Some of my friends online are asking me what are the things that I bought from my last trip in Korea and here are some of it posted for you guys. I didn’t shop that much and didn’t buy any big items since I am saving for other important things like my next trip to China, tuition fees of my kids and I’m also paying mortgages for my house and lot! Woohoo! we’re planning to move within 3 years so shopping is forbidden, not really forbidden but Im really trying my best to be frugal and to prioritize things.

Although I must admit that I am drooling with Tory Burch and Michael Kors VERY MUCH that time, still I didn’t buy any. My big purchases were winter coats from Uniqlo & SPAO which I can use for my next winter adventure.  I also bought some baseball caps for me, my brother and my husband at New Era but aside from that most of my purchases were beauty and grocery items for me and my family here.

From the photo above you can see that most of the items are really random stuff. Beauty items, Travel must-have, Coca Cola and Sprite Collectibles, baby stuff and of course KPOP thingy. I bought SNSD and 2NE1 albums, Bigbang Iphone Cases, Lee Min Ho Calendar and the magnets, as an addition to my growing collection.

For beauty items I bought some of my all time favorites like eggpore and colored lip balm from Tony Moly, Mascara & Falsies from  Majolica Majorca, Pink Nail Polish, Pink Eyebrow Shaper and Pink Eye Curler (all pink and essentials) from Dear Berry and most of the photos above were freebies and samplers from different beauty shops in Myeong-dong.  I also bought Etude House Lip Tints (Pack of 20) for my pasalubong (gifts or present bought abroad when you’re coming home).

Another purchase was from an expo, my friend Jinhee invited me to come with them at the biggest expo for Mommies and Babies at KINTEX  (Korea Exhibition Center) – 킨텍스 . I purchased some Aveeno Products and the PORORO Toys for my little ones. I will have another entry about this expo because as a mom I really enjoy the exhibit and a must-see for pinay moms in Korea.

And since I’m into traveling, I bought several items that will be useful for my upcoming trip. I saw this RENU solution for sensitive eyes and I bought 2 packs right away that comes with free 2 lens cases from Olive Young. I also bought Vitaheim soluble vitamin c and some cute cashbook  from Artbox which is perfect for tracking down your travel expenses.

Must have travel essentials 1) First is this cute pouch from Artbox for my make-up must have. I bought this because of its transparency which is perfect for airport security check and the same time I just love the doodles on it.   2)Travel Kit (toiletries) that comes with the transparent pouch and the tube sizes are also perfect for airport regulation. Among all purchases my favorite is this travelus cross because it so hard to find authentic travelus in our country and usually what you see online are fakes and from china, so as soon as I saw this hotpink travel bag I bought it right away. Will use it very soon and will post the details here.

Photos above are some of my random purchases at Busan, I bought these beauty fix at Olive Young because I somehow needed a new hair color. I saw the Heroine Mascara on-sale and Ive been wanting to try them so I bought one for myself and it has mascara remover as free so it was a good buy. I was about to buy Macherie Hair Curl Lotion but the girl at the counter insisted the Lucido-L so I bought this Hair Curl Lotion instead which is not that bad. And the cutest of them all are Paul Frank Mints and Rilakkuma vitamins 🙂

Hope you enjoy these random hauls from South Korea… Happy reading!!!