If Japan have ubiquitous vending machines, Korea must have Etude House everywhere. We haven't even seen all Myeongdong but I noticed that we passed three to four of it's branches. We entered the one in front of street food stand and encountered an expected experience. I got their popular BB cream, my sisters loved their nail polish collection and my brother was convinced to buy "Missing You" lip balms. Many people were in the store and our basket was literally filled with "goodies." I didn't realize that I've spent more or less W70,000 already!
And that was only on our first day! Today I've spent W25,000 for nail polish and skin care. I love their pastel coloured matte nail polish! So far, I got lavender and yellow. I might get teal and peach as well.
My favourite Etude House branch was the one located near Namyeong station. Only few people go there and they have lovely staff who can speak English. She's also very transparent about their promos and freebies. That way, you won't feel you've been ripped off. I'm not sure if there is a branch in Japan but I can attest how cheap it is to shop in Korea rather than in Japan. For their normal nail polish for example, it's only priced as W1,000. While in Japan, Daiso nail polish will probably costs W1,500 when converted.
3 comments:
What a scrumptious store!
I heard its really cheap to shop in Korea.. I have a friend who lives in Seoul if you want you can meet her too :P
It's my last day tomorrow! If she's free, we can meet! :)
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