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Products They Love

VT Cosmetics$32.00
Reti-A Reedle Shot 100
4.9Reti-A Reedle Shot 100

“Reedles are the formulations that have the little spicules that help your skin care penetrate a little bit deeper into your skin, and it really helps with skin texture, with brightening, and evening overall skin tone…”

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Blush
peripera$6.59
Pure Blushed Sunshine Cheek
4.5Variant: 28 Romantic RosePure Blushed Sunshine Cheek
freshian$22.00
Egg-like Cream Blush Vegan
4.5Variant: Baby PinkEgg-like Cream Blush Vegan
rom&nd$12.50
Better Than Cheek
4.6Variant: C02Better Than Cheek
Concealer
Albion$28.00
Studio Layered Trick Concealer
4.5Studio Layered Trick Concealer
  • “It comes with two different shades”
  • “It's called Trick Concealer because you can actually make your own foundation with, you know, this salmon shade”5:23–5:31
  • “When you apply the lilac on top of the salmon shade, it apparently is able to cover anything”5:31–5:40
  • “It's very creamy. It's high coverage and it blends amazingly”5:46–5:55
  • “Salmon shades cancel out the purple dark circles because it's the color wheel”5:55–6:00
  • “This brightens everything. And it's also SPF 40 plus++”6:07–6:12
  • “It's actually more high coverage than my favorite one, which is the Skin Food Salmon Dark Circle Corrector”6:16–6:21
  • “You don't need a brush. You don't need fancy tools. You just use your fingers and dab it on”6:24–6:28
  • “The coverage excellent? Yes. I would give it like almost 9.5 out of 10”6:34–6:39
  • “It actually smooths over your fine lines and doesn't accentuate it”6:39–6:43
  • Source: Trying Japan's award-winning beauty products of 2025 - Dec 7, 2025
SKINFOOD
Salmon Dark Circle Concealer Cream
4.8Salmon Dark Circle Concealer Cream
Contour
ETUDE$20.00
Contour Powder
4.2Contour Powder
Foundation
Highlighter
hince
True Dimension Radiance Balm
4.2Variant: ClearTrue Dimension Radiance Balm
Primer
SK-II$490.00
Genoptics CC Primer
4.2Variant: Natural BeigeGenoptics CC Primer
  • “It packs five different benefits. So, moisturizing brightening firming”1:22–1:25
  • “It's a primer, but it also acts as your daily foundation”1:30–1:36
  • “It is high coverage. Wo! This is really pigmented, almost like a foundation”1:36–1:42
  • “It's got a beautiful finish. Like it really gives you that kind of lumines, naturally dewy finish”1:49–1:58
  • “It's thicker, but it's not suffocating”
  • “Their proprietary and unique ingredient is the patera. And patera is a fermented yeast which breaks down and produces almost like 50 different nutrients and minerals that feed and nourish the skin, which means it's like a buffet for your skin”2:05–2:12
  • “They actually formulate it with SPF 50 PA++”2:21–2:28
  • “I would use this with my sunscreen underneath before I go in with this because in order to get that SPF protection, you actually have to use a lot, right? And you're not going to use that much on your face”2:28–2:32
  • “It definitely feels very luxurious. It has great coverage. It makes the skin look so healthy”2:44–2:50
  • “When you put it on, you can just pat a little bit of powder over the T-zone and you're good to go”2:50–2:54
  • Source: Trying Japan's award-winning beauty products of 2025 - Dec 7, 2025
Clé de Peau Beauté$53.20
Correcting Cream Veil SPF 25 PA++
4.2Correcting Cream Veil SPF 25 PA++
Setting Powder
Kose
Decorte Face Powder
MENTIONVariant: Crystal TranslucentDecorte Face Powder
innisfree$17.00
No-Sebum Mineral Powder
4.9No-Sebum Mineral Powder
Setting Spray
Lip Balm
NARS$28.00
Soft Matte Tinted Lip Balm
2Soft Matte Tinted Lip Balm
  • “This is probably the most different of all lip balms within this category because it goes against traditionally what you would expect as a lip balm because it's actually matte”8:55–9:04
  • “This is giving soft focus lipstick vibes with a very sheer coverage with neutral shades”9:10–9:16
  • “It says it's a lip balm, but it just doesn't nourish my lips”9:45–9:49
  • “It gives just like ever so slightly a little bit of like nourishment, but it's not long-lasting”9:47–9:53
  • “It's not shiny”
  • “It's not moisturizing”
  • “For the price point of $38, I do have a little bit of regret”10:07–10:13
  • Source: Ranking my best lip balms: viral, k-beauty & high-end - Jul 20, 2025
Dr. Althea$13.00
Soft Melting Lip Balm
4.8Soft Melting Lip Balm
  • “This is my favorite of the lip balm in the stick category”
  • “It glides on effortlessly”
  • “The finish is that it gives you almost a glossy look, but without the stickiness, the tackiness, because it still feels nice and light and thin on the lips, but it just gives you high shine”1:58–2:05
  • “I've never tried a balm that was able to deliver that shine”2:10–2:17
  • “It's fragrance-free, so it's also really great for if you have sensitive lips”2:15–2:20
  • “You can apply it over your lip color as well”2:25–2:29
  • “It instantly transforms it into a gloss without the stickiness”2:29–2:33
  • “The Korean brands have revolutionized this whole category”2:37–2:45
  • “The only gripe I have with it is because it's so melting and soft in the stick, it started kind of like toppling over”2:53–2:58
  • Source: Ranking my best lip balms: viral, k-beauty & high-end - Jul 20, 2025
Summer Fridays$24
Lip Butter Balm Treatment for Hydration + Nourishing Shine
4.5Variant: Brown SugarLip Butter Balm Treatment for Hydration + Nourishing Shine
Dior$40.00
Dior Addict Lip Glow Color Reviver Balm
3.5Dior Addict Lip Glow Color Reviver Balm
Hourglass$41.00
Phantom Volumizing Glossy Balm
4.5Phantom Volumizing Glossy Balm
rom&nd$14.00
Glasting Melting Balm
4.6Glasting Melting Balm
1 / 4
Naturium$10
Phyto-Glow Lip Balm
4.6Phyto-Glow Lip Balm
1 / 2
Rohto Mentholatum
Melty Cream Lip Balm
4.5Melty Cream Lip Balm
1 / 3
Parnell$15.00
LUMMIR Melting Fit Shine Balm
4.5Variant: ClearLUMMIR Melting Fit Shine Balm
1 / 3
cocokind$12
Ceramide Lip Blur Balm
2.5Variant: Be KindCeramide Lip Blur Balm
Westman Atelier$38.00
Squeaky Clean Liquid Lip Balm
2Squeaky Clean Liquid Lip Balm
Lip Gloss
Rare Beauty$24
Soft Pinch Tinted Lip Oil
2Soft Pinch Tinted Lip Oil
Nature Republic$10.90
Honey Melting Lip
4.9Honey Melting Lip
1 / 2
VT Cosmetics$16.32
Reedle Shot Lip Plumper Expert
4.5Reedle Shot Lip Plumper Expert
1 / 3
Lip Liner
Lip Stain
peripera$11.99
Ink Mood Glowy Tint
4.2Variant: 18 and 19Ink Mood Glowy Tint
Lip Treatment
Glow Recipe$22
Glass Balm Lip Treatment
4.5Glass Balm Lip Treatment
1 / 3
Bobbi Brown
Extra Plump Lip Oil Serum
4.9Variant: Bare RoseExtra Plump Lip Oil Serum
  • “I put it on my lips and I was floored”
  • “This comes in a doe foot applicator, but the doe foot applicator is flexible”26:56–27:01
  • “It's like the most beautiful gel lip oil consistency”27:04–27:10
  • “It makes your lip look glossy, a little bit plush”27:10–27:17
  • “It is nourishing”
  • “It's not sticky whatsoever”
  • “The color payoff of this kind of pigment”
  • “All you need is one application”
  • “It's even lighter than like all the other balms, but gives you the same effect”27:26–27:34
  • “It's just doing it all”
  • “Fragrance-free”
  • “It perfectly delivers according to the name”
  • “It says it's a plump lip serum. 150%. That's what it is”27:53–28:02
  • Source: Ranking my best lip balms: viral, k-beauty & high-end - Jul 20, 2025
1 / 2
Lipstick
Brow Product
rom&nd$12.50
Han All Brow Cara
2.5Han All Brow Cara
  • “It keeps your brows looking really natural and combed and fresh”1:52–1:56
  • “I didn't really enjoy this as much as I thought it would”
  • “The color is just not doing it”
  • “It's too light for me”
  • “In real life when I do my whole makeup it's like a little too ashy like it looks gray”2:45–2:57
  • “I think this would suit people with maybe blonde hair you know light brown”2:57–3:01
  • “Some people said it's really good for fair skinned toned”3:48–3:56
  • “It didn't paint it too thickly but it still covered the brow color and that it doesn't fade”3:58–4:12
  • “If you're looking for something that just tints the brows, it won't hold it in place but you just want the color to be a little bit lighter, then this is definitely something to try out”4:19–4:28
  • “It literally makes your whole face looks so much more softer”4:28–4:31
  • Source: Top rated Japanese skincare and haircare products - Apr 26, 2025
SANA
New Born Shooting Liquid Eyebrow
4.9New Born Shooting Liquid Eyebrow
  • “This pen is so fine. So this little brush itself is 0.01 mm ultra fine”8:20–8:26
  • “It creates basically natural brow hairs like the thinnest finest brow hairs”8:30–8:38
  • “I actually instantly have hair. It's amazing”8:43–8:49
  • “The pen itself is so fine and thin, but it gives you such control”8:49–8:55
  • “They actually made it with a blend of two different types of bristles to give it the perfect flexibility, but it's still firm so that you know you can draw it smoothly and easily”8:53–8:58
  • “It's also smudge and resistant finish, so it will stay all day”9:03–9:09
  • “I've never tried anything like this. I'm glad this was the first one that I tried and it will be the last one that I do because it's perfect”9:07–9:13
