CYoung
@cyounginyou
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professional makeup artist, based in SeoulTOPICS
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Products They Love
“I use like a toner and serum and also finish with a can cream. This is the AM PM Hannah moisturizer…”
“Has a little capsules in there…”
“This is my recent holy grail…”
“I've paired it with my holy grail Hera gloss…”
“This ultra nourishing advanced version is pretty expensive and whenever you tried it out you will understand…”
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Variant: PK01 Baby
- “I really love this baby color too. So I just use it as a blush right here”10:38–10:43
- “It's good because you can blend it out”10:43–10:48
- “If it feels too much, you can just put a little bit foundation and then blend it out pretty well”10:45–10:49
- “Anybody who has panda eyes little dark underneath, please also put it with your finger too. Then it just kind of color corrects underneath little gray shades of yours”10:52–10:56
- Source: I tested Olive Young's top 3 makeup products — are they worth it? - Dec 18, 2025
- “Hera's new liquid flush is finally here”13:28–13:32
- “I've paired it with my holy grail Hera gloss”13:30–13:35
- “Cool tone, try... rosy cheeks”13:49–13:53
- Source: K-beauty routine sale with Labo H, Hera, Illiyoon - Feb 2, 2026
Variant: 01 Hearty Cheeks
- “This cream blush recently so become viral again because the makeup artist used this to the Karina. It become so popular, so pretty”10:33–10:41
- “Just do it the way I showed you. Pick it up with a sponge and tap it on softly. Don't drag. Tap tap tap. So your base makeup doesn't move”10:50–10:54
- Source: Testing viral K-beauty in real time with fails - Mar 17, 2026
AOU$16.99
Floofy Matte BalmVariant: 04 Cold Balm
- “I tried AOU cold balm”9:09–9:13
- “Light tones suit me better and matte blush kills my glow”10:26–10:30
- “But if you're oily or combo skin, you will like this”10:30–10:36
- Source: Testing viral K-beauty in real time with fails - Mar 17, 2026
rom&nd$12.50
Better Than Cheek
- “This color uh the name is a number three color. So pretty. It looks like pinky, but the name is peachy. But definitely make you the glow”14:27–14:35
- “I love it because they didn't make it that bad because you're not going to use that all the blushes. So worth the money. Very affordable”14:48–14:52
- Source: Olive Young buy this not that guide - Mar 4, 2026
- “I don't use it. I don't recommend to use it because if you feel the texture very thick so and you're putting at the wrinkle area and if you're over 35 you ended up looking too much wrinkle party”9:31–9:36
- “You're not you guys are not using this kind of like a thick concealer with your finger. You have to use really smaller brushes”9:42–9:47
- “I tried out but still I feel it make it cakey”9:52–9:58
- “I only recommend it for really really special day if you really care about it”9:55–10:03
- “If your skin is like darker than mine, a lot more darker complexion, this color is too light for you guys”10:03–10:09
- Source: I tested Olive Young's top 3 makeup products — are they worth it? - Dec 18, 2025
LUNA$148.00
Conceal Blender PaletteVariant: 01 Clear Cover
- “When you look at the color payoff and firmness, honestly, it's not that different”12:11–12:15
- “Luna does have a lighter shade, but unless you're using it strictly as a highlighter, you really don't need it”12:20–12:27
- Source: Olive Young buy this not that guide - Mar 4, 2026
Variant: #1.5 Neutral
- “I love it because they changed the packaging because it used to be really, it's more bold, a little more luxurious version”11:23–11:31
- “This they made it 1.5 neutral version. I really love it”11:29–11:37
- “If you buy one, they gave you this three brushes. OMG, it feels like you buy three brushes and this for free. Incredibly”11:37–11:43
- “The quality I usually use like little bigger brush than this because if I use too small brush for shading you ended up you got like a little beard. But this kind of feels pretty good”11:47–11:51
- “It's great because they make this for nose shading. No shading and smaller brush. You can make it little egg of size shade right there”11:59–12:05
- “Still I check it out at the Olivian Global. They are doing this promotion. If you buy this they give you three brushes. So just go ahead and get it”12:08–12:14
- Source: I tested Olive Young's top 3 makeup products — are they worth it? - Dec 18, 2025
Variant: 21N Linen
- “This is like don't buy it”
- “If you're oily skin and if you want the powdery reverent... try glow”5:58–6:04
- “It felt like for me it's like a like a oldest cool cushion it's like high coverage it looks like you put something on”6:17–6:23
- “What I really love it from Clio puff very thin so that's why when you tap tap tap you can feel a little cooling”6:26–6:32
- “Definitely I can feel powdery so in some part if your skin care is not enough and if you're dry mature skin you'll feel you're just putting the powder not a liquid”6:34–6:40
- “For the combo skin it's a good product worth trying it”6:43–6:55
- “If you're dry mature girly and anybody looking for the Team Glow. Nothing to do with us. Save your money”6:53–6:58
- “Even other Korean beauty YouTubers say this is like semi matte cushion”7:02–7:09
- “Whenever I use this cushion similar as a tear. I think in some part it's worse. My pore looks like the most ugly and the most like shouting at me”7:06–7:14
- Source: Best & worst Korean cushions (save your money) - Feb 18, 2026
Variant: 21N Eburnean
- “This is actually for the oil combo skin”10:41–10:47
- “If you wanted to use this, you have to press and I just don't know how to control the mount because they came to came out too much”13:03–13:10
- “On Unleashia you guys told me it's a 21 color but compared to other 21 color this is like like almost like a white white color like white. So almost like a 13 color”13:13–13:20
- “It just shows up my pores so bad”13:34–13:39
- “Very old school, also a little thicker. And um just press style and the puff everything”13:51–14:01
- Source: Best & worst Korean cushions (save your money) - Feb 18, 2026
Variant: 21N1
- “I love their sponge because when you compare this is from Ania definitely Hera can you see a lot more thinner than Unicia”
- “They make it more softer and I feel in this way they don't really eat that much. So it's just easy to kind of control”
- “It gives you a little cooling effect”
- “Can you see my smile lines here? Little less. But can you see Hera's smile lines are disaster”11:55–12:01
- “If you have dry mature skin girlies and if you just pick the product for the oily combo skin, it has more more powder in there. But our skin is more wrinkly. So if you think about more powder at the wrinkle, wrinkle shows up more visible”12:03–12:07
- “Hera black foundation definitely I just tried out. Worth it quality grade. The coverage it's like not super high coverage as a tier two but definitely like a medium high and I feel it was really more matte because it felt a lot more lighter but at the same time matte”12:21–12:26
- “As time goes by I just don't recommend it because it just shows up too much lines”12:41–12:45
- “If you guys are like 20 years younger than me, if you're like 20 years old, early 20s, 30s and skin not wrinkly and like more oil, just try it. Hera would be okay”12:48–12:52
- Source: Best & worst Korean cushions (save your money) - Feb 18, 2026
Variant: 21N Ivory
- “If you are living in the tropical country like all time summer and if you're oily combo girly, the most concern for me is longlasting and just buy TIRTIR foundation”2:22–2:27
- “Between all of the eight products, the most longlasting, it just stays so well”2:27–2:40
- “If you're over like 40, 50s, more than that, um, and concern is similar like me, fine lines and wrinkles, and when you get older, you feel your skin becomes too thin... not for you”2:40–2:47
- “Whenever I use TIRTIR... I just don't like my skin. It make my skin ugly cuz this is too heavy and I feel compared to other cushion foundation it has more powder in there”3:07–3:18
- “Whenever I put it on my dry thin skin area around my eye area it's disaster. Too much lines show up and um it feels too cakey”3:22–3:28
- “The formula itself contains a lot of the like powder in there. So for dry mature skin, stay out of it”3:52–3:58
- Source: Best & worst Korean cushions (save your money) - Feb 18, 2026
Variant: Light
- “This is actually the most sold cushion foundation last year in Korea. That meant a lot”4:16–4:21
- “If you're dry skin, mature skin, like oily skin, if you even though you don't have any skill, Chong Cushion foundation, you can still use it and pretty good coverage and pretty buildable”4:30–4:35
- “Anybody who's fair than me, color is like not that bright. Usually a little more yellowish and grayish”4:46–4:50
- “If you have a pigmentation and redness, if you want to cover, great”4:53–4:58
