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首爾Seoul

《機場到市區》

仁川機場到市區的交通方式有三種，機場巴士、機場快線(要轉乘地鐵)、機場計程車。

機場巴士的優點是不用拖行李進出地鐵，但票價比機場快線貴。
機場快線比巴士便宜，不會塞車，但要拖行李，所以行李別帶太多。
很多人是空箱子去，裝滿整箱回國。

仁川機場
仁川機場鐵路(AREX)

首爾特別市觀光網站
SeoulNavi
背包客棧韓國
韓國高速鐵路KTX
韓國鐵路Korail


首爾地鐵

《住宿》
Airbnb
WIMDU
Homeaway
Roomorama

《找飯店》
TravelMob
Yeego
Hotel Planner
Holiday City
Expedia
Booking
Hotels.Com
Hotel Club
All Hotel
TVtrip
Agoda
ABCtravel
Easy Hotel
ibis Hotel
(在捷運站旁邊，一個晚上台幣四千多元)
Easy Hotel


以下網站很好用
可以算抵達各地鐵站區間票價

有朋友告訴我Google Map在韓國根本定位不準
叫我不要用
所以我找了以下兩個地圖網站
韓巢中文地圖
Daum韓文地圖
Naver電子地圖

韓服體驗
仁川機場的韓國文化體驗館
登機口122入口旁
07:00-22:00
女生可選皇后娘娘，舞女藝妓，一般女生。
男生有國王，書生，士兵。


機場快線在仁川機場B1樓層，有一小段距離。跟著中文指標機場鐵路(airport railroad)，就可以到快線票口。

機場快線AREX有分"直達車"和"普通車"，直達車是直達首爾站(T-Money不能進直達車)，普通車是有停其他站。時間差10分鐘但票價差一倍，所以選擇普通車就可以。

直達車與普通車不同入口，互相在對面，車種標示就寫在票閘口上方。進入機場快線後，因為是第一站，所以沒有方向問題，車來就上(回程才要注意，是往"首爾站"還是"仁川機場"，請認明往"仁川機場"的月台)。約40多分鐘就會到"弘大入口站"。

除了找對方向，往機場的列車會有只到"金浦機場"跟到"仁川機場"兩種，可以聽廣播或看LED燈指示，雖然坐到只到金浦機場的列車也沒關係，原地等下一班到仁川機場的列車再
上去就好，小風險是人多可能沒位子坐就是了。

《交通》

1-7無限搭乘M Pass
當地的悠遊卡有兩種

T-Money
機場入境後，右手邊就有GS25，先在這買T-MONEY卡，除了省去買票的時間，票價也有一點折扣，去便利商店買東西，也可用T-MONEY結帳。

Cash Bee(可以集點,有優惠)

《注意事項》

1.韓國時間比台灣快一小時

2.電壓220伏
3.水質有說可以生飲，但一般人還是買瓶裝水。
4.盥洗用具要自備。
5.溫突是韓國傳統的暖氣設備。

韓國觀光公社
地址首爾市中區清溪川路40號
電話
地鐵1號線鐘閣站5號出口,經永豐文庫過十字路口就到韓國觀光公社大樓


《預算》

五天四夜，來回坐機場快線+便利商店買東西+搭乘地鐵，

加個2萬韓圜差不多，
去便利商店加值，拿給店員講TOP UP
之後不夠用，再到地鐵站加值，可點中文介面，方法和台北差不多。


《預算》




《分區》

江北

弘大
coffee smith分店二樓

梨大





明洞(半天)
最有名的購物街
購物飲食為主
樂天Young Plaza(首爾市中區忠武路二街123)
Noon Square(首爾市中區明洞二街83-5)
M plaza(首爾市中區明洞二街31-1)

