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Hello and welcome back
to the Adore Beauty YouTube channel.
My name's Amy,
I'm the senior editor here.
And today, we are talking about
my personal top 10 Korean skincare products.
So in case you missed it,
Korean skincare is one
of the fastest growing skincare categories here
at Adore Beauty and worldwide.
Korean skincare has been around
for thousands of years...
maybe.
I'm just making this up.
Korean skincare has been around for ages.
It's kind of like a way of...
not a way of life.
I mean, skincare is a way of life.
It's about the ritualistic
and the philosophy behind Korean skincare,
all about hydration,
skin barrier,
protection and strengthening.
But it's become really popular in Australia.
And so, we've actually done a whole video here
on Korean beauty,
Korean skincare.
So you can go and watch that
to get kind of more in-depth details
about what Korean skincare is.
All right, starting at number 10
is this new brand to Adore Beauty,
I'm From,
and it's the Mugwort Mask.
I saw on Instagram a top 10 masks in the world list,
and actually two masks from I'm From
were on there,
the mugwort one being one of them.
I mean, oh, what does that smell like?
It's a little bit minty,
but also a bit spicy
like spicy mint.
But you can see there,
it looks a bit like I wanna say like a relish consistency.
Mugwort has this detoxifying, purifying effect on the skin
but it's also quite hydrating and cooling.
It has that kind of like cooling, tingling sensation
on the skin.
If you've never tried a Korean skincare product before,
masks are such a no-brainer,
easy entry point
into the category.
Number nine,
and it's probably a bit controversial
that I'm making this number nine
and not number one,
it's the COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence.
So you may recognise this product
from Instagram, from TikTok,
it's all over the place,
and people really froth this product.
I enjoy it,
but I just can't get past the texture for every day.
And it has a very sticky texture.
And I'm just gonna pump some out.
It has this like real kind of sliminess to it.
In terms of what snail mucin is,
it's essentially like a secretion
that snails secrete when they are really happy.
You'll find that snail mucin is used
in a lot of Korean skincare products
because it's really soothing, calming,
helps to strengthen the skin barrier
and make the skin really supple.
So that's number nine.
Number eight is actually not from Korea,
it's from Japan,
but Japanese and Korean approaches to skincare
are very similar.
It's all about getting
that really smooth, hydrated barrier
to give the skin, I guess,
that glass skin effect that we often hear about.
So this product, again,
it's actually new to Australia completely.
Adore Beauty is the only place you can buy this product.
It's called Hada Labo Lotion No.1 Super Hydrator.
So this product you can see here,
it kind of has like quite a smooth,
watery, fluidy, silky consistency,
pretty much no scent.
(grunting)
It contains three different types of hyaluronic acid.
I would say this is perfect
for if you have normal to oily or combination skin,
you would love this because you get that hydration
without the greasy feeling.
Dry skins like mine also love it
because I can layer it
with my other hydrating products.
It's also 39.95 for 150 mls,
so this is gonna last you forever.
Number seven,
the Banila Co Clean It Zero Cleansing Balm Original.
Again, a hugely cult product in Korea,
and this...
Oh!
This is a cleansing balm.
Essentially, it is a solid oil balm.
I wanna scoop it out
because it really is like a solid balm.
But you take this,
put it between your hands,
ooh,
and it just really emulsifies.
The oil in this attracts and binds
to any oily substances on your face,
and then it gets whisked away with it.
Number six, I'm actually gonna move
into some luxury Korean skincare territory now.
Again, a new brand to Adore Beauty.
It's called Sulwhasoo,
or you could say Sulwhasoo.
This is the Gentle Cleansing Foam.
I would say Sulwhasoo is one of the boujeest,
most luxurious Korean skincare brands out there.
It contains a bunch of botanical extracts,
but it's also pH balanced,
so it's not gonna strip the skin barrier.
Let's do a bit of a demo.
This is going a bit rogue here,
a bit of an experiment,
but I wanted to show you how it foams.
Oh, that's not gonna be enough water.
Can you tip a bit more water on here?
- [Assistant] Yeah.
- Mm, it has such a beautiful scent.
Smell this.
- Ooh, yeah,
that's nice. - It's so subtle,
but yeah...
Ooh, stop!
It actually smells a bit
like some of my favourite botanical gins.
So here you can see,
it foams up to kind of like more
of a luscious, foamy lather, I would say,
than kind of that sudsy foam.