- “Even on my wedding day, I get my makeup done from the Tongu makeup salon. They use this cushion foundation, skin noodle cushion”4:58–5:03
- “Highly recommend to women over 40. My mom loves it too cuz it's pretty moisturizing but at the same time good coverage”5:09–5:15
- “Definitely worth the hype”
- “Personally, I don't use this cushion that much to my skin. Usually for everyday because I don't need this much coverage, pretty good coverage version”4:37–4:44
- Source: Best & worst Korean cushions (save your money) - Feb 18, 2026
Variant: #21
- “It just becomes semi matte”8:21–8:27
- Source: Best & worst Korean cushions (save your money) - Feb 18, 2026
Variant: 21 Light Beige
- “This is actually like super longtime bestseller at TV Home Shopping between middle-aged women, which means if you're dry mature skin, women over 40, you will love it”9:26–9:32
- “If you guys have no skills and no time, if you have like a three kids, I'm like so busy busy busy peasy ma, just try this”9:46–9:51
- “If you're oily combo skin, I think this anyway, it has a more oil serums in there. So it's not for you”9:54–9:59
- “Mature mature girl is, it's for us”
- “I think they don't really have that much shade, so very limited”10:07–10:11
- “If you guys have like just Asian skin shade, similar like me, it's going to be the great option”10:09–10:15
- Source: Best & worst Korean cushions (save your money) - Feb 18, 2026
Variant: 21N Linen
Variant: 21 Ivory
- “Hince I don't think this is for anybody else”2:17–2:22
- Source: I tested Olive Young's top 3 makeup products — are they worth it? - Dec 18, 2025
- “I am very dry winter skin and I want something more moisturizing than masterclass cushion does”11:00–11:08
- “This is I think like $10, $15. A little more expensive, but definitely I'm using more too much short skin ladies and people love it so much”11:11–11:16
- “Little bit more moisturizing looking more like a glow there”11:24–11:29
- “If you can if you really love the Chong Mu cushion and but wanted to like try different products you won't regret it or anybody didn't try that anything just if you can match the color try it you won't regret it I guarantee”11:33–11:37
- Source: Olive Young buy this not that guide - Mar 4, 2026
- “I feel this is my like twice or twice bottle. That means a lot”11:51–11:59
- “Whenever a lot of my students are like wondering so many cushions and they just want it to settle it doesn't care about the money I always recommend this”12:01–12:11
- “This is more the semi matte but definitely dry skin girly if you do the good skin care you can use it”12:14–12:22
- “Compared to other glow foundation a lot more coverage”12:24–12:31
- “Sally said this feels the most foundation other ones feels all like a tinted moisturizer”12:29–12:36
- “If you guys are a lot more fair than me, definitely they have a really pretty like a light light tones colors, not orangey. Very nice”12:42–12:52
- “As time goes by, it just look like I put the setting powder”13:02–13:07
- “It doesn't because only glow foundation some makes it like uh like too much shine. So the pores are so shiny. So we don't want that”13:07–13:12
- “I feel it's more universal, amazing, well-made foundation. Great one”13:20–13:26
- “I like it. I will think I will going to repurchase after I using this too”14:29–14:34
- Source: I spent $700 testing 8 luxury foundations - Apr 19, 2026
- “This was everybody's number one”0:00–0:04
- “It says they put like a skincare ingredient here”3:20–3:31
- “This one feels definitely more like a creamy and more like a satin finish and better coverage”3:38–3:46
- “How slept this color is so pretty”4:34–4:39
- “This feels a lot more watery and moisturizing”4:46–4:50
- “Later, one hour, two hour later, this feels a lot more very settled, a lot better in the pores because it just holds the pores better”4:47–4:57
- “I think overall people will love this more”5:14–5:19
- “This one for all skin types”5:17–5:21
- “I definitely highly highly recommend”5:19–5:24
- “I think definitely liquid foundation has more options of the color”5:22–5:26
- “Haus Labs and Chanel almost no darkening”
- “Haus Labs and Chanel almost no darkening. That's actually insane”
- Source: I spent $700 testing 8 luxury foundations - Apr 19, 2026
- “This is my like older holy grail uh HERA Glow Cushion”6:46–7:01
- “Anybody tried this HERA Glow cushion? You kind of like the glow but you feel the coverage is too low”6:46–6:50
- Source: Testing viral K-beauty in real time with fails - Mar 17, 2026
Variant: 1 Ivory
- “This is my recent holy grail”
- “Love it. Love it. Love it so much”
- “Definitely recommend anybody more than older than me, more of 40 plus. My mom of course 60 70 and dry mature skin”5:54–6:00
- “Anybody who has like a more mature skin, highly likely you guys have a little more like spots to cover than this a lot more high cover”6:12–6:16
- “They only make two shades. So 21 23 but compared to other 21 color if with a Hera a lot more not that bright”6:25–6:31
- “I think they release it targeting women over like 40. So like the color is very natural but at the same time really good cover”6:34–6:40
- “Anybody tried this Hera Glow cushion you kind of like the glow but you feel the coverage is too low. This is this does”6:46–6:50
- “It's like more luxury version, more luxury version, better developed version, new technology cushion”6:54–7:04
- “Whenever you apply this, don't try to rub it or just like dab it up. Make sure to make it like a little Nike swoosh and it just goes into the pores so well”7:04–7:10
- “I will definitely give it to my mom too. Anybody just coming over 60s like 50s 60s I will definitely use this if the shade matches well”7:13–7:26
- Source: Testing viral K-beauty in real time with fails - Mar 17, 2026
- “Designer glow I think it's the most repurchased foundation for me”8:48–8:58
- “I felt designer glow evolved not that well because the former version was a lot more moisturizing”9:07–9:14
- “The new version designer glow I feel it's not anymore that much glow than before Giorgio Armani”9:16–9:23
- “I think it's just like a low coverage pretty foundation”9:23–9:29
- “Giorgio Armani foundation is the one definitely no skill needed”9:41–9:46
- “If you wanted to buy little luxury foundation, it's amazing product to start too”9:46–9:51
- “Definitely moisturizing pretty well”
- “One thing is it oxidize pretty bad”
- “When you pick the color, you pretty much try to pick a lot more brighter”9:54–10:03
- Source: I spent $700 testing 8 luxury foundations - Apr 19, 2026
- “I put it on my 2020 favorites”5:56–6:03
- “I really loved it because super a lot of the glow”6:03–6:08
- “I think this between eight foundation this is the most glow”6:06–6:13
- “Even like a few minute later, one hour later, still only this glow. I can see the glow”6:18–6:28
- “Definitely never ever for the oily skin, never ever for anybody who has so much visible pores because pores will be like hello”6:28–6:33
- “This foundation has amazing glow”6:38–6:42
- “I think this is like definitely you have a very obvious glow foundation”6:49–6:56
- “I'm not going to say it's not my favorite anymore because I think I can only use this for like a really short moment”7:11–7:18
- “It's too much glow”
- “It's going to be stickier all over”
- “I don't think for the summer in Korea, but definitely sometimes I will use it”7:27–7:35
- Source: I spent $700 testing 8 luxury foundations - Apr 19, 2026
Variant: R02
- “It doesn't seem like glow here”13:43–13:47
- “I was so surprised whenever I put it on my face, it's pretty moisturizing”13:46–13:52
- “I feel a lot more moisturizing than the Armani”13:52–14:00
- “Anybody, you know, Tim Glow and I know Make Up For Ever, French brand, more shades”13:57–14:03
- “Definitely worth trying this”14:45–14:49
- “Overall they do pretty well”14:06–14:16
- “The coverage works pretty well than Armani”14:12–14:22
- “This is pretty worth trying it”14:34–14:38
- “Anybody didn't try the Make Up For Ever, worth trying it”14:37–14:42
- “Anybody love Armani foundation and want more glow, I think worth trying this”14:39–14:49
- Source: I spent $700 testing 8 luxury foundations - Apr 19, 2026
- “This is I think almost like $170 US. Super expensive”10:07–10:18
- “This Chanel foundation definitely it has a moisturizing but if you just don't do the skin care well, it doesn't look like it”10:33–10:37
- “It just obviously make you a little luxurious but also of course like not high coverage”10:42–10:52
- “Sally uh said she she's not a target of this one because she has more to the oily girly”10:52–10:58
- “She just picked this because it's just like a glow is so pretty and the color is so pure”11:00–11:10
- “I don't think I'm going to repurchase this because of the price, but definitely if you guys are in a team glow and similar skin shade me than me or a little brighter, I think it's worth it”11:12–11:17