JN Shopping Mall外國人專用購物中心
免費日語國語講解免費租借購物小推車免費拍攝紀念照提供送貨服務有置物櫃

明洞天主教聖堂 明洞MUD汗蒸幕(首爾市中區明洞Bna街22)基本套餐溫泉桑拿搓澡全身按摩面膜洗髮護髮全身礦物泥膜50000
明洞站5號出口直走第一個路口右轉直走,後看見路口再右轉走50公尺就到,Uniqlo對面,店在3樓



明洞韓國館(首爾市中區明洞2街57)
烤肉餐廳
地鐵4號線明洞站5號出口

三金韓燒餐廳(首爾市中區明洞8ga街35)
地鐵4號線明洞站9號/10號出口

Congee House(首爾市中區明洞8ga街31-3)
地鐵4號線明洞站9號出口
梭子蟹粥海鮮粥蘑菇蠔粥蒸餃

咸興麵屋(首爾市中區明洞2街26-1)冷麵

烏達裏家K-Pop餐廳(首爾市中區明洞8na街28  2-3樓)
地鐵4號線明洞站6號出口
醬油蟹套餐


Twosome Coffee(Olive Young的2樓)(首爾市明洞1街9-20號2樓)


韓服體驗
(1) 首爾國際文化中心(首爾市中區明洞二街31-1 M plaza 5樓)
地址:首爾市中區明洞8街27
2號線乙支路入口站6號出口,步行15分鐘   

4號線明洞站6號出口出來，步行3分鐘 
電話:+82-2-3789-7961
日期:全年常設活動
時間:10:30~12:00 / 14:00~18:00
*每人每次可體驗5~10分鐘。
*韓服體驗為熱門體驗項目，下午時段來訪時可能因預約額滿而無法體驗，建議盡早預約。
休息1月1日,農曆新年初一,中秋節當日休息
韓服體驗需當天可以自行前往中心登記後參加體驗或預約當天的韓服體驗,預約截止時間為18:30。(但若18:30前預約人數已滿,亦無法提供預約)


中心內有精通中文(普通話)、英語、日語的職員, 為外國遊客提供各類似旅遊諮詢等服務。中心內除了韓服體驗外, 還提供各類型其他文化體驗。

獲得首爾旅遊資訊免費季紀念明信片民畫體驗韓紙工藝韓服體驗不能預約要直接前往中心登記一次10分鐘可選一套衣服和配戴各種華麗飾品還有專人協助穿著和拍照

(2)韓國觀光公社旅遊諮詢中心(TIC)
每月第三週的週一~週六文化體驗活動
參加費用:免費 
有精通外語的服務人員在旁協助 
☞ 電話: +82-2-729-9497~9 (韓英日中) 
☞ 韓國旅遊諮詢熱線: +82-2-1330 (韓英日中) 

地點:韓國觀光公社旅遊諮詢中心(TIC)
首爾中區明洞一街53-1號(Woori銀行前)
鐘閣站5號出口過永豐文庫即可到韓國觀光公社大樓
電話: : +82-2-1330、+82-2-729-9497~9 (韓英日中)

韓服體驗09:30~17:30(報名時間至17:20為止)
遊客可穿上三國時代、朝鮮時代等各時期的各種傳統韓服，在傳統佈景的照相區拍照留念，需自備相機。
所需時間 : 10分鐘

書法體驗13:00~17:00
韓國的書法家會在傳統韓紙或是紙扇上，用韓文寫下您的姓名讀音或是家訓。選擇寫在紙扇需另外支付3,000韓元。
所需時間 : 3分鐘


工藝體驗9:30~17:00，每30分鐘一回 
09:30、10:00、10:30、11:00、11:30、13:30、14:00、14:30、15:00、15:30、16:00、16:30
利用韓紙製作福袋與韓服以及福笊籬摺紙等工藝體驗，並可將作品帶回家做紀念。
福笊籬摺紙
韓服摺紙
木長丞製作

所需時間 : 5~15分鐘


仁寺洞(半天)
(藝術購物綜合文化)
假日會有很多臨時攤和街頭表演
鐘閣站和安國站之間的仁寺洞


仁寺洞觀光情報館
－活動時間：上午10:00～下午5:00 （中午12:00～13:00午休）
－參考網頁：http://blog.yam.com/hikorea/article/43938666

