I've shopped at this store previously and did an eye exam here two years ago. I figured that if I brought in my optometrist prescription for contact lens that was done last month from an actual optometrist, they would accept it, but they required me to renew specifically with them, which I thought was strange and very annoying. How can you not accept an actual optometrist prescription? Anyway... They made me take an online prescription test from my phone instead, which is honestly a joke. I had to pay an extra $10 for this. It also failed the first time so I had to retake it again which was another annoyance. I do like their selection of contact lens but since when did they become a Skincare store? Two years ago it was pretty much all contact lens and I loved the store layout but now more than half the store store is skincare. not sure if I can somehow just re-order online without coming into the store ever again. read more

I stopped by the Hapa Kristin store on Melrose for their recent pop-up with Essenherb and it was such a nice experience even though they ran out of goodie bags by the time I showed up. First off, the store itself is absolutely adorable--super pink and aesthetic, perfect for all the photo ops! They had a fun photo booth set up which made for some cute pics with my friends. The staff was amazing, super friendly and helpful. I was specifically there to check out the Korean skincare products, but they also have an assortment of colored contacts available for purchase. The staff walked me through their promotions and some of their best sellers. I was able to snag a couple of new skincare items to try at home for a great deal. read more

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I've been to the space many times for the free pop-ups that it hosts. So this is not a review for the contacts that you can buy at the store. Every single pop-up event that they have here does great giveaways with both full and sample size sets. It depends on the company that is coming to the space. But the staff are really friendly and the line tends to move pretty quickly because of how well-versed they are in hosting events. The staff are really nice and they'll always have some suggestions if you ask for something that looks flattering on your face or the event staff will help you out with any questions that you have. read more

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I'd been here many times attending popup events. The store mainly offers various Korean skincare products, fragrances and makeup. They also carry contact lenses in different colors and shades but not prescription ones. The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. They're always available to answer any questions you might have. They also have a Photo Booth on site but I wasn't sure if it's free or not because I haven't used it. The selections though are limited and available only for limited time as they continuously rotate different brands but if you love Korean products, this is your go to store. read more

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I've attended several pop-ups here, including ones by Huxley, I'm From, and a K-beauty collective, and wanted to share my overall experience (7/10). First off, I really appreciate the brands for hosting these events and being generous with giveaways. It's always exciting to see pop-ups bring the community together and offer samples or full-size products for us to try, outside of influencers! That said, here are a few things to keep in mind: - Social media promos can be a bit misleading. They often advertise $150+ worth of goodies for RSVP + attendance, but in reality, most of what you receive is sample-sized, and the total value might not even come close to that. Go in with managed expectations. - Be prepared to wait. If the event gains traction online (especially via TikTok or Instagram), wait times can stretch to 4+ hours--especially if you want to be among the first in line. Bring umbrellas, chairs, or a towel to sit in to make the experience more manageable. - Event organization can be hit or miss. At some pop-ups, distribution hasn't been super fair. Some people end up walking away with more items, even if they arrived later, which is frustrating after a long wait. I have also seen them let influencers just walk in and handed them a bag with way more goodies. Street parking is your best bet, and I've had decent luck finding spots nearby. Overall, it's a fun experience if you love beauty products and enjoy the pop-up vibe! Just go in with realistic expectations and a bit of patience :) read more

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Overall - 8/10 - It was a wonderful experience coming to Hapa Kristin for a k-beauty pop-up. They had a. great space that was mostly pink throughout with wonderful display of k-beauty products throughout from huxley. They also had a booth where you ca n get introduced to their contacts, but I don't wear any so did not go look in that area. Pop-Up - I attened a Huxley Pop-Up and I had a great experience. It was a nice pop-up where you got freebies and could also purchase other products. Some of the staff were nice, but some where giving more products to some people instead of others. I cam home with a bunch of freebies throughout the pop-up. You would receive k-beauty goodies with a wristband and other k-beauty products from games. There was also a cute photobooth that provided free coupons to tkae 8 photos. Overall Experience - It was a wonder experience that started with long weights to get into the store that also subsided as it got later in the day and later in the giveaway period. It can get a bit crowded in their and the staff of were good at directing people to the games, but would also give certain people more products than others. read more

