Olive Young Awards 2019 – The beauty retailer reveals the best Korean Beauty products of 2019

[Update: The post on the Olive Young Awards 2020 is now online]

Beauty awards season is in full swing in Korea and the Olive Young Awards represent the ultimate recognition for beauty brands. The retailer recently revealed the best K-Beauty products of 2019 based on 100 million customer purchase data collected from 1 January to November 25.

Olive Young is by far the most popular beauty and health retailer in Korea. Their beauty awards are especially important in the industry because they reflect actual purchasing trends and not some beauty editor’s personal picks.

The winners were announced during the annual “Olive Young Awards and Festa” that celebrates the retailer’s anniversary since 2014.

If you’re a professional K-Beauty bargain hunter, you might have already seen the expression Festa. Festa (페스타) is a word that has recently entered the Korean language and it’s derived from the Portuguese Festa, meaning festival. Nowadays it’s become a standard term to indicate promotional or sale events in Korea, so look out for it!

The ceremony, titled “The Journey to Real Beauty”, took place at S Factory in Seoul on 29-30 November. The event gave the audience a chance to learn about the 92 winning products in dedicated areas, as well as explore the new beauty trends of 2020.

In a statement, the retailer commented:

These results reflect the purchasing patterns of millennials between the age of 20 to 30, who are more likely to follow their personal taste and preferences instead of blindly following trends. In 2020 the K-Beauty market will expand, centering on small and medium-size brands who are quick to respond to customer tastes.

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Below the full winner list.

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CATEGORY: SKIN / TONERS

First place: 🇰🇷 Mamonde – Rose Water Toner (SHOP)
Second place: 🇫🇷 Avène – Gentle Toning Lotion (SHOP)
Third place: 🇫🇷 La Roche-Posay – Toleriane Dermo-Soothing Hydrating Lotion (SHOP)
Olive Young’s pick: 🇰🇷 Isntree – Hyaluronic Acid Toner (SHOP)

CATEGORY: ESSENCE / SERUM

First place: 🇰🇷 Isoi – Blemish Care Serum (SHOP)
Second place: 🇰🇷 Goodal – Green Tangerine Vita C Dark Spot Serum (SHOP)
Third place: 🇰🇷 Cnp Laboratory – Propolis Energy Ampule (SHOP)
Olive Young’s pick: 🇰🇷 Wellage – Real Hyaluronic Bio Capsule & Blue Solution (SHOP)

CATEGORY: CREAM

First place: 🇩🇪 Physiogel – Daily Moisture Therapy Facial Cream (SHOP)
Second place: 🇰🇷 Dr. G – Red Blemish Clear Soothing Cream (SHOP)
Third place: 🇰🇷 Dr. Jart+ – Cicapair Cream (SHOP)
Olive Young’s pick: 🇰🇷 Botanic Heal BoH – Probioderm Repair Lifting Cream (SHOP)

CATEGORY: MASK PACK

First place: 🇰🇷 Mediheal – Teatree Healing solution Essential mask (SHOP)
Second place: 🇰🇷 Dreamworks – I’m The Real Shrek Pack (SHOP)
Third place: 🇰🇷 Abib – Gummy Sheet Mask Heartleaf Sticker (SHOP)
Olive Young’s pick: 🇰🇷 Dr. Jart+ – Vital Hydra Solution Mask (SHOP)

CATEGORY: CLEANSING

First place: 🇫🇷 Bioderma – Sensibio H2O (SHOP)
Second place: 🇰🇷 COSRX – One Step Original Clear Pads (SHOP)
Third place: 🇰🇷 RoundA’Round – Green Tea Pure Cleansing Foam (SHOP)
Olive Young’s pick: 🇰🇷 Manyo – Pure Cleansing Oil (SHOP)

CATEGORY: SUNCARE

First place: 🇰🇷 Dr.G – Green Mild Up Sun SPF50+ PA++++ (SHOP)
Second place: 🇰🇷 Cellfusion C – Laser Sunscreen 100 SPF50+/PA+++ (SHOP)
Third place: 🇰🇷 Dr. G – Brightening Up Sun SPF50+ PA+++ (SHOP)
Olive Young’s pick: 🇰🇷 MAKEP:REM UV Defense Me Blue Ray Sun Fluid SPF 50+ PA++++ (SHOP)