- “Worth to try it”
- “House Labs and Chanel almost no darkening”
- Source: I spent $700 testing 8 luxury foundations - Apr 19, 2026
- “This fwee definitely has a great product like a pudding pot”11:11–11:18
- Source: Viral K-Beauty vs What Koreans Actually Use: Which is better? - Mar 10, 2026
- “CNP Laboratory propolis cushion”
- “This is the year I'm doing makeup. I'm doing K beauty makeup class to my students for 10 years and my student like six I think seven years ago. I recommend this cuz it's amazing”8:43–8:49
- “I still surprised still they are remaining”8:59–9:05
- “I tried it like I haven't used it for a while. I tried it. It's great”9:05–9:11
- “If you have a dry mature skin and looking for the affordable cushion which just go um more moisturizing, try this. It's great”9:11–9:16
- “This underdog is amazing”
- “The CNP Laboratory cushion has a slight cooling sensation on application, but it doesn't stay super dewy throughout the day, so good skin care prep is key”10:05–10:12
- “It has decent staying power and minimal darkening”
- “I recommend it for most skin types except very oily”10:20–10:26
- “Underdog wins”
- Source: K-Beauty Best-Sellers vs Underdogs: Results Humbled Me - Apr 4, 2026
Variant: Glazed Donut
- “My makeup artist friends were mentioning Ofra highlighter. Did you try it? It's amazing. It's great”11:00–11:08
- “I put it here. Pigmented makes your pop up. Amazing”11:08–11:15
- “Anybody love highlighter but didn't try Ofra? Go for it”11:12–11:23
- Source: I tested Olive Young's top 3 makeup products — are they worth it? - Dec 18, 2025
- “Anybody like looking for a little patchy and then I need more hydration but I just don't know what to add please try YUNJAC definitely worth the hype”11:35–11:41
- Source: Viral K-Beauty vs What Koreans Actually Use: Which is better? - Mar 10, 2026
- “First off, the new Hera correcting base”13:05–13:09
- “But this is giving western tinted moisturizer vibes, but with actual coverage”13:15–13:18
- “Plus, it won't settle into your fine lines like foundation does”13:18–13:25
- “Small warning, if you're deeper than she 25, this ain't for you”13:23–13:28
- “But for my Asian tone besties, it's a five minute makeup cheat code”13:28–13:33
- Source: Korean Skincare Routine by Skin Type (2026 Updated) - May 4, 2026
- “Estee Lauder has a double wear for the oily skin, but Future List is for the little more dry, mature skin girlies”7:35–7:48
- “It says a little more coverage than this”7:51–7:55
- “I feel on my skin, this was a little better coverage”7:53–8:02
- Source: I spent $700 testing 8 luxury foundations - Apr 19, 2026
- “About Tone is a pressed powder”7:58–8:02
- “This brand is now getting really popular between Koreans”8:23–8:28
- “So affordable foundation”
- “Highly recommend if you have oily combo skin”8:46–8:51
- Source: I tested Olive Young's top 3 makeup products — are they worth it? - Dec 18, 2025
- “This is just like a classic powder”7:55–8:01
- “Basically make it like a blur effect”8:03–8:08
- “Be careful if you like leave it this way. If you just go right away. Oh my god. Too much. So make sure to control it here. Okay. Otherwise, it's gonna be like powder bomb”8:06–8:15
- “If you have a oily combo skin and then really stressful about the pores definitely putting the powder it just fill your pores”8:46–8:53
- “I think you can go for the preference and the price cuz I feel it's like not that different”8:57–9:02
- “This is like a Japanese very popular product. Usually too big too huge but if you check it out it's pretty handy to carry on. So worth trying it”9:02–9:10
- Source: I tested Olive Young's top 3 makeup products — are they worth it? - Dec 18, 2025
HERA$39.00
Airy Powder Primer
- “They named it as a primer. So some of you guys thought is this really powder? It's definitely the powder”7:33–7:40
- “In the instruction, HERA says you're using this after the skincare and use this powder and then foundation. So that's confusing”7:38–7:46
- “For me, I'm a dry skin girly. So I just put a lot of the skin care and still this make it too dry”7:54–7:58
- “I was just going to use this as like a setting powder after you put the cushion”7:58–8:03
- “One of the hidden jam from the HERA”
- Source: Testing viral K-beauty in real time with fails - Mar 17, 2026
- “If I compare with a Uria or like Bioderma or other like similar lip balms like this I feel definitely Bioderma long-lasting”14:49–14:55
- “Let's say your skin your lips are bleeding like so dry. This is not working. You have to apply like every every I think like uh 1 minute. Too much hassle”14:58–15:03
- Source: I tested Olive Young's top 3 makeup products — are they worth it? - Dec 18, 2025
fwee$17.00
3D Voluming GlossVariant: Cherry Cola 30%
- “30 is like little low color less pigmented”11:06–11:14
- “Usually 30 is like too low. It just feel like a crazy lip gloss”11:14–11:18
- “If you guys are still like fair skin, you just don't want that much chocolate color, you can start it from the 30%”11:25–11:30
- “I tried it 30% but still my lip loop tea tooth dip and it doesn't matches my Jenny blush”12:04–12:10
- Source: Testing viral K-beauty in real time with fails - Mar 17, 2026
HERA$38.00
Sensual Nude GlossVariant: 100 #runaway
- “I've paired it with my holy grail Hera gloss”13:30–13:35
- “Yes, you can engrave up to five letters on the gloss. The perfect gift, right?”13:32–13:37
- Source: K-beauty routine sale with Labo H, Hera, Illiyoon - Feb 2, 2026
Variant: 02 Creamy Pink
- “The brand called Heart Percent”13:32–13:35
- “If you're going to use this pinky color, they have two versions”13:35–13:40
- “This is like a very light pink and this is like a more like a bruise color, dip pink, mauvey”13:37–13:46
- “I tried it both, but my lip I think because it's like not dark that dark. So this looks too dip. So I just go with this creamy pink color”13:42–13:52
- “What I love from this is you don't have to like sharpen. It's just like automatic and also pretty affordable”13:59–14:05
- “This actually creamy pink is a great combo with this hair”14:08–14:15
- Source: Testing viral K-beauty in real time with fails - Mar 17, 2026
rom&nd$13.50
Juicy Lasting TintVariant: Bare Grape
- “This has been longtime bestseller here. Very good. Good balance. Not too purple, not too baby pink. It's just like middle”12:33–12:41
- “What I just don't like it is like smell. I don't like too like a like scent smells like a toy”12:41–12:49
- “Very affordable. And many many different shades”12:52–12:58
- “So many Asian skin tone. So, it's amazing. Worth trying it”12:54–13:03
- “Don't forget, it's like not that long-lasting. It's glossy glossy tint”
- “Between these three if I have to pick one, it's going to be rom&nd. That's color-wise rom&nd bear grape”12:29–12:37
- Source: I tested Olive Young's top 3 makeup products — are they worth it? - Dec 18, 2025
Variant: 07 Geek Rose
- “Not my favorite because this is the only like a velvety texture”13:46–13:54
- “They changed the packaging but the packaging it just like doesn't came out enough”13:52–13:57
- “Anybody wanted to try a little velvety this is the brand under Olivia so that's why a lot of promotion pretty affordable so also you can try it out”14:03–14:12
- Source: I tested Olive Young's top 3 makeup products — are they worth it? - Dec 18, 2025
Variant: 05 Cherry So What
- “If you want a little long-lasting number three, per a little better”13:20–13:28
- “This is their number one color. Little wormy color”13:25–13:32
- “What I like it is like their cherry color more red”13:30–13:37
- “Definitely it's great to you can put it inner and if you if even though you have a little darker skin tone that color makes your skin more brighter”13:35–13:40
- “Longlasting wise it's going to Peripera cherry color”
- Source: I tested Olive Young's top 3 makeup products — are they worth it? - Dec 18, 2025
- “Rom&nd this one little more muted little more dark pink”16:38–16:47
- “I love it”
- “Korean lip tint nowadays it's so much advanced. So whatever you pick, nothing really sucks”16:56–17:01
- “Rom&nd the scent. Ah, too much”17:06–17:13
- Source: Viral K-Beauty vs What Koreans Actually Use: Which is better? - Mar 10, 2026
- “I feel definitely Torriden is like less sticky moisturizing pretty well”15:50–15:54
- Source: I tested Olive Young's top 3 makeup products — are they worth it? - Dec 18, 2025
- “Between two I kind of like this a little bit better”15:36–15:40
- “I feel this is a little more like a sticky type”15:50–16:01
- “If you guys didn't try it out yet, worth it”15:57–16:04
- Source: I tested Olive Young's top 3 makeup products — are they worth it? - Dec 18, 2025
Laneige$24.00
Lip Sleeping Mask
- “I tried it too or other brands but I didn't find anything beat this”15:46–15:53
- “Laneige is amazing”
- “If your lips are really crusty bleeding nothing's this it's not going to be work like Laneige makes a great lip balms you win you guys you nailed it”16:05–16:13