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They hold a lot of fun pop up events. Most recently there was a collaboration with Essenherb. Even though they ran out of skincare samples by the time we arrived, we were still able to enjoy the photo booth and the bracelet making crafts. The staff is nice, though it does get busy sometimes and other outside people can make events seem even more hectic. I've gotten contacts from here too (both purchased on my own and gifted for socials when they first opened) and the gray contacts are my favorite. There are blue ones and a white one that I also like. I've been waiting for the pink contacts forever and if that's available next time I may get that. I've enjoyed everything that I've tried from them so far-- from the contact solution, their makeup (like the mascara), and even the eye exam was a breeze. Updating my information online was also fairly easy when I needed to renew. read more

I love this store and it's so cute and PINKKK! Before trying on contacts, I had a full eye analysis with Dr. Lilan and she was amazing. I ended up finding a few favorite lenses to take home (hehe). I went during one of their events and got a big bag of goodies filled with full-size products! Besides contacts, they also carry skincare, makeup, and hair products. Such a fun experience! read more

i came here with my friend and the inside was cool and clean. i came here for contact lenses but you're required to pay for eye exam before you're able to get the colored contacts. the eye exam was very through and took about 25 minutes. read more

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I attended the Valentine's Day event they hosted with Skin 1004 and I had a great experience. I have worn contacts for over a decade and I was offered a really good deal to try their colored contacts with a free exam. They charged $50 for a pair of four pairs of monthly contacts which is a great deal in my option. I was able to try them on and consult with their staff about what would look good with my skin complexion. It was a very smooth and comfortable experience. I also got to try the photo booth and had a blast with my pup. It was a nice booth because you could take 8 pictures and it let you pic four of them to print. You also were able to edit the pictures and layout which was fun. So far my contacts have been great and I'm really enjoying the product. Thank you to the staff for such a smooth experience to celebrate Valentine's Day. read more

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Julie and Michele were super helpful with explaining all the products in the store . Very informative and professional. I love this store . Very good vibes and good smell read more

Was in the area so I decided that it's finally time to get into contacts. Did my exam and training across two days and had a great support system. Very beginner friendly and a great vibe! read more

The colored contacts are great and the experience here is fun, but Hapa Kristin has room for improvement regarding their logistics and customer service. My friend and I booked an appointment online for a Saturday since we wanted to take advantage of their October package deal that included a color analysis. The appointment was named an "eye exam" on the confirmation email. I guess you can walk in and just buy contacts and get the benefits of any promotions, which seem to change often! Check their website/Instagram to see what's going on. You need to have an account with a "Hapa Kristin" prescription to buy any lens. My friend and I brought our own prescription so we didn't need to do a full eye exam. My friend did have to do some more tests than me for some reason (when we were both getting plano aka 0.0 prescription lens, since we see fine without glasses). We weren't sure what the process was for getting lens, the color consultation, checking out etc. and were just waiting around. My friend finished her eye "exam" first and was told to choose from 4 colors to try on, the gray one she wanted was unavailable though. I had to wait awhile to get my pair of lens to try on even though by the time the tech came back with my friend's pair, I was ready to be helped and right next to her. She just didn't ask me which lens I needed even though that was the next step. Instead, she left to go watch another shopper. Anyways, I eventually got my hazel lens and my friend suggested we switch one lens from our pair to try out the different colors. The tech said we couldn't do that without explaining. We both thought this step was to try on colors to see what kind of lens we wanted because no one told us it was actually lens to test our vision! It didn't occur to us since we just wanted fun colored contact lens. IMPORTANT: Nobody told us that these try-on lens would count as one of our pair of lens from the package deal. It caught me off guard when I found out after my color consultation. After our vision with the try-on lens were confirmed as good to go, we paid for $50 for the base package and moved onto the color consultation. The color consultation itself was fun and informative. We got recommendations on which lens best suited us as well. I liked the process for shopping for the lens. You pick the colors you want by bringing color cards to the check out station. Unfortunately, THREE of the colors I wanted were out of stock. That was a major let down and I had to settle for the lens I ended up with. When I got home, I was further disappointed to find out that the $100 value k-beauty gift bag included in my package was only at most $46. I also didn't get any contact solution that should have been included in my package. It seems like the changing promotions have been confusing the workers and there isn't a streamlined process to make sure customers get what they are expecting. I do have to say that the photobooth was fun and the ice cream bar was delicious! Hope this review helps first timers who don't know what to expect a bit! read more