月鳥戀月

大型商場Ssamziegil




景福宮

三清洞





東大門及周邊



大學路


南山

首爾塔
南山塔
搭免費的南山電梯
付費的南山纜車




韓服體驗
1030-1200
南山首爾塔
－活動時間：上午10:00～12:30

－參考網頁：http://blog.yam.com/molly512/article/54358146
烽火台附近



南大門




北村




光化門

鍾路

韓服體驗
景福宮
週二休
10-16
景福宮內慶會樓旁
景福宮
－活動時間：一般觀賞時間為上午9:00～下午6:00（週二公休）
－參考網頁：http://nono41920.pixnet.net/blog

［韓國四大宮之一：景福宮～衛兵交接、免費韓服］
進景福宮要錢


韓服體驗
光化門廣場
每天17:00前
光化門廣場（世宗大王故事館外）
－活動時間：每日下午5點前結束

－參考網頁：http://blog.yahoo.com/_GSGBHFFJ5IEP7UGVO4AANTAXNQ/articles/709165
光化門站


付岩洞


龍山


梨泰院
The flying pan blue全日供應早午餐
首爾最具異國風情的街道
附近有美軍基地
有很多外國人和外國商店
晚上有很多酒館和舞廳


城北



華克山莊


青瓦台
參觀總統辦公室
要先上網預約只有韓文解說
一天四場一個月前可上網預約
首爾市鐘路區青瓦台路1





江南
新沙洞林蔭道


狎鷗亭
很多大型百貨公司和各國名牌專賣店整形外科診所


清潭洞


江南


汝矣島


永登浦

文井洞



皇后蔘雞湯황후삼계탕
時間：11:00~22:00
地址：종로구 자하문로6길 6
路線：景福宮站三號出口

梨大火飯불밥
地址：서대문구 대현동 60-51

路線：梨大站三號出口

http://www.paine0602.com/blog/post/32401815


水原韓牛가보정갈비
地址：경기도 수원시 팔달구 인계동 958-1

路線：從地鐵水原站出發轉乘公車730/10/11-1/720-2/83-1等各路公車，於성빈센트병원下車後步行439公尺。

一個人吃的韓牛
http://kjkbaby.com/2014/01/degahanwu/

I'm C 아이엠씨 哈密瓜冰
地址：강남구 청담동 118-17

路線：狎鷗亭羅德奧站二號出口

Dragon Hill Spa드래곤스파汗蒸幕
官方網站
地址：용산구 한강대로21나길 40

路線：龍山站一號出口即是

韓國之家한국의집（韓式料理課程）
地址：중구 퇴계로36길 10
官方網站（有中文）

韓國觀光公社介紹點此

Beansbins Coffee 三清洞鬆餅下午茶

詳細路線跟介紹我寫過嚕（我去的是新沙洞店，也去過東大門鬥塔山跟三清洞的店）

秘密花園 烤肉店쌍대포
地址：용산구 청파로 291 （용산구 청파동2가 95）

路線：淑大入口站10號出口


《上網》

韓國當地普遍使用韓語對於外國觀光客而言要能隨時上網查資訊相對非常重要

所以隨處都有網路蛋可以租借

網路蛋Wifi Egg
S.A. Tour


公寓式酒店(最少兩人)S.A. Tour
忠武路



《美妝品牌》














高麗人參
海苔
泡菜
傳統手工藝品
Osulloc綠茶蛋糕,茶葉55,000
馬格利巧克力Maccori米酒口味
辣椒巧克力
芒果巧克力Mango Chocolate
狗狗Brownie
韓菓子仁寺洞附近的Jilsiru買
人參南大京東
紫菜南大
乾貨(魷魚絲小魚乾海帶湯大醬湯)可樂洞水產品市場內的乾貨市場
特色紙藝手工藝(仁寺洞)
OOH LA LA文具小物小吃魚乾年糕條葵花籽巧克力(南大)
韓服(東大)