  • Source: Trying Japan's award-winning beauty products of 2025 - Dec 7, 2025
KATE$14.44
Designing Eyebrow 3D
4.2Designing Eyebrow 3D
Eyeliner
Kao$17.90
Cape FOR ACTIVE Curl Lock Mascara Base
4.6Cape FOR ACTIVE Curl Lock Mascara Base
  • “This is actually a mascara base and the thing is you can wear it as your mascara but it's designed to kind of prime the lashes and keep it there locked in place for all day”20:03–20:10
  • “I tested one eye not using a base and one eye with the base with this mascara. And it's night and day”20:15–20:21
  • “It took this mascara, which is actually very average because on my one eye, my lashes drooped. It didn't hold the curl. It was not amazing whatsoever. I actually wouldn't rate this without this. But with this, it was insane”20:18–20:33
  • “It was smudge proof. It stayed all day. It held the curl”20:39–20:44
  • “When you use it at first, it glides through every single hair so smoothly. It's actually a little bit glossy and then when it sets, it really sets”20:41–20:50
  • “If you're like sweating a lot, if you rub your eyes and anything that's related to like water resistance, this literally locks your eye in place to the point where like a normal cleansing oil actually won't take it off easily”20:53–21:02
  • “And how I get it off is with a balm. And you got to like slowly melt it in there. And that's how much it works”21:10–21:15
  • “When you put it on and it's still starting to set, that's when you want to go in with a mascara over the top when it's still slightly drying. And it will give you the best long lasting effect”21:15–21:23
  • “Holy cow. I was not expecting this”
  • Source: Trying Japan's award-winning beauty products of 2025 - Dec 7, 2025
ILM$17.90
Ultra Thin Liquid Eyeliner
5Variant: Mocha BrownUltra Thin Liquid Eyeliner
1 / 2
Eyeshadow
Dasique$29.00
Eyeshadow Palette
3.5Eyeshadow Palette
Mascara
Ririmew
Lash Keep Mascara
4.8Lash Keep Mascara
  • “This is a mascara that adds length without fibers once again”19:24–19:31
  • “This mascara is crazy. It is lifting. It's curl holding and it's really lengthening”18:45–18:54
  • “It doesn't clump in a bad way, but it gives you those like triangular anime looking lashes. It's much more dramatic”18:59–19:05
  • “For the bottom lash, because one side is more flat and one side is more curved, it also is very easy to apply”19:08–19:18
  • “I'm just amazed. I don't know how it is formulated without fibers, but it's so lengthening”19:22–19:28
  • “This one actually got one of the highest ratings. Like, this is up there with my favorite mascara, which is the Cleo Killer Lash Super. It is very, very similar”19:31–19:36
  • “Curl holding is about a 9 out of 10. Lengthening is like a 8.5 out of 10. Thickening is 8.5. Like it really thickens the baseline and the separating gives it a falsies effect”18:51–18:56
  • Source: Trying Japan's award-winning beauty products of 2025 - Dec 7, 2025
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CANMAKE
Metalook Mascara
4.2Metalook Mascara
  • “This one is actually just a piece of metal with like ridges in it”16:55–16:59
  • “It has a 2.9 mm thickness. What it's supposed to do is kind of grip onto each lash and comb through it like a screw”16:59–17:07
  • “It's kind of like pushing up the lashes from the root and individually defining the lash”17:10–17:15
  • “It's very easy to get into these like little nooks and crannies of the eye. And it's not messy because this wand is so petite”17:15–17:24
  • “This formula is also waterproof, sweatproof, sebum proof, and apparently does not smudge”17:24–17:32
  • “People love it for the curl retention and the smudge resistance the most”17:36–17:44
  • “They also loved how affordable it was”17:41–17:46
  • “It gives your eyelashes nice volume”17:44–17:50
  • “For curl holding, I gave an 8.5 to 9 out of 10”17:48–17:55
  • “Lengthening, I gave a 7.5 out of 10 because it doesn't have the fibers, so it's not attaching extra length to my lashes”17:51–17:59
  • “For thickening, I would also give a 7.5 out of 10”
  • “For separating, I would give almost a nine”18:09–18:14
  • “For something that's affordable from a brand like this, I think you really can't complain”18:12–18:19
  • Source: Trying Japan's award-winning beauty products of 2025 - Dec 7, 2025
dejavu$15.00
Lash Up Mascara E
3Lash Up Mascara E
Clio$21.60
Kill Lash Superproof Mascara
4.6Variant: 01 Long CurlingKill Lash Superproof Mascara
  • “I've seen this everywhere”17:02–17:06
  • “The best makeup eye product”
  • “This long curling one is way better”17:56–18:04
  • “This one is just falling down. My lashes are just kind of like becoming straight. This one. Look at that. It's almost reaching my eyebrows”18:01–18:09
  • “Out of the two, hands down, this one, the matte one with the black body, the long curl. Amazing”18:12–18:21
  • “I also like the slim brush a little bit more because if you have little petite eyes, it also makes it easier to kind of get into the crevices without smudging everywhere”18:21–18:29
  • “Wow, I'm so glad I used this. This is an amazing mascara. I can see why it's number one”18:35–18:40
  • “The brush is just like separating all the lashes, even my bottom eyelashes. Oh my god. Amazing”18:40–18:45
  • Source: Trying award-winning K-beauty products tested for 12 hours - Aug 31, 2025
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Cleanser
VT Cosmetics
Cica Mask Cleanser
4.6Cica Mask Cleanser
  • “This is a two in one. So you can either use it as a cleanser or you can use it as a mask or you can do both”13:16–13:21
  • “The clay in this as well as the santella helps with soothing your skin but also draws out any of the excess oils”13:21–13:30
  • “If you use this everyday, it just helps to manage the look of my pores”13:30–13:37
  • “It's super soft. It never really dries out. It's still flexible, which is what I love”14:02–14:06
  • “If you love kind of like mud mask, but you can't be bothered waiting, this is such a good way to kind of just get it in as a daily step and control this area”14:33–14:41
  • Source: Top Amazon Korean Skincare Actually Worth Buying - Jul 8, 2025
1 / 3
WHIPPED
Vegan Pack Cleanser Jumbo
4.8Variant: Fig Fruit (mawa Butter)Vegan Pack Cleanser Jumbo
  • “It comes out in this little star applicator, which is so adorable”6:09–6:13
  • “It's literally like whipped marshmallow”6:13–6:17
  • “Oh my gosh, my skin was soft”6:20–6:27
  • “It felt moisturized, and I was just like, I don't think I've ever used a cleanser that left my skin feeling this way”6:24–6:29
  • “It was almost like I cleaned it and it was clean, but it also was already moisturized”6:29–6:37
  • “And it smelt so good”
  • “I will say it is quite a aromatic sensorial experience”6:55–7:00
  • “If you don't like fragrance, you're probably not going to like this brand”6:58–7:02
  • “I'm going to put this on for about 5 minutes before I hop in as like just a quick mask, and my skin will just soften so much”7:39–7:47
  • Source: My 10/10 skin, hair & body obsessions - May 9, 2026
SKIN1004$25.00
Madagascar Centella Light Cleansing Oil
4.9Madagascar Centella Light Cleansing Oil
  • “The SKIN1004 cleansing oil has been my go-to the entire year”1:26–1:35
  • “It is really light, like it's not thick, and when you wash it away it doesn't stick to your skin and make it greasy”1:39–1:46
  • “If you have sensitive skin, if you have redness, if your skin is easily agitated, centella is the best ingredient to help soothe”1:51–1:56
  • “I just feel like this did a really good job”2:05–2:11
  • “It's very affordable”2:09–2:14
  • “This is not overly fragranced whatsoever. It doesn't even have a fragrance smell, but it has a very calming spa-like quality”2:14–2:20
  • “I don't think you can go wrong with this. I think every skin type will enjoy it, and it passes the stinging eye test, which is very important”2:26–2:30
  • Source: Top k-beauty skincare of 2024 - Dec 19, 2024
107 Beauty$20
Chaga Jelly Low pH Cleanser
4.9Chaga Jelly Low pH Cleanser
  • “I literally just finished another cleanser because their cleansers are my favorite and this cleanser has one of the most unique consistencies. It's like a soft jelly and what that is is actually chaga mushroom”22:15–22:22
  • “107's also known for their aged vinegar and going back to the fact that as I get older I really do appreciate these kind of fermented ingredients cuz it really builds the skin it really hydrates the skin without needing much”22:32–22:38
  • “It's also got green tea as well as centella so these are the things I love most about K beauty and this has done it”22:46–22:50
  • “You guys have to try this cleanser. Like, you really do. It's so beautiful”22:22–22:27
  • Source: Products I've tried and love for skincare and haircare - Sep 27, 2025
1 / 2
Maybena
Intentsive Moisture Barrier Foam Cleanser
MENTIONIntentsive Moisture Barrier Foam Cleanser
  • “I look forward to cleansing my face because of just how good this smells”1:30–1:39
  • “It really helped me with like brightening and evening hyperpigmentation as well as just like evening out the rest of my skin”1:48–1:58