Hapa Kristin - Items from Oct 2024 $150 first timer package. The kbeauty items were supposed to be valued at $100 (minus Tir & mascara) - Optometrists Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Don't go unless you want to pay $85 for a "Hapa Kristin Prescription". A normal prescription outside of Hapa Kristin will not work. It has to be their own prescription. Wtf. Waste of time read more

I attended a pop-up event for Skin 1004. The store was clean and decorated in a vibrant pink theme. The photo booth was free on event day, it usually costs $5, and parking was limited to street parking only. It would be useful if they listed prices up front for the services offered. read more

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The store is absolutely gorgeous don't get me wrong. Be prepared for street parking as well. Each of there contact lens display has like these cards where u are able to see what the lens look on your eye color. I loved the overall design but it was a difficult process. $100 for an eye examination to get free contacts (typical $35) was their offer I thought I could just bring in my prescription but turns out my insurance isn't liable w/ the FDA so I had to do the eye examination :/ I don't understand why they only allows certain insurance cause it defeats the purpose of bringing in your own contact prescription. read more

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Excited to be living in LA and have their flagship store open. Its really the first of its kind. The store is cute and staff was friendly. They dodged a deal where you got some freebies when hey first opened. Unfortunately they make you pay to renew your prescription with them even if you have a legit Rx within the last year. Im not sure how they do it if you dont require contacts that have prescription. I still think they make you have an exam? They might say something like its some legal thing but i think its just a money grab that they have to "renew" it. Also their website changed completely for the US and a lot of loyal customers are mad that only a few options are available to them. Overall they sell quality contacts that look natural, however again it is a limited selection. You get to actually see what the contacts would look like on you. Compared to other contact websites you cant try them on obviously but then you dont have to pay for the renewal or exam. Honestly if you wear colored contacts or like Hapa brand enough its worth a visit and probably best to stock up. read more

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Hanna did a skin analysis for me and was very helpful in finding new products that would work well with my current skin care routine! read more

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I think it's really smart to have a color analysis to bring in new customers and the October package deals were really great! I brought in my own prescription but still did a little mini eye exam. Then when we moved on to trying on trial pairs of contacts there were only 4 colors to choose from and they were out of the "gray" color. I didn't know that the trial colors would count towards one of your lens's colors as part of your package. No one really explained that to us. Also I wanted to upgrade to the $150 package but needed to see the ingredients since I'm allergic to propandiol. I asked two people and never got an ingredients list. My friend ended up going online and found that I was in fact allergic so I stuck to the $100 color analysis package. While we were lens shopping, unfortunately, we found out they were out of the major colors my friend and I wanted to try-- Grr Kristin -- because of Halloween. So that was a bummer. Our friend also had to wait a long time for her prescription contact lens she was kinda just sitting without much guidance or help from anyone. I do feel like there could be more of an organized system but it felt honestly all over the place and they got pretty busy in the afternoon. My friend who got the $150 package didn't even get contact solution. There should have been a full list of products we get in the most expensive package. The photobooth, color analysis, and ice cream were fun and good. They even have a tripod so you can record your color analysis. I'll be changing out my wardrobe now! read more

I love Hapa Kristin!! They have the cutest eye contacts. I have the best time selecting the color I want! read more