CATEGORY: LIP MAKE-UP

First place: 🇰🇷 3CE – Velvet Lip Tint (#Daffodil) (SHOP)
Second place: 🇰🇷 WakeMake – Rouge Gun Zero (#02 Kill Me Red) (SHOP)
Third place: 🇰🇷 Peripera – Ink Velvet (#08 Sellout Red) (SHOP)
Olive Young’s pick: 🇰🇷 Lilybyred – Mood Liar Velvet Tint (#06 Fatal Pomegranate) (SHOP)

CATEGORY: MASCARA / EYELINER

First place: 🇰🇷 Clio – Sharp So Simple Waterproof Pencil Liner (#002 Brown) (SHOP)
Second place: 🇰🇷 Clio – Waterproof Pen Liner Kill Black Original (#001 Black) (SHOP)
Third place: 🇺🇸 Maybelline New York – Magnum Volum Express Waterproof Mascara (SHOP)
Olive Young’s pick: 🇰🇷 Wakemake – Any-Proof Pen Eyeliner (Black) (SHOP)

CATEGORY: BASE MAKE-UP

First place: 🇰🇷 Clio – Kill Cover Glow Cushion (#002 Lingerie) (SHOP)
Second place: 🇰🇷 Code Glokolor – L.fix on Primer (SHOP)
Third place: 🇰🇷 Clio – Kill Cover Ampoule Cushion SPF50+ PA+++ (#002 Lingerie) (SHOP)
Olive Young’s pick: 🇰🇷 eSpoir – Pro Tailor Foundation Be Glow SPF25 PA++ (SHOP)

CATEGORY: COLOUR MAKE-UP

First place: 🇰🇷 Too Cool For School – Art Class By Rodin Shading (SHOP)
Second place: 🇰🇷 3CE – Mood Recipe Multi Eye Color Palette (#OVERTAKE) (SHOP)
Third place: 🇰🇷 Clio – Pro Eye Palette (#001 Simply Pink) (SHOP)
Olive Young’s pick: 🇺🇸 Clinique – Cheek Pop (#05 Nude Pop) (SHOP)

CATEGORY: BODY MOISTURISER

First place: 🇰🇷 DermaB – Daily Moisture Body Lotion (SHOP)
Second place: 🇫🇷 Bioderma – Atoderm Cream (SHOP)
Third place: 🇺🇸 Cetaphil – Moisturizing Lotion (SHOP)
Olive Young’s pick: 🇺🇸 Body Fantasies – Signature Wedding Day Body Spray (SHOP)

CATEGORY: HAND MOISTURISER

First place: 🇩🇪 Kamill – Hand & Nail Cream Vital Q10 (SHOP)
Second place: 🇰🇷 Duft&Doft – Sophy Soapy Hand Nourishing Cream (SHOP)
Third place: 🇩🇪 Kamill – Hand & Nail Cream Classic (SHOP)
Olive Young’s pick: 🇰🇷 Bring Green – Tea Room Hand Cream (#Peach Ice Tea) (SHOP)

CATEGORY: LIP CARE

First place: 🇺🇸 Burt’s Bees – Pink Grapefruit Lip Balm (SHOP)
Second place: 🇫🇷 Bioderma – Atoderm Lip Stick (SHOP)
Third place: 🇫🇷 Uriage – Stick Lévres (SHOP)
Olive Young’s pick: 🇫🇷 Sampar – Addict French Lip Oil (#Hibiscus) (SHOP)

CATEGORY: SHAMPOO

First place: 🇰🇷 Aromatica – Rosemary Scalp Scaling Shampoo (SHOP)
Second place: 🇰🇷 Dr.FORHAIR – Folligen Shampoo (SHOP)
Third place: 🇨🇭 Rausch – Coltsfoot Anti-Dandruff Shampoo (SHOP)
Olive Young’s pick: 🇩🇪 Alpecin – Caffeine Shampoo C1 (SHOP)

