To Sum It Up

There's a story... (my head twinkles with the Brady Bunch theme but cannot think of matching words to the tune *fail*)

Ok so Maya made this earlier this year but it pretty much sums up our life in Japan...

No kidding - we do get questions from our friends/family/strangers about what we do - so here it is!

Cheerios!

Maggie and Maya Do... Seoul ~ the video

Finally the editing and processing of the Korea trip has been completed!

Enjoy!!

Maggie and Maya Do.. Tokyo ~ Video

Maggie and Maya Do... Seoul ~ in pictures

Night time shopping in Hongdae the University District. Many clubs, restaurants and shops. Amazing nightlife

At Meongdong Shopping District. This place was the equivalent of Shibuya, Tokyo, or Pitt St Mall on crack. There were so many beauty shops, cafe, and stalls it was crazy

I want to learn how to read Hangul!

My favorite Korean food is Sundubu, so Jinjin took us to Meongdong Sundubu restaurant

Korean BBQ ~ this place was so smokey and tiny but incredibly delicious!!

Shots Shots Shots! The last Friday of every month is a massive clubbing night in Seoul. Everyone loves shuffling, it was kinda weird lol~ Shogun poured us Jager shots!

On the bus from the airport to Seoul City

My lovely friend Mel (right) who took us clubbing to Hotel Ellui. Great for those who love electro

Parade at the International Airport representing the royal family

Korean Haul

Maggie and I recently went to Seoul, Korea to visit friends, eat food and enjoy the sights. Those were our original intentions, but we also ended up discovering Korean beauty and skincare brands and went a little nuts!!

Our first day in Seoul!

L~R: Etude House, Holika Holika and The Face Shop

Maggie found shiny shoes in Hongdae

Similarly to Japan, Korean beauty and skin care products are adorably packaged which makes them even more appealing. Meongdong city is mecca for cosmetic junkies like ourselves and while we were walking past rows and rows of shops, the shop staff would call out to us in Japanese asking us to come in. Each time we would be given a small basket with a free sample inside of either cream, a face pack or cotton pads. Half the time we would just walk in just to get the free sample lol ~

Day 1: Face packs and serum from Nature Republic and lip creme from Holika Holika

Addicted to French Pharmarcy

With the changing weather in Japan - my skin went a little wild and turned super dry and sensitive (from the usual combination/senstive skin).
I opted to try out the highly raved BIODERMA Sensibio H2O Micellaire solution to remove my makeup rather than my usual oil cleanser routine.

Having used this for already 2 weeks, I found it didn't really remove my waterproof mascara well. I soak a cotton pad on my eye for approximately 5 minutes - everything else is gone but mascara still present.
So to follow up the first cleanse, I  use my trusty milk enzyme cleanser to remove any remaining make up.

The product it massaged onto my face then wiped off with a cotton cloth. This process is repeated twice (or once if Im not wearing make up).

The cream I recently got into were by Avene. Their suitability to sensitive/dry skin got me sold.
The Antirougeurs jour is used during the day to combat the redness in my skin (with added SPF - win!) and the calming recovery cream (which is heavier) is used at night.

I only got these moisturizers on Monday so not much I can say - but will follow up on what the results are like.

This is not my absolute skincare routine. I do alternate using masks/toners/eye creams etc. depending on how my skin is acting during the day.

Stay awesome!

Cheerios
Maggie