《必吃小吃》

韓式炸雞

辣炒雞排
豬肉拌飯
全州拌飯
冷麵
泡菜煎餅
海鮮煎餅
烤腸
烤豬五花
泡菜鍋
部隊鍋
海鮮鍋
粥
韓式定食
生章魚
韓式生魚片
豆芽菜湯
人參雞湯
韓式牛肉湯
雞湯鍋
炸物
咖哩蛋包飯
蛹
雞肉串
玉蜀黍
烏龍麵
糖餅
泡麵 醬蟹
韓式烤肉貴
韓式豬血腸
米腸
辣炒年糕
烤魷魚
紫菜包飯,紫菜捲
焦糖餅
黑輪串
魚漿條
味噌鍋
炸豬排
餃子
拌飯
牛骨湯
海鮮湯麵
蝦仁炒飯
海鮮麵
烤鯖魚
辣炒小章魚
啤酒
小米酒
柚子茶

豬腳
馬鈴薯排骨湯
炸醬面
蒸雞
糖醋肉
辣炒雞排

韓式炒栗子
烤地瓜
包子
炸雞



《哪裡吃小吃》

紫菜包煎餅米腸

新堂洞辣炒年糕街
2號新堂洞8號出口要點兩人份以上

武橋洞辣炒章魚

獎忠洞王豬腳

明洞刀削麵餃子

平壤冷麵


《滑雪場》

龍平度假村
最受歡迎的滑雪場
設備很多,首爾過去要三個多小時

茂朱德裕山渡假村滑雪場Mu Ju Resort
韓國最大 距離最長

江原樂園High 1
韓國第三大滑雪場
有賭場(外國人出示護照可免費進入賭場)
渡假村內還有很多表演

昆池岩渡假村Kon Ji Am Resort
近京畿道
距離江南40分鐘,京畿道最大,有人數限制,要早去

大明維瓦爾第公園滑雪場Vibaldi Park Resort
近龍門火車站
距離首爾江南一個半小時,有水世界
有置物櫃
手套護目鏡要自備

鳳凰公園渡假村Phoenix Resort
年輕人喜歡夏天是水上樂園

Pine渡假村Pine Resort

芝山嵾林渡假村滑雪場Ji San Forest Resort
距離江南50分鐘,附近有韓國民俗村和愛寶樂園


O2渡假村


《滑雪》

相關網誌

Seoulnski
飯店來回接送
滑雪基礎與安全教學(一小時)
滑雪用具(雪鞋，手套，雪橇)租用
缺點：不含雪衣
優點：當天才付費

Seoulskitour
飯店來回接送
滑雪基礎與安全教學(中英日文)
滑雪用具
缺點：提供中英日文，不確定費用有沒有含雪衣租用

Sally Tour
飯店來回接送
滑雪基礎與安全教學(英語)
雪衣租用
滑雪用具(雪鞋，手套，雪橇)租用
含稅

缺點：比較貴

Korea Ski Tour
飯店來回接送
滑雪基礎與安全教學
滑雪手套，用具租用
缺點：費用沒有包含雪衣

邊先生
定點集合
缺點：需要很早訂，容易滿
別人的經驗

IRO
宋一浩教練
有自己開的民宿Greensky Motel
自己去滑雪場
滑雪基礎教學(中，英，韓)
雪衣租用
缺點：貴

Tony滑雪團
FB
定點集合(Tony辦公室)
滑雪基礎與安全教學(中，韓，廣東話)
雪衣租用
回程車上小點心
缺點：需要早訂，人多，要先付費用
別人的經驗

麗伶滑雪團
定點集合(東大門)
滑雪基礎教學
雪衣租用
午餐
初級滑雪場lift
缺點：需要早訂，人多，要先付費用，助教聲音小，後面聽不到
別人的經驗

S.A. Tour
非住客就要定點集合
滑雪基礎教學(有中文)
雪衣租用
缺點貴


他人經驗
2
Backpackers Korea

《超市》

Home Plus

24h的大型超市
地鐵2號線龍頭站

Lotte Mart
首爾站
有付費置物櫃

泡麵
銅鍋
巧克力布朗尼



蠶室

emart





泡麵不能帶
滿30,000






At 바우하우스 Bau House Dog Cafe.
At Sinchon.
at 강남.
at 신도림SK VIEW.
at Sindorim.
at Bao House.
 at Club Octagon.
at 강남.
at 강남.
atSillim.
 at신촌.
한강, Han River
명동 Myeongdong
仁寺洞，Insadong
Courtyard by Marriott Seoul Times Square 코트야드 메리어트 호텔
Club FF
산더미 불고기
선산휴게소(상)
Haeundae Beach, Busan
Haeundae , Busan, South Korea
Taejongdae
Jagalchi Market
Gamcheon Culture Village
Busan Tower
Nampodong Busan
Uncle's Beer
Jb Design Hotel
Yangdong Folk Village
Samcheok City, Gangwon-do, South Korea
Seoraksan
한계령 휴게소
춘천명동 Arista Coffee
Dakgalbi Street
Chuncheon Tourist Hotel
Namiseom
유가네닭갈비 명동점
Trick Eye Museum & Ice Museum
Brooklyn the Burger Joint 삼성점
Nanta Theatre, Myeongdong Seoul
