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Inside Olive Young N Seongsu, the biggest Olive Young in Seoul - a full K-beauty universe of skincare, makeup and wellness. We spent ₩225,000 and gave it away.

We visited the biggest Olive Young in Seoul, Olive Young N Seongsu, and it is nothing like a normal shop. It’s closer to a full K-beauty experience: skincare, makeup, fragrance, wellness, lifestyle products and much more, all under one roof.

A 225,000-won Olive Young haul in Seoul. Watch on YouTube

We explored the entire store floor by floor, testing products and hunting down the trending Korean beauty brands everyone asks about. Sheet masks, lip care, sunscreen, supplements, if K-beauty makes it, this place stocks it. We ended up spending over ₩225,000, and here’s the fun part: we’re giving it all away to subscribers. The giveaway details are in the video and its description on YouTube.

If you’re visiting Seoul and have any interest in Korean skincare or beauty, put Seongsu on your list, this store alone is worth the trip across town. And if you can’t get to Korea yet, the video is the next best thing to walking the aisles yourself.

Photos from Seoul

Seoul is the city we keep coming back to, and the camera roll proves it: these span five visits between October 2021 and May 2026.

Inga looking out over the towering curved bookshelves of Starfield Library inside COEX Mall
First encounter with Starfield Library at COEX, October 2021. Yes, the shelves really are that tall.
Selfie of Inga and Dileep on a terrace on Namsan's slopes, sunset glowing over the Seoul skyline behind them
Sunset over the rooftops from the slopes of Namsan, the kind of view that makes you miss your dinner reservation.
Selfie of Inga and Dileep in the stands at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, holding a blue Cass beer cup
June 2022 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium. One Cass, two spectators, nine innings.
Inga and Dileep above the tiled rooftops of Eunpyeong Hanok Village, the granite peaks of Bukhansan behind
Eunpyeong Hanok Village in January 2024, with Bukhansan's granite peaks doing the heavy lifting in the background.
Inga with a coffee and a sticker-covered laptop at a cafe window overlooking hanok rooftops and pine trees
The remote-work dream: coffee, laptop, and a window full of hanok roofs.
Selfie of Inga and Dileep holding iced drinks in front of the Hongjecheon artificial waterfall
May 2026: iced drinks at the Hongjecheon waterfall, Seoul's favourite trick of hiding nature inside the city.
Inga working on a laptop with an iced green drink at a desk in Starfield Library, bookshelves rising behind
Back at Starfield Library five years on, this time with a laptop. Some places become habits.

There’s more from this trip on our YouTube channel, we film the real sights and sounds, no fluff. You’ll also find us on TikTok and Instagram.