Ahyeon Wedding Street

In search of a veil and bridesmaid dress, I headed down to Ahyeon's "Wedding Street" (Line 2, Ehwa/Ahyeon stations). Unfortunately, the window displays look much more appealing while driving by. We saw a fair share of ridiculousness, the occasional pretty piece, but mostly just overpriced ordinariness. All in all, it was an interesting experience, especially since every single shopkeeper thought Anna was the bride-to-be, hehe. We eventually pretended I was the one getting married (ahem, in Hawaii, summer of next year) while doing a routine veil search for Grace, but I don't think they believed me for a second. ^^;;

Dear Journal: Just give me a camera and an excuse!

I'm waaay behind on posts. (Thanks for the reminder, Graciepoo. ^^) So here we go. Let's start the blogroll!

This one's dedicated to:

• Annie & her hubby who are en route to the Bay :(
  
• My unintentional haircut :/
  
• More sticker pics :D
  
• And a look into the crazy things Asians will wear :P
  

Just give me a camera and an excuse!

I wonder if the sticker booth shop would notice if this lovely pink hat mysteriously grew some legs and walked away...?





Clearly, I need to work on my "funny" facial expressions. And yes, I realize that my oversized fobby shirt might not be allowed back onto US soil without significant backlash from those I consider "dear loved ones." I am still working on shopping habits that will allow for stricter control on such impulses.





Sans awesome-pink-hat, friends, this is my new haircut and purple eyes. I had only meant to get my bangs trimmed but somehow ended up with hair 3 inches shorter and a little too close to reoccurring bob nightmares. Look, I managed to do a selca on the first take! Har har.



Now for the fun stuff.

Which would YOU wear if you were lucky enough to only pick ONE?

A) Couple underwear!



B) This...



C) Ripped jeans... ripped thigh high. (I think only BT can pull this look off.)



P.S. Bye Annnnnie. Eat a Grilled Cheese (not "Doggie Style" hahaha) at In & Out for me.

Bigger eyes, surgery free

After hearing word that color lenses are a ssul-ssul-free way to making your eyes look bigger (no joke that one of my nicknames is String Eyes), I totally caved in and bought my first pair from a shop called Over the Rainbow in Sinchon. It's amazing how easy (and cheap!) it is to get a pair of contacts or glasses in this country. I paid about $30 for my new set of purple eyes, which will last me anywhere from 6-8 months. Granted, it looks a bit freaky with flash photography and I have been likened to a cat, but it's really not all that bad if you stand outside my comfortable personal space boundary (3 feet?), and it's a fun change. They make your eyes pop as the iris area is enlarged. I'm thinking grey next? Blue's a little creepy and I'm not willing to dye my hair.

Flash closeup. Bad angle? Hehe.

No flash, few feet away.

Yeah, I know I still got them string eyes...

Face paint

Living in a country ranked #1 in the world for "most beauty products used," you'd think by now I'd have a better grasp of the subject. (I don't.) Luckily, I recently came across a wonderful collection of Korean/Japanese makeup reviews from Lotus Palace. It's a little overwhelming, brimming with lots and lots of info from BB Cream to lipgloss to sheetmasks (my only facial indulgence in Seoul so far), but I look forward to being educated. Something tells me I'm going shopping tomorrow!