- Source: Viral K-Beauty vs What Koreans Actually Use: Which is better? - Mar 10, 2026
- “And the HERA lip serum, the brand barely hyped it, but it's going viral for a reason”13:30–13:37
- “Non-sticky, lightweight, and the colors are chef's kiss”13:37–13:42
- “Even my students who literally never wear makeup asked me, "Wait, what is that?"”13:40–13:47
- Source: Korean Skincare Routine by Skin Type (2026 Updated) - May 4, 2026
Variant: 05 Gray Brown
- “The Clio color this is the gray brown color and I highly recommend if you guys are similar like me or like darker hair and darker brow”7:04–7:13
- “Usually gray brown or ash brown works better”7:26–7:34
- “I love it because they look like a like knife. So you can just like draw softly”7:32–7:37
- Source: I tested Olive Young's top 3 makeup products — are they worth it? - Dec 18, 2025
Variant: 02 Rosy Dew
- “I use the rose dew color more often”6:16–6:22
- Source: I tested Olive Young's top 3 makeup products — are they worth it? - Dec 18, 2025
Variant: 08 Candy Coral Blurring
- “It was like so pretty so pigmented so I just ended up buying”13:10–13:15
- “I really wanted to buy their pink color but it was sold out”13:14–13:19
- “I love it so much. I would highly highly recommend cuz still a lot more pigmented”13:22–13:30
- “I love it has like dark brown definitely. So you can smudge your eyeliner so easily and little more glitters”13:30–13:35
- “Anybody looking for like what is the pretty eyeshadow? Anybody eyeshadow collectors look for this brand. It's amazing color”13:39–13:48
- “I'm going to buy another pink color. Definitely worth the money”13:50–13:55
- Source: Olive Young buy this not that guide - Mar 4, 2026
Variant: 01 Spring Morning
Variant: 09 Letter From Spring
- “I love the Holika Holika eyeshadow palettes cuz they have like nine color which is not as much as like um Wake and especially this color”8:10–8:18
- “I love it because you have all the base and also dark brown so you can like spread the ey line”8:22–8:29
- “After you put the base, peachy base like mix all this and then you draw the liner and then spread it with this chocolate color”8:37–8:42
- “Makeup looks so soft”8:50–8:53
- “Anybody want like really softer or fair than me, definitely please try out”8:59–9:09
- Source: Testing viral K-beauty in real time with fails - Mar 17, 2026
ETUDE$19.20
Curl Fix Mascara
- “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
- “A great beginner oil cleanser”8:28–8:32
- “Even if you usually hate oils, this one is very easy to like”8:30–8:37
- “Light makeup. Remove completely with oil alone”8:35–8:40
- “The texture is very watery. So yes, you might use more than you expect”8:37–8:44
- “But performance-wise, smooth, gentle, effective. Yes”8:42–8:48
- Source: I tested 17 Skin1004 products, here's what I'd repurchase - Feb 24, 2026
- “This one definitely gentle”7:55–7:58
- “When you foam it up and massage, it feels soft and cushiony on the skin”7:57–8:01
- “I'd recommend this for sensitive skin”8:00–8:03
- “If you're oily or combo, the cleansing power might feel a little weak”8:03–8:08
- Source: I tested 17 Skin1004 products, here's what I'd repurchase - Feb 24, 2026
- “This feels so stiff”8:08–8:11
- “I honestly thought it froze in the cold”8:11–8:15
- “The texture feels tight when you work it in”8:13–8:17
- “It's mildly alkaline. Not crazy stripping still”8:17–8:22
- “If you want real deep cleansing, you should be using an oil-based cleanser anyway. So, what's the point for me?”8:21–8:24
- Source: I tested 17 Skin1004 products, here's what I'd repurchase - Feb 24, 2026
- “This is okay”
- “If you guys are doing double cleansing, which means you're using this every single day, I don't think so. Just calm down. That's going to be too much”7:09–7:14
- “If you're doing double cleansing, little little better, a little better”7:18–7:24
- Source: Viral K-Beauty vs What Koreans Actually Use: Which is better? - Mar 10, 2026
- “So for me, I just use this routine for my daytime or nighttime”8:22–8:28
- “If I feel it's not enough, I layer seon cream afterwards”8:28–8:34
- “But I think if you guys are in tropical weather, still you can just go all with this routine and then seal it with an eye cream”8:31–8:39
- Source: Korean Skincare Routine by Skin Type (2026 Updated) - May 4, 2026
- “Tik Tok overhyped this”
- “It's just a gum exfoliator”
- “When it rolls, that's mostly the product clumping with your dead skin”5:40–5:44
- “Yes, skin feels smoother, but for dry skin, it can strip your barrier”5:42–5:48
- “Tight, dry, blackheads, not really”5:48–5:54
- “Some people say it wrecked their skin barrier for weeks”6:04–6:11
- Source: Viral K-Beauty vs What Koreans Actually Use: Which is better? - Mar 10, 2026
- “It's okay. It's pretty okay to buy”
- “Anybody just like too afraid about retinol, but if you want to try the Pakuure, still it can be the good replacement and pretty hydrating”14:02–14:11
- “It's like not too heavy, but not too super light gel. So, it's in a little middle”14:12–14:20
- “I love the packaging cuz it's easy and you can use it like a lot better”14:18–14:27
- “It's okay to try like easy way affordable um eye cream to start with for the early 20s like 30s great for all skin types”14:27–14:33
- “Sometimes if I put the eye cream around here because of my smile line smells so bad”14:49–14:56
- Source: I tested 17 Skin1004 products, here's what I'd repurchase - Feb 24, 2026
- “They named it eye cream for face and the Korean a mask got like ah I love it so much because it's so affordable you can put a whole face”13:49–13:57
- Source: Viral K-Beauty vs What Koreans Actually Use: Which is better? - Mar 10, 2026
- “Beauty of Joseon still is a retina and very lightweight”14:03–14:09
- “Anybody who's like worried about the millia and like uh early 20s who starting to use eye cream, it's going to be amazing great option and also affordable”14:09–14:15
- Source: Viral K-Beauty vs What Koreans Actually Use: Which is better? - Mar 10, 2026
- “Torriden I think they do buy one get one a lot on the Olive Young”
- “It's like small and very affordable”15:56–15:59
- “I think that's why they become the number one”15:58–16:05
- “I don't feel it's like that moisturizing well”16:03–16:07
- Source: Viral K-Beauty vs What Koreans Actually Use: Which is better? - Mar 10, 2026
- “Mediheal doesn't like stick that well”2:27–2:36
- “One thing I just don't really like it that much. It's just like it's little scent”2:34–2:39
- “My husband also really hate it too”2:39–2:43
- “Some people like little strong and at the same time it doesn't stick that well for long”2:41–2:46
- “As time goes by, even though I put the lid and still expiration date like one one like one more year to go, it's getting drier”2:46–2:54
- Source: Olive Young buy this not that guide - Mar 4, 2026
- “This one wins on convenience. No mess, no brush, no effort”11:02–11:07
- “Does it shrink pores? Nope”11:04–11:07
- “But compared to just cleanser, definitely deeper cleansing”11:07–11:14
- “Huge points for being easy”11:11–11:15
- “Dry skin, full face. Ah, too tight. Stick to the T-zone only”11:14–11:20
- “The brand says up to 10 to 15 minutes. I say don't go past five”11:17–11:26
- “Best for oily combo skin once a week”11:23–11:28
- “Not treatment skin care, just maintenance”11:26–11:32
- Source: I tested 17 Skin1004 products, here's what I'd repurchase - Feb 24, 2026
- “It actually says they put all one amples all here so you can use it overnight or at least 3 hours”1:46–1:54
- “The collagen it just 100% go into your skin”1:58–2:05
- “I feel definitely worth it after you using it”2:02–2:08
- “I feel you use like 3 hour like or like overnight for this much effort but I think the effect is like not that much because after like an hour later the radiance is just all gone so I don't see that much point about this and also expensive”2:05–2:11
- Source: Viral K-Beauty vs What Koreans Actually Use: Which is better? - Mar 10, 2026
- “Think of it as a liquid sebum remover”5:52–5:57
- “Suck a cotton pad, leave it 10 to 15 minutes, then push out the sebum”5:54–6:01
- “In summer, I saw stuff come out. This time, nothing”5:59–6:04
- “Also, a lot of bad reviews”6:01–6:07
- “Sensitive skin. Nope”6:04–6:07
- Source: Viral K-Beauty vs What Koreans Actually Use: Which is better? - Mar 10, 2026
- “This one even on dry winter skin, the moisture lasts”3:04–3:08
- “They said there's a whole bottle of serum inside”3:06–3:12
- “You get a lot face, body, anywhere”3:10–3:15
- “I recommend it”
- Source: Viral K-Beauty vs What Koreans Actually Use: Which is better? - Mar 10, 2026
- “This one also has a scent but not too much aggressive and it just came out a little more like softer”8:34–8:43
- “The good thing is you can use for like put it at the restroom and use it like a toner or it's great whenever you wanted to touch up your makeup”8:48–8:53
