- “I traveled to Korea last month and I got my makeup done by four different makeup bodies and all the makeup bodies I work with use this mascaras”29:48–29:52
- “It's just perfect for natural looking, but still giving that long lash look”30:01–30:06
- “It doesn't clump at all”30:03–30:08
- “It make my eyelashes longer and a little bit more volumized”30:06–30:12
- “You can see it looks very clean even though I'm putting like multiple layers”30:18–30:25
- Source: Clean girl makeup drugstore edition - Dec 20, 2025
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Curl Fix Mascara"I traveled to Korea last month and I got my makeup done by four different makeup bodies and all the makeup bodies I work with use this mascaras."$19.20
Moistfull Collagen Cream"I consider it to be a dupe of La Mer because it has these algae extracts that are super hydrating."$48.06
Contour Powder"These three products are the most popular when it comes to contouring your features."$20.00
Fixing Tint"Think of these as what everyone probably wished the 2016 liquid lipsticks would be."$14.40
SoonJung pH 6.5 Whip Cleanser"This is my another old favorite."$14.99
Pang Pang Hair Shadow"You dab a little immediately it looks like you have much fuller thicker hair."$19.00
Dr. Mascara Fixer"I'm going to put this mascara primer right away to keep the curl all day."$10.40
Lovely Cookie Blusher"My absolutely favorite blush."$11.70
Soon Jung 2x Barrier Intensive Cream"This is a great line to look at for some affordable picks for really sensitive skin because they're extremely minimal types of formulas, really formulated for irritated sensitive skin in mind."$20.99
Drawing Eye Brow"I cannot believe how good this brow pencil is because it is so inexpensive."$3.30
Dear Darling Marker Tint"Oh, that is perfect."$11.40
Over Glowy Tint"I love using this particular cherry red kind of shade to do an ombre lip where it's darkest in the middle and blend it out."$9.80
Dear Darling Water Tint"I love this tint so much."$6.90
Soon Jung X Director's Moisture Sun Cream"This is one that again is thicker than Make Prem. I would describe this as a silky lotion cream hybrid."$15.76
Ginger Sugar Melting Balm"I absolutely love this because first, the texture is so easy to use."$9.10
Makeup Bags"I love that the interior compartment can come completely out. It's washable on the inside."-
Contour Powder Brush (3 Types)"They were disappointing like see how flimsy this is it has no strength for contouring."$8.40Browse more
- “This has been my best best mascara ever”16:35–16:41
- “All the makeup artists I worked with used this mascara”16:33–16:38
- “It's the best mascara ever”16:21–16:27
- “It doesn't clump at all and it comes out really clean and perfect for that clean mascara look”16:45–16:50
- “The texture and the consistency is not too thick and it's more lightweight so it keeps my curl all day”16:55–17:01
- Source: My updated everyday makeup look (no foundation) - Apr 25, 2026
- “I love the Tongamu mascara and then the Etude Curl Fix mascara”19:54–20:01
- “You know my all-time favorite from Etude”20:05–20:10
- Source: Best sweat-proof & long-lasting summer base routine - Jun 29, 2025
- “These two are the top two when it comes to mascaras in Korea”13:30–13:36
- “Everyone is either using this one or this one”13:41–13:45
- “We have very thin, short, straight lashes that kind of fall down”13:47–13:54
- “We really need ones that's going to harden, that's going to elongate our own lashes”13:52–13:57
- “These two are like perfect for it”13:39–13:42
- Source: Best of K-beauty makeup: What's really sold out in Korea - Sep 29, 2025
- “I love about the Korean mascara because they make the brushes pretty tiny so easy to handle”6:35–6:40
- “This I haven't used. This is the one of my holy grail like five or six years ago and I was kind of so surprised still it's on the ranking”6:50–6:55
- Source: I tested Olive Young's top 3 makeup products — are they worth it? - Dec 18, 2025
- “The Etude House curl fix range like this entire fixing range has a good hold”11:53–12:01
- “These are like waterproof products and they hold your eyelashes for really long time”11:58–12:07
- “My eyebrows stay like this for the longest hours like even for seven eight hours unless like you know I rub them rigorously they don't move from their place”12:22–12:30
- “It holds your eyebrows so well plus your eyebrow look natural not wild”12:48–12:54
- Source: Best of 2025 you should not miss in 2026 - Oct 30, 2025
- “It has a very strong hold”13:11–13:14
