Obsessed with Asian/Korean stuff - taking your skincare to level 4!

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Asian and Korean skincare products are a big thing right now. We love them!

Tailor your routine here!
Some of our favorite products so far...
Biore UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence SPF 50 Sunscreen
Missha Magic Cushion BB Cream #21
Lioele Dollish Veil Vita in Purple
CosRx Returning A-sol
Scinic Propolis Serum
Mizon Hyaluronic Acid Serum
Missha Time Revolution Night Repair Science Activator Ampoule
Missha Super Aqua Cell Renew Snail products
Mizon Snail Repair Cream
Mizon Returning Starfish Cream
Mizon Good Night White Sleep Mask
Innisfree Wine Jelly Sleeping Pack
My Beauty Diary Imperial Birds Nest and Hyaluronic Sheet Masks
Innisfree Trouble Care Sheet Masks
Innisfree Real Squeeze Sheet Masks
Tony Moly Avocado Mask
Nexcare Acne Patches

Orders from outside the EU: £15 or less are VAT free!

Best blogs and other resources
Reddit Asian Beauty
Fifty Shades of Snail
Snow White & Asian Pear
Skin & Tonics
more resources here...

Vol 3 of this thread here, Vol 2 of here and Vol 1 here

Please come and share your questions, experiences, links and best shopping tips!

Quick question. I've just bought the biore sunscreen. I am right in thinking it goes on after serum and moisturiser? rubbish skin that breaks out, this is my first foray into korean skincare

Yes, after serum and moisturiser

So I started vit c serum and have used it twice so far at night leaving a 2 day gap ,can somebody tell me if I can use it everynight? Would it be too strong ? TIA

Jackie you can use it every day I think most people do but I would build up to it if your skin is showing any irritation from it.

lucysmam I really want to try the holika bbs but am almost certain they will be too pale on me- is the one you have alight shade?

mowglik, the one I have is really pale. If you'd like me to post it for you to try out then I'm happy to. It'll only sit about here otherwise

I've just noticed that there's a South Korean festival in Trafalgar Square tomorrow (today!!) - what do you think the chances of there being a beauty section? I think I might go and check it out.

Oh! KIMCHI!!!

Might see you there, Phantomquartz. I'll be the frazzled-looking slightly overweight blonde woman with two insane girls going crazy over the k-pop.

That looks like an interesting day out Scrambled. Hope you and Phantom have a good time

Oo that sounds interesting and it's a beautiful day to be out in London too..wondering if I can convince OH to drive us there

Thanks lucysmam I'll pass, my skin is def mid tones, more #23 and #27 so it def won't suit me..such a shame I've heard good things about the holika bbs. I am using the missha perfect cover bb in #23 which I'm really happy with actually so shouldn't be looking around til this one is finished at least!

Been taking a break from the long routines for the past few days and I've been keeping it basic with hada labo lotion followed by scinic or shara shara berry bomb AIOs (all in ones) and a sleep mask.

Ready to go back to the full routine now, I've missed it!

Ooh I wish I could go, but I'm in the North West.

No probs, I'll use it for scary halloween faces. It has better staying power than any of the face paints I have left

Lucymam do holikaholika do be cream for olive skin tones? I have been looking for a cc /Bb cream for olive skinned but most of the Asian / Korean ones are for Pale skin ????????

I'm not sure jackie, I have the Watery one - second from right in this picture which is pretty accurate

Someone else might be better able to help you find one, it's taken me ages (and samples and a mis-matched tube) to settle on that one.

jackiekatu Missha do darker shades bb cream, number 23 and number 27 are for darker skin tones. here

We're here. It is RAMMED.

Have fun & report back

Found a load of Korean products randomly in a Spanish perfumeria. Got a load of skin 79 masks - tried the honey one so far and it's gorgeous.

Love the photos! Are you both wearing MN scarves, or will you recognise on another from your milky clear Ab'd skin?

It's Primor , I almost fainted when I found it in little Nerja. Www.primor.es

Sorry www.primor.eu

Thank you Lucysmam and Vegancow I think no 7 would be a perfect match

Sorry meant no 27 in missha

I have a theory about grits -I think; the warmer/sweatier it's been, the easier it is for the grimey plugs of gunk to pop out of your face while oil cleansing (Loads came out tonight, like last time it was warm).

I'm going to test out this theory at some point (after next weekend) by steaming my face even though it's baaaaaaad and may lead to increased oiliness.

I figure once, as an experiment, is not going to cause toooo much damage.