- “You can like um apply this and then touch up makeup. It just goes so well”8:53–9:03
- “Like multiple uses JUNGSAEMMOOL microfitting mist worth it”8:58–9:09
- Source: Olive Young buy this not that guide - Mar 4, 2026
- “The Dr. Althea mist is called a cream mist, but it's actually pretty light”1:37–1:44
- “Works for most skin types, but nothing special”1:41–1:46
- “Not something I'd recommend”
- Source: Testing viral K-beauty in real time with fails - Mar 17, 2026
- “The Anua mist has PDR and oil capsules, but when you spray and rub it in, it just sits on the skin like oil”1:21–1:26
- “Oily skin. It will feel heavy”1:26–1:31
- “Unless you plan to spray every 5 minutes, pass”1:35–1:40
- Source: Testing viral K-beauty in real time with fails - Mar 17, 2026
- “I use like a toner and serum and also finish with a can cream. This is the AM PM Hannah moisturizer”1:33–1:39
- “I literally made this myself 100%. Because I need a moisturizer and a primer in one, and nothing out there delivered”1:39–1:47
- “Squeeze a finger length on each cheek. Blend pat done. Skin plum preps done and that cooling effect unmatched”1:50–1:56
- Source: Best & worst Korean cushions (save your money) - Feb 18, 2026
- “This is great moisturizer”12:49–12:52
- “It feels so soft, easy to use, amazing before the makeup”12:51–13:01
- “If you're younger or oilier Dr. Althea may feel better”13:24–13:29
- Source: Viral K-Beauty vs What Koreans Actually Use: Which is better? - Mar 10, 2026
- “Dry skin girly, I prefer Madeka”13:01–13:05
- “It spreads smoothly, but the moisture lasts a long time”13:04–13:08
- “It's made by the Korean pharma company behind the famous wound healing ointment”13:08–13:12
- “The story sells and on a home shopping bundles about $6 to $7 a tube”13:12–13:18
- “Oily or combo skin might find it heavy”13:22–13:26
- Source: Viral K-Beauty vs What Koreans Actually Use: Which is better? - Mar 10, 2026
- “PG organ facial lotion”6:35–6:38
- “OMG. You know what this is in Korean olive oil. One of like the really high ranking bestseller I think because of the marketing”6:38–6:43
- “Definitely between these two, I would just going to pick if I have to pick this definitely because texture-wise, of course, they named it as a lotion. So, it's more watery”6:45–6:49
- “I feel a lot better for the oily combo skin”6:56–7:00
- Source: K-Beauty Best-Sellers vs Underdogs: Results Humbled Me - Apr 4, 2026
- “This feels more like a light gel”9:25–9:29
- “If you guys are oily combo skin or gentlemen also you guys can also try it out”9:50–9:55
- “Longtime bestseller”
- Source: I tested 16 viral K-beauty moisturizers to find the #1 winner - Jan 2, 2026
- “If I have to pick one, so easy this one better”2:28–2:34
- “If you love devices, all the Medicube product I think they also think about it and made it so really good for rolling. The texture feels great”2:34–2:39
- “Definitely a little more moisturizing than this”10:44–10:50
- “For my dry mature skin and for the gift, I will pick Medicube capsule”10:48–10:53
- “It's kind of fun to apply together with a gel and capsule and hydration level pretty”
- Source: I tested 16 viral K-beauty moisturizers to find the #1 winner - Jan 2, 2026
- “This one feels like a lighter gel, more like the cream”9:25–9:32
- Source: I tested 16 viral K-beauty moisturizers to find the #1 winner - Jan 2, 2026
- “Since I am more dry, mature skin, I like VT better”
- “In terms of the capsule cream, it has like a boua and like gel together”5:52–6:00
- “Whenever I apply it, it feels really cooling”5:57–6:03
- “Compared to other like normal moisturizer, it feels definitely moisturizing pretty well”6:00–6:09
- “I think it's worth it”
- “I was kind of skeptical, capsule cream is just like too much Instagram Tik Tok style, but whenever you apply on your face, you kind of understand the hype”6:12–6:16
- Source: I tested 16 viral K-beauty moisturizers to find the #1 winner - Jan 2, 2026
- “I know what this is just okay”8:34–8:38
- Source: I tested 16 viral K-beauty moisturizers to find the #1 winner - Jan 2, 2026
- “Hydration level, this Kagajin cream was between all 16 different moisturizer, this is the most highest cuz this one feels almost like a Vaseline”1:29–1:34
- “I just cannot understand and why people are loving this and why people are using this”1:39–1:45
- “If you're oily combo skin, you will just really really hate this”1:43–1:51
- “It just feel like uh I'm putting like Vaseline”1:51–1:55
- “I don't feel it's like moisturizing like inside”2:00–2:08
- “It's just viral product and only if I have to just please save your money, stop it would be this”2:05–2:10
- “This is like the the worst the worst between all of it”2:10–2:21
- Source: I tested 16 viral K-beauty moisturizers to find the #1 winner - Jan 2, 2026
- “You can use this for the body and face”4:44–4:49
- “I can use this for face and body to my baby and me all family cream”4:58–5:04
- “I can use this with my baby and for me”
- “It's too strong”
- “It's pretty thick”
- “Definitely if I put it on the face and test it hydration level great for body, uh face, all family”11:57–12:04
- “Amazing family cream”13:50–13:52
- “In a price wise like safety wise if I can recommend to more people to moms and babies and children teenagers”13:54–14:00
- “They also have their lotion version”14:04–14:09
- “In Korea number one got their Illiyoon lotion”14:10–14:15
- Source: I tested 16 viral K-beauty moisturizers to find the #1 winner - Jan 2, 2026
- “I gave this pretty good tier cuz I kind of like the texture”7:44–7:51
- “One thing I just don't like is the scent”7:49–7:54
- “It's just like a good well-made moisturizer working pretty well but not like time reverse”8:10–8:20
- Source: I tested 16 viral K-beauty moisturizers to find the #1 winner - Jan 2, 2026
- “I don't know about the other products, but their capsules are pretty okay, working pretty well, good moisturizing”6:30–6:37
- Source: I tested 16 viral K-beauty moisturizers to find the #1 winner - Jan 2, 2026
- “This is my second one, so I was just going to get mixsoon”6:40–6:51
- “My sister Sophie really sensitive skin”6:51–6:59
- “She just finished one of this, which means it's working pretty well okay for the sensitive skin too”7:11–7:21
- “It just comes with a jar but it's like not that heavy”7:21–7:28
- “It feels like a between lotion and cream”7:26–7:30
- “If you apply a little more for the dry skin also working pretty well too”7:28–7:34
- “I feel this is kind of more like a allrounder”7:32–7:40
- “Mixsoon safe for sensitive skins too”14:49–14:56
- “Worth it”
- “Very good hydration level and for the super sensitive skin, for very dry skin too”15:15–15:21
- “Pretty works well”15:23–15:26
- “Bean cream got the number one”
- Source: I tested 16 viral K-beauty moisturizers to find the #1 winner - Jan 2, 2026
- “When you think about the panthenol creams, it's better good for the skin barrier but usually too heavy, like thick texture, so oily combo skin it's not that okay for them”8:43–8:47
- “This definitely I can recommend and confidently for the oily combo skin or acne prone cuz it feels more like a little light gel, very lightweight and also kind of cooling”8:57–9:03
- “Tropical weather girl, is it try out worth the hype?”9:10–9:18
- “Purito win”
- “On my skin, definitely I feel a little more moisturizing than that”12:46–12:52
- “This has a pretty good cooling effect”12:52–12:58
- “Now it's a season you have to work with your skin barrier, then panthenol why not?”12:54–13:00
- Source: I tested 16 viral K-beauty moisturizers to find the #1 winner - Jan 2, 2026
- “If you leave it for a while this Beauty of Joseon stays a little bit longer”3:19–3:25
- “I just don't like this Instagram style packaging cuz it just got too much loss in there”3:29–3:36
- “I saw at the Amazon Beauty of Joseon they make this cream as a tube and this tube would be no problem because this cream is not that heavy”3:44–3:49
- “Packaging wise I like this one a bit better”3:54–4:00
- Source: I tested 16 viral K-beauty moisturizers to find the #1 winner - Jan 2, 2026
- “If you're oily combo skin, I think you would like this more”5:16–5:23
- “Pretty good”
- “It's like easy to use it”
- “I put this at home and then I kind of find myself reaching very often because it's easy to apply so quickly”5:36–5:45
- “Great before makeup too”5:45–5:50
- Source: I tested 16 viral K-beauty moisturizers to find the #1 winner - Jan 2, 2026
- “Has a little capsules in there”4:07–4:11
- “When you guys are rubbing it, you have to rub it enough to get the ceramide to go inside there”4:09–4:16
- “Has a ceramide”4:13–4:19
- “Can help you restore your skin barrier”4:19–4:26
- “One of my holy grails for many years”4:31–4:38
- “This one only for the face”4:44–4:47
- Source: I tested 16 viral K-beauty moisturizers to find the #1 winner - Jan 2, 2026
- “This is a dry mature skin moisturizer”13:10–13:13
- “Thick texture, slight sand, and it doesn't spread easily”13:12–13:15