Renaissance Seoul Hotel
Chiaksan National Park
Long Bread
Renaissance Seoul Hotel
Incheon International Airport


《市區到機場》

仁川機場到市區的交通方式有三種，機場巴士、機場快線(要轉乘地鐵)、機場計程車。

機場巴士的優點是不用拖行李進出地鐵，但票價比機場快線貴。
機場快線比巴士便宜，不會塞車，但要拖行李，所以行李別帶太多。
很多人是空箱子去，裝滿整箱回國。


《緊急聯絡》

Emotions表達情緒

http://www.english-at-home.com/vocabulary/english-word-for-emotions/
http://www.vocabulary.cl/Lists/Feelings-Emotions.htm
http://www.talkenglish.com/Speaking/Regular/FeelingsEmotions1.aspx
http://www.agendaweb.org/vocabulary/feelings-emotions-exercises.html



enthusiastic
worried
shy
bitter
homesick
threatened
thankful
cheated
grief-stricken
tense
left out
hopeful
trapped
rebellious
cautious
impressed
bored
discouraged
down
blue
sad
aggressive
affectionate
uncertain
invincible
proud
tempted
indecisive
doubtful
cowardly
impatient
stingy
stubborn
exhausted
satisfied
moody
anxious
miserable
selfish
rejected
uneasy
burdened
calm
self-conscious
energetic
fearless
concerned
withdrawn



不高興的
unhappy
sad

生氣的
upset
angry
cross
furious

慍怒的
seething = extremely angry, but hiding it: "She was seething after her boss criticised her."


annoyed煩
"I'm very annoyed with him. He hasn't returned any of my calls."
"She was annoyed by his comments."
irritated = annoyed: "I get so irritated when he changes TV channels without asking me first."

驚恐的，喪膽的
appalled
shocked
very shocked
scared = frightened: "Are you scared of heights?"
terrified = very scared: "She's terrified of spiders and screams whenever she sees one.
"horrified = very shocked: "I'm horrified by the amount of violence on television today."

frightened: "As a child she was frightened of the dark."

憂慮的，恐懼的
apprehensive
slightly worried
stressed = being worried or anxious about something so you can't relax: "I feel really stressed at work – I need a break."

"He was stressed out by all the travelling in his job."

羞愧地
ashamed: "How could you say such a thing? You should be ashamed of yourself!"
humiliated

到達極限的,受夠了的
at the end of your tether = completely fed up: "The children have been misbehaving all day – I'm at the end of my tether."

