Woman opens Glasgow Korean skincare shop after it 'transformed' skin
(Image: Colin Mearns) (Image: Colin Mearns) She said: 'I had really dry skin, it was itchy, flaky, inflamed and I had horrendous acne.
'I saw an advert randomly for snail mucin, it's one of the most popular products to come out of Korea, and I thought 'I'll give it a go, I've got nothing to lose' and it changed my life.
'It completely transformed by skin.'
(Image: Colin Mearns) (Image: Colin Mearns) (Image: Colin Mearns) Lauren, 37, started Wee Ghost Beauty as an online store in September last year, buying products from a wholesaler in South Korea.
She now only uses Korean skin and hair products and says before she set up Wee Ghost Beauty, she had to travel to London in order to buy Korean skincare in person and be able to test out products.
She says: 'There wasn't anywhere you could get them that was in Scotland and I felt we deserved to have somewhere to get the products where we weren't having to wait weeks for them to arrive.
'I was thinking 'I really wish somebody would do it', no one was doing it and then I was like 'well maybe I'm going to have to do it'.
'It's been an absolute whirlwind and it's taken off really quickly'
(Image: Colin Mearns) (Image: Colin Mearns) (Image: Colin Mearns)
Lauren had just over a week after getting the keys to transform the space that was previously a hairdressers into a boutique store
Wee Ghost Beauty won't just be a shop, though, as Lauren wants people to come in and have an 'experience' and will be able to sit down and have products they want to test brought to them while getting personalised advice.
The store will be selling skincare, haircare and cosmetics, and will even have a section dedicated to face masks.
She said: 'What I want is to offer people is a chance to come in and test the products.
'They don't have to buy it that day, they can test it, go away, have a think about it and see how they feel.'
(Image: Colin Mearns) (Image: Colin Mearns) (Image: Colin Mearns) Since Lauren, who is from Paisley, announced the store's opening on social media last week, she says the response has been 'unbelievable' making her extra excited for the opening day.
She said: 'The response has been so overwhelmingly positive and validating because there has been points where I've thought 'am I doing the right thing?'
'It's really uplifted me and pushes me along.
'This is some people really want and it's nice I'm able to provide this for them.'
She added: 'I'm really excited to have to opportunity to do this and for people to experience Korean skincare ranges other than the ones that go viral on TikTok.'
For the time being, Lauren will still be working for the NHS and lecturing on a casual basis at Glasgow Caledonian University but a calendar will be published each month confirming what days she will be open from 10am to 6pm.
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