- “You apply it then wait for absorption”13:13–13:18
- “Acne prone skin. Bit heavy”13:15–13:20
- “Jar packaging minus”13:18–13:23
- “Not terrible, but also not something I'd recommend buying”13:21–13:26
- “I'd rather use the Seon cream. Lighter, similar hydration. Tubu packaging winner”13:23–13:28
- Source: I tested 17 Skin1004 products, here's what I'd repurchase - Feb 24, 2026
- “Definitely really like a aloe gel”
- “It like no scent at all. It's great”12:26–12:32
- “No device for dry skin. Nothing. There's no reason to buy this gel cream. It's too light. It's gel. It's what's the point?”12:37–12:46
- “I tested with my other um oily combo skin makeup artist and she she kind of loved this”12:52–12:59
- Source: I tested 17 Skin1004 products, here's what I'd repurchase - Feb 24, 2026
- “Whenever I opened it, the oil layer and cream layer was all divided, it was so annoying to use it, I refund it”13:09–13:13
- “Compared to other like a dry skin product, this is like not that heavy”13:43–13:48
- “I saw so many people loving this because after you pop up the pimples and you got a little, you know, spots whenever you apply it, it just heals a lot more quickly”13:48–13:54
- “This also is kind of pretty much allrounder”14:04–14:13
- “Anybody like oily combo skin and you still have like a lot of breakouts and then like about like you just wanted to pop it just try this”14:13–14:22
- “If you already did it, try this, it can be heal a lot better”
- Source: 9 Best Skin Barrier Repair Creams for Damaged, Sensitive & Peeling Skin - Jan 9, 2026
- “I can you know what how I know the winter has come is whenever I see the Olivium like bestseller product rankings definitely if it become the winter this product just come up”10:01–10:15
- “It's like selling every 5 seconds”10:11–10:16
- “My sister very hyper sensitive skin and she has attopic inflammation, she cannot use any random bra, this is her holy grail”10:17–10:22
- “It has a zinc oxide which also contains from the mineral sunscreen”10:27–10:33
- “Whenever you apply it, it has a white cast but it also has a madaside, so it calms your down skin”10:33–10:39
- “You can think it's like allrounder amazing moisturizer”10:39–10:46
- “It just calm down your skin and help it moisturizing right so healing and moisturizing at the same time”10:44–10:49
- “It has a little white cast but basically you can use at the night time and in the morning a lot more feeling better”10:52–10:57
- “Some people and some my closer friend are saying too like it doesn't really work, it can be a little oily outside but inside she felt really dry”11:00–11:06
- “So many people's holy grail this product and for me it was okay too”11:16–11:22
- “For everyday use if you feel this can be too heavy this can be your everyday use repair cream from the same brand”11:27–11:32
- Source: 9 Best Skin Barrier Repair Creams for Damaged, Sensitive & Peeling Skin - Jan 9, 2026
- “Between all nine products, this I feel the most cooling”5:20–5:28
- “Pretty impressive working pretty well”5:28–5:34
- “Anybody like suffering from the red, but if you guys are just keep using very light gel, it doesn't it's not going to be improving”5:30–5:37
- “This definitely I can feel my red pretty calm down”5:42–5:48
- “You can also use it for everyday moisturizer too”5:48–5:54
- “Anybody like really care about the skin barrier, I think it's pretty okay to try on”5:57–6:05
- “This serum also not that sticky like everyday use for the oily combo skin is amazing”6:02–6:11
- Source: 9 Best Skin Barrier Repair Creams for Damaged, Sensitive & Peeling Skin - Jan 9, 2026
- “2025 last year they reformulated. So this is like a third generation. So I feel Illiyoon was very popular. It was okay hydration but after reformulated amazing amazing and the texture become little lighter”8:58–9:04
- “I love it cuz no scent”
- “In Korea the ranking number one body care definitely here the most sold is the Illiyoon lotion”9:47–9:54
- “I did use this one for my skin prep”10:56–11:03
- “Pregnancy, pregnant ladies, no problem at all”11:06–11:12
- Source: K-beauty routine sale with Labo H, Hera, Illiyoon - Feb 2, 2026
- “If you have dry or mature skin, go with a extra cream mist instead”1:46–1:51
- “The formula is closer to your skin's natural lipids and gives a better protective layer”1:49–1:56
- “Final verdict, these new mist save your money”1:54–2:03
- Source: Testing viral K-beauty in real time with fails - Mar 17, 2026
- “This cream very well known with a like baby cream”
- “This one bit thicker”
- “I tried half half on my face and definitely this was a lot more moisturizing because this just whenever you applied of course moisturizing and almost no scent”8:38–8:43
- “This actually doesn't that much moisturizing if I fell on on my skin”8:51–9:01
- “I understand other reviews people are saying this wasn't that moisturizing”9:03–9:11
- “I am using to my baby mixing with oil”9:11–9:16
- “I don't think this is like that much worth the hype”9:16–9:22
- “They have a pantanor and like the their own ceramide their own ceramite they made it well so all the good ingredients are pretty similar”9:24–9:32
- “Texture like hydration level wise it wasn't that satisfying”9:35–9:42
- Source: 9 Best Skin Barrier Repair Creams for Damaged, Sensitive & Peeling Skin - Jan 9, 2026
- “This is one of my holy holy holy grail during my pregnancy”11:16–11:21
- “I finished like two bottles during my pregnancy because I just apply so often. So, I didn't get any of the stretch mark at all”11:36–11:40
- “If you are the driest person, if you have like 10 people around in the room, you're the driest, like whatever you use it, it's not working at all, try repair. I guarantee it's my holy grail”
- “Warning, if you're living in the tropical weather and if your skin is like not that dry, I repair lotion super heavy and sticky”11:59–12:03
- “Super super longlasting”
- Source: K-beauty routine sale with Labo H, Hera, Illiyoon - Feb 2, 2026
- “It's very lightweight, a lot more lighter, feels great on your skin, but for me, I didn't use it that much because I felt it's like not enough”2:33–2:40
- “If you guys are living in the tropical weather and you felt Korean moisturizers felt too heavy, just try it out”2:47–2:52
- “If you're oily combo girly you can use like on gradient for like summer daytime or morning or night time”3:07–3:16
- “It's like very gentle lightweight moisturizer you can use for all ages but definitely it has anti-aging ingredients”3:47–3:53
- Source: Testing viral K-beauty in real time with fails - Mar 17, 2026
- “This tone brightening ampoule definitely I tried it like SKIN1004, so much moisturizing”4:37–4:44
- “I didn't see any brightening but in terms of hydration level it was pretty impressive”4:47–4:52
- “It just look like a small BABA, but whenever you rub it, it just smears so quickly”4:55–5:03
- “If you are dry mature skin and looking for some serums or ampoules between this brand, this would be pretty good”5:06–5:10
- “I cannot see that much brightening effect, but hydration level and after you apply it, it definitely become a little tacky”5:16–5:22
- “It's great when you're going to do the makeup, too”5:24–5:28
- “I just apply this and do my makeup. It just stays so well”5:26–5:31
- “It can work just as a makeup primer, too”5:28–5:37
- “It was my little hidden gem”
- Source: I tested 17 Skin1004 products, here's what I'd repurchase - Feb 24, 2026
- “This has the lowest percentage of the PDRN”9:51–9:59
- “Recommended to random people because the most lightweight similar like a toiden”9:59–10:05
- “I think they named it as a PDRN, but it's more like a halonic acetam”10:05–10:09
- “Definitely for all skin types, even for the guys, oily combo skin, tropical weather, you can very easily comfortably use it”10:09–10:14
- Source: Viral K-Beauty vs What Koreans Actually Use: Which is better? - Mar 10, 2026
- “I actually give this baby S tier on my tier list”7:43–7:54
- “Of course it has like an oil and the water together so you have to mix it and use it, so a lot more moisturizing than just like watery mist. I agree”8:13–8:17
- “One thing is like very very strong scent”8:22–8:30
- “I think because of the d'Alba scent, I think that can be a little barrier for random people because some people really sensitive to like the scent”8:28–8:32
- Source: Olive Young buy this not that guide - Mar 4, 2026
- “If you guys are like a teenager, okay, or like uh 20 until like middle 20, I think you will love this cuz this is just like no active ingredients, just panthenol hyaluronic acid. So 100% hydrating”3:58–4:05
- “If you're over 35 and if you're living in the winter, for me it just feel like a fancy thick toner”4:18–4:24
- “Whenever I apply this later like five minutes later it feels like nothing happened”4:24–4:28
- Source: Olive Young buy this not that guide - Mar 4, 2026