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Did the Skin Analysis and it was very helpful! They were really informative and friendly with recommendations and making slight adjustments to my regimen! Would really recommend!! read more

Went to their pop-up and it was fun, well attended and very organized. They had lots of people to help demonstrate new products and snacks were cute and fun! read more

Love the contacts here!! Such a great location and it is so cute and nice inside. I love it!! read more

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While visiting LA, I came across the cute pink building that sells eye contacts. I was greeted by the skin analysis and she offered to do a free AI skin analysis consultation. It was very detailed and thorough and showed my skin concerns and needs. She offered me the products that would help my skin concerns, and I chose the eye cream for my dark circles. read more

This store is really bad at line management. I came for the del alba event and it was so chaotic. They do not manage their guest lines at all and people cut. They also don't have ac which is, crazy. Lastly there's no restroom for customers. read more

Had amazing time such acute beauty shop and the associate was amazing for a skin car analysis and amazing Korean skincare beauty it's amazing!!! read more

Fantastic place. They analyze your face using A.I. and their producers are amazing and affordable !

hyeonju helped me out today & was super nice! recommended amazing products!! + got my free skin analysis! read more

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came in this past week, i had drove from san diego to do some shopping for spring break. i had heard about this place via influencers as well knowing the brand is commonly used amongst kpop idols. i had such a great experience i can't wait for the next chance i get to come back. the staff was super kind and helpful. i initially had no appointment and hadn't had an eye exam in over 2 years. there was an unfortunate issue with eye exam software, i was able to come back in at the last call (4pm) to finish the comprehensive eye exam. while i had 20/20 vision like i initially thought, it turned out that i was able to get a prescription for lens that were better fine tuned for my eyes. i was able to try on 4 pairs, the staff were incredibly patient and supportive given that this was my first time putting contacts in. i will definitely be returning to the store the next chance i get and i can't thank the staff enough for such an amazing experience with my first visit to the store! read more

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No one came to help me out when I entered and the person in the front desk didn't even offer to make me an appointment for an eye exam when I wanted to use their services read more

Hyeonju was great! She did my analysis & was very thorough. She recommended product based on my face analysis. The best!

Their October deal is awesome: - Two pairs of contacts - free contact exam ($140 at my actual optometrist) - ice cream (obviously the best part) Staff was great and patiently walked me through putting on contacts, which I had never done before. read more

Had a completely virtual eye exam that felt impersonal and not like a real optometrist visit. The prescription I received isn't accepted anywhere else, and afterward I was told there's an additional fee for a version that can be used more broadly -- something that was never mentioned upfront. There seems to be a real disconnect between the front desk staff and corporate; the girls working there were polite but clearly had no idea what was going on. read more

Pretty awesome brand! This is their first flagship in the US so I had to stop in. Took advantage of the promotion they were running which was an eye exam for contacts/lenses came with two boxes of product. All of it came out to $100. Best deal, I wish I could grab it again! read more

Hapa Kristin - I got the hazel green contacts! I think it's called Playful Kristen. I have dark brown eyes so this layered on top perfectly. - Optometrists Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Walked in and no one greeted me. Walked around and still nothing. Weird vibes. Get better service

Friendly workers, clean and beautiful space, amazing service and deal, great variety of color contacts! I highly recommend to check out this place! read more

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hyeonju is the sweetest most helpful person i ever met the skin analysis was fast and she explained it very well lmao thank you girl for helping me fix my skin read more

very good service and product. enjoyed my stay. she is very nice and helpful with my skincare

Beautiful service highly recommend you go :) Unique experience and you'll know your eye health as well! What a plus! Reasonable pricing for natural gorgeous colors I do wish they expand their color range soon read more

Literal scam, stay away. Takes 2+ hours, unprofessional short tempered "doctors" who give you the wrong prescription. Will say that it's illegal to give you lenses even without a prescription unless you do their eye exam and try the lenses on in store which is obviously a lie (go to any halloween store). Honestly just order from their website and use a prescription from a qualified, professional and patient doctor. read more