Best Face Forward

I know I am still fairly young, but I came to a realization the other day that my skin is not in the shape it used to be. Since I have come to Korea my face has gone through a bit of a transformation - I like to blame it on the dry, polluted weather in Seoul. The reality is, however, that it's high time I started a better skin care regimen other than soap and water.

So, I started doing some research. I have been witnessing all these beautiful Korean women with flawless porcelain skin and I asked several of them and perused the internet in search of their skin care secrets. It turns out that they have a certain system over here that they call a 5 step program. Also, they have a plethora of affordable, natural skin care stores.

In search of this information, I ventured out one morning to these stores and received some great help and advice from a couple ladies at several stores who were fluent in English. They helped me immensely and I ended up purchasing an onslaught of potions - all for a very affordable price! I ended up stocking up on several fun items as gifts for the State-side women in my life as well.

Here's the loot:

Below are actually a small selection of the beauty shops they have EVERYWHERE in Seoul...

They are really big on using face masks as well, and not the face masks we think of in the States. They use these masks all the time and they are a thin sheet of waxy paper with some lotiony goo on them and you place it on your face for several minutes. You don't wash it off, you actually rub it in. It is like a deep conditioning treatment for your face.  Here is a lovely example, haha...

Well, I am pretty excited about my new face regimen. We'll see what happens in 30 days! 

Let me leave you with a special little character I ran into on the street the other day - and yes, she does have a cat on her head. 

Ciao!