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Korean Beauty Products That Live Up to the Hype

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If you're curious about K-beauty (aka South Korea-based beauty brands), save your frequent flyer miles and browse through our must-have Korean skincare products known for their advanced ingredients and cool packaging. They'll really dress up your dresser and give your skin what it needs!

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Too Cool for School Egg Mellow Cream

Too Cool for School Egg Mellow Cream

This five-in-one multitasking wonder will revive tired, dull skin. Infused with collagen, the Egg Mellow Cream works as a serum, priming moisturizer, eye cream, neck cream, and sleeping mask. 

It's highly enriched with egg yolk extract, egg white extract, and inka omega oil to provide intensive nourishment and impart elasticity back into the skin. After use, skin will appear more supple and youthful.

More: The Basic Steps of Korean Skincare

If you’re falling asleep without a substantial amount of Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask slathered on your lips, you’re doing it wrong. This miracle treat, formulated with hyaluronic acid, helps eliminate dry, flaky skin on your lips. You'll awake refreshed, with plump lips by morning. 

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Erborian Yuza Double Lotion

Erborian Yuza Double Lotion

This multibenefit lotion features two phases, oily and aqua, that work together to bring both radiance and nourishment to the skin. Enriched with the antioxidant properties of the citrus fruit yuza, this milky lotion leaves the skin looking smooth and bright.

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J. One Jelly Pack

J. One Jelly Pack

J. One's Jelly Pack doubles as a morning mask and a makeup-gripping primer. True to its name, the Jelly Pack goes on smooth, offering instant hydration for a morning pick-me-up that'll make your skin look supple and nourished all day.

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Dr. Jart+ Clear Skin Lover Rubber Mask

Dr. Jart+ Clear Skin Lover Rubber Mask

K-beauty experts acknowledge the increasing popularity of uniquely shaped sheet masks, and Dr. Jart+'s new mold definitely takes the cake. 

The two-step rubber mask doesn't look as creepy on as it does pictured on the box, but it definitely has the out-there factor down pat. Infused with algae, green tea extract, grapeseed, and persimmon, it's a highly concentrated serum that penetrates deeply into the skin to clear out pores.

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AMOREPACIFIC Intensive Vitalizing Eye Essence

AMOREPACIFIC Intensive Vitalizing Eye Essence

This eye serum from Amorepacific relies on botanicals like fermented green tea and water hyacinth extract to revive tired eyes. Use it as your daily moisturizer to hydrate and visibly firm the skin around your eyes.

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TONYMOLY Strawberry Nose Pack

TONYMOLY Strawberry Nose Pack

Nose strips were big in the '90s, and TONYMOLY's three-step strips are taking them even further. Tackle blackheads and relieve pores from buildup with natural ingredients like witch hazel, sage leaf, lemon, and green tea. As a bonus, these strips happen to have a delicious strawberry milk fragrance.

More: Best Pore Strips to Remove Blackheads

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Sulwhasoo Concentrated Ginseng Renewing Cream

Sulwhasoo Concentrated Ginseng Renewing Cream

This concentrated cream is a shining example of the brand's extensive and unique bioconversion technology. Sulwhasoo uses ginseng essence in a highly bio-available form, providing an ultra hydrating, anti-aging treatment for the skin. It may be a tad pricey, but it's a great investment if you truly want to pamper your skin.

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Elizavecca Milky Piggy Carbonated Bubble Clay Mask

Elizavecca Milky Piggy Carbonated Bubble Clay Mask

Sheet masks are still chic, but we're always up for some bubbly. This fun mask will fizz, foam, and bubble all over your face, leaving it feeling clean and invigorated. 

More: 10 Fun, Effective Bubble Masks

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belif The True Cream Aqua Bomb

belif The True Cream Aqua Bomb
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If you're young enough to consider anti-aging creams an "extra" in your skincare routine, but would like to get the ball rolling early, this product is ideal to get your feet wet. The gel-cream formula moisturizes while infusing skin with antioxidants and oat husk to minimize pores and improve skin elasticity. 

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Caolion Premium Hot & Cool Pore Pack Duo

Caolion Premium Hot & Cool Pore Pack Duo

Caolion's letting us reap the benefits of a sauna without ever having to subject ourselves to a huddle of perspiring strangers. Dead skin cells are sloughed away and pores are deeply cleansed with this hot-and-cold mask duo. It'll leave you with tightened pores and revitalized skin.

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MISSHA Time Revolution The First Intensive Moist Treatment Essence, 150 ml

MISSHA Time Revolution The First Intensive Moist Treatment Essence, 150 ml

One of Soko Glam's best-selling beauty products, this toner-like essence contains saccharomyces ferment filtrate, a member of the fungus family that's been proven to destroy bacteria. Consider it your one-stop shop to cleanse, improve elasticity in the skin, and leave you with a glowing complexion.

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Korean beauty products that live up to the hype
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