Musinsa Beauty Seongsu Opens Nov 11: 700 Brands, 2F Pharmacy and What’s New
Musinsa Beauty Seongsu opens Nov 11, 2026 at 87 Yeonmujang-gil: about 700 brands, 99 new offline, and a pharmacist-staffed 2F pharmacy. How it compares with Hongdae.
K-Beauty & Skincare
Korean skincare routines, ingredients, and product guides for every skin type.
Korean Pharmacy Skincare Shopping 2026: OTC Medicine vs Cosmetics, What to Buy
Pharmacies now take 13.88% of foreign visitors’ medical spending in Korea. What is OTC medicine vs pharmacy cosmetic, what shoppers buy, and how to shop safely.
Medicube at Costco: Where APR’s Skincare Brand Is Sold in the US and What Its Q3 Numbers Show
Medicube reached about 400 US Costco stores in October. APR’s Q3 revenue hit a record 773.1 billion won. Retail footprint and peer results.
K-Beauty Exports 2026: Where the Record Growth Is, From Latin America to the US
Korean small exporters sold 5.07 billion dollars of cosmetics in the first half of 2026, up 30.7 percent, with Latin America up 131.9 percent.
Counterfeit K-Beauty in 2026: What Korean Authorities Have Reported
Korea seized more than 140,000 counterfeit items in 2025 and a new council met on Oct 2. What has been reported and what shoppers can do.
Korea Grand Festival 2026 for K-Beauty Shoppers: Duty-Free, Online Deals and Welcome Week
The Korea Grand Festival runs Oct 29 to Nov 15 with up to 25 percent off cosmetics at 25 duty-free shops and an online week for overseas shoppers.
How the Olive Young Sale Works: Quarterly Dates, Deal Types and Coupon Times
Olive Young holds its big sale in March, June, September and December. Here is how a sale week is built, how the coupons work and how visitors use it.
Beyond Olive Young: Musinsa Beauty Hongdae and Daiso’s New K-Beauty Stores
Musinsa opened a four-floor beauty store in Hongdae, and Daiso opened a store that is 80 percent beauty. Here is what each offers and what shoppers want.
Olive Young’s Tourist-Focused Stores: A Guide to Seven Design-Specialized Locations
Foreigners make up 33 percent of Olive Young’s in-store sales. Here are seven design-specialized stores, from Gwangjang Market to a hanok in Gyeongju.
Olive Young for US Shoppers Before Black Friday: US Site, Sephora Edit or Global Site
Olive Young Global no longer ships to the US. Compare the Olive Young US site, Sephora’s 19-brand K-beauty edit and the Global site before Black Friday on Nov 27.