- “I love the texture it's a bit like thick but it just goes inside so well”4:53–5:02
- “After doing makeup, no problem at all”4:59–5:04
- “Whenever I just scan the serum right here, and then so many my students ask me, 'What do you recommend me more?' Then I just ended up recommending this. So, it's all gone”5:04–5:09
- “CNP is so much like a long history, well-known, amazing skincare brand”5:16–5:23
- “It has a like 0.1% same PDR and percentage with a medicube with that famous pink serum, but I adore this more”5:30–5:40
- “Anybody didn't try that yet, just recommend it”5:40–5:46
- Source: Olive Young buy this not that guide - Mar 4, 2026
- “It just felt just fancy water”2:05–2:11
- “I cannot feel anything else”2:09–2:12
- “The texture is like a toner”2:38–2:43
- “Definitely you can try further like a first step instead of the toner”2:41–2:46
- “Anybody has a sensitive skin, but I'm okay with the Sentella. Please try it. It can be holy grail”2:29–2:34
- Source: I tested 17 Skin1004 products, here's what I'd repurchase - Feb 24, 2026
- “Mild sting doesn't last long”6:55–7:01
- “Sensitive skin be careful”
- “Great lightest texture of the three”7:02–7:06
- “Absorbs fast. Very comfortable”7:04–7:09
- “More moisturizing than older skin”7:06–7:11
- “Great for dry, mature skin brightening”7:09–7:16
- “I didn't really notice, but as an ampoule, easy to use, no stress, solely choice”7:12–7:23
- Source: I tested 17 Skin1004 products, here's what I'd repurchase - Feb 24, 2026
- “Comparing to other serums this one pretty thick”5:58–6:04
- “It just came with a really really little drop. This boy it's so annoying”6:04–6:09
- “It's just normal serum”6:22–6:25
- “It's okay but like we have many more other options”6:39–6:49
- Source: I tested 17 Skin1004 products, here's what I'd repurchase - Feb 24, 2026
- “Slight sting when applying. Nothing crazy”7:39–7:44
- “Next morning, skin texture feels smoother”7:42–7:50
- “Better for dry aging skin”7:47–7:53
- “Just remember moisturizer and sunscreen are not optional”7:50–7:55
- Source: I tested 17 Skin1004 products, here's what I'd repurchase - Feb 24, 2026
- “Nothing's going to make your pore small”3:41–3:47
- “The texture very watery”3:55–3:58
- “Definitely you can use it for the everyday serums”4:00–4:04
- “If I use this one, I'm going to use another serum because it just like go away too quickly”4:04–4:08
- Source: I tested 17 Skin1004 products, here's what I'd repurchase - Feb 24, 2026
- “This is basically a cream in a dropper”7:23–7:28
- “So thick it barely comes out”7:25–7:30
- “Effects unclear”
- “If it works, it's working silently. Too silently for me”7:31–7:39
- Source: I tested 17 Skin1004 products, here's what I'd repurchase - Feb 24, 2026
- “This is so pretty”
- “I like it more in terms of the hydration level”7:55–8:04
- “I don't see the difference making me brightening”
- “Hydration level it's great”8:44–8:47
- “It has a bis that's a little annoying”8:47–8:50
- “One thing I hate is it all become really dirty on the lid, but after you rub it it just goes inside better”8:49–8:56
- “Really hydrating, so good before the makeup too”8:56–9:02
- “The scent is pretty pleasant and pretty refreshing”9:02–9:07
- “It's like not that heavy”9:04–9:08
- “It's like not a real vitamin. It just make it like a similar vitamin”9:07–9:12
- “For easy use for all skin types”9:12–9:16
- “For like even young skin too, like a teenager early 20s still no problem using it”9:15–9:22
- Source: Viral K-Beauty vs What Koreans Actually Use: Which is better? - Mar 10, 2026
- “In a serum wise, this one does pretty damn good job because it's not just like a water. It just makes your skin more hydrated inside, too”5:34–5:41
- “I would say I won't repurchase it, but they do their job, so it's okay”5:47–5:53
- Source: K-Beauty Best-Sellers vs Underdogs: Results Humbled Me - Apr 4, 2026
- “If you guys are dry mature skin and love to layer your toner like two times or three times and love the product, it makes it a little tacky. This is pretty good because it stays remaining hyaluronic acid”6:01–6:11
- “You can feel it's a hyaluronic acid because it doesn't go inside your skin that quickly. So you can keep that in mind”6:24–6:29
- Source: K-Beauty Best-Sellers vs Underdogs: Results Humbled Me - Apr 4, 2026
Variant: 100
- “VT anybody like love to try the VT it's just great”4:26–4:34
- “Highly recommended anybody for like not too thin or like too much red prone skin because it can make it more red”4:31–4:40
- “When you guys use this, I'll use different day with a retinol”4:51–4:59
- Source: Viral K-Beauty vs What Koreans Actually Use: Which is better? - Mar 10, 2026
- “If I compare with 100, this is a bit more spicy, but it doesn't go that long”3:57–4:03
- “I definitely like this more cuz I can feel a little more tightening”4:03–4:07
- “Because of the little spicy, they make it pretty moisturizing well”4:09–4:17
- “If you guys are like older than me, 40, more than that, just try out”4:15–4:25
- “Definitely sensitive skin careful”4:21–4:25
- Source: Viral K-Beauty vs What Koreans Actually Use: Which is better? - Mar 10, 2026
- “If you are a little dry girly and looking for the little night care, this one in the middle texture still make it hydrating pretty good and pretty”10:18–10:22
- Source: Viral K-Beauty vs What Koreans Actually Use: Which is better? - Mar 10, 2026
- “VT the most heavy”
- “This feels more like a little lotion and then between the serum and the lotion. Pretty thick”10:29–10:35
- “I love it to use it before the makeup”10:38–10:44
- “I used to more like dry mature skin”10:40–10:45
- “This PDRN the other one is from the salmon but this is also from the plant”10:44–10:49
- “Anybody looking for a little more vegan this is it”10:46–10:56
- Source: Viral K-Beauty vs What Koreans Actually Use: Which is better? - Mar 10, 2026
- “Holy Ch got a new double serum”4:35–4:41
- “I love this one, but I didn't include it on other skin type because it's pretty lightweight”4:47–4:52
- “So whenever you put it, it feels pretty gel but it goes onto your skin pretty quickly”5:05–5:10
- “So I think definitely for the guys too you will love this”5:10–5:16
- Source: Korean Skincare Routine by Skin Type (2026 Updated) - May 4, 2026
Variant: blue
- “d'Alba sunscreen pink color toneup”4:07–4:13
- “If you're dry mature skin definitely recommend it cuz it's so oily. Yeah. So creamy. It just feel like a rich moisturizer”4:26–4:34
- “If you're oily combo girly bit greasy you can feel it that way”4:38–4:45
- “Anybody who wanted to do the makeup little fair then if you do the foundation or cushion you can still look a little brighter”4:45–4:50
- “You can use this one as like a last step”
- “It's a chemical so it can be little cry but for me no problem at all”5:18–5:26
- Source: Testing viral K-beauty in real time with fails - Mar 17, 2026
- “I love Abib Sunstick because it's like bigger than the other brands and like little curved and easy”14:33–14:40
- “Compared to Beauty of Joseon, that one feels like a soap, solid soap, but this one's so soft”14:40–14:47
- “This one lot more little more like greasy”14:47–14:57
- “If you guys are oily combo girly in the tropical weather, I think you guys feel this can be too greasy”14:55–14:59
- Source: Viral K-Beauty vs What Koreans Actually Use: Which is better? - Mar 10, 2026
- “This very new guy it's a SKIN&LAB. So love it”
- “Oh my god, I love it so much”
- “It's like nobody knows it here. I just get it because of some beauty YouTuber from Korea mentioned it and love it so much”9:49–9:55
- “It's just like so soft”9:58–10:01
- “If I don't mention anything, everybody will think this is a chemical sunscreen, but it's a mineral filter together”10:01–10:05
- “Anybody like really sensitive about the chemical sunscreen like beauty of Joan, I cannot use skin 10004, try this. Try this. Okay, amazing”10:03–10:12
- Source: Olive Young buy this not that guide - Mar 4, 2026
- “Number one definitely for like champion sunscreen Round Lab”9:09–9:16
- Source: Olive Young buy this not that guide - Mar 4, 2026
- “I think this is the only uh my second purchase between all of their products”8:48–9:01
- “Anybody who's who's like not allergic to chemical sunscreen, this is a chemical sunscreen”9:01–9:05
- “Overall it's great before the makeup amazing”9:07–9:14
- “Comparing to um round lab or beauty of juan I think slightly this goes inside quickly and less greasy”9:14–9:20
- “Anybody for the like oily combo skin or guys gentlemen too please try out it's a wellmade Korean sunscreen”9:20–9:28
- Source: I tested 17 Skin1004 products, here's what I'd repurchase - Feb 24, 2026
- “Do you need this? No”
- “Compared to sunscreen this is not even close”9:28–9:36
- “Coverage feels weak and half the time you're wondering did I apply anything or am I imagining it”9:34–9:42
- “Drags over skin like rubbing a solid bar of soap on your face”9:38–9:47
- “Also it moves all your skin care underneath”9:45–9:50