  • “It's like I'm in a yuzu onsent. It's so soft”1:58–2:04
  • “It has this like kind of microfoam situation and there's tiny little just like it's not a physical exfoliant but there's little granules in there and they just slowly melt away”2:01–2:09
  • “Anything with honey for my skin, my acne prone, my dry, my dehydrated, it just leaves the skin feeling so nourished”2:16–2:22
  • “The skin literally feels like it's moisturized. It is so soft. It's not overly dry”2:38–2:43
  • “If you have maybe like 5 to 10 minutes before you hop in the shower, you can actually leave this on your skin for that duration, go shower, come out, and your skin is soft, it's supple, it's pillowy”2:43–2:51
  • Source: Products I've tried and love for skincare and haircare - Sep 27, 2025
LION
Pair Acne Creamy Foam Cleanser
5Pair Acne Creamy Foam Cleanser
1 / 2
Round Lab
1025 Dokdo Cleansing Tissue
4.51025 Dokdo Cleansing Tissue
  • “It's not rough, it's not fragrance, it's so soft and it feels like a toner pad”3:00–3:07
  • “I finished this pack, I finished another pack, and then this is my third one”3:10–3:17
  • “It doesn't feel like it's cleansing, it actually feels like it's hydrating and nourishing”3:39–3:44
  • “The tissue itself is so soft, it's unscented, it feels like you're just toning your face”3:42–3:53
  • “If you go to the gym throughout the day or you just need a fresh start, these guys were like perfection”3:55–4:00
  • Source: Top k-beauty skincare of 2024 - Dec 19, 2024
Anua
Heartleaf Succinic Moisture Cleansing Foam
4.5Heartleaf Succinic Moisture Cleansing Foam
  • “When you emulsify it's very silky on the skin and I really enjoyed that”4:38–4:45
  • “Not only does it have heart leaf which is also known as hunia Cordata which is like the cousin of sandella asiatica they do very similar things to like reduce redness to help calm your skin any sort of inflammation it just brings it all down to like a balanced level”4:48–4:54
  • “It was really the succinic acid that caught my eye because succinic acid also mildly helps with breakouts and inflammation that has to do with like acne but all the while being really healing for the skin”5:06–5:14
  • “It was another thing that I just kept going back to”4:46–4:50
  • Source: Top k-beauty skincare of 2024 - Dec 19, 2024
Anua
Heartleaf Pore Control Cleansing Oil
4.5Heartleaf Pore Control Cleansing Oil
Exfoliator
VT Cosmetics$16.90
7% Glycolic Acid Reedle Shot Head-to-Toe Mist
4.97% Glycolic Acid Reedle Shot Head-to-Toe Mist
  • “When I sprayed it on my leg, I could barely feel anything, and I was like, is there a Reedle in here? But, there is. There's a very, very gentle amount”1:16–1:22
  • “It's like subtly game-changing, because like the name says, it's head-to-toe”2:37–2:42
  • “It's a really approachable percentage, because I've tried 10% glycolics, 20% glycolics, which is pretty much a clinic peel, which is way too much, and then 5%. 5% I like barely notice. So, this seven is really interesting because it's hitting that sweet spot”2:42–2:48
  • “It's also got a little bit of brightening niacinamide”2:59–3:05
  • “I've been using this after the shower, and I think that's the easiest and best way to use it”3:21–3:25
  • “My tip is don't spray this on freshly shaved armpits, because it's got the acids, and it will irritate your skin”3:44–3:48
  • “If you use it on the face, it will help with controlling sebum. It will help with minimizing your pores, and it will help with improving the texture, because it's helping to resurface the skin”4:13–4:17
  • “Oh my god, this is a bang for buck, guys. Put this in your cart right now”4:50–4:55
  • “I would say minimizing pores if you use it on the face. It improves the texture. It improves skin tone”
  • Source: Under $20 Amazon faves for pores, texture & dark spots - Oct 7, 2025
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Eye Cream
Face Mask
VT Cosmetics
Reti-A Reedle Shot 100 2Step Hydrogel Mask
4.8Reti-A Reedle Shot 100 2Step Hydrogel Mask
  • “It's a two-step mask and you start with step one, which is the ampoule and the ampoule is the same as this guy”10:16–10:21
  • “The hydro gel also has its own serum concoction in there, which slowly melts and sinks into your skin the longer you leave this on”11:13–11:18
  • “You will not be able to go back to a normal cotton mask again, my friends, after you've tried this because the results of hydro gel are just insane for hydration, glowing glass skin”10:42–10:48
  • “The hydro gel itself has actually absorbed the serum”10:57–11:02
  • “You'll see the mask slowly turn translucent, which is when the serum has melted into your skin”11:09–11:15
  • “It's not going to leave you with wet skin like traditional mask, but it will leave you with super soft and flexible skin because that serum's already been injected into your skin”11:18–11:22
  • “I love these hydro gels. They're all the rage in Asia”11:27–11:34
  • “I chose the Reti-A because I really want you guys to experience the effects that gentle retinols can do for your skin. For pores, for texture, for acne, for breakouts, but all the while being really suitable also for sensitive skin as well”11:39–11:45
  • Source: 7-Day Glass Skin Reset Guide for Acne, Pores & Texture - Mar 7, 2025
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VT Cosmetics
Cica Spot Patch
4.5Cica Spot Patch
  • “I rely heavily on pimple patches. And Korean, Japanese, like in Asia, pimple patches are just a must, and it speeds up the recovery process of any breakout by half”8:13–8:19
  • “If you want your breakout to heal not in 5 days, but in two, then you have to try these pimple patches because they've also got soothing and calming ingredients”8:25–8:34
  • “Pimple patches are designed to be used as the first thing you put on your skin after cleansing. So, it has to go straight onto dry skin”8:49–8:57
  • “These hydrocolloid patches work best when it has something to absorb”9:19–9:26
  • “What the sticker's going to do is actually draw out all the bacteria, the pus, and it's going to empty that like chasm out, and it's just going to heal it so much more quickly”9:36–9:43
  • “Love this guy, helps with redness, helps with healing”10:02–10:09
  • Source: 7-Day Glass Skin Reset Guide for Acne, Pores & Texture - Mar 7, 2025
Shiseido
IHADA Medicated Night Pack
MENTIONIHADA Medicated Night Pack
Shiseido
Elixir Balancing Oyasumi Mask
MENTIONElixir Balancing Oyasumi Mask
  • “I love it. I love it. I love it”
  • “This gives you the effect of peeling masks without actually needing to peel anything off at night”12:54–13:04
  • “You put this on basically to seal over everything. You work it in and it kind of creates a film, but it's not sticky”13:07–13:10
  • “It's kind of like a gel film, but it also isn't like a suffocating layer either”13:10–13:18
  • “It will like dry down. It won't be as shiny as this, but it still kind of like sucks it all in”13:23–13:26
  • “It literally pushes all the skincare in there”13:28–13:31
  • “I look at the dry areas and those areas are still hydrated the next morning”
  • “This literally traps everything in there”13:50–13:53
  • “This is very innovative for me. It's like nothing I've ever tried”13:56–13:57
  • “It sits in a category on its own because normally sleeping masks are either just moisturizers and they're just saying it's a sleeping mask or it's an annoying peel-off thing. And so this is kind of like the best of both worlds”13:59–14:05
  • Source: Top rated Japanese skincare and haircare products - Apr 26, 2025
SKINFOOD$18.90
Carrot Carotene Calming Water Pad
4Carrot Carotene Calming Water Pad
  • “This is still the ultimate favorite”6:46–6:52
  • “What makes this superior to all other pads is the pad itself. Rip one shade in half, go like that with one sheet, and on top of that it is soft enough where you can break like peel it and break it apart into like different pieces to fit and mold it onto your face”
  • “Every time I use it, my itchiness goes away, my skin is instantly brightened and evened”7:55–8:01
  • “When my skin went through a rash or atopic dermatitis or it was just really aggravated, and that's when you know something is really good, especially for you girls with sensitive skin as well”8:05–8:13
  • Source: Top k-beauty skincare of 2024 - Dec 19, 2024
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VT Cosmetics$5.00
PDRN Hydrogel Mask
4.9PDRN Hydrogel Mask
  • “I definitely love the VT biocellulose mask. They're one of my favorites of all time, like if not the best in my books”17:31–17:37
  • “The mask has centella asiatica. It's got the lactobacillus ferment which is a probiotic for your skin and it's also got a little bit of polyglutamic acid”17:42–17:49
  • “By 40-45 minutes, you're done. You don't have to like carve out a whole freaking three, four hours of the day to use this”18:06–18:13
  • “For the mask, it really is a shot of helping you improve your skin texture because it's pushing all the ingredients in there. As soon as you lift that mask off, you will feel it is instantly soft”18:29–18:36
  • Source: Under $20 Amazon faves for pores, texture & dark spots - Oct 7, 2025
