Won and 60–90 Minutes—the Flow, Prices and Prep [Things Worth Doing in Korea #3]

September 26, 2026September 6, 2026 by 이재우 (Lee Jae-woo)

A colorimeter reads your skin, a hundred drapes settle your sub-tone, and you walk into a K-makeup salon—then Olive Young—with an English result sheet in hand. Here’s the thing: analysis → makeup → shopping in one day is now the most-booked K-beauty product. Prices, when to book, and why you arrive with no sunscreen on. Seoulog laid it out.

Eye Test to Pickup in an Hour, No Prescription! The K-Glasses Tour Where Sales Rose 1,608%—Namdaemun, Dosan and Seongsu, Three Routes [Things Worth Doing in Korea #1]

September 26, 2026September 5, 2026 by 이재우 (Lee Jae-woo)

K-glasses tour title card — three routes: Namdaemun, Dosan, Seongsu

Glasses that take days and 200–300 dollars at home are done in Seoul in one shop, one hour, for 30,000–100,000 won. Here’s the thing: a state-licensed optician tests your eyes in the shop, so no prescription is needed, and the tax refund applies. Namdaemun for price, Dosan for the brand space, Seongsu to watch the lab—three routes by purpose.

VAT Off on the Spot from ₩15,000! The Olive Young Korea Guide Where the Passport Matters More Than the Basket

September 26, 2026August 24, 2026 by 이재우 (Lee Jae-woo)

Olive Young in Korea: What to Buy and How the Instant Tax Refund Works

Olive Young sits at convenience-store density in Seoul, so which branch you walk into barely matters. Here’s the thing: what moves the number is whether your passport is on the counter—spend ₩15,000 and the VAT comes off on the spot. What’s worth buying, what to skip, and the liquids trap at security, all in one page.