- “I prefer my mascara to be washable because non-washable one really takes time to get rinsed and then my eyelashes come off”13:24–13:29
- “This one also dries very quickly and it sets. It won't be easy to remove if you apply too much”14:14–14:18
- Source: Simple elegant makeup routine on brown skin - Apr 18, 2026
- “I consider it to be a dupe of La Mer because it has these algae extracts that are super hydrating”2:01–2:07
- “I ended up really liking it”2:14–2:16
- “This is a really good moisturizer if you have oily skin and you want something rich but not heavy”2:35–2:42
- “It's very lightweight but deeply hydrating”2:42–2:45
- “I ended up using it a lot on the face, neck, and also arms and legs”
- Source: Dermatologist shops Costco for best anti-aging and Korean skincare - Dec 8, 2025
- “The formula is fragrance-free, absorbs quickly, and doesn't leave a heavy or greasy feel, which helps it make a good first impression across many skin types”14:24–14:29
- “The texture is lightweight and spreads easily, making it suitable for dry skin, combination skin, and even oily but dehydrated skin”14:33–14:38
- “The collagen in the formula isn't meant to instantly plump the skin, but rather to support moisture retention and improve surface elasticity over time, helping skin look healthier and more resilient”14:40–14:47
- “At this price point, you get a moisturizer that can be used both morning and night, year round, and shared by multiple members of the household”15:06–15:10
- Source: Best and worst skincare at Costco reviewed - Feb 19, 2026
- “Now this one also had a very thick very nourishing texture”5:57–6:04
- “Back in the days, I absolutely enjoyed this moisturizer for pretty much every season except the monsoon”6:02–6:07
- “With this in my routine, I could easily like you know skip toner and serum on its own. This moisturizer was hydrating and nourishing on my skin”6:07–6:14
- “This was like a perfect cream for normal to dry skin”6:15–6:21
- “But now they have reformulated it. So I don't know how the newer formulation look. This older formulation was my favorite”6:19–6:23
- Source: Will I Repurchase Any Empty Moisturizer? Skincare Trash Talk - Mar 18, 2026
- “These three products are the most popular when it comes to contouring your features”15:42–15:48
- “These are definitely the top three products you guys want to check out if you really want to experience the K beauty look”15:48–15:51
- Source: Best of K-beauty makeup: What's really sold out in Korea - Sep 29, 2025
- “The second pick from the Glow Pick was this one”10:37–10:43
- “You can also use it like in other ways. You can do it for the egg yourselfal. You can use it to shade your eyes”10:49–10:53
- “This is actually what you should look for for a contour shade. It's a little bit gray”11:13–11:20
- “It's very natural”
- “I really enjoy it. It's very easy to use. It's light and you can build it up, but it's not too powdery where like you smack your face and the whole thing's brown”12:15–12:21
- “I think it's very beginner friendly”12:27–12:34
- “The two shades are perfect”
- Source: Trying award-winning K-beauty products tested for 12 hours - Aug 31, 2025
- “Think of these as what everyone probably wished the 2016 liquid lipsticks would be”27:34–27:39
- “These are slightly sheer. They're not quite as intense with creaminess with pigment. They don't feel necessarily like complete matte intensity thick paints. They're subtler. They're thinner”27:41–27:48
- “I think that they are more blurring, but they also don't look pasty and thick on the lips”27:54–28:02
- “They last really well”28:02–28:05
- “They're just really lovely if you do enjoy something more matte, something that's going to last longer”28:05–28:09
- “I only discovered them in the last couple of years and just since then, I just can't get enough”28:12–28:19
- Source: Top K beauty products of 2025 - Nov 18, 2025
- “This is one of the best matte lip formulas I've have tried period I'm talking like Western Beauty I'm talking Asian beauty I'm talking lipstick lip stain in general this is just a beautiful matte lip formula”8:53–9:05
- “What this lip tint has that a lot of other lip tints don't have is a very unique evenness to the pigment without relying on a ton of silicone”9:23–9:33
- “The pigmentation itself is incredibly even and it's non-drying pigment”9:49–9:56
- “This one somehow avoids all of that the texture itself again it's very spreadable and even”10:18–10:27
- “I also really enjoy how the finish is very blotted and slightly blurred but it doesn't necessarily leave that weird ring of silicone”10:43–10:53
