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HwaHae Beauty Awards 2021
Cult Korean beauty platform HwaHae announced the winners of the much anticipated 2021 HwaHae Beauty Awards. Forget about sponsorships and paid advertising, the HwaHae Beauty Awards are a celebration of the most trusted beauty products of 2021, as voted by 10 million Korean consumers.
[Update: The post on the HwaHae Beauty Awards 2022 is now online]
HwaHae Beauty Awards 2021
On 24 November 2021, HwaHae finally announced the winners of the 2021 HwaHae Beauty Awards. The HwaHae Beauty Awards showcase the best beauty products of the year.
Winners are determined based only on the reviews and ratings left by HwaHae users throughout the year. As a platform built around fairness and transparency, HwaHae followed a meticulous selection process to filter out untrustworthy reviews and spam comments to ensure the authenticity of the data collected. In particular, for the 2021 edition of the awards, HwaHae analysed over 10 million reviews left by users from November 2020 to October 31st 2021.
Considering the platform’s powerful position in the market, beauty industry professionals place great importance on the results of these awards and they’re widely considered to be the most reliable representation of consumer trends in Korea. Similarly to what emerged from the 2021 Olive Young Beauty Awards, over 65% of the award-winning products were cosmetics produced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), confirming an increasing consumer preference for new, up-and-coming brands.
See also: What is HwaHae?
HwaHae Beauty Awards 2021 Winners
BEST FACE OIL
First place:
Desert Essence – 100% Pure Jojoba Oil
(SHOP)
Second place:
essenHERB – Tea Tree 100 Oil
(SHOP)
Third place:
Skineye – Natural Camellia Japonica Seed Oil 100
(SHOP)
BEST eye cream
First place:
AHC – Clean Beauty Lab Pure Rescue Real Eye Cream For Face
(SHOP)
Second place:
Cosnori – Avocado Eye Cream
(SHOP)
Third place:
Be Plain – Artemisia Eye Butter
(SHOP)
BEST cleansing water
First place:
Beauty Recipe – Little Mermaid This is Princess Cleansing Water
(SHOP)
Third place:
Round Lab – 1025 Dokdo Cleansing Water
(SHOP)
best pimple patches
First place:
Hatherine – Spot Care Patch Kit [#Red Spot]
(SHOP)
Second place:
Dr.Oracle – TerpinaC Spot Patch
(SHOP)
Third place:
Medifoam – Trouble Cure
(SHOP)
BEST MAKE-UP BASE
First place:
Stonebrick – Tone Up Base The Moist SPF30/PA++
(SHOP)
Second place:
Chanel – Le Blanc La Base SPF40 PA+++ [#Rosee]
(SHOP)
Third place:
Giverny – Milchak Tonedation SPF50+/PA+++
(SHOP)
BEST BB/CC CREAM
First place:
Cell Fusion C – Skin Blemish BalmSkin Blemish Balm
(SHOP)
Second place:
Yuri Pibu – Cellum Amaid BB Cream SPF50+/PA++++ [#Natural]
(SHOP)
Third place:
Yuripibu – Cellumamaid BB Cream SPF50+/PA++++ [#Bright+]
(SHOP)
BEST CONCEALER
First place:
Tfit – Idol Cover Concealer [#Y02 Natural Beige]
(SHOP)
Second place:
Wakemake- Defining Cover Concealer [#21 Warm Ivory]
(SHOP)
Third place:
Clio – Kill Cover Liquid Concealer [#003 Linen]
(SHOP)
BEST HIGHLIGHTER
First place:
Clio – Prism Air Highlighter & Blusher [#01 Gold Sheet]
(SHOP)
Second place:
Too Cool For School – Artclass By Rodin Artist Book
(SHOP)
Third place:
Black Rouge – Up And Down Triple Contouring
(SHOP)
BEST FOOT CARE
First place:
Hansaplast – Silver Active Anti-Transpirant Foot Spray
(SHOP)
Second place:
ON:THE BODY – Cotton Foot Shampoo [#Fresh Grapefruit Mint]
(SHOP)
Third place:
Sidmool – Shea Butter Hand & Nail & Foot Hand Butter
(SHOP)
BEST DEODORANT
First place:
Crystal – Mineral Deodorant Roll-On [#Unscented]
(SHOP)
Second place:
Crystal – Mineral Deodorant Spray [#Unscented]
(SHOP)
Third place:
Derma:B – DeoFresh Body Primer
(SHOP)
best body products (various)
First place:
Betterday – Why Feel Better Inner Perfume Mist
(SHOP)
