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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..
Read story ↗The sunglasses Song Hye-kyo takes out during her Vogue bag tour have a slim, horizontally elongated black frame. She explains that this is a shape she particularly likes at the time of filming, then puts the pair on so viewers can see the proportions on her face.A shape that matched her own tasteThe sunglasses segment begins around 2:17 in VOGUE KOREA’s September 26, 2025 MY VOGUE video. Song sa..
Read story ↗Oh Yeon-seo chose Lilybyred’s Mood It Palette in Neutral It during her Olive Young shopping video. Her reason was practical: she already has plenty of eye shadows at home, but wanted a small selection of familiar colors for travel and touch-ups away from home.Four useful shades for a smaller makeup pouchThe palette appears around 6:29 in the October 7, 2026 video on her own channel. The video ti..
Read story ↗A pumpkin-shaped plate by Bordallo Pinheiro is the dish Kim Na-young shows just after saying she plans to stop collecting tableware. In her kitchen-items video, she holds it close to the camera, revealing green and yellow tones and a raised design that echoes a pumpkin’s ribs and stem.The plate she noticed while gift shoppingThe segment begins around 6:25 in the kitchen tour on Kim Na-young’s of..
Read story ↗A hat that takes up little room is one of Cha Joo-young’s practical bag essentials. In her Vogue Korea My Vogue video, she takes out a white hat and briefly puts it on while explaining that she likes a shape that covers her face. Her emphasis is on carrying convenience.A hat in every bagThe segment begins around 2:46. Cha says she keeps a hat in all her bags, then opens the white piece she has t..
Read story ↗CORTHE Re Gel is the moisturizer Lee Bo-young singles out in her Vogue Korea bag-reveal video. She describes her skin as very dry and says she likes the hydrated feeling after applying it. A close-up identifies the product as “CORTHE Re Gel,” with “Dermo rejuvenation / RE GEL” visible on the tube.A product she keeps stockedThe introduction begins around 2:56 in the My Vogue episode released on A..
Read story ↗A green pen is one of the personal items Tiffany Young takes out in her Vogue Korea My Vogue video. She says she asked a close friend for it as a birthday gift. It is a small detail that makes the pen memorable: this was a present she specifically wanted, rather than a random writing tool left in her bag.A recurring color in her bagThe pen appears at around 6:16. Having already shown a green wal..
Read story ↗Kim Hye-soo says she always carries a scarf in her Vogue Korea bag-reveal video. The piece she holds has light stripes against a dark background. What makes the segment memorable is how she uses it: as a head covering that helps her manage her hair, as well as an accessory she can keep in her bag.A practical part of her routineThe scarf appears around 3:33 in the My Vogue episode released on Aug..
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