Meet My Korean Friends ^^

I want you to meet some of my little friends here in Korea. No, I'm not talking about children or unusually small people, I'm talking about my sock friends. Here in Korea almost every pair of socks I see has some kind of super cute cartoon character or funny face on them. I'm actually so used to seeing them that I'd totally forgotten that's not really normal. It was only in conversation with a friend from home that I realized just how lucky I am to have these little guys smiling up at me each day. Yep, that's how we do it in Korea!

If I really think about it there's probably a lot about Korea that isn't 'normal' that I've come to think is. Posing in photos with peace signs and hand hearts is definitely one of those things. See the photo above, that's what I look like in 90% of the photos that get taken of me by friends here. No-one bats an eyelid if you pull a silly pose. You can take and re-take a photo of yourself, by yourself, ten times in the middle of a crowded starbucks pulling a different face (from sultry and pouty to downright silly/cute) for each and people won't even look twice. Okay, that's not entirely true for me; because I'm blonde amongst a sea of black and dark brown hair I draw a couple of looks whatever I do. But, what I'm saying is, here it's cool to pose. Being self-absorbed isn't...well...self absorbed. It's just normal. Cartoon socks for adults aren't silly, they're just normal. Korea is very very cute.

In fact, I should really be doing this kind of thing to all my photos if i want to truly embrace the cliche of Korean cutesy!

Would you like my blog more if I did that to all my pictures?

Silver Metallic Jeans - H&M. Black Hooded Cardigan - Zara.

My froggy friends - Available at all good Korean stores.

I'm not knocking it in any way. I love this stuff about Korea. In all honesty I adore my sock friends, I have lots more. I might have sort of named them too... 

I'm not crazy I swear! But now you know my secret. So the next time you see a photo of me and you think my outfit looks chic or glam you'll know what's or should I say who are hiding inside my boots!!

Love me? Love me not? T-shirt - ASOS.

Oh and if you're wondering what the ^^ is in the title - it's big smile eyes! 

^^

xxx

Care Bears and O.P.I Shorts Story Nails.

When I tell people I'm living in Korea (you knew that right?!) they tend to think of the Korean War and a lot of people assume that it's not very developed here. They usually ask if I can get (insert rather basic everyday item) here. At which point I tell them I'm only living on the other side of the world not an entirely different planet. Think of Tokyo, it's the most similar (well known) city to Seoul I think.

The major brands are all here so I can get most of the stuff I could back in England. There are however some exceptions. One of these is O.P.I nail polishes. In England I'd become a tincy bit of an O.P.I addict. It's not cheap but it also doesn't streak when you apply it (annoying), chip within the first day of wearing it (very annoying) and the bottle doesn't go all sticky after a month or two (very very annoying). 

I looked around Seoul for it but couldn't find it. I bought a couple of colors online but I much prefer to see them in a store. I love to look at the rows of polish and consider, for way too long, all the varying shades of each color, you know?!

They say when you stop looking for something you find it. Well I guess it must be true because I finally found it! Rows and rows of it. Yey! I purchased a fab hot pink called 'Shorts Story' and a bottle of top coat.

Expect more O.P.I swatches in the future!

Another good thing getting me through Tuesday - The Care Bears! I forgot I bought this earlier this year. It was hiding in my wardrobe.

Ironically cool...no??  Oh well, I like it, you know I'm a big kid. It helps the nostalgia, a lot like the cupcakes. I'm starting to think I have issues with growing up...do I need to see someone?!!

Somewhere I have a My Little Pony Tee...hmmmm...

I hope you have a great day! Remember, stop looking for that something and maybe you'll find it!

xxx