It's going to remove all your makeup,
but do it in a way
that's not gonna strip the skin barrier.
Okay, number five is a product
that I didn't think was gonna live up to the hype.
It went absolutely bloody gangbusters on TikTok
for being like this glow-giving skin hydrator.
It actually sold out worldwide.
I'm talking about
the innisfree Jeju Cherry Blossom Jelly Cream.
We're gonna try and get a close up of the texture here.
Can you see how that glistens?
It's basically completely translucent.
It's so light,
but very hydrating
because it has humectant kind of ingredients in it.
But the reason why this product makes my top 10,
even though I have dry skin,
and so, this would not cut it
for me for my everyday moisturiser,
especially in winter,
but I love it under makeup.
So if you want a kind of glowy, dewy base under makeup
that's gonna make your foundation look flawless
but not greasy,
definitely go for this.
Number four,
(light tinkling)
one of my true skincare loves
is this mist by Laneige.
The mist is so fine,
it doesn't spit at you.
Some mists, you literally spray them
and it's like a water gun to the face.
It's so super fine.
Let's see if we can do it.
Oh.
It's for normal to dry skin.
And it literally says on the bottle,
"Refresh skin with glowing hydration
for up to 24 hours."
You can use it either after cleansings,
mist, then apply your serums,
or like I'm gonna do.
You know when you get to the middle of the day
or if you're back in the office,
or you're in heating or cooling,
and your face just feels a bit dry and cracked?
(spray hissing)
- [Assistant] Ooh, yeah.
- Mm.
Oh, I just can't get enough.
Hardly any scent.
It also comes in a toner version
if you're more about that.
I just love the convenience of a mist.
So that's number four,
but it really could be number one.
All of these top fours actually could be number one.
Number three is a sheet mask.
I don't think we could do a Korean skincare top 10
without a sheet mask
because Korean skincare really pioneered this style
of skincare in infusing a piece of cloth
in a mask form with a serum.
So this one's
the innisfree Fermented Soybean Bio Cellulose Mask.
I've got the moisturising hyaluronic acid version
but it does come in a few different variations,
like I'm pretty sure there's a soothing one,
there's a brightening one,
yada-yada.
$7 for this sheet mask.
And I mean, it says on the back here,
it's a five-in-one tight to fitting mask.
Use a hydrating sheet mask like this in the morning
before you start your makeup.
Don't waste it on the night before.
I mean, you can 'cause it's seven bucks,
so you could get two,
but I find sheet masks like this one
are best done in the morning before makeup.
Number two, I'm gonna make this one number two
and it's not because I don't love you any less,
it's just that someone has to be two
and someone has to be one.
So these are the COSRX Acne Pimple Master Patches.
They look like this,
there's different sizes.
So you got little ones for tiny pimples.
Honestly, most of my pimples are too big
for these smaller ones.
Generally speaking, I'm using the top row
and these big mamas here.
So there are a couple of different types of pimple patches.
Some you might have seen that have microneedles in them.
This is a hydrocolloid pimple patch.
And essentially, it's a style of wound dressing
that they use by covering it
with this material that seals in moisture,
keeps out any bacteria,
anything like that,
and just helps to speed up the healing of the pimple.
This pimple patch isn't going to make
that whitehead go away overnight.
It will help reduce the inflammation,
reduce the swelling,
reduce the size.
- [Assistant] I'm surprised you need the big ones
'cause I cut up the big ones
'cause my pimples are like...
I cut them up, I mean-
- This is not that big.
Almost, I would like them in some bigger sizes.
- [Assistant] A whole face size-
- Just a sheet that I can cut.
Number one,
(imitates triumphant music)
it's the Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask.
It's technically not a skincare product
because it's a lip product,
but if we're talking about best-selling,
universally-beloved cult products,
it has to be the Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask.
I personally am obsessed with the gummy bear flavour.
This was limited edition.
People just went absolutely bonkers for it.
Smells like gummy bears,
it tastes like gummy bears,
but it does come in a whole bunch
of other scents and flavours.
Put a thick layer over your lips overnight
to wake up with really smooth, kissable lips.
But I like to use it during the day as well,
'cause why not?
Let's see if I...
This is absolutely not possible to pick these up.
Too many different varieties of tops.
So that wraps up my...
Whoop.
So that wraps up my top 10 Korean skincare picks
with one Japanese skincare product thrown in it.
But pop your thoughts, questions,
in the comments,
and we'll see you next time.
Bye!