困惑的
bewildered
very confused
confused: "I'm sorry I forgot your birthday – I was confused about the dates."

puzzled

背叛的
betrayed = when someone breaks the trust you have in them: "He betrayed my trust when he repeated my secret to everyone."
cheated = when you don't get something that you think you deserve: "Of course I feel cheated – I should have won that competition."


有自信的
confident
sure of your abilities
positive = very sure: "Are you sure that's what you want? Yes – I'm positive."


難過的挫敗的
depressed = very sad: "After he failed his English exam, he was depressed for a week."
sad: "It makes me sad to see all those animals in cages at the zoo."

down in the dumps = sad and fed up: "What's the matter with him? He's so down in the dumps these days."

失望的
disappointed: "She was disappointed by her son's poor results at school."
let down = disappointed: "When you didn't turn up to the meeting, I felt really let down."


高興地
ecstatic = extremely happy: "When he asked her to marry him she was ecstatic."
happy: "She was happy to hear the good news."
over the moon = delighted: "She was over the moon with her new bicycle and rode it every day for a whole year."
delighted = very happy: "I'm delighted that I got the job. It's just what I always wanted."


興奮的
excited: "I'm excited by the new opportunities that the internet brings."


情緒化的
emotional = you have strong feelings (happy or sad) and you cry: "When he heard the news, he became quite emotional."


嫉妒的
envious = when you want something that someone else has: "I'm very envious of her happiness – I wish I was happy too."
jealous = envious: "She was jealous of her sister's new toy."

困窘的
embarrassed = slightly ashamed: "I felt so embarrassed that I went bright red."
awkward

很棒的
great = very good: "I feel great today!"
wonderful = great: "I felt wonderful after such a relaxing weekend."
terrific = fantastic: "I feel terrific today!"


好奇的
intrigued = being so interested in something you have to find out more: "I'm intrigued to hear about your safari in Kenya."
curious
厭煩的
jaded = tired and having no interest: "After 10 years at this company, I just feel jaded."

熱切的,渴望的
keen: "I'm keen to see your new house – I've heard lots about it."

"I'm keen on keeping fit."

懶惰的
lazy: "I can't be bothered to do anything today – I feel really lazy!"


幸運的
lucky: "I'm going to play the lottery – I feel lucky today!"
fortunate
有母愛的
maternal = feeling like a mother: "Looking at my sister's new baby made me feel really maternal."

不知所措的
overwhelmed = so much emotion that you don't know what to say or do: "I was overwhelmed by the offer of promotion at work."
nonplussed = so surprised that you don't know what to do next: "I was so nonplussed by his announcement that I couldn't say anything."


正面的
positive = opposite of negative – seeing the good side of something: "She's a very positive person and never lets anything get her down."

負面的
negative = when you can only see the disadvantages: "I feel very negative about my job – the pay is awful."


放鬆的
relaxed: "I was completely relaxed after I came back from holiday."

勉強的
reluctant = when you don't want to do something: "I'm reluctant to buy a new car – the one we have is fine."


terrible = ill or tired: "I've got a blinding headache and I feel terrible."


緊張的
tense = not relaxed: "You look a bit tense. Did you have a bad day at work?"


受迫害的
victimised = to feel you are the victim of someone or something: "My boss kept criticising me and not the others, so I felt quite victimised."

What I Learned When I Started Wearing Makeup For A Week

Source: What I Learned When I Started Wearing Makeup For A Week

I rarely wear makeup, mostly because I don’t think I’m very good at applying it.
So while my co-worker Erin went makeup-free for a week, I donned a face full of makeup.
against adj.反對的
make a statement
I have nothing against makeup, and I’m definitely not trying to make a statement by not wearing it.
go makeup-free平常不上妝
The reason I usually go makeup-free is mostly because I feel like I’m not good at doing it, and also because I love sleeping and would rather sleep for an extra 30 minutes in the morning than spend that time applying makeup.

go all out盡全力
For this week of wearing makeup, I wanted to go all out in the makeup department.
The only problem was, I wasn’t really sure where to begin. So I decided to head to Sephora to get some ~stuff~.

