i struggled a long time with hormonal acne and uncontrollable skin texture as a teenager trying every remedy and skincare routine possible. korean skincare has forever changed my skin. this list is a tried and tested list of my best and personal favo...<3
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face wash
toners
serums
moisturizers & overnight masks
masks/patches
face wash
The best Korean face wash that gets past any kind of day and any kind of grime. 🫶🏼 It's a gentle morning gel cleanser with a low pH that cleanses your pores without stripping your skin barrier or causing breakouts. 🌞
COSRX Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser
The absolute holy grail oil cleanser if you struggle with stubborn blackheads and clogged pores! 😭 It gently melts away waterproof makeup and sebaceous filaments without leaving any greasy residue behind. It's the mandatory first step of my nighttim...
Anua Heartleaf Pore Control Cleansing Oil
The most luxurious sherbet-textured cleansing balm if you want to melt away heavy waterproof makeup and sunscreen without scrubbing your eyes! 😭 Packs a punch with traditional korean rice bran water to naturally brighten your complexion while dissol...
Beauty of Joseon Radiance Cleansing Balm
toners
An amazing hydrating toner for sensitive skin that needs all the moisture and sweetness it can get! 🍯 Packed with Propolis Extract, this Korean honey toner deeply calms redness and gives you that instant glass skin glow.
COSRX 72% Propolis Honey Toner
A spicier and stronger brightening toner to really attack the nasties of the day. This milky rice toner is incredible for uneven skin tone and smoothing out rough skin texture. 🍚
Beauty of Joseon Glow Replenishing Rice Milk
Note to self! Be careful in the sun after using this exfoliating toner. It deeply cleans out pores, blackheads, and whiteheads with AHA/BHA, but make sure to wear sunscreen so you don't burn your fresh skin after, haha! 🌞
COSRX AHA/BHA Clarifying Treatment Toner
serums
A great pick for deeper and dark eye bag girlies. With a gentle touch of Retinol (Retinal) and Ginseng, it brightens dark circles and firms up the under-eye area beautifully! 🌚
Beauty of Joseon Revive Eye Serum (Ginseng + Retinal)
A good repairing serum for dull skin that needs a quick revive and acne scar healing. It combines Ginseng and Snail Mucin to fade post-acne hyperpigmentation. Best applied alongside a good daily moisturizer! Check out my top cream recommendations rig...
Beauty of Joseon Revive Serum (Ginseng + Snail Mucin)
Make your skin shine in the sun with this tacky and refreshing Propolis and Niacinamide serum! It gives you that ultimate Korean glass skin routine look and almost makes you feel like you put on your moisturizer first. 🍯
Beauty of Joseon Glow Serum
This one is good for the girlies who pop their pimples!! 🫣 This soothing green tea serum helps to calm inflamed skin and reduce redness right away, allowing you to do the unspeakable. Hope you washed your hands first!! 🌿
Beauty of Joseon Calming Serum (Green Tea + Panthenol)
An easy-breezy retinol cream to keep your skin nice, firm, and youthful even through your worst skin days! 🧴 this lightweight formula is amazing for smoothing out rough skin texture and keeping fine lines at bay without irritating sensitive skin. Ma...
SOME BY MI Retinol Intense Reactivating Serum
moisturizers & overnight masks
For those colder, harsh skin days when your skin barrier needs a rescue. This propolis sleeping mask gives true meaning to the expression “beauty sleep” 😴 you wake up with the plumpest, most hydrated skin.
COSRX Propolis Honey Overnight Mask
An easy-going and refreshing Snail Mucin moisturizer to put on after washing your face. It provides deep moisture and skin recovery without feeling heavy or greasy. Check out the face wash section for that rec. 🐌
COSRX Snail 92 All In One Cream | Deep Moisture & Skin Recovery
this is my absolute new self-care bestie whenever my skin feels super tired, dull, or textured! 🍯🌾 it’s a creamy wash-off mask that combines real honey to deeply soothe acne inflammation with rice hull powder to gently buff away dead skin cells wit...
Beauty of Joseon Ground Rice and Honey Glow Mask
masks/patches
Pricier, but completely worth the money if you want to swing for it. This is the best overnight pimple patch, 1-2 nights of wearing them and the cystic acne or whitehead has completely gone away. 👑
COSRX Acne Pimple Master Patches
These little hydrocolloid pimple patches attack and heal your pimples all while giving you a sleek, invisible acne patch look. You can wear them in pretty much any setting without being detected. 🤭