While going through my iPhone pictures the other day, I came across countless ones that I took when I visited South Korea last year to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of my company there.
Over the course of my trip I did everything from visit the Prada Transformer, an amazing museum whose design was conceived by Miuccia Prada and Rem Koolhaas, to speak to students at Ewha University, a premiere all-women’s university in Seoul. Below are some highlights, in picture form.
THE SIGHTS
In addition to wearing the hanbok, a traditional form of Korean clothing, I saw some “interesting” restaurant signs. (I’m hoping something was lost in translation).
THE PEOPLE
From the beauty editors that attended my makeup master class to the audience at Ewha University, all the women I met in Korea were simply stunning.
THE FOOD
Florence Kim
Hi Bobbi,
I’m not sure if someone clarified this for you already, but the sign with the picture of a dog just states that this particular store (which sells rice) also sells dog food. :)
I hope this helps.
Florence
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Bobbi Brown Reply:
Thank you :)
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Tanya Cropsey Reply:
I love these pictures. Sounds like it was great trip.
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Janaki
Bobbi,
I left you this question a couple of times on your blog. I am very disappointed that you chose to ignore it. I’ll ask you again anyway.
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Bobbi,
First off, let me say that I really love that your makeup is so natural and your models look so pretty and natural. It’s just the kind of make up that most women want to have, natural and radiant. Having said that, I want to give some
sincere and honest Criticism about your book. I just finished reading the Makeup Manual. I was very disappointed that when discussing women from different races, that the book always portrayed a “Chinese” or an East Asian looking woman when talking about the Asian Race. You have to understand that the term Asians is being used very loosely and as an Indian woman myself; I am an “Asian” too, albeit a South Asian. I think I speak for many Indian women when I say that finding good looking natural makeup is very tough for our skin tone. We have a lot of pigmentation and uneven skin tone that many foundations do not target. They are either too yellow or too pink. Till date I haven’t found a perfect foundation and concealer match for my skin tone. Every time I go to a makeup counter I am either slammed on the face with a foundation that looks too light or something too dark and orange meant for African American women. I think you have the potential to address this and I really feel you should. It’s a HUGE market potential. I would like you to do a makeup tutorial on Indian women that is of medium color with uneven skin tone.
Secondly, in your book you have a chapter for a 10 step makeup lesson. However, between Step 4 to step 6 the model is magically wearing an eyeliner and step 7 she has no eyeliner again. The actual step for eyeliner comes only at Step 9. I don’t how your editing team didn’t catch that. In my eyes it’s a big mistake when you say its makeup lesson for beginners and somehow you/your team confuse the steps.
Thanks
Jan
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