Top 10 cosmetics brands from Korea

Korean brands are storming the market of beauty products and decorative cosmetics. The secret of success - high-tech products, reasonable prices, a rich selection. At present, it is not possible to count the exact number of cosmetic brands originally from Korea, which is why it is incredibly difficult to choose one from the variety.

Our experts are in a hurry to help in the purchase of Korean face and body care products, perfumes, products for applying and removing makeup. Top facts you need to know about cosmetics from Korea:

1. Special approach. The uniqueness of Korean firms is the lack of a clear separation of cosmetics into care and decoration. All products are created on the basis of therapeutic components - extracts, oils, extracts, essences. Thus, for example, the powder will not only realize the primary functions (matting and getting rid of the oily shine), but will also have a therapeutic effect, moisturize and nourish the skin, protect against UV radiation.
2. Advanced designs and traditions. South Korea is a recognized leader in advanced scientific technology. Korean beauty products are aimed at preserving the properties of natural ingredients through molecular synthesis, deep selection and extraction. Cosmetics from Korea do not conduct tests on animals. Manufacturers focus on a combination of innovative developments and centuries-old recipes of youth and beauty.
3. Originality. The interest of the public in Korean trademarks is largely due to components unusual for Russian consumers. Creams, lotions, decorative tools are replete with snake venom, snail mucus, volcanic ash, green tea, shark oil.
4. Safety, performance and first-class quality - Three key characteristics of Korean cosmetics. Another bonus is an attractive price. It is possible to reduce the price due to the absence of advertising costs as such, which is usually an impressive share of the cost price. So, cosmetics from Korea will be affordable for both young student girls and a wealthy businesswoman.

We present you the TOP of the best brands of Korean cosmetics. In the distribution of nominations in the ranking were taken into account:

• characteristics (purpose, composition, target audience) of the brand;
• cost (price-quality ratio);
• user reviews;
• expert advice.

Best Korean cosmetics: budget segment

Low-priced representatives of Korean cosmetics are popular brands that have received the most positive customer reviews.In terms of quality and efficiency, they often bypass premium brands from Europe, which allowed them to be awarded with nominations in the TOP and be loved by Russian fashionistas.

5 Nature republic

Natur Republic is a Korean brand widely known since 2009. As it becomes clear from the name, the company aims to manufacture cosmetics from natural ingredients. Careful selection of ingredients - this is what the brand is famous for, choosing only the best of the best around the world: Californian aloe, Moroccan argan oil, sea water from the Hawaiian coast, African shea butter, Indonesian collagen and others. and adequate cost. According to cosmetologists, care products are definitely worthy of the attention of customers and recommended for purchase.

Bestsellers: Aloe Vera 92% Soothing Gel All-Purpose Gel, Super Aqua Max Watery Cream Moisturizing Cream, Snail Solution Foam Cleanser Foam, Real Nature Mask Sheet Green Tea Tissue Mask, Argan Essential Deep Care Hair Mask .

4 Skinfood

SkinFood is a Korean manufacturer of nourishing cosmetics that has been active on the market since 1957. More than half a century in the arena of the beauty industry have allowed the brand to acquire a positive reputation and an army of fans around the world, which definitely inspires confidence against the background of one-day companies.

The brand specializes in the production of monocomponent decorative and care products based on natural, usually edible, ingredients, which gives the product a special aroma and piquancy - fruit and vegetable extracts, vitamins and minerals. In the reviews indicate concise packaging, natural composition and efficiency as the leading characteristics of the brand. Brand accent - products for maintaining beauty and skin health.

Bestsellers: Egg White Pore Foam cleansing foam, Avocado Rich Cream cream, Black Sugar Mask Wash Off mask scrub, Peach Sake Pore BB cream SPF20 PA + medicinal cream, Royal Honey Propolis Essence essence.

3 Tony moly

"Tony Moli" - South Korean brand for the production and sale of cosmetics. Feature of the company - the original design of product packaging. The main thing is the stylish appearance of the product is a pleasant addition to the high efficiency of funds, safe composition and competitive cost.

Cosmetics of this trademark fall in love in the literal sense of the word at first sight - a mask in a tomato jar, a highlighter with a panda cap, a lip balm in the shape of a peach, a gel against black dots in an egg package, and others. Agree that products will be a real highlight of your arsenal and decoration dressing table. User reviews are mostly positive - peelings work wonders with the skin, products have an attractive aroma, cream absorbs quickly.

Bestsellers: Egg Pore Siky Smooth Balm Pore Egg, Tomatox White Magic Mask, Double Needs Pang Pash Mascara, The Chok Chok Green Tea Watery Care Series, Lip Balm Mini Peach Balm.

2 Innisfree

Innisfri is a company founded in 2000, based on the production of eco-cosmetics from the Korean island of Jeju. Exotic ingredients - the fad of the brand: volcanic ash, tangerine oil, structured spring water and green tea. The main target audience of the brand - owners of problem and sensitive skin. Most of the funds are aimed at the early treatment of acne and the prevention of new rashes. Creams, lotions, tonics, masks from this manufacturer qualitatively cleanse and tighten pores, contribute to the normalization of sebum, fill cells with energy. Judging by the reviews, decorative cosmetics of the company are a great combination of aesthetic and medicinal properties.

Bestsellers: Green Tea Balancing Cream, Super Volcanic Pore Clay Mask, crumbly No Sebum Mineral Powder, hydrophilic Olive Real Cleansing Oil, Jejubija Anti-Trouble Facial Foam.

