Namechecked as a favorite by Fifty Shades of Snail's Jude Chao over at the Strategist, this serum really does meet (nay, exceed) expectations: The thicker, gel-like consistency adds an instant boost to skin, nourishing it and taking your glow factor up a few notches. Slather it on before sleep and you'll wake up looking extra well-rested and dewy. Seriously, it's one of the best products in the whole Sulwhasoo lineup, and that's saying a lot.
Though not quite a cult classic yet, I feel confident it'll be added to the canon soon. After all, much like its culty predecessor, the Acwell Licorice pH Balancing Cleansing Toner, $18, it's so, so good. It adds a refreshing, hydrating boost to your skin, making it a great pick-me-up to keep at your workspace. It helps cultivate a nice glow and thanks to that licorice extract, it's great for brightening dull skin. The fine mist mechanism and pleasant botanical fragrance are also nice touches that make the user experience top notch.
This BB cream costs an almost obscene amount of money, but you know what? It's that good. It's one of those products that's almost undetectable on your skin — except when you notice that your skin looks so much better than normal. The coverage perfects without feeling heavy and blurs without feeling slippery or occlusive. You know the term My Lips But Better? This stuff delivers My Skin But Better. Add in the SPF 40 and antioxidant-packed formula and you've really got yourself a gold standard BB cream.
Innisfree's another one of my favorite Korean beauty brands and this simple serum is one of its most popular offerings. It gets a lot of love on Reddit and for good reason: It combines the powers of green tea extract and green tea seed oil to keep your skin balanced and nourished. Other selling points? It's super light and absorbs quickly, without leaving any sticky residue.
With its brown medicine bottle and tincture-like appearance, you'll be half tempted to drink the stuff as a tonic. That'd be a waste, though, for this elixir is surely worth its weight in gold. It's luxuriously hydrating and a true joy to splash into your skin. Plus, thanks to well-loved ingredients like argan oil, ceramides and squalane, mixed together with a bunch of antioxidant-packed botanicals like ginger root extract and nutmeg extract, it does a great job of protecting and perfecting your complexion.
