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Best Korean Skin-Care Deals
Korean skin care has always been that girl. Whether you religiously double-cleanse or swear by hydrating, cast-free Korean sunscreens, there’s so much to thank K-beauty for. Amazon Prime Day—or anytime, if we’re honest—is our favorite time to restock on our faves and discover a few new-to-us brands.
Cosrx
We’ll vouch for anything Cosrx any day, but we’re fist-pumping especially vigorously as Prime Day approaches.
Cosrx
Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
Yes, we know not all viral products live up to the hype for everyone—but what else is new? We adore Cosrx’s Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence because it helps brighten our complexions and helps our subsequent heavy-hitters, like our expensive serums and creams, absorb better. It’s simple math, really.
Cosrx
The Niacinamide 15 Serum
Niacinamine is one of our favorite brightening, tone-evening, and acne-curbing ingredients—after all, it does a bit of everything. Drop The Niacinamide 15 Serum into your cart and then dispense a few drops (ha) onto your face every day and night to reap the benefits.
Korean Sunscreens
Korean sunscreens are in a league of their own. Unfortunately, a lot of them can’t be sold on Amazon due to FDA regulations but there are a few special cases. Naturally, they are shopping priorities.
Cosrx
Daily Vitamin E Vitalizing Sunscreen SPF 50+
Cosrx’s Vitamin E Vitalizing Sunscreen has you covered with SPF 50+ and an antioxidant-rich formula featuring soothing cacao, cotton, and vitamin E blend. And “no white cast” basically goes without saying at this point.
Innisfree
Daily UV Sunscreen SPF 36
Innisfree’s Daily UV Defense Sunscreen won a 2023 Best of Beauty Award because it’s not only affordable but also absorbs like a dream and leaves behind a dewy finish, with the help of green tea and sunflower seed oil.
Korean Moisturizers
At the heart of Korean skin care is hydration, hydration, and more hydration. So when we find Korean moisturizers packed with ingredients like hyaluronic acid, ceramides, and squalane on sale, we’re stuffing our carts.
Etude House
SoonJung 2x Barrier Intensive Cream
Etude House’s Soon Jung 2x Barrier Intensive Cream is a great pick for sensitive skin. It’s fragrance-free and contains panthenol, which makes for peak moisture absorption, and the low-pH formula is reliably non-irritating.
Beauty of Joseon
Dynasty Cream
We also love the super gentle, dewy Beauty of Joseon Dynasty Cream, which is perfect for dry skin. A dream team of rice bran water, ginseng root water, niacinamide, and squalane boosts moisture levels, curbs sebum secretion, and leaves skin feeling oh so cushiony.
Mixsoon
Bean Cream
Korean fermentation practices are critical to the power of the Mixsoon Bean Cream—we’re talking fermented bean extract, fermented Korean pear, fermented pomegranate, and fermented barley. The result is a complexion-balancing, hydrating cream, perfect for morning and night application sans greasiness.
Beauty of Joseon
Red Bean Water Gel
Beauty of Joseon’s Red Bean Water Gel is an editor-favorite Korean moisturizer, especially for combination skin. “It’s so lightweight yet packs a punch of hydration and the gel texture gives my skin an immediate cooling/calming effect every morning,” says Allure commerce editor Sarah Han.
You can thank red bean and its saponins (the ingredient’s naturally occurring compounds) for imparting antimicrobial benefits and excess sebum absorption. Shout out to the consistency of the moisturizer, which goes on super smooth and glowy—it’s the perfect base for your makeup.
Korean Toners and Essences
Mixsoon
Bean Essence
We love Mixsoon’s Bean Essence for its never-harsh exfoliating properties that hydrate all the while. The non-sticky, fast-absorbing formula uses fermented beans to boost moisture and support the development of softer, more resilient skin.
I’m From
Rice Toner
Then, there’s the I’m from Rice Toner, which illuminates and strengthens the moisture barrier using goami rice extract (sourced from Yeoju, South Korea). This extract contains hemicellulose, an anti-inflammatory that supports healthy skin microbiota growth.
Korean Cleansers
Anua
Heartleaf Pore Control Cleansing Oil
We’re all about Anua’s Heartleaf Pore Control Cleansing Oil. This silky, lightweight formula removes makeup and excess sebum like a dream—a go-to first step in your double-cleansing routine. As always, the heartleaf extract is soothing, and despite the “oil” of it all, the formula is totally compatible with sensitive, acne-prone skin.
Torriden
Dive-In Cleansing Foam Face Wash
Follow up with Torriden’s Dive-In Cleansing Foam Face Wash, which employs eight types of hyaluronic acid molecules for a deep dose of moisture. This combo makes for an ultra-hydrating, free-radical-neutralizing power couple.
Korean Eye Cream Deals
Beauty of Joseon
Revive Eye Serum
Think eye creams are expensive? Think again: Beauty of Joseon’s Revive Eye Serum is on sale for $15 and that’s not even the best part. The key ingredients in this lightweight formula are retinal (a more effective form of retinol that’s also gentler on skin), ginseng, and niacinamide to smooth fine lines, boost elasticity, and brighten your undereye area.
Innisfree
Green Tea Caffeine Bright-Eye Serum
Innisfree’s Green Tea Caffeine Bright-Eye Serum comes with a cooling metal applicator to wake up your undereyes as the formula hydrates and brightens.
Best Korean Makeup Deals
We think Korean makeup boasts some of the latest and greatest in cosmetics, and Amazon happens to agree. From lip tints to eye shadows to mascaras, the selection is pretty vast, so let’s dig in.
Korean Eye Makeup
Clio
Kill Lash Superproof Mascara
For people who want the most dramatic, deepest black mascara, Clio’s Kill Lash Superproof Mascara is endgame. The hourglass-shaped brush means each lash gets coated, sans clumps.
Romn&d
Better Than Palette
This eye shadow palette from Rom&nd looks like it came straight from a K-pop idol’s vanity. Pinks and neutrals steal the show with this versatile, everyday must-have. Build out, blend, and become obsessed with the results.
Korean Lip Tints
Peripera
Ink Airy Velvet Lip Tint
Lip tints are the (affordable) pinnacle of Korean makeup, so you don’t really have a reason to not pop one (or more!) into your cart. Peripera is an editor-favorite option for its wide range of lightweight, fresh-looking hues, lush finishes, and non-sticky formulas.
Rom&nd
Juicy Lasting Tint
Rom&nd’s Juicy Lasting Tint doesn’t just smell fruity; the formula features an entire fruit basket—well, to be exact, extracts derived from kiwi, papaya, grapefruit, coconut, and more.
Keep your eye on this page for more K-beauty Amazon Prime Day deals—even though the two-day event hasn’t quite landed. Since Amazon is the main—and legit, but stay alert—retailer for many overseas brands, there are always hidden discounts to take advantage of. Happy shopping!
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