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One of the small items in Kim Ji-won’s Vogue beauty pouch is a compact gua sha tool she slips her fingers into to hold. She says she has recently started using it and turns it to demonstrate the two sides. The clearest takeaway is her approach to packing: the tools she carries outside should be small and easy to bring along.A tool sized for her pouchThe segment begins around 1:51 in VOGUE KOREA’..
Read story ↗Moon Ga-young introduces a black Alexander Wang Twyst memory leather handle bag at the start of her Harper’s BAZAAR Korea bag tour. The Korean on-screen caption identifies the design, while a close-up shows its wrinkled surface and long metallic zipper detailing.The bag she brought to the shootThe introduction appears around 0:28 in the April 22, 2026 video. Moon presents it as the bag she broug..
Read story ↗Yoon Hye-jin introduces a Mauviel pan as one of the long-serving tools in her kitchen. The video’s product card identifies it as an M6S copper pan. She says it was expensive, but that she has been using it for ten years—a comment that puts the focus on repeated everyday use rather than a brand-new purchase.Her cooking experienceThe pan discussion starts around 1:23 in the household-favorites vid..
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