Maybena$28.00
Ceramin B5 Multiple Intensive Moisture Masks
4.8Ceramin B5 Multiple Intensive Moisture Masks
  • “I would say this is more of a repairing mask because it's potent with the ceramides”
  • “Let's say your routine already has some sort of active ingredient, whether it's like a vitamin A or vitamin C, and you just want something a little bit more like plain and moisturizing. That's this guy”5:30–5:34
  • “The texture of these sheet masks, you have to try it and let me know because you will have no regrets”5:58–6:03
  • Source: Products I've tried and love for skincare and haircare - Sep 27, 2025
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Beauty of Joseon$18.00
Ground Rice and Honey Glow Mask
4.5Ground Rice and Honey Glow Mask
Maybena$35.00
Retonin Facial Treatment Masks
4.9Retonin Facial Treatment Masks
  • “The first time that not just me but like our team used it, you can instantly just feel the difference of the sheet itself, it is like the silkiest, most like adhering soft, perfectly thick sheet”6:07–6:14
  • “We've never tried anything like it”6:25–6:29
  • “It's actually very hard to find a cotton kind of sheet mask that fits so perfectly on the face so it doesn't like spread too far into the hair where it gets it all greasy”6:28–6:34
  • “I love retinol. So, this is a gentle retinol sheet mask”6:42–6:51
  • “There are so many fermented ingredients”6:48–6:53
  • “It's giving you skin barrier strengthening which will just make you look like you have glass skin and just that boost of hydration and a little kick of retinol that you can use every day”6:59–7:06
  • “Oh my gosh, obsessed”
  • Source: Products I've tried and love for skincare and haircare - Sep 27, 2025
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Then I Met You
Rosé Resurfacing Facial Mask
4.8Rosé Resurfacing Facial Mask
  • “This is not for the faint of heart. This has glycolic acid in it”18:30–18:34
  • “It's a chemical exfoliating mask, but it's a beautiful gel consistency with actual like rose petals in there”18:34–18:40
  • “She is beautiful, but she is sassy”
  • “I don't use it often, but I'll use this maybe like one to two times a month”18:48–18:53
  • “The first time I used this, I was like, 'Holy crap, I haven't felt the sensation in so long.' It is tingling”18:50–18:57
  • “As soon as you wash it off, it's like, 'Wow, so so so smooth, brightened, evens out your pigmentation, hyperpigmentation.' It helps to reveal that smooth skin underneath”18:57–19:04
  • “Not for the faint of heart, but does wonders for the skin”19:22–19:26
  • Source: Best of Skincare 2025: Creams, Tools, Masks & More - Dec 20, 2025
Medicube$24.00
Collagen Night Wrapping Mask
4.9Collagen Night Wrapping Mask
  • “When you rip it off, oh my God, you're like, you know those butterflies that come out of a cocoon? Like literally your skin is as flexible and malleable and just poreless as anything. It's insane”28:35–28:41
  • “It protects your skin care from evaporating overnight or being rubbed off on your pillow because it creates like a film over it, but you can still move your face. It's actually very comfortable”28:52–28:58
  • “Your skin is so baby-like. It's like a baby's butt”29:06–29:15
  • Source: Top k-beauty skincare of 2024 - Dec 19, 2024
MEDIHEAL
Madecassoside Blemish Pad
4.2Madecassoside Blemish Pad
  • “They're really interesting because they're like a gauze texture and they're super thin”0:43–0:50
  • “I like using this if I don't wash my face in the morning, which often happens to just kind of wipe away the grime while I tone my face”0:50–0:59
  • “It's like two in one”
  • “I love them because I've been using this for about half a year already”1:02–1:08
  • “The formula is nice. It's very calming because Madecasside is one of the extracts of Centella”1:18–1:28
  • “The feeling that it gives me is it's very lightweight. It's not sticky. It's not like tacky”1:28–1:32
  • “So it just helps to unclog everything”
  • Source: Trying award-winning K-beauty products tested for 12 hours - Aug 31, 2025
Ongredients$30.00
Skin Barrier Calming Facial Mask
4.6Skin Barrier Calming Facial Mask
  • “It's like essentially a lotion, but it's not sticky and creates like the best base”9:05–9:13
  • “She was saying she just wanted this to be like calming, soothing moisturizer that can work for all skin types all year round and give you that same kind of like protected enveloped skin”9:16–9:20
  • “Highly recommend you guys try this out, especially if you have redness, irritation, and your skin loves Santella”9:25–9:32
  • “Guys, you will not regret this”9:38–9:41
  • “It's like a milky moisture barrier mask”9:42–9:48
  • “It's like slightly creamy but not thick and it just gives you like flexible, hydrated, nourished skin”9:45–9:51
  • Source: Everyone Uses These in Korea: What Koreans Actually Buy - Feb 13, 2025
Face Mist
Dr. Althea$19.90
345 Relief Cream Mist
4.9345 Relief Cream Mist
Curél
Deep Moisture Spray
5Deep Moisture Spray
1 / 2
VT Cosmetics$21.00
PDRN Glow Ampoule
4.9PDRN Glow Ampoule
  • “You guys know how much I love milky toners. This one, even though you just spray maybe three spritzes on, it's already giving you that moisturized feeling. It's crazy”7:55–8:02
  • “The spray is so fine. It starts to feel a little like tacky, like moisturizing after us. It's honestly like one of my favorite sprays right now”8:45–8:51
  • “This also has, surprisingly, a tiny bit of AHA. So, not only is it moisturizing your skin, it's also helping subtly with cell renewal and brightening”8:55–9:00
  • “This is shot up to one of my new faves of all time”9:06–9:12
  • “This helps most with improving texture, healing the skin barrier, and improving your skin tone”9:09–9:16
  • Source: Under $20 Amazon faves for pores, texture & dark spots - Oct 7, 2025
Face Oil
VT Cosmetics
PDRN Essence Stick Balm
4.5PDRN Essence Stick Balm
1 / 2
Moisturizer
VT Cosmetics
Glucamune Cream
4.9Glucamune Cream
  • “I was using this when my skin barrier was just destroyed. I had peeling, it was red, I had cystic acne”6:02–6:08
  • “This cream was just so soothing”6:24–6:28
  • “It is the smoothest thing that you'll ever have used, and it doesn't leave your skin sticky, it just completely absorbs in”6:37–6:44
  • “For oily skin in the summer, I would say this is probably all you need. Keep it lightweight, keep it hydrating”6:47–6:52
  • “If you have combination or drier skin, what you can do is actually layer this on because it's almost kind of like in between a serum and a moisturizer”6:54–6:59
  • “It just sinks in really quick. It's like thirst-quenching for your skin”7:04–7:08
  • “It said it's for dehydrated skin. So, dehydrated skin is different to dry skin. Dry skin is a skin type, dehydrated is a condition”7:10–7:17
  • “This guy really helps with sealing that hydration back in”7:28–7:34
  • “It also works so well under makeup”7:34–7:39
  • “If you want a really lightweight daytime routine, this is one of the best lightweight moisturizers as well, but doing the most”7:37–7:41
  • Source: 7-Day Glass Skin Reset Guide for Acne, Pores & Texture - Mar 7, 2025
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Dr. Althea$25
345 Relief Cream
4.9345 Relief Cream
  • “It's a very healing watery gel cream that still gives your skin long-lasting hydration”1:07–1:13
  • “I remember using this as soon as I put it on my skin, my heat rash goes away”1:25–1:30
  • “The redness starts to fade and it calms down those like bumps that I get from kind of like the heat rash and also calms down my acne kind of pigmentation”1:28–1:35
  • “This one is my go-to for the summer”
  • Source: My 10/10 skin, hair & body obsessions - May 9, 2026
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Maybena
PDRN 73 Revitalizing Cream
4.5PDRN 73 Revitalizing Cream
Dr. Althea$21.60
147 Barrier Cream
4.5147 Barrier Cream
1 / 2
VT Cosmetics$20.00
PDRN Capsule Cream 100
4.5PDRN Capsule Cream 100
  • “The thing is, you only need one to two balls of this on your face. The capsules are really nourishing”9:32–9:36
  • “It's actually got a gel base. So, you can actually just use the gel formula if it's, let's say, like summer”9:40–9:44
  • “The gel here is moisturizing enough where I don't get like little fine lines and that also sits beautifully under my makeup and foundation. So yeah, it's a perfect base”10:15–10:22
  • “If you want a little boost in your own moisturizer, that's when you go in and add the balls because that's where the ceramides and the more nourishing ingredients are and I love it”10:30–10:35
  • “This one because it has the gel cream and it's got the little globs of PDRN. It actually gives you the best of both worlds where the glob is more rich and the gel cream acts on its own as a more lightweight gel cream and when you mix them together, they kind of make the perfect consistency”10:58–11:03
  • “Packed with peptides. There is a cocktail of different peptides and so it's also building up your skin and helping with anti-aging effects, plumping fine lines. It's like almost instantaneous”11:14–11:22