- “It is just a very apply forget kind of product”11:20–11:31
- “The finish is more matte but it's not this again very waxy creamy putty kind of matte”11:28–11:35
- “I see this as a beautiful everyday matte lip product and it's definitely one that is at the top of my list”11:48–11:56
- Source: Best affordable K-Beauty lip products - Feb 25, 2025
- “I really don't like the smell of it. It stinks. It has a very, very strong floral, talcum powder kind of smell. It's sweet, it's floral, it's sickly. Not good”14:08–14:13
- “If you're sensitive to fragrance or strong scents, I would avoid”14:21–14:26
- “I don't think the lip tint performs very well either”14:30–14:33
- “It comes off super easily. It will not last a meal. It is not fully transfer-proof”14:41–14:51
- “It does not do any of what it claims to do”14:51–14:56
- “It does that sort of old liquid lipstick effect where it makes your lips look really shriveled and dry”14:56–15:00
- “It doesn't feel comfortable to wear at all”15:05–15:10
- “This is one of the most drying lip tint formulas that I have tried”15:08–15:15
- Source: 5 K-Beauty Products I Regret Buying - Apr 10, 2026
- “This is my another old favorite”
- “I think I must have gone through three four bottles of it”
- “It has a very gentle formula”
- “It's fragrance free, essential oil free”
- “This cleanser is something which I feel will work for most of the skin type except for anyone who has extremely very very very dry damage skin or anyone who has oil dripping skin”
- “Keeps your sensitivity on skin under check”
- “This is like time tested product”
- “In the past I had damaged skin, dehydrated skin this was my go to face wash like any day”
- Source: Hydrating facial cleanser review for dry and damaged skin - Nov 9, 2025
- “They both have that light whipped airy consistency that feels very soft and plush and foamy upon application”2:01–2:05
- “Soon Jung seems to be just a little bit stronger when it comes to decreasing my skin”2:16–2:22
- “It just makes my skin feel super clean”2:36–2:41
- “I think that you would love this if you have really oily skin”2:39–2:43
- “When I was testing this and using it both morning and night, I did feel like it made my skin feel a little bit too tight and dry”2:41–2:47
- Source: The best new products I've tried in a long time - Apr 26, 2026
- “You dab a little immediately it looks like you have much fuller thicker hair”3:03–3:11
- “This is like truly a game changer and it's like instantly you instantly can have it filled”3:31–3:40
- “I really love using this one when the hair is up I think it's like super like hack”3:40–3:46
- Source: Best hair care of 2024 for hair loss, dandruff, dull and dry hair - Dec 26, 2024
- “This Etude Pang Pang hair shadow. It's honestly just like an eye shadow but for your scalp”17:55–17:59
- “I'll just put that on the hairline around it and it just fills it up very naturally so that my hair looks fuller”18:04–18:13
- “I love this”
- Source: Top Haircare of 2025: Healthy Scalp, Hair Loss & Smooth Hair - Dec 27, 2025
- “I'm going to put this mascara primer right away to keep the curl all day”9:52–9:57
- Source: My updated everyday makeup look (no foundation) - Apr 25, 2026
- “I've been using this more than a decade, I'm pretty sure”23:55–24:04
- “I'm gonna apply this mascara fixer or mascara primer to make sure the curl holds all day”24:01–24:08
- Source: Clean girl makeup drugstore edition - Dec 20, 2025
- “This is a great line to look at for some affordable picks for really sensitive skin because they're extremely minimal types of formulas, really formulated for irritated sensitive skin in mind”18:58–19:03
- “If you do have oily skin that's really ailing with sensitivities, this would be a very healing cream for you”19:12–19:19
- “It is very healing and soothing, but it's still pretty light”
- “If you are very dry, this isn't going to feel like enough for you”19:30–19:38
- Source: Best K-Beauty Under $20: Fragrance-Free & Worth It - May 14, 2026
- “I cannot believe how good this brow pencil is because it is so inexpensive”16:42–16:50
- “I want to say it's like $3, $4”16:47–16:53
- “It is such a ridiculously low price and I have repurchased this many times cuz I literally don't want to use anything else”16:53–16:57
- “It gives a really quick natural brow look that's not overly dark where it looks like my brows are the only thing you can look at”17:04–17:11
- “It has a really nice spoolie on the other side, which is my preference for just blending them out”17:13–17:17
