Top-selling Korean Beauty products in January 2021, in South Korea

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Top-selling Korean Beauty products in January 2021, in South Korea

The leading health and beauty retailers in South Korea share the top selling Korean beauty products for the month of January 2021. Let’s take a look.

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Olive Young

Skincare

First place:
🇰🇷 CNP Laboratory – Propolis Energy Ampule (SHOP)

Second place:
Avène – Trixera Nutrition Nutri-Fluid Lotion (SHOP)

Third place:
🇩🇪 Physiogel – Red Soothing AI Cream (SHOP)

Face Masks and Pads

First place:
🇰🇷 Medicube – Zero Pore Pad 2.0 (SHOP)

Second place:
🇰🇷 Dreamworks – I’m The Real Shrek Clay Mask Pack (SHOP)

Third place:
🇰🇷 Mediheal – Teatree Care Solution Essential Mask REX (SHOP)

Men

First place:
🇰🇷 Botanic Heal BoH – Ideal For Men Perfect All In One (SHOP)

Second place:
🇰🇷 CNP Laboratory – Homme Lab All-In-One Fluid (SHOP)

Third place:
🇰🇷 Dr. G – R.E.D Blemish For Men All In One Fluid (SHOP)

Base Makeup

First place:
🇰🇷 Too Cool For School – Artclass By Rodin Shading (SHOP)

Second place:
🇰🇷 Clio – Kill Cover Fixer Cushion (SHOP)

Third place:
🇰🇷 Colorgram – Rosy Tone Up Cream (SHOP)

Eye Makeup

First place:
🇰🇷 Clio – Kill Lash Superproof Mascara (SHOP)

Second place:
🇰🇷 Espoir – Real Eye Palette (SHOP)

Third place:
🇰🇷 Wakemake – Any-Proof Pen Eyeliner (SHOP)

Lip Makeup

First place:
🇰🇷 Espoir – Couture Lip Tint Shine [#02 Peach Awesome] (SHOP)

Second place:
🇰🇷 Peripera – Ink Mood Drop Tint (#03 Sugar Red) (SHOP)

Third place:
🇰🇷 Colorgram – Thunderbolt Tint [#02 Heart Tok] (SHOP)

Lalavla

Skincare

First place:
Anua – Heartleaf 77% Soothing Toner [500ml] (SHOP)

Second place:
🇰🇷 Round Lab – 1025 Dokdo Toner Set [200ml + 500ml] (SHOP)

Third place:
🇰🇷 Anua – Heartleaf 77% Soothing Toner [250ml] + Lotion [200ml] (SHOP)

Face Masks and Pads

First place:
Mediheal – Teatree Care Solution Essential Mask EX (SHOP)

Second place:
🇰🇷 Real Barrier – Aqua Soothing Ampoule Mask (SHOP)

Third place:
🇰🇷 Mediheal- A-Zero Shot Pharmask (SHOP)

Cleansing

First place:
Round Lab – 1025 Dokdo Cleanser (SHOP)

Second place:
🇯🇵 Senka – Perfect Whip Cleansing Foam (SHOP)

Third place:
🇰🇷 Acnes – Foaming Wash (SHOP)

Base Makeup

First place:
Eglips – Blur Powder Pact [#21] (SHOP)

Second place:
Moonshot – Micro Setting Fit Cushion [#201 Beige] (SHOP)

Third place:
🇰🇷 Luna – Long Lasting Tip Concealer [#01 Light Beige] (SHOP)

Eyeliner

First place:
Bbia – Last Pen Eyeliner [#02 Sharpen Brown] (SHOP)

Second place:
🇯🇵 Kiss Me – Heroine Make Smooth Liquid Eyeliner Super Keep [#02 Bitter Brown] (SHOP)

Third place:
🇰🇷 Clio – Sharp So Simple Waterproof Pencil Liner [#002 Brown] (SHOP)

Eyeshadow

First place:
Eglips – Flash Shadow Palette [#02 After Nude] (SHOP)

Second place:
Eglips – Flash Shadow Palette [#01 Sunset Crush] (SHOP)

Third place:
🇺🇸 Stila – Magnificent Metals Glitter & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow [#Kitten Karma] (SHOP)

Mascara

First place:
🇯🇵 Kiss Me Heroine Make – Long & Curl Mascara SWP (SHOP)

Second place:
🇺🇸 Maybelline – Colossal Waterproof Mascara (SHOP)

Third place:
🇰🇷 Peripera – Ink Black Cara AD [#Long Lash Curling] (SHOP)

Lip Makeup

First place:
🇰🇷 Bbia – Last Velvet Lip Tint [#02 Extra Bounce] (SHOP)