  • “For the cream, very similar to the spray, it helps improve texture, heal skin barrier and improve skin tone”11:40–11:46
  • Source: Under $20 Amazon faves for pores, texture & dark spots - Oct 7, 2025
Centellian24$32.00
Madeca Cream Time Reverse
4.9Madeca Cream Time Reverse
  • “This is the cream that the Koreans go to after they have treatments or if they need calming metacoside and sentella”15:54–16:02
  • “This is like the most potent form in this cream”16:06–16:13
  • “Thomas developed eczema rash on his ear... I took this out and I was like, 'Oh, this might be able to help.' And he started using it and within a week or two, his whole eczema patch that was there for more than a month was gone”16:10–16:15
  • “Texture of this is actually really beautiful and soft as well. It's very moisturizing”16:32–16:40
  • “If you have a rash, if you have eczema, this is the one to go to”16:43–16:52
  • Source: Best of Skincare 2025: Creams, Tools, Masks & More - Dec 20, 2025
Haruharu Wonder$24.00
Black Rice 5 Ceramide Barrier Moisturizing Cream
5Black Rice 5 Ceramide Barrier Moisturizing Cream
Superegg$110
Soft Strength Rich Resilience Cream
4.8Soft Strength Rich Resilience Cream
AESTURA
ATOBARRIER365 Cream
4.8ATOBARRIER365 Cream
  • “She's still using this, she's still gifting it, she's still just talking only about this moisturizer”
  • “It's still really moisturizing, it's still really smooth, it's still really silky, there's still those little encapsulated beads of the ceramides and it just melts into the skin beautifully for her dry skin”15:45–15:49
  • “Rob still loves it”
  • “The AESTURA barrier anytime you see AESTURA it means or it's signaling atopic dermatitis so it's safe for people even with the most sensitive skin”17:00–17:09
  • Source: Top k-beauty skincare of 2024 - Dec 19, 2024
Zeroid
Intensive Cream
4.5Intensive Cream
MEDIHEAL$26
Madecassoside Trace Repair Derma Cream
4.2Madecassoside Trace Repair Derma Cream
  • “This one is known clinically to really help heal your skin barrier”15:02–15:06
  • “It's the MEDIHEAL Madecassoside cream and this actually is centella asiatica”
  • “The cream is like just a healing almost like you know when your skin barrier has been compromised”14:58–15:03
  • “You want a really like soothing non-irritating no fuss cream”15:03–15:13
  • “This is the one that they suggest that you go to”15:09–15:16
  • “I've used this when my skin has been like wounded or if it's bleeding, if you have a burn, anything like that”15:17–15:25
  • “This cream is what will like heal your skin back to health”15:25–15:33
  • “As minimal kind of like scarring or irritation as it smells so natural like plants”15:30–15:37
  • “Normally these types of creams are actually really thick and balmy, but that one's actually very lightweight”16:14–16:17
  • Source: Everyone Uses These in Korea: What Koreans Actually Buy - Feb 13, 2025
Serum
VT Cosmetics$32.00
Reti-A Reedle Shot 100
4.9Reti-A Reedle Shot 100
  • “Reedles are the formulations that have the little spicules that help your skin care penetrate a little bit deeper into your skin, and it really helps with skin texture, with brightening, and evening overall skin tone”1:50–1:54
  • “I used it for 1 month, and you can see just the changes fundamentally in my skin, how soft it felt, how even it was, and how brightened it can be”2:05–2:12
  • “The 100 is designed to be used once a week”
  • “The 100 and 300 was just like a soft little prick”
  • “If you're using the 100 every day, use it once”
  • “Don't use the Reedles twice day and night because it's designed to use once per day”13:08–13:12
  • Source: 7-Day Glass Skin Reset Guide for Acne, Pores & Texture - Mar 7, 2025
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VT Cosmetics$30.62
Reedle Shot
4.9Variant: 700Reedle Shot
  • “The 700 is designed to be used once a week”4:50–4:57
  • “This one is kind of like when you feel like you've used everything tried everything, but your skin still feels dull, or it still feels like flaky”4:54–5:01
  • “This has a much creamier consistency. It has the consistency of a lotion versus the 100 and 300 had the consistency of a gel serum”5:03–5:16
  • “This is like a more condensed prick, like you can feel it's much more densely populated on the skin”5:20–5:28
  • “This one definitely feels a little bit more nourishing, more like a actual moisturizer”5:31–5:36
  • “If you have hypersensitive skin, if you know you get red really easily, I would suggest you do a little patch test”5:46–5:51
  • Source: 7-Day Glass Skin Reset Guide for Acne, Pores & Texture - Mar 7, 2025
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VT Cosmetics
Cica Reti-A Retinol 0.1 Skin Balancing Essence
4.9Cica Reti-A Retinol 0.1 Skin Balancing Essence
  • “This is a retinol serum, and why I loved it so much is because vitamin A, as we know, can do everything”3:00–3:07
  • “Minimize pores so that it looks smaller, and also control the sebum that's coming out”3:07–3:14
  • “If you have oily skin, combination skin in the T-zone, it can help to balance”3:14–3:18
  • “It also helps with skin renewal, so your texture will be smooth and plump, and your fine lines, vitamin A really helps with that as well”3:18–3:24
  • “The key ingredient for this is actually granactive retinoid. And so, it's much more gentle, but it gives you just as much effectiveness”3:27–3:33
  • “It's great for sensitive skin”3:40–3:44
  • “No other essence serum feels so lightweight. It glides and is silky on the skin”3:42–3:50
  • “My skin just feels so soft. The texture is gone, the redness has faded, hyperpigmentation from acne scars or dullness also are improved”3:50–3:56
  • “This guy is just a staple in my routine all year round”4:02–4:07
  • Source: 7-Day Glass Skin Reset Guide for Acne, Pores & Texture - Mar 7, 2025
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Maybena$43.98
PDRN 73 Revitalizing Ampoule
4.5PDRN 73 Revitalizing Ampoule
Kose
One by Kose Clear Peel Serum
MENTIONOne by Kose Clear Peel Serum
Haruharu Wonder$28.00
Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence
5Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence
  • “This is phenomenal, like it's legit lifechanging”8:36–8:43
  • “This is so unique that it sits in between a toner and a serum. It's more dense than your normal toner but it's thinner than a thick like serum”8:55–9:05
  • “As soon as I put this onto my skin it's like cushiony, it's plush, it's not oily but it just makes your skin feel so wrapped in a veil of nourishment and hydration in the best way possible”9:09–9:14
  • “No other toner in this category has been able to do that”9:23–9:28
  • “It doesn't smell like anything, it's just so gentle and I feel like those of you with combination skin, with dehydrated skin, with dry skin, with oily skin, everyone will enjoy this”9:49–9:56
  • Source: Top k-beauty skincare of 2024 - Dec 19, 2024
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TIRTIR$13.00
Ceramic Milk Ampoule
4.8Ceramic Milk Ampoule
  • “It literally gives you a moisturized glass skin”12:30–12:42
  • “As soon as it goes on your face, I think when I started using it my skin was dehydrated, it was crackly, and as soon as it touches your skin all of that disappears. It melts in and just evens everything, and then it feels so nice and somehow it's not greasy”
  • “I think I finished majority of the bottle”
  • Source: Top k-beauty skincare of 2024 - Dec 19, 2024
VT Cosmetics$32.00
PDRN Reedle Shot 100
4.2PDRN Reedle Shot 100
VT Cosmetics$28.00
PDRN Essence 100
4.8PDRN Essence 100
  • “I think of this as the thicker, curvier sister of this one because this is almost like a spray toner version of this. This is thicker because it's an emulsion”11:58–12:12
  • “This was what got me into the PDRN line in the first place. It was the first one that I ever tried and I was like, 'Woah, I've never tried any consistency like this.'”12:09–12:22
  • “In the colder seasons, I look forward to applying this essence on my face. I'm not even kidding. I'm like, 'Just feed me that moisturization, that silky goodness.'”12:29–12:36
  • “It's like a veil that just wraps your skin. Wraps it up like a nice present”12:44–12:52
  • “It makes your skin instantly brightened, flexible, supple, like movable. All my fine lines are plump. It instantly gives me this like glow from within look”13:10–13:16
  • “I actually sent a bottle to my mom in Australia cuz I wanted her to try this as well and my sister who has dry skin and they were like, 'Oh my gosh, you need to get me more right now.'”13:18–13:27
  • “For my skin, for dehydrated skin and mature skin, this is honestly doing the most”13:40–13:46
  • “I would say it's best for improving your texture instantly, instantly and healing the skin barrier. It's not really designed to help minimize pores or skin tone or anything like that. It's truly a skin healer”14:03–14:09
  • “How many bottles have I gone through? Probably about three at this point. So that's a lot. That's a lot. For me, that's a lot”14:14–14:23
  • Source: Under $20 Amazon faves for pores, texture & dark spots - Oct 7, 2025
Maybena$29.27
Rice x Retinol Pore Lifting 60 Serum
4.8Rice x Retinol Pore Lifting 60 Serum
