hello, and welcome to the travel show with me, carmen roberts.ello, and welcome to the travel show with me, carmen roberts. and this week, we are coming to you from seoul in south korea where looking good seems to be a national obsession. if you've never heard of k—beauty before, than a stroll in seoul's myeong—dong neighbourhood should give you a clue. so there is literally shop after shop selling skincare and make—up products and it gives you an idea of the sheer size of the korean beauty market. the booming popularity of k—pop stars and the constant search for innovations means korea's beauty markets is among the world's top 10. exports of cosmetic products have quadrupled in the last five years. there are now about 2,000 different korean brands to choose from, all promising glowing, youthful skin. here, even the shops are hi—tech. wow, this is super weird. it's scanning my face. it's like a magic mirror. and these other products they recommend. it's quite a long list. the famous south korean beauty routine requires some serious homework. kore

but until then, from me, carmen roberts, and the rest of the travel show team here in south korea, it'sekend is going to be a fairly unsettled one, particularly for the second half of the weekend, as low pressure takes over, bringing strong winds — gale force wind5 for many of us — and also showers or long spell5 of rain, some of which will be heavy in places. however, i have got to stress the weekend doesn't start off on such a bad note, thanks to this ridge of high pressure. winds will be lighter for a while. but we look to the west, this area of low pressure which will arrive late in the day acro55 northern and western areas. so, indeed, for much of england and wales, it should be a dry start with some sunny spell5 around. the further north and west that you are, though, the clouds will increase through the day, as will the south—westerly wind. and the rain will begin to pepper, particularly across scotland. it will be heavy acro55 some western areas. temperatures not bad for the time of year — highs of around 10 or 11 degrees. and then through saturday evening and saturday night, th

hello, and welcome to the travel show with me, carmen roberts.ts of cosmetic products have quadrupled in the past five years. there are now about 2,000 different korean brands to choose from, all promising a glowing, youthful skin. here, even the shops are high—tech. wow, this is super weird. it‘s scanning my face. it‘s like a magic mirror. and these are the products they recommend. it‘s quite a long list. the famous south korean beauty routine requires some serious homework. korean women are usually using like five steps on the skincare. so we have a toner, lotion, soothing, and cream. and this is the final cream, another cream. yes. i think this might take me 30 minutes every night if i did this. no, no, no, if you get used to it, less than 10 minutes, you can finish it. do you think korea is at the top of its field in terms of innovation with beauty? i think the cosmetic brand, yes. i think the korean people really think about our skin and the skincare, and aesthetic as well, so i think that korea is the best in the world for innovation. but t