Second place:
🇰🇷 Bbia – Last Velvet Lip Tint [#25 Final Note] (SHOP)

Third place:
🇰🇷 Bbia – Last Velvet Lip Tint [#12 Sweet Boss] (SHOP)

LOHBs

Mist

First place:
🇰🇷 The Lab by Blanc Doux – Probiotic Cera™ Cream Mist (SHOP)

Second place:
🇰🇷 Lapothicell – Amino Ampoule Mist (SHOP)

Third place:
🇰🇷 Elishacoy – Soonsoo Cream Mist (SHOP)

Face Masks

First place:
🇰🇷 Mediheal – Teatree Care Solution Essential Mask REX (SHOP)

Second place:
🇰🇷 Skin1004 – Zombie Pack (SHOP)

Third place:
🇰🇷 AHC – Red Serum Wrapping Modelling Mask (SHOP)

Moisturiser

First place:
🇩🇪 Physiogel – Daily Moisture Therapy Facial Cream (SHOP)

Second place:
🇰🇷 Answer19+ – Cica Panthenol Cream (SHOP)

Third place:
🇰🇷 Medicube – Red Erasing Cream (SHOP)

Base Makeup

First place:
🇰🇷 Eglips – Blur Powder Pact (SHOP)

Second place:
🇰🇷 Moonshot – Micro Setting Fit Cushion (SHOP)

Third place:
🇰🇷 Bbia – Last Sebum Pact (SHOP)

Eyeliner

First place:
🇰🇷 Bbia – Last Pen Eyeliner (SHOP)

Second place:
🇰🇷 Clio – Sharp So Simple Waterproof Pencil Liner (SHOP)

Third place:
🇺🇸 Stila – Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner (SHOP)

Eyeshadow

First place:
🇰🇷 Bbia – Final Shadow Palette (SHOP)

Second place:
🇰🇷 Dasique – Shadow Palette (SHOP)

Third place:
🇰🇷 Forencos – Bear Shadow Palette (SHOP)

Mascara

First place:
🇺🇸 Maybelline – Colossal Waterproof Mascara (SHOP)

Second place:
🇰🇷 Peripera – Ink Black Cara AD (SHOP)

Third place:
🇰🇷 A’Pieu – Born To Be Mad Proof Lengthening & Curling Mascara (SHOP)

Lip Makeup

First place:
🇰🇷 Bbia – Last Velvet Lip Tint (SHOP)

Second place:
🇰🇷 Forencos – Tattoo Clair Velvet Tint (SHOP)

Third place:
🇰🇷 Romand – Juicy Lasting Tint (SHOP)

Nature Collection (LG Group)

(The company provides the list of their monthly bestsellers in Korean alphabetical order, not in order of sales)

🇰🇷 fmgt – Designing Eyebrow (SHOP)

🇰🇷 Dr. Belmeur – Red Pro-Retinol Serum (SHOP)

🇰🇷 Dr. Belmeur – Advanced Cica Recovery Cream (SHOP)

🇰🇷 The Face Shop – The Therapy Oil-Drop Anti-Aging Serum (SHOP)

🇰🇷 Beyond – Homme All In One Recovery (SHOP)

🇰🇷 Sooryehan – Ginseng Essence (SHOP)

🇰🇷 Sooryehan – Hyobidam Fermented Cream (SHOP)

🇰🇷 The Face Shop – Yehwadam Heaven Grade Ginseng Rejuvenating Toner (SHOP)

🇰🇷 The Face Shop – Yehwadam Hwansaenggo Boyun Cream (SHOP)

🇰🇷 Isa Knox – Prime Double Effect Eye For All Cream (SHOP)

Aritaum (Amorepacific Group)

(The company provides the list of their monthly bestsellers in Korean alphabetical order, not in order of sales)

🇰🇷 Mamonde – Rose Water Toner (SHOP)

🇰🇷 Iope – Retinol Expert 0.1% (SHOP)

🇰🇷 Iope – Men All Day Perfect All In One (SHOP)

🇰🇷 Iope – Super Vital Emulsion (SHOP)

🇰🇷 Iope – Super Vital Cream Rich (SHOP)

🇰🇷 Iope – Stem III Ampoule (SHOP)

🇰🇷 Hanyul – Geuk Jin Cream (SHOP)

🇰🇷 Hanyul – Yuja Sleeping Mask (SHOP)

🇰🇷 Hanyul – Hand Cream (SHOP)

🇰🇷 Hanyul – Red Rice Essential Skin Softener (SHOP)

Source: Cosmorning, Genie Park
Translation: © 2021 Odile Monod
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Art Director working in beauty. I've been researching the Korean Beauty Industry for over a decade, and on my social channels I translate and make informative content on Korean Beauty trends and history.

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