Life Lately
Hi Qtees. Hope you Qtees are having the best summer! This year has been one of THE hottest weather we’ve ever met. Also, the monsoon season was abnormally long this year ☔️ But thankfully, Autumn has officially arrived in Korea and for the first time this week we did not have to rely on AC throughout the day. Currently, I’m writing this blog while enjoying a cool breeze through the window on a weekend. What a perfect way to spend the weekend afternoon :)
As you Qtees know, about 2 months ago, we re-decorated our room. And it’s sad to say that probably that was the last room decoration we’ll ever get to do at our current place. And it’s even more sad to say that now our place truly feels complete! But we’re ready for a change! We’re ready to create new memories with our Qtees at a new place ☺️ We can’t wait to start the new journey with our Qtees that is waiting for us ✨ We’re almost done searching for a new house and House Hunting Part 2 will be out in October. Please stay tuned Qtees 🤍
There are a handful of Korean Jewelry brands that we enjoy wearing daily and one of them has to be Numbering. Recently they opened another store in Hannam-dong and of course, we had to stop by and check the store out 💨 What we love most about Numbering is not only the quality but also the simplicity of the design. It’s simple YET it’s unique: if you think about it, achieving a design that is unique but still ‘simple’ is quite challenging haha But they managed to do it! Hence, the jewelry style is never affected by a trend and it rarely becomes out of style. Perhaps, that’s the main reason why this brand is loved by so many people, including us.
One of our dearest friends, whom we have known for so many years since we moved to Korea, has recently launched her own rental studio business! The rental studio business is quite BIG in Korea. It’s a studio that you can rent for an hourly rate for the purpose of commercial filming or photoshoots. It’s popular among influencers, digital creators, or YouTubers who need a certain themed space for creating content. A.K.A US 😆 Based on the countless numbers of content that we’ve created in the past, one thing that we’ve learned is that the ‘space’ where you create the content affects your creativity in a large way. And we’re so grateful for the vast selections of rental studios we have in Seoul, Korea :) If you Qtees also want to try renting a studio, simply search 렌탈스튜디오 on Instagram and DM them to make a reservation!
Isn’t she (the owner of the studio) so adorable? And guess what, she’s also an identical twin! We met her when we worked with Nylon Magazine Korea several years ago. She was one of the editors and we became close when we went to London together to create content for Nylon magazine 🇬🇧 Ahhh the good old days haha She’s one of the most nicest and genuine people we know and we’re so grateful to call her as our friend 🥹
The perfect summer bag goes to this misu a barbe knit bag 🧶 How cute is this? Love the knitted flower detail too :)
Just a random pink bow photo since we LOVE ribbons 🎀 Ever since Balletcore became a fashion trend, we love how it’s easier to spot bows in fashion items. A quick fashion trend alert: Balletcore style will continue this Fall/Winter 2023. YAY 🎉
We finally had the time to go down to our parent’s place last month and this beautiful Japanese dish was the first meal we had with them in the longest time. One of the main reasons we are moving to a new house is also because we want to spend more time with our parents. We live in approximately 1hr 30 minutes drive apart distance and it’s quite challenging to make extra time to meet them. But now, if we live together, we can see each other every day! This decision to live together with our parents was also possible mainly due to the fact that Papa QQ is finally retiring next year! (He can now move to Seoul, which is a bit far from his school) After teaching students as a professor for 20+ years, Papa QQ is ready to unleash a new chapter in his life 🤍
By the way, right next to the restaurant where we had our meal was a food market that sells imported food products and we found this sour plum from Japan that I’m always curious as to how it actually tastes like. Now I regret not buying it when I had the chance…..😣
After the meal, we had some time to kill before the movie starts. We watched Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning. As a great fan of Mission Impossible (We watched literally EVERY Mission Impossible that was released) I could not understand some of our friends who said the movie was not that good….!!! We were like “EXCUSE ME?!!! Are you sure you watched THE Mission Impossible?!” But rest assured, the movie was a chef kiss! Whew~
My current fave lip tint from Naming in color ABIDE 💋 We created a reals showcasing this lip color, so please check it out below :)
So as you Qtees know, we have a secret (but not so secret) PO Box in Korea >_< Kiara and Yelena from France left these gifts for us at Lumio Beauty House for us to pick up 🥹 And look at the cups! It has our name engraved on it 💕 NO WAY!!! We screamed with joy the moment we unboxed it 🥲 Thank you so much Qtees!
Next week is Korea Thanksgiving week and we have a very long holiday waiting for us 🍂🇰🇷 Hope you Qtees all stay safe & happy and have another amazing week ahead! Please know that there are two twins in Korea who love you and care about you 🤍 See you again soon Qtees! Love you so much ☺️