  • “It's the most gentle vitamin A serum”4:33–4:39
  • “I'm done with my second bottle because ever since I got back, you know, the best way that I care for minimizing my pores is actually through retinol and gentle retinols”4:37–4:45
  • “It's just the perfect kind of all year round consistency because it's more kind of like gel-like. It's very lightweight, but it's also very nourishing”4:48–4:54
  • “This I use for my pores because it was summer and it's always filled and I need more kind of like buffing because as we age our skin turnover starts to slow down as well”4:58–5:03
  • “Same it's based in 60% of just pure rice brand water but it's also got the retinol and adenosine which is really great”5:15–5:24
  • Source: Products I've tried and love for skincare and haircare - Sep 27, 2025
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Pyunkang Yul
Black Tea Boosting Serum
4.9Black Tea Boosting Serum
  • “This feels like it's a salwa soo kind of level of skin care because it's got the ginseng. It's got fermented black tea”26:30–26:40
  • “My gosh, it's packed with all the high quality ingredients that you know about Korea. It's got brightening sea buckthorn extract. It's got beta glucan, macadamia seed oil. It's got the ginseng berry for brightening. It's got the fermented black tea”27:41–27:46
  • “It's literally got everything in the most beautiful like amber jelly consistency as well”27:54–28:02
  • “Every time I use this I'm like wow, you really feel the difference and I can tell you that I've used thousands of products. This is on a different level”28:20–28:26
  • Source: Products I've tried and love for skincare and haircare - Sep 27, 2025
107 Beauty$54.00
Soseo Vinbiome Retinal Serum with Vin-B10
4.5Soseo Vinbiome Retinal Serum with Vin-B10
  • “If you're looking for something a little bit more potent, this actually has retinal”23:04–23:11
  • “Retinal doesn't need any conversion. So, it's actually more potent, more stronger, and more effective”23:18–23:25
  • “With 107, nothing is ever too strong where it like is too stripping, drying, burning, anything like that”23:25–23:34
  • “If you're in your early 30s, you definitely want to start using these types of ingredients. And this is the perfect one”23:37–23:43
  • “The retinal at 0.1% is very effective”23:51–23:57
  • “If you have like overly oily T-zone and a lot of filled clogged pores and you know that you can use like vitamin A and retinol is not necessarily effective enough, I highly recommend you try this”23:53–24:00
  • “It's beautiful. It's silky. It's lightweight”24:07–24:13
  • Source: Products I've tried and love for skincare and haircare - Sep 27, 2025
Maybena$26.00
Rice x Glutathione Mela-care 60 Water In Serum
4.5Rice x Glutathione Mela-care 60 Water In Serum
  • “The main ingredient in this is 60% rice brand extract as the water”3:16–3:23
  • “Glutathione is an ingredient that for many studies have shown that it gives you just the same effect as vitamin C but without the irritation because it's not as acidic”3:33–3:39
  • “Pairing these really gently brightening ingredients together has just kept my skin looking crystal clear for like the majority of this year”3:46–3:53
  • “I would say if you have oily skin with a bit of like PH, you know, acne spots, you will love this. It gently buffs it away”3:55–4:02
  • “If you have dry skin, you could layer this on”4:05–4:09
  • Source: Products I've tried and love for skincare and haircare - Sep 27, 2025
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VT Cosmetics$26.00
PDRN 100 Essence
4.9PDRN 100 Essence
  • “I have gotten multiple of these and I actually sent one to my mom in Australia and she specifically called me and was like, 'You have to get me more.'”7:44–7:49
  • “I feel like this is very unique. It's unexpected because it's actually a really thick milky essence”7:47–7:54
  • “So supple, glistening like the rainbow”8:15–8:25
  • “As my skin changed and I got more dehydrated and a little bit more combination and dry, especially in the winter, when I used it again, I was like, 'Wow, it soothed over and plumped all the dry areas. It made my skin feel so flexible and just really healthy.'”8:22–8:29
  • “If you have dehydrated, dry, compromised skin barrier, the essence gives you that really nice flexible glow”8:09–8:15
  • Source: Top Amazon Korean Skincare Actually Worth Buying - Jul 8, 2025
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Haruharu Wonder$22.00
Black Rice Night Knight Retinol Serum
4.8Black Rice Night Knight Retinol Serum
Dr. Althea
Vitamin C Boosting Serum
4.5Vitamin C Boosting Serum
  • “She loves it because it's a really beautiful and light consistency but still nourishes your skin because she has dry skin and it's hydrating and it evens out her complexion”10:53–10:58
  • “She uses it to help with even managing the freckling to keep that light and bright and from developing too much”11:06–11:12
  • “This does not smell like anything so it's just very easy to use”11:26–11:35
  • “For pregnant ladies you can't really use a lot of BHAs or retinols and things so to brighten and even your skin it really is heavily dependent on vitamin C and that's the one that she's been using”11:35–11:46
  • Source: Top k-beauty skincare of 2024 - Dec 19, 2024
VT Cosmetics$19.00
Cica Reti-A Retinol Cream 0.05
4.8Cica Reti-A Retinol Cream 0.05
  • “This is my favorite one. Feel like I've talked about this so much”12:39–12:43
  • “For me, I use it for texture and minimizing my pores in the most gentle way”12:43–12:48
  • “Our skin receptors already know how to transform this ingredient. So, it doesn't need to go through a two-step process, but it's also not irritating”12:46–12:52
  • “If you have mild acne, if you have dry, dull skin, if you have enlarged pores, I would use this with like one of the rles or if you just want to buy the one that has both, then just use this”12:56–13:01
  • Source: Top Amazon Korean Skincare Actually Worth Buying - Jul 8, 2025
VT Cosmetics$23.04
Reedle Shot Hyaluron
4.6Reedle Shot Hyaluron
SPF
Shiseido
Elixir Day Care Revolution Tone Up SPF50+ PA++++
4.5Elixir Day Care Revolution Tone Up SPF50+ PA++++
1 / 3
d'Alba
Waterfall Tone-Up Sun Cream
4.8Variant: PinkWaterfall Tone-Up Sun Cream
  • “This SPF has been popping off everywhere”
  • “It's like a makeup prep primer and sunscreen all-in-one”2:01–2:06
  • “It's doing a little bit of everything”2:06–2:11
  • “It won the second place award at Olive Young”2:09–2:13
  • “It's one of the best, most highly sold Amazon picks”2:11–2:15
  • “When she put it on, my skin looked so brightened naturally”2:28–2:33
  • “This gives me exactly that same finish”2:35–2:41
  • “It goes on like this, right? But don't worry cuz it blends out”2:41–2:48
  • “It's like got this subtle pink glow undertone”2:51–2:57
  • “What the pink does is use color theory to kind of offset dull and tired looking skin because pink really brings out that natural flush”2:54–3:03
  • “It can even out a little bit more and it also helps to neutralize some of the dark spots”3:07–3:11
  • “Under my eye is already a little bit brightened. Around my nose, the redness has kind of evened out as well”3:13–3:17
  • “The texture of this is really lightweight and breathable”3:33–3:37
  • “It has that as well as ceramides, panthenol, and also some tea tree”3:40–3:44
  • “If you also have skin that's like mine, it is possible to find a toneup cream that isn't crazy”3:44–3:51
  • Source: Trying award-winning K-beauty products tested for 12 hours - Aug 31, 2025
1 / 2
Beauty of Joseon$18.00
Relief Sun Aqua-fresh
4.5Relief Sun Aqua-fresh
  • “This one instantly became a fave especially for me because the original rice and probiotics one is just way too glowy for me it's like not made for oily girls”20:51–20:59
  • “This one completely nothing it's like water on your face and if anything this dries down and settles into the skin a little bit more skin-like”21:25–21:31
  • “I would highly recommend this one for those of you who want an even lighter weight”21:33–21:36
  • Source: Top k-beauty skincare of 2024 - Dec 19, 2024
Anua$22.00
Heartleaf Silky Moisture Sun Cream
4.5Heartleaf Silky Moisture Sun Cream
  • “This is also beautiful, very lightweight. I honestly use this just as a moisturizer and a sunscreen everything all-in-one in the summers”20:04–20:15
  • “When it gets colder it just keeps working so well and my makeup sits beautifully on top as like a base”20:17–20:25
  • “It's got no fragrance and it really helps with any sort of redness or irritation because of the heartleaf”20:25–20:29
  • “It's just got more of like a super light cream finish”20:32–20:37
  • Source: Top k-beauty skincare of 2024 - Dec 19, 2024
Isntree
Onion Newpair Sunscreen
4.9Onion Newpair Sunscreen
  • “That is probably the most fluid. It's like it just runs down, instantly absorbed into your skin, feels like nothing”21:39–21:47
  • “If you truly want a really light sunscreen, I would say that one. I love it to death, it just works so well especially in hot climates”21:50–21:55
  • “It looks like I drank eight cups of water, I've got like 15 hours sleep and I have no stress in my life”21:57–22:05