- “For reapplication fine as your main sunscreen. Absolutely not”9:47–9:55
- “Compared to Abib Sunsticks, shape, size, glide, Abib wins”9:53–10:00
- Source: I tested 17 Skin1004 products, here's what I'd repurchase - Feb 24, 2026
- “Can you see I use it this much? I love this sunscreen. It's amazing. Well-made sunscreen”7:40–7:46
- “Whenever I have my business, um, I have to do the makeup outside, I always put this in my makeup bag because it's handy. It's small, easy to carry on. So, I love it. Why not? Affordable”7:46–7:55
- Source: K-Beauty Best-Sellers vs Underdogs: Results Humbled Me - Apr 4, 2026
- “If I apply this, it has a little white cast”8:07–8:15
- “I don't think I'm going to use this in family sunscreen. Not yet for me”8:13–8:18
- Source: K-Beauty Best-Sellers vs Underdogs: Results Humbled Me - Apr 4, 2026
- “This is not as greasy as this, but has a great texture and so easy to use”14:59–15:05
- “Also a little bigger than other usually small sunsticks”15:08–15:12
- “I love it”15:10–15:14
- “One of my super close friend went to the Rome and she got the laser hair. So, she just don't want the pigmentation came out. So, she reapplied this like so much and not no tan at all. So I believe that”15:12–15:16
- Source: Viral K-Beauty vs What Koreans Actually Use: Which is better? - Mar 10, 2026
Yadah$22.00
Cactus Toner Pads
- “If you want little bit cleansing and using like a toner, this is a lot better cuz it's a little thick”2:47–2:53
- “Can you see my like some eyes shadow just left over just put it there. So it's great and more versatile because you can you know makeup wearers we understand even though we did some cleansing still you have a little panda down there then this is going to be the great”2:53–3:01
- “There's no scent at all recommended for dual sensitive to fragrance also love that it comes with five free portable pads”3:22–3:26
- Source: K-Beauty Best-Sellers vs Underdogs: Results Humbled Me - Apr 4, 2026
- “I not budget 90 ml $29”
- “That's a is seven times more expensive per milliliter. Seven times hard pass”4:16–4:27
- “ISOI is known for their dark spot serum, but can tell it works”4:24–4:32
- “This toner made for acne prone skin”4:30–4:34
- “Watery, slightly slippery”4:32–4:35
- Source: K-Beauty Best-Sellers vs Underdogs: Results Humbled Me - Apr 4, 2026
- “Anua 700 ml $32”
- “If you're oily, Anua feels way cleaner”4:34–4:41
- “No drama, no controversy”4:38–4:43
- “Toner is just the appetizer. It preps your skin. That's it. Save your money”4:41–4:45
- Source: K-Beauty Best-Sellers vs Underdogs: Results Humbled Me - Apr 4, 2026
- “I just love Abib so much”
- “Whenever they reformulate it, they make it a little bigger and so soft and so cooling”3:01–3:06
- “I love it so much”
- “I use it at home and I just bring it here and then finish up to my students too”3:24–3:32
- “It's great because whenever you buy from the Olive Young, they give like one more refill”3:29–3:34
- “This is so cute”3:34–3:40
- “Whenever you're at the you just take out some of the product, you can put it here. It's so much useful”3:40–3:44
- Source: Olive Young buy this not that guide - Mar 4, 2026
- “This was everybody's like number one. Number one”10:03–10:09
- “Nobody say I just don't like it. It's great”10:07–10:11
- “The pad is so thin”
- “You can put it in your like toilet and then just came out from the shower and uh wipe it out whole face and then put it here for the quick sheet mask”10:29–10:35
- “While I'm drying my hair, it just stays pretty well and at the same time it just make it a little cooling”10:38–10:45
- “It's a sintella. So, anybody for the oily combo girl is who is like easy to get red or especially at the tropical weather, it's great to make it cool down”10:47–10:52
- Source: I tested 17 Skin1004 products, here's what I'd repurchase - Feb 24, 2026
- “If you like to just try it to like wipe it out, use it more like a like like in the morning like if you you don't have to wipe it out anything on your face. You just wanted to like just give some collagen on your face and then put it here like a small sheet mask. This one totally works well”2:18–2:25
- “I feel MEDIHEAL has some strong scent because kajan does bad soai does so some guys or some people doesn't like that my husband too”3:14–3:20
- Source: K-Beauty Best-Sellers vs Underdogs: Results Humbled Me - Apr 4, 2026
- “This ultra nourishing advanced version is pretty expensive and whenever you tried it out you will understand”7:16–7:24
- “Definitely if I have to pick my favorite favorite is this”7:26–7:32
- “I love both but this toner is wow it's a chef's kiss”7:28–7:35
- “Anybody tried it this milky toner you will feel this is another level another level from the different viral toners”7:43–7:51
- “If I tested other toners um it feels something is too sticky or some feels like too watery but this I just don't know how they melt this well the cream here so much moisturizing”7:56–8:03
- “Please everybody, everybody, you guys have to try this”8:09–8:14
- Source: Korean Skincare Routine by Skin Type (2026 Updated) - May 4, 2026
- “It's a scalp treatment you don't have to use only at the hair you can use for the scalp and hair”6:34–6:41
- “Highly recommend to try the hair treatment together”6:26–6:34
- Source: K-beauty routine sale with Labo H, Hera, Illiyoon - Feb 2, 2026
- “Amore actually sent me to my postpartum center this is their shampoo and treatment amazing I can feel it”7:17–7:22
- Source: K-beauty routine sale with Labo H, Hera, Illiyoon - Feb 2, 2026
- “The most sold shampoo in Korea 2025 in Olive Young, that meant a lot”4:04–4:11
- “They have like some ingredient make it little cooling at the scalp. So that makes you a little refreshing as well”4:25–4:33
- “Comparing to like a L'Occitane like Kerastase, a lot more affordable”
- “It doesn't make your hair really grow a lot but it helps you not losing more to uh because it makes your scalp in a good condition to moisturize not drying too much”6:01–6:10
- “Only shampoo still okay but still I feel comparing to other shampoo it doesn't make it that soft”6:21–6:26
- Source: K-beauty routine sale with Labo H, Hera, Illiyoon - Feb 2, 2026
- “You can think it's a premium line like it's a like a they used to only sold in the hair salons used by hair designers”6:56–7:06
- “Amore actually sent me to my postpartum center this is their shampoo and treatment amazing I can feel it”7:17–7:22
- “I can felt the difference”
- “Even for Korean reviews like so many people saying it amazing the only one downside is the price”8:22–8:29
- Source: K-beauty routine sale with Labo H, Hera, Illiyoon - Feb 2, 2026
- “Olivia carries like a Fillimilli squish spongy”9:43–9:51
- “They said this, I find it very useful because it doesn't like vomit all the time”9:46–9:57
- “So you put it here and then dab it. Dab it. Works a lot better”9:57–10:03
- “Korean blush hack”10:03–10:05
- Source: Testing viral K-beauty in real time with fails - Mar 17, 2026
- “The most stuff I continuously take is a collagen”14:35–14:40
- “Collagen I agree when you get older after like middle middle 20s your collagen just go drop it”15:11–15:15
- “Their contains collagen um the amount was pretty good it's pretty high percentage comparing to other Korean random brands”15:24–15:36
- “Tastes okay and I prefer drink and it's a drink so easy”15:36–15:44
- “I put it I take after the lunch like a refreshment. It's kind of fun”16:09–16:15
- “Definitely collagen and vitamin C like why not”16:18–16:24
- Source: K-beauty routine sale with Labo H, Hera, Illiyoon - Feb 2, 2026
- “Osulloc is a green tea brand and it's actually everything brand made it from the Jeju Island green tea”16:44–16:51
- “At my postpartum center Amore sent me that this tea set. I was so touched. It was really tasty”17:48–17:54
- “Not only the green tea they also have like herb tea. So no caffeine tea as well”17:56–18:02
- “Their tea food made with a Jeju green tea. Amazing chocolate”18:09–18:14
- Source: K-beauty routine sale with Labo H, Hera, Illiyoon - Feb 2, 2026
Bioderma$20.99
Cicabio Pommade
- “Between all the nine products this is like the most heavy”11:40–11:45
- “They super thick thick thick moisturizer”11:42–11:51
- “If you are like really really very dry skin, if I have 10 people right here and you're the driest person, you got to get this”11:48–11:56
- “Many people say this is my holy grail too”11:56–12:00
- “Great for the night care”12:28–12:31
- “It's great for occlusive, it just lock down hydration”12:30–12:36
- “For oily combo skin I don't really recommend or you can use it like a ointment like a partially”12:33–12:41
- “Very effective and for my dry skin mom for women over like 40 at the winter I'll give this definitely product it's great product to try”12:38–12:50
- Source: 9 Best Skin Barrier Repair Creams for Damaged, Sensitive & Peeling Skin - Jan 9, 2026
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