I wandered the aisles looking totally lost, until, finally, my half-terrified, half-excited look prompted one of the makeup artists to approach me.

After I explained to her what I was doing, she was super excited to help me, and ended up giving me a mini-makeover.
Though I dropped way too much money, I also left with a look to try and emulate each morning.


Day 1: When I learned that people would notice something was different, but wouldn’t be able to figure out what it was.
For the first day, I decided to go big or go home, so I came to work sporting hot pink lipstick, several brown and gold eyeshadows, foundation, bronzer, black eyeliner, mascara, and highlighter… I even filled in my eyebrows!

After putting on so many different layers of products, I sort of felt like I was wearing a mask, but figured at this point I had to try and own it.
When I finally worked up the courage to walk into the kitchen after hiding at my desk for the first hour, a few people came over and said something — that’s when I realized how different the reaction would be from guys and girls. Every girl seemed to notice I was wearing makeup, while every guy knew something was different, but couldn’t put his finger on what it was.

My male boss asked if I did something to my hair. Another male co-worker said I looked different, “in a good way,” but it was clear he had no clue what exactly had changed.
But female co-workers immediately commented on my lipstick, eyeliner, or just that I was wearing more makeup in general.
I felt the need to mention the experiment as an excuse for why I was wearing makeup.
I quickly realized that when people began to comment on my change in appearance, I would immediately tell them I was doing an experiment for work where I was wearing makeup.
Why couldn’t I just say “thank you” and own the fact that I wanted to put a little extra effort into my look that day? I’m allowed to spend time making myself look pretty, even if it is just to go to work. But for reasons I’m still not entirely sure of, I found myself still feeling a need to justify myself instead of just embracing it.
Day 2 (aka the day my phone would only take blurry selfies): When I learned how insanely hard it was going to be to not touch my face all day.
Ladies who wear makeup every day, I don’t know how you do it! Apparently I touch my face all the time, and wearing makeup really made me realize that. All I wanted to do after looking at a computer screen for a few hours was rub my eyes, and remembering I couldn’t because 