  • Source: Top k-beauty skincare of 2024 - Dec 19, 2024
d'Alba$26
Waterfull Essence Sunscreen
4.9Waterfull Essence Sunscreen
Toner
Shiseido
d program Moist Care Lotion
MENTIONd program Moist Care Lotion
Haruharu Wonder$18.00
Black Rice Hyaluronic Toner
4.9Black Rice Hyaluronic Toner
1 / 2
Pyunkang Yul$35.00
Black Tea Deep Infusion Toner
4.8Black Tea Deep Infusion Toner
Unplain$48.00
Unplain Pad
4.6Unplain Pad
  • “At first, I was like, 'Oh my gosh, these pads are painful.' Because it has a two-sided situation where on one side it's a gauze pad and then on the other side is a soft plush pad”4:42–4:49
  • “First time I used it, I was like, 'Wow, I've never used a pad so rough.' Like, this gauze is intense”5:02–5:10
  • “Just apply light pressure and don't like go in really heavy-handed like I normally do”5:12–5:17
  • “I kept giving it a chance and kept using it throughout like the week, maybe three times a week, and I just noticed it helped so much with my texture”5:23–5:29
  • “It's got PHA and AHA. It's got triple hyaluronic acid as well as a prebiotic blend for the microbiome and the skin barrier”5:45–5:51
  • “It is amazing how much dead skin and grime is still on your face even after you cleanse”6:03–6:09
  • “I use it at least three times a week”6:27–6:32
  • “I'm so glad I discovered this brand. It's so aesthetic and I'm in love”6:30–6:34
  • Source: Best of Skincare 2025: Creams, Tools, Masks & More - Dec 20, 2025
d program$50.00
Moist Care Lotion
4.9Moist Care Lotion
  • “This brand is actually under Chaseedo and it's made specifically for sensitive skin that experiences texture and dryness, which is me”8:16–8:22
  • “I found I only needed to use like one pump and it was so so deeply hydrating that it actually lasts a really long time”8:29–8:38
  • “A little bit goes a really long way”8:38–8:41
  • “This one actually won the award of the cosme 2020 for best cosmetics award”8:39–8:46
  • “It's got different size weights of hyaluronic acid but also mugwart extract”8:44–8:51
  • “It is perfect for sensitive and dehydrated skin”8:51–8:55
  • “I actually stopped using it because I was scared I was going to run out”8:53–8:57
  • “I think it's perfect for the winter”
  • Source: Best of Skincare 2025: Creams, Tools, Masks & More - Dec 20, 2025
Body Cleanser
evolvetogether$43
Nutrient-Rich Body Cleanser
4.9Variant: HavanaNutrient-Rich Body Cleanser
evolvetogether$58.00
Restorative Hand Wash
4.5Variant: MonacoRestorative Hand Wash
Body Moisturizer
Body Oil
Saltair$23
Santal Bloom Body Oil
4.9Santal Bloom Body Oil
Deodorant
Bath & Body
Conditioner
MIREI LABO$36.00
Rejuvenescence Conditioner
4.5Rejuvenescence Conditioner
  • “I didn't believe how soft it could actually make my hair”24:18–24:22
  • “It erases like all the frizz”
  • “Oh my god, so soft, so shiny”
  • “This conditioner will probably work the best for normal hair thickness, a little bit medium, coarse, and also fine hair”24:53–25:01
  • “It's not going to be too heavy and too thick and like greasy feeling”25:05–25:10
  • “If you have super unruly hair that needs more of like a hair mask, this one will probably not give you enough of that conditioning effect”25:10–25:19
  • Source: My 10/10 skin, hair & body obsessions - May 9, 2026
1 / 2
Dry Shampoo
Act+Acre$26.00
Fulvic Acid Volumizing Dry Shampoo
4.9Fulvic Acid Volumizing Dry Shampoo
  • “Dry shampoo has been my best friend especially this Act+acre one that F and I have loved for years now”31:33–31:38
  • “Formulated with rice and tapioca powder to really gently but effectively suck up all the oil and all the dirt”31:38–31:46
  • “This really does an amazing job even the way that you know the nozzle comes in you can just shake it and then work it into your hair it is beautiful and it brings life to day two hair”31:53–32:03
  • “It instantly makes it look like you just got a blowout yeah it adds that like volume and like wind swept”
  • Source: Best hair care of 2024 for hair loss, dandruff, dull and dry hair - Dec 26, 2024
dae$30.00
Fairy Duster Dry Shampoo
4.8Fairy Duster Dry Shampoo
Hair Mask
Shiseido
Tsubaki Premium EX Repair Hair Mask
4.9Tsubaki Premium EX Repair Hair Mask
Hair Oil
LADOR$19.80
Perfumed Hair Oil
4.8Perfumed Hair Oil
OdiD$24.99
Milk Protein Intensive Hair Oil
4.5Milk Protein Intensive Hair Oil
  • “This is bang for buck, let me tell you. Like, you know, Moroccan oil is expensive. Moroccan oil is what, like 40 bucks? Like that's just robbery”13:53–13:58
  • “For a normal daily hair oil, you don't need to spend a lot for it to be really effective. And this OdiD hair oil is a testament to that, which is why I had to add it on”14:12–14:18
  • “It doesn't weigh your hair down”15:06–15:10
  • “I would say it's very similar consistency to the mison scene. So it's not too like thick and groggy and you only need the smallest bits”15:08–15:16
  • “It just gives it shine. It's perfumed slightly so you smell really good”15:29–15:36
  • “There's five different types of oil as well as argan oil. So it's really like building up and replenishing really dry split ends for me”15:34–15:42
  • Source: Products I've tried and love for skincare and haircare - Sep 27, 2025
UNOVE$20.99
Silk Oil Essence
MENTIONSSilk Oil Essence
Hair Treatment
DARIYA$14.22
Fukemin-U Scalp Cleansing Gel
4.9Fukemin-U Scalp Cleansing Gel
1 / 3
Jill Stuart
Deep Head Cleanse White Floral
MENTIONDeep Head Cleanse White Floral
Sabon
Scalp Scrub
MENTIONVariant: Cooling MintScalp Scrub
  • “I did try and surprisingly, it's quite amazing”19:40–19:46
  • “It does have the granules of salt, but when you work it into your scalp, it actually lathers like a shampoo”19:47–19:54
  • “It's a little bit minty, it feels clean”19:58–20:02
  • “The salt is like just gently maybe buffing away the scalp, but it's also cleansing the hair”20:03–20:08
  • “For oily scalp girls, you don't want to use anything at the root that's gonna like clog up the follicle even more. And this truly was quite invigorating”20:11–20:18
  • “I used this on my second cleanse and my hair was so clean. It was like squeaky clean”20:33–20:40
  • “Afterwards it felt a little bit drying and like rough on the hair”
  • “This is only supposed to be used like two times a week”
  • “Apart from this one, I've never had any success with scalp scrubs, but this one's nice”20:57–21:02
  • Source: Top rated Japanese skincare and haircare products - Apr 26, 2025
ORBIS
Essence In Hair Milk
4.5Essence In Hair Milk
1 / 3
Kose
Decorte AQ Boosting Treatment Hair Serum
MENTIONDecorte AQ Boosting Treatment Hair Serum
UNOVE$11.00
Deep Damage Treatment EX
4.9Deep Damage Treatment EX
1 / 2
NatureLab
Diane Perfect Beauty Maegami Stick
4.9Diane Perfect Beauty Maegami Stick
Shiseido
Fino Premium Touch Hair Mask
4.8Fino Premium Touch Hair Mask
OdiD$22.00
Milk Protein LPP Hair Treatment
5Milk Protein LPP Hair Treatment
  • “Like, I'm not even joking. If I could scream at the top of a building on how good this is”11:31–11:35
  • “Like everyone that I come across, I'm like, you have to try the Odid hair products because they are honestly beautiful. They work like a dream”11:35–11:40
  • “I don't just use normal conditioner anymore because it's just not enough for me. I always have to use these treatment masks as my conditioner”12:00–12:04
  • “Smells so good. It just like makes my hair smell divine”12:41–12:50
  • “It is so soft. It's instantly untangled. It's shiny”12:50–13:00
  • “I've used a lot of hair masks and hands down, this is my favorite”12:53–13:03
  • “In here is marine collagen and also six plant-based oils. So that's really nourishing your hair”13:03–13:08
  • “An unsung hero”
  • “As soon as you smell this, you'll know exactly why I'm so obsessed with it”13:21–13:27
  • Source: Products I've tried and love for skincare and haircare - Sep 27, 2025
1 / 2
alive:lab$10.20
O2 Scalp Ample
4.5O2 Scalp Ample
OdiD
Milk Protein Intensive No Wash Ampoule Treatment
4.9Milk Protein Intensive No Wash Ampoule Treatment
1 / 2
KIMTRUE
Nourishing Repair Steam Hair Care Mask Kit
4.8Nourishing Repair Steam Hair Care Mask Kit
  • “I'm telling you guys, when I say this smells really good, I mean it smells really good”8:58–9:05
  • “There's definitely more than enough for long coarse hair”9:07–9:13
  • “It's so creamy. It smooths over every coat of hair, every strand of hair”9:23–9:30
  • “As soon as you put it on, you touch it, it's literally heating up crazy”9:39–9:45
  • “These heating hair treatment masks are going to blow you away because it just like makes sure every part of that conditioning mask is like baked into your hair”9:42–9:48
  • “If you go get like a one to 200 to even $300 hair treatment, they use these heated like steaming kind of technology as well just to make sure all the pores in your scalp are nicely opened”9:58–10:06
  • “It gets the delicious like fragrance all up into every strand and just like coats every hair”9:26–9:35
  • “It's soft, it smells fabulous, and it will look so good”11:22–11:28
  • Source: Products I've tried and love for skincare and haircare - Sep 27, 2025
1 / 2
L'Oreal Paris$12.99