CATEGORY: HAIR CARE

First place: 🇰🇷 Mise-en-scène – Perfect Original Serum (SHOP)
Second place: 🇫🇷 Yves Rocher – Éclat Radiance Raspberry Rinsing Vinegar (SHOP)
Third place: 🇰🇷 Moremo – Water Treatment Miracle 10 (SHOP)
Olive Young’s pick: 🇰🇷 Park Jun Beauty – Protein LPP Treatment (SHOP)

CATEGORY: HAIR TOOLS

First place: 🇰🇷 Vodana – Glam Wave Curling Iron 40mm (SHOP)
Second place: 🇬🇧 Tangle Angel – Original Pink (SHOP)
Third place: 🇰🇷 Unix Take Out – Mini Flat Iron (SHOP)
Olive Young’s pick: 🇰🇷 Eyecandy – Brush (Medium) (SHOP)

CATEGORY: MEN’S CARE

First place: 🇰🇷 Botanic Heal BoH – Ideal For Men Perfect All In One (SHOP)
Second place:🇰🇷 XTM – Multi BB (SHOP)
Third place:🇰🇷 Dashu For Men – Premium Mega Hold Super Spray (SHOP)
Olive Young’s pick: 🇰🇷 Grafen – Handsome Cover Stick (SHOP)

CATEGORY: FRAGRANCE

First place: 🇺🇸 Clean – Warm Cotton EDP (SHOP)
Second place: 🇺🇸 John Varvatos – Artisan EDT (SHOP)
Third place: 🇫🇷 Chloé – Chloé EDP (SHOP)
Olive Young’s pick: 🇮🇹 Bvlgari – Omnia Amethyste EDT (SHOP)

CATEGORY: PATCHES / BLEMISH CARE

First place: 🇰🇷 Olive Young – Care Plus Wound Cover Spot Patch (SHOP)
Second place: 🇰🇷 ElaBand – Hydro Dot Eraser Patch (SHOP)
Third place: 🇰🇷 Isoi – Acne Dr. 1st Speedy Spot (SHOP)
Olive Young’s pick: 🇰🇷 Dr. Jart+ – CTRL+A Teatreetment Soothing Spot (SHOP)

CATEGORY: WEIGHT LOSS

First place: 🇰🇷 Kyungnam – Kalo Stop tablets (SHOP)
Second place: 🇰🇷 GlamD – Slim Cut Double Diet (SHOP)
Third place: 🇰🇷 Everbikini – Colerofelle Red (SHOP)
Olive Young’s pick: 🇰🇷 FromBio – Wild Mango Jelly (SHOP)

CATEGORY: FOOD SUPPLEMENTS

First place: 🇰🇷 LactoFit – Live Lactobacillus (#Gold, #Beauty, #Green) (SHOP)
Second place: 🇺🇸 Centrum – Multivitamin (#For Women, #For Men) (SHOP)
Third place: 🇦🇺 Cenovis – Women’s Multivitamins and Minerals (SHOP)
Olive Young’s pick: 🇨🇦 Herbaland – Multivitamin gummies (SHOP)

CATEGORY: FEMININE PRODUCTS

First place: 🇰🇷 Natra Care – Ultra Pads (#Small, #Medium, #Large) (SHOP)
Second place: 🇰🇷 Yuginong Bon – Organic Sanitary Pad (#Medium) (SHOP)
Third place: 🇫🇷 Uriage – Daily Feminine Mild Gel (SHOP)
Olive Young’s pick: 🇰🇷 Aromatica – Feminine Wash Pure & Soft (SHOP)

CATEGORY: BEAUTY ACCESSORIES

First place: 🇺🇸 Real Techniques – Miracle Complexion Sponges 4 pack (SHOP)
Second place: 🇰🇷 Fillimilli – Watery Puff (SHOP)
Third place: 🇰🇷 Fillimilli – V Cut Foundation Brush (SHOP)
Olive Young’s pick: 🇺🇸 e.l.f. – Blush Brush (SHOP)

Have you tried any of these products and do you believe they deserve the title of best K-Beauty products of 2019? Let me know if you’re interested in more Beauty Awards posts and I will cover all the major ones in a new post.

Source: Olive Young
Translation: © 2019 Odile Monod
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