Korean Beauty Secrets: A Practical Guide to Cutting-Edge Skincare and Makeup by Kerry Thompson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Korean Beauty Secrets: A Practical Guide to Cutting-Edge Skincare and Makeup lists K-beauty brands; describes skincare products and products like cushion makeup; explains the multi-step skincare regimen; recommends particular products; and provides a Korean to English glossary. It’s a manual or reference book on K-beauty.
H Mart in Fairfax, Virginia recently moved to its new location on 11200 Fairfax Blvd.
I was concerned that the beauty counter tenants from its previous location would move as well. Here’s what HJ said on Nextdoor:
Yes, the beauty counters moved to the new location. Also a small pharmacy, Asian food court, kiddie play corner, a seafood section (follow your nose for that dept), and some parking in the shade are in the new location. Customers are leaving carts all over the parking lot and in precious empty parking spaces instead of pushing them back to the cart corrals, so watch out — or your or your car could hit a cart that’s out of place or rolling around.
Relieved! Naturally, I had to check out the beauty counters. It was gratifying that the beauty advisors remembered me from the old location. Here’s my haul:
FYI H Mart has a stand for lower-priced cosmetics, including Tony Moly, Bbi@, and Missha. Please note that the beauty counters are tenants, not part of H Mart.
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Dear Dahlia is a makeup brand from Korea, but it projects a glamorous image rather than the cutesy image that other Korean makeup brands project.
It’s also cruelty-free, clean beauty, and vegan.
I discovered Dear Dahlia through Facebook and its targeted ads. I was enchanted by its faux-marble packaging and ordered its Paradise Dual Palette in Lady Oxford. Dear Dahlia mailed my package from Seoul and I had to sign for the package at the Post Office. The lady at the counter looked at my package quizzically. Maybe she was from Korea. I told her it was makeup.
As you can see from the picture above, the Paradise Dual Palette has a matte eyeshadow duo on one side and a creme blush/lip tint on the other. The eyeshadow duo could also be used to fill in the eyebrows. In other words, a complete look from a tiny compact.
The Paradise Dual Palette (other color options are available) costs $ 32.00 USD. You may order Dear Dahlia makeup through its website https://en.deardahlia.com/. Sign up for its newsletter and get free international shipping for orders $30 USD or more. Dear Dahlia’s handle on Instagram is deardahlia_beauty.
Hi Folks,
On my recent visit to Super H, I discovered that Amore changed its name to Aritaum. It now has a front that clearly marks it as Aritaum.
Aritaum describes itself as “the one stop solution for all your beauty needs.” It is a chain of K-#beauty stores whose parent company is AMOREPACIFIC.
However, there is still spill-over area where you can buy various masks and find Missha makeup (Missha is not an Amore Pacific brand).
The Shiseido counter has closed.
Source: K-#beauty in the #DC Metro Area UPDATED | The Style Page
Here a few updates on the popular article Asian beauty stores in the DC Metro Area | The Style Page:
eCosway has closed, and I changed the marker to red.
There are still Shiseido and AMORE counters inside Super H in Fairfax. Not only does AMORE carry AMOREPACIFIC brands, but it also carries Missha. The women at the counter told me that the most popular items were sheet masks and BB cream – no surprise there. Here is my recent haul from Amore:
Because I had been to Super H recently, I changed the marker to green. I turned the other markers to gray, as I can’t vouch for them.
Aritaum describes itself as “the one stop solution for all your beauty needs.” It is a chain of K-#beauty stores whose parent company is AMOREPACIFIC. Some Aritaum stores operate under the AMORE name. Aritaum/AMORE locations are identified by blue diamonds.
According to cosmeticsdesign.com, there are 70 Aritaum stores in the US and Canada, with more store openings planned for this year.
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