Second place:
Foellie – Inner Perfume
(SHOP)
Third place:
It’s Skin – Secret Solution Wedding Dress White Cream
(SHOP)
best conditioner / hair treatment / hair mask
First place:
Moremo – Hair Treatment Miracle 2X
(SHOP)
Second place:
Dr.Orga – Californian Nature Argan & Sunflower Treatment Hair Pack
(SHOP)
Third place:
Moremo – Recovery Balm B
(SHOP)
BEST hair dye
First place:
Mamonde – Pang Pang Hair Shadow [#02 Light Brown]
(SHOP)
Second place:
The Face Shop – Quick Hair Puff [#02 Dark Brown]
(SHOP)
Third place:
Etude – Two Tone Treatment Hair Color [#04 Forest Green]
(SHOP)
best nail polish remover
best home fragrance
best cream / gel
First place:
Illiyoon – Ceramide Ato Soothing Gel
(SHOP)
Second place:
Mongdies – Ato Cream
(SHOP)
Third place:
Dr.Orga – Angelino Baby Calendula Soothing Gel
(SHOP)
best baby oil
First place:
Pyunkang Yul – Ato Nourishing Baby Oil
(SHOP)
Second place:
Biolane – Sweet Almond Oil Spray
(SHOP)
Third place:
Lohasbebe – Baby Nutri Oil
(SHOP)
best sunscreen cushion
First place:
Goongbe – Moisture Sun Cushion SPF40/PA+++
(SHOP)
Second place:
Primera – Baby Sun Cushion SPF32/PA++
(SHOP)
Third place:
Babience – Baby Sun Cushion SPF50+/PA+++
(SHOP)
best shampoo
First place:
Botanical Therapy – Leaf-Barrier Pure Baby Shampoo
(SHOP)
Second place:
Milk Baobab – Baby & Kids Shampoo
(SHOP)
Third place:
Mustela – Gentle Baby Shampo
(SHOP)
best hair care
best wet wipes
First place:
Bebesub – Sensitive Baby Wipes [#Embossing]
(SHOP)
Second place:
Enblanc – Premium Black Embossing Baby Wipes
(SHOP)
Third place:
Nanodr+ – Wet Wipes
(SHOP)
best cleansing / peeling
First place:
Biotherm Homme – T-Pur Anti Oil & Wet Purifying Cleanser
(SHOP)
Second place:
MdoC – Relief Foam Cleanser
(SHOP)
Third place:
Gatsby – Facial Wipes [#Cooling]
(SHOP)
best toner
First place:
Tfit Homme – Black Essential Toner
(SHOP)
Second place:
Hera Homme – Essence in Skin
(SHOP)
Third place:
Innisfree – Forest for Men Fresh Skin
(SHOP)
best lotion/emulsion
First place:
Tfit Homme – Black Essential Emulsion
(SHOP)
Second place:
Biotherm Homme – Aquapower Moisturizer
(SHOP)
Third place:
Iope Men – Anti-Aging Emulsion
(SHOP)
best essence/serum/ampoule
First place:
Dr. Jart+ – For Men Skin Essence
(SHOP)
Second place:
Sulwhasoo – Recharging Serum for Men
(SHOP)
Third place:
Lab Series – Solid Water Essence
(SHOP)
best cream/gel
First place:
Biotherm Homme – Aquatic After Shave Lotion
(SHOP)
Second place:
Bulldog – Oil Control Moisturizer
(SHOP)
Third place:
Sidmool Homme – All In Moisture Cream
(SHOP)
best all-in-one product
First place:
Dr. G – R.E.D Blemish For Men All In One Fluid
(SHOP)
Second place:
Iope Men – All Day Perfect All In One
(SHOP)
Third place:
Innisfree – Forest For Men All In One Essence [#Pore Care]
(SHOP)
best sun care
First place:
Be Ready – Super Mild Sun Primer SPF50+/PA++++
(SHOP)
Second place:
Biotherm Homme – UV Defense City Plus Ultra Light Texture SPF50/PA+++
(SHOP)
Third place:
Iope Men – UV Shield Sun Protector EX SPF50+/PA++++
(SHOP)
best masks
First place:
Hazzys Men Rule 429 – Sleeping Perfect Cream
(SHOP)
best base makeup
First place:
Be Ready – Level Up Foundation For Heroes SPF50+/PA++++ [#Jeffrey]
(SHOP)
Second place:
MdoC – Whitening Tone Up Cream
(SHOP)
Third place:
Laqlanc – Natural Cover Homme Cushion SPF50+/PA+++ [#2]
(SHOP)
best makeup (various)
First place:
Grafen – Triple Handsome Lip Balm
(SHOP)
Second place:
Be Ready – Wake Up Vitalizing Lip Balm For Heroes
(SHOP)
best body cleanser
First place:
Kundal – Pure & Safe For Men Homme Cleanser [#Herb Bergamot]
(SHOP)
Second place:
Bro&Tips – Super Clear Skin Face and Body Wash
(SHOP)
Third place:
Dashu – Daily Vita-Flex All In One Body Wash
(SHOP)
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Source: Hwahae App, Hwahae Blog
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