- “This makes my whole brow routine go super super fast”17:19–17:23
- “It's not too dry, not too waxy”
- “It's the perfect brow pencil for that price”17:23–17:28
- Source: Holy Grails 2025/2026: Best Beauty Products of the Year - Dec 28, 2025
- “Oh, that is perfect”
- “Is that not perfect for a little marker for your lip line?”40:29–40:33
- “Oh, and that stains immediately”40:33–40:36
- “I love how watery the formula is, too”40:38–40:42
- “That's on there”
- Source: Viral Asian makeup haul (k-beauty, j-beauty, c-beauty) - Apr 8, 2026
- “I love using this particular cherry red kind of shade to do an ombre lip where it's darkest in the middle and blend it out”23:58–24:04
- “I love the formula”
- “All of these are so nice, so juicy, and have long lasting tints that are really pretty on an everyday basis”24:18–24:23
- Source: Holy Grails 2025/2026: Best Beauty Products of the Year - Dec 28, 2025
- “I love this tint so much”6:00–6:07
- “I love the formula of this one”6:11–6:15
- “I just apply a few drops on my cheeks and this tint blends beautifully”6:17–6:26
- “It stays for a long, long time, like at least 5 to 6 hours easily”6:23–6:32
- Source: Affordable Indian beauty brand makeup essentials under Rs. 500 - Jul 14, 2025
- “This is one that again is thicker than Make Prem. I would describe this as a silky lotion cream hybrid”13:49–13:53
- “It's perfectly moisturizing without feeling too heavy”14:02–14:06
- “It dries down to just feel like a moisturizer on your skin and it has a naturally glowy finish”14:05–14:09
- “Another sunscreen that I think is really really nice. I would definitely recommend it”14:11–14:14
- “Just not something that I reach for every single day because I don't always want something that is that moisturizing every single day”14:14–14:19
- Source: Beauty empties 2026: haircare, skincare, bodycare, and makeup products I've used up - Jun 7, 2026
- “This is my go-to lip balm that I have been enjoying all year and even before that”37:32–37:39
- “Honestly, this lasts for such a long time”37:39–37:44
- “It is a really thick, waxy, nourishing balm which moisturizes the lips, leaves the lips feeling plump and nourished even after it's been absorbed and worn off”37:41–37:47
- “You put it on and even after it's been absorbed, your lips feel thoroughly nourished and not dry after it”38:01–38:07
- “I really enjoy the thick formula with this because I find that it really hugs the lips and it's very long-lasting”38:07–38:12
- “I also like that being a squeezy formula, this doesn't harden and get really difficult or impossible to squeeze out during the colder months”38:13–38:21
- Source: Best skincare of 2025: K-beauty and J-beauty favourites - Jan 18, 2026
- “I absolutely love this because first, the texture is so easy to use”15:17–15:24
- “It's a balm type. You know, it's one of those matte lip balm-ish product that went viral because it was so mushy”15:22–15:26
- “It's so hydrating and once again, the color is the perfect type for me”15:42–15:46
- “It works so well on my bare skin, too”15:58–16:02
- Source: Best Kbeauty makeup products of 2025 - Dec 29, 2025
- “I love that the interior compartment can come completely out. It's washable on the inside”22:49–22:55
- “I feel like these are what I've been looking for this whole time”23:06–23:12
- “I think the divided compartments are great. I love all my things divided up. I can fit way more than I thought I could in each of them”23:10–23:15
- “I love these and these will be traveling with me everywhere”23:38–23:42
- Source: Best of Beauty 2026: Makeup, Skincare & More - Apr 3, 2026
- “They were disappointing like see how flimsy this is it has no strength for contouring”6:31–6:37
- “You really need enough strength so that you can shape your face really well but like this one kind of just goes on like a powder brush”6:34–6:44
- “If you're looking for contouring brushes probably look for other options”6:52–6:59
- Source: Olive Young Haul: What I Do and Don't Recommend - Jun 26, 2024
Brand note
Etude is a Korean beauty brand that creators consistently turn to for mascara, specifically the Curl Fix Mascara, which is widely considered a go-to for straight, fine lashes that need a strong, lasting curl. It dries quickly, doesn't clump, and gives a clean, natural look even with multiple layers. On the flip side, their Fixing Tint lip stain has drawn sharp criticism for being extremely drying, strongly scented, and not transfer-proof, so that's one to skip if you're sensitive to those issues.
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