Magic Root Cover Up Root Touch-Up Spray
4.5Magic Root Cover Up Root Touch-Up Spray
Kose$20.92
Je l'aime iP Thalasso Repair Rich Moist Hair Mask
4.9Je l'aime iP Thalasso Repair Rich Moist Hair Mask
  • “It has been my favorite hair treatment of the last six months”9:25–9:34
  • “It smells really good to me. It's got that perfect hair treatment texture”9:31–9:36
  • “If you have like normal hair, if you have damaged hair, brittle, dry ends, and you just feel like a normal conditioner is not doing enough, I'm telling you, you got to move over to hair treatments”9:36–9:41
  • “They're a thicker version of a conditioner, but it doesn't weigh your hair down. It locks everything instantly softens it makes it manageable and I can't live without it”9:46–9:49
  • “This one tippity top”
  • Source: Top Haircare of 2025: Healthy Scalp, Hair Loss & Smooth Hair - Dec 27, 2025
SACHAJUAN$46.00
Heat Protection Hair Cream
4.9Heat Protection Hair Cream
1 / 2
ViveLab
Revive Therapy Hair Scalp & Brow Ampoule
4Revive Therapy Hair Scalp & Brow Ampoule
Shampoo
107 Beauty$24.00
Scalp Cooling Breeze Shampoo
4.5Scalp Cooling Breeze Shampoo
  • “Scalp heat is actually the root of many problems”29:41–29:45
  • “For every one degree that your scalp gets hotter, it exponentially increases the excess sebum, the bacteria and irritation”29:49–29:55
  • “We want to actually keep the scalp cool like especially in summer”30:09–30:15
  • “This is a scalp cooling shampoo”30:15–30:20
  • “If you find that your head is always hot, it's always a little greasy and sweaty, this is the perfect shampoo to add into your hair routine”
  • “It's got a little bit of menthol and eucalyptus”30:41–30:45
  • “It feels fresh, it feels clean and protected”
  • Source: My 10/10 skin, hair & body obsessions - May 9, 2026
LABO-H
Hair Loss Relief Scalp Strengthening Pear & Freesia Shampoo + Treatment
4.5Hair Loss Relief Scalp Strengthening Pear & Freesia Shampoo + Treatment
Dr. Ceuracle$20.00
Vegan Aquarizing Shampoo
4.9Vegan Aquarizing Shampoo
Olaplex$32.99
No. 4 Bond Maintenance Shampoo
4.2No. 4 Bond Maintenance Shampoo
Dr.FORHAIR$27.94
Folligen Original Shampoo
4.5Folligen Original Shampoo
  • “This one is probably the most medicated out of all of them because it's got zinc Python and zinc python is like one of those drugstore ingredients that are known to help with shedding inflammation itchiness all of that”12:23–12:31
  • “I suggested this for my sister to use because she had mad dandruff”12:43–12:48
  • “It fixed it right up”
  • “This one is so moisturizing this does everything that a medicated shampoo does on top of that it helps with hair thinning it's got panthan a bit of salicylic acid in a complex that also has Biotin and ceramides”13:28–13:37
  • “The texture out of all of them is creamy so I feel like this really works when your hair you know in the winter the scalp gets dry it gets flaky it becomes like puff pastry”13:56–14:01
  • Source: Best hair care of 2024 for hair loss, dandruff, dull and dry hair - Dec 26, 2024
Mise en Scene$12.19
Perfect Serum Super Rich Shampoo
4.5Perfect Serum Super Rich Shampoo
alive:lab$22.40
O₂ Scalp Water Shampoo
5O₂ Scalp Water Shampoo
1 / 2
LolaVie$32
Restorative Shampoo
4.8Restorative Shampoo
  • “I fell in love with the restorative shampoo and conditioner”1:02–1:10
  • “Everything from the texture to the subtle smell and the perfume and aroma and the way that it really cleanses my hair”1:13–1:21
  • “This is a very cleansing shampoo, and I found that it was able to break down several days of gunk and product super easily”1:21–1:30
  • “It's more of a clarifying shampoo in my mind because it's not that it's stripping, but I can tell that it's super super clean”1:30–1:37
  • “And you'll know that feeling when you've properly cleansed your hair that you have natural volume in your hair”1:39–1:45
  • “I use this when I've used a lot of different products or I've just been super lazy and I haven't washed my hair for 3 days and I need to like get rid of a lot of buildup and that's what this was best for”1:43–1:52
  • “The ingredients are great as well. It's got biotin which is great for hair, nyinomide, chia seeds which are great because our hair needs kind of that skin care care as well”2:01–2:04
  • Source: Top Haircare of 2025: Healthy Scalp, Hair Loss & Smooth Hair - Dec 27, 2025
Free Moment$35.50
Refresh Moment Perfume Shampoo
4.9Refresh Moment Perfume Shampoo
Dr.FORHAIR
Folligen Thickening Shampoo
4.8Folligen Thickening Shampoo
  • “She said the one that we love that we talked about, the Dr.FORHAIR is best for thinning hair”18:38–18:44
  • “Like the formulation that they have which has got ceramides as well as biotin and like hair nourishing enriching and like encouraging ingredients is the best overall and I love this”18:42–18:48
  • “I've like finished this over the last couple of years as I've like gone into more scalp health and learning more about it”18:54–19:02
  • “And this is like a creamy formula”19:14–19:21
  • “This one was the top of clinical shampoos, but even though it's clinical, it has a really soft scent”19:17–19:23
  • “I would highly recommend you get this duo because actually I use this maybe once every other day”19:23–19:34
  • “It truly helps with flakes and itchiness”19:34–19:39
  • Source: Everyone Uses These in Korea: What Koreans Actually Buy - Feb 13, 2025
Styling Product
OdiD$16.15
Artist Baby Hair Fix Cara
4.5Artist Baby Hair Fix Cara
  • “It is essentially a mascara wand but you use it for your baby hairs, your flyaways or even when your hair is up to kind of like give you that really chic tapered sculpted hair look”28:24–28:30
  • “I generally use it for my front baby hairs and the regrowth here that makes me look like a fluffy duck”28:40–28:44
  • “Literally everyone in Korea and everyone in Japan, all the girls use this”28:44–28:50
  • “That's why their hair looks perfect all the time”28:50–28:55
  • “If you have frizz, if you have flyaways, whatever, if your up is if your hair is up, if your hair is down, I always have these in my bag”28:55–29:01
  • Source: My 10/10 skin, hair & body obsessions - May 9, 2026
LolaVie$29
Glossing Detangler
4.9Glossing Detangler
1 / 2
NatureLab$19.00
Diane Perfect Beauty Maegami Hair Gel Stick
4.8Diane Perfect Beauty Maegami Hair Gel Stick
Nexxus
Hy-Volume Leave-In Cloud Foam Hair Mousse
4.8Hy-Volume Leave-In Cloud Foam Hair Mousse
moliveny$3.32
Patterned Banana Clip
4.9Patterned Banana Clip
Brush
Ibiza Hair
B Series Boar Bristle Round Brush
4.8B Series Boar Bristle Round Brush
Tool
Shark$399.99
FacialPro Glow At Home Facial System
4.9FacialPro Glow At Home Facial System
  • “The device that has truly opened my eyes to how smooth my skin can be is the Shark Facial Pro Glow”20:36–20:44
  • “It truly was one of the best tools I've ever used”20:49–20:54
  • “It's almost like a two-in-one because you get this guy, which is almost a hydroacial effect at home. So, it just sucks all my dead skin away”20:51–20:59
  • “It was almost as though I went and got a facial at home”21:02–21:06
  • “The second step, and what I think this is truly the best for is this guy. It's called the Depuffy tool because if you have it on the cooling setting, it helps with, you know, like the puffiness under the eye in the morning and soothing heat like rashes and welts and bumps”21:04–21:11
  • “With the heating, it helps with blood circulation, bringing that flow back to the face, giving you that snatch”21:23–21:32
  • “It works with your entire routine”
  • “Even though she's expensive, totally worth it because I use this every day”21:35–21:42
  • Source: Best of Skincare 2025: Creams, Tools, Masks & More - Dec 20, 2025
Vancor$168.48
Lirihill High-Frequency Facial Massager
3.8Lirihill High-Frequency Facial Massager
  • “Something that I heard about that is also really good is the Vancor”12:42–12:49
  • “This is so lightweight and it uses high frequency and has something called a galvanic positive ion charge as well as a negative charge and they help the skin to do different things”12:49–12:54
  • “So the positive charge helps the skin with the pores like minimizing pores and then the negative charge helps with your skincare absorption”13:03–13:07
  • “So using something like this in your skincare routine can really help with brightening as well as reducing pigmentation and hyperpigmentation”13:12–13:17
  • “Especially for me, I get a lot of pigmentation from acne easily”13:22–13:28
  • “So using this in your routine can like help to speed up that healing process with just the products that you're naturally using”13:25–13:33
  • “So, like you can see in terms of the price comparison, this is 3.95,000 and this one is $1.99 and it gives you very similar effects”13:35–13:40
  • “And I have to say when you hold it, it's so much lighter”13:46–13:51
  • “And then it has like similar functions where you can toggle through it. Low, medium, high”13:49–13:53
  • Source: Everyone Uses These in Korea: What Koreans Actually Buy - Feb 13, 2025
Other
Beauty Within
Oil-Be-Gone Skin Clarity Set
4.8Oil-Be-Gone Skin Clarity Set
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