smear
I would smear makeup all over my face was a form of torture.
Also, this is the night I learned that coconut oil is a truly amazing makeup remover!
Day 3: The day I realized I love sleeping in.
One of the main reasons I usually don’t wear makeup is because I have a love affair with sleeping. I feel totally fine about getting 10 hours of sleep on an average night, and sometimes on the weekends, I marathon sleep.
So having to wake up 30 minutes early was never fun for me.
This became painfully clear on Day 3, when I woke up and wanted nothing more than to crawl back into bed. It took everything in me not to say “fuck it” and go back to bed. But I pushed through because I was doing this experiment and I had to. My sleepiness made it quite clear to me that a little extra beauty sleep is the main reason I end up makeup-free most days.
Day 3 was also the day I finally found the courage to actually post one of the millions of selfies I had taken…
Day 4: When I learned that people get used to you looking a certain way, and they’ll notice any variance from that — whether it’s makeup or something else.
On Day 4, I decided that it was time to spice up my makeup-wearing experiment by also wearing my hair pulled back — something else I never do!
I did this because I figured it was the bravest I could get, forcing my full, made-up face to show without any hair to hide behind.
But ironically, my master plan failed, because on Day 4, no one noticed that I was wearing makeup; everyone just noticed that I had a new hairstyle.
Also, a lot of people had no idea I didn’t wear makeup in the first place.
One of my male co-workers who knew I was doing this experiment told me that before this week he didn’t realize I didn’t wear makeup, and if someone had asked him, he would have said I do. He said that now looking at me, he definitely sees a difference, but that neither one is better or worse, just different.
Later that day, while chatting with a female co-worker about what I was doing, she made a comment like, “Well, you usually wear some makeup, like mascara and stuff.” “No,” I corrected her, “I usually wear literally NOTHING. Not one ounce of anything.” My co-worker, who has seen my face five days a week for over a year, was in disbelief at the fact that I don’t wear makeup.
As Erin talked about in her post, I think this is because society has conditioned us to assume the people we see are all wearing makeup — it’s almost expected at this point. I think this is especially true for women who seem to put some extra effort into their appearance, like I do. While I might not wear makeup on a daily basis, I always do my hair and spend the extra time to make sure I feel confident and beautiful in the outfits I wear. People assume that ~those~ types of girls must always wear makeup.
Day 5: The day I realized wearing makeup makes me feel more confident, i.e., the day my boyfriend called me bossy.
“Whenever you put on makeup, you get sassy and bossy.”
That’s what my boyfriend told me as we were walking home from dinner on Day 5. I’m sassy by nature, but I think the bossiness and sassiness he was picking up on was actually my heightened confidence.
But this moment wasn’t the first hint that I was more confident in my appearance when I wore makeup. I work for BuzzFeedVideo, so from time to time, I appear in videos, and on that Monday, I was in a Jewish Taste Test video. In the past, my makeup-free face has appeared in a couple of thumbnail images, and I’ve been slightly mortified, but when my made-up face was used for the thumbnail, I was kind of excited about it. A co-worker even emailed me to tell me I looked “amazing,” and instead of getting awkward or trying to come up with some sort of excuse, I simply said, “Thank you!”
I’m still not totally sure how to feel about this. As someone who identities as a non-makeup-wearer, it feels somewhat defeating to admit that makeup might actually make me more confident. Does this mean if I start wearing makeup every day I will become a more confident person, or will the newfound confidence wear off after a few weeks or months? I really don’t know. I think it might not be the makeup, but just giving yourself a little extra time to make yourself feel good in any way — whether that’s putting on makeup, spending extra time doing your hair, getting your brows done, or even getting a massage or a manicure.
Day 6: When I realized that women’s reasons for wearing makeup and not wearing makeup are REALLY similar.
… And that the experiment I was doing was more similar to Erin’s than I had ever thought.
I was on the phone with my best friend Victoria talking about women who feel the need to wear makeup vs. women who don’t feel a need to wear makeup, when I had an epiphany.
I think women who don’t wear makeup have an easier time claiming that they are so confident and comfortable in their own skin that they don’t need to wear makeup, while women who always wear makeup can be regarded as insecure or vain.
But in reality, I think that not wearing makeup can be as much of a mask as wearing makeup.
I think a lot of women who don’t wear makeup do so because they don’t feel they are beautiful enough, or worth the time and money that makeup entails. In the same way that women who usually wear makeup feel insecure without it on, women who usually don’t wear makeup, like me, can feel insecure with it on.
Now, I’m a pretty confident gal, but I think my original need to justify wearing makeup for this week proves that I felt in some way insecure about being dolled up, in the same way Erin felt about not being dolled up.
Us makeup-free ladies have more in common with makeup-lovers than I ever would have guessed.
Day 7: When I learned that if you feel pretty, you are pretty — makeup or not.
While I’ll probably never be the type of girl who wears makeup on a daily basis, I did come out of this week feeling like makeup isn’t as horrible or irritating to wear as I initially assumed it to be — makeup can be a fun way to express yourself and accentuate your attributes.
But I still feel like my makeup-free face is pretty darn cute. I don’t think I necessarily need to spend a bunch of time and money trying to make something I already like look different, especially when I’m just going to work or to see people who I already feel comfortable and confident around.
Just like anything else, getting dolled up takes some getting used to, and while I don’t see myself showing up to work wearing bright pink lipstick again anytime soon, I do think this experience has opened my eyes to the world of makeup, and I think I’m now more open to wearing some subtle makeup from time to time. Also, if I ever do have the urge to give that hot pink lipstick another go, I’ll know that the world definitely won’t end, and I might even look kind of cute!
Here’s my before-and-after.