1 Holika holika

“Holika Holika” is a recognized beauty leader in the cosmetics market, which has been to the taste of Russian bloggers and leading makeup artists. With the help of the brand's products, it is possible to achieve the effect of kissed lips, radiant skin and blurry contours. In a word, the firm is a trendsetter in the care of face, body, hair and the manufacturer of the most relevant makeup products. The cosmetic brand has achieved outstanding results in ultrahigh terms - literally 5-7 from the moment of its foundation, entering the world market and occupying its niche.

The brand is characterized by safety, a combination of tradition and innovation, an integrated approach, outstanding and natural. In recalls, products are often referred to as magical potions of youth and beauty, and the magical properties of decorative and care products perfectly emphasize the original design.

Bestsellers: Clearing Petit BB cream Spf30, Pore Sea Stem Cover Balm, Pore Sea Stem Cover Balm, Aloe 99% Soothing Gel All-Purpose Gel, Jewel-light Shuffle Color Eyes Eyeshadow, Soda Pore Cleansing Facial ".

Best Korean cosmetics: price-quality

Luxury and medium-priced Korean brands - the choice of experts and users interested in quick results and safety of the composition. The peculiarity of the brands presented below is innovative formulations, high quality products, a variety of tools.

5 The face shop

One of the oldest Korean cosmetic brands, The Face Shop, appeared in 1962, but world fame came to the brand closer to 2003. A distinctive feature of the company is the production and sale of hypoallergenic cosmetics. The products are intended for people who are familiar with seasonal allergies and hypersensitivity to components. Extracts of chia, mango and rice, volcanic lava, and ginseng predominate in the composition of goods. Brand creams, as claimed by users in the reviews, deeply moisturize, the effect of velvety skin lasts throughout the day. Decorative and care cosmetics does not cause rashes and irritation. Makeup products demonstrate high resistance.

Bestsellers: hydrophilic oil “Rice Water Bright Cleansing Rich Oil”, cloth mask “Real Nature Mask Sheets”, BB cream “Power Perfection”, cleansing foam “Herb Day 365 Cleansing Foam”, cushion “CC Oil Control Water Cushion My Other Bag” .

4 Secret key

The Korean brand "Secret Kay" specializes in the production of cosmetics for face, neck, decollete, hands, feet and body in general. Natural ingredients of animal origin are the hallmark of the brand: snail slime (mucin), fish roe, shark oil, snake venom, etc. In the domestic market, this Korean producer is still considered a newcomer, but at home and in Asia, the company is confidently entering TOP best.

Cosmetics has regenerating properties, helps to remove pigment spots and wound healing, smoothes age and facial wrinkles. Reviews confirm that the products work - the high efficiency is evidenced by the enthusiastic opinions of girls and women who tried creams and other care products from the manufacturer’s line of products.

Bestsellers: brightening milk toner “Milk Brightening Toner”, mask with snake venom “Syn-Ake Wrinkle Mask Pack”, cream with snail extract “Snail + EGF Repairing Cream”, hydrogel eye patches “Gold Racoony Hydro Gel and Spot Patch”, remedy for pore cleansing "Secret Key Black Out Pore Clean Remover".

3 The saem

"Ze Sai" - a brand that appeared on the cosmetic market in 2010. The manufacturer's slogan is “Global eco!”, Which implies the inclusion of exclusively natural ingredients from all continents into the composition of decorative and care cosmetics.The company's products are conventionally divided into series containing as major components from one or another corner of the world - “Harakeke” (New Zealand), “Waratah” (Australia), “Cell Renew Bio” (France), “Iceland” (Iceland), See & Saw AC Control (North America) et al.

Compared to other Korean brands, the brand did not focus on intricate design, focusing on a safe and effective composition. The reviews emphasize that the relatively low cost makes the purchase available to all segments of the population, while the brand confidently overtakes most European cosmetic mastodons in quality.

Hits of sales: Urban Eco Harakeke Toner Toner, Natural Condition Cleansing Foam Facial Wash, Cream "See Saw A.C Control Cream", gel peeling Cell Renew Bio Micro Peel Soft Gel, Concealer "Cover Perfection Tip Concealer".

2 Meizon

One of the leading South Korean brands is Mizon. The concept of the manufacturer is to create innovative cosmetics that combine the most useful ingredients. Due to the optimally balanced proportions of the components, the result of using the products is achieved in a short time. Regular updating of products is a merit of our own brand laboratory, in which specialists create more and more original formulations.

The manufacturer offers a diverse range of products - products for skin care, hair, body, decorative cosmetics, and even a men's line of products. In terms of cost, Korean products are more profitable than most creams, serums, scrubs and masks from European brands, and sometimes by quality goes around luxury brands. The company's products demonstrate high efficiency in the matter of improving the condition of the skin, deep moisturizing and nutrition, accelerating the regeneration processes. The anti-aging series of this brand is referred to in the reviews as one of the most successful, and funds based on snail mucus are already a kind of “trick” of the manufacturer.

Bestsellers: Face creams - Snail Repair Perfect Cream and Black Snail All In One Cream, with lifting effect of Collagen Power Lifting Cream, moisturizing Hyaluronic Ultra Suboon Cream, Snail Repair Intensive Ampoule serum.

1 Missha

Korean manufacturer Misha offers products for face, body, hair, as well as makeup products. The founding date of the company is considered to be 2000, when the Internet platform for the sale of decorative and medical cosmetics was opened on the territory of the brand’s homeland. Only after two years had passed, the first store opened the door, which was soon followed by offline sales points around the world.

Brand popularity is a natural result of an affordable pricing policy combined with high quality products. The peculiarity of the brand, which allowed it to lead the TOP of the best Korean brands, is the inclusion of natural and safe active ingredients, due to which the visible effect does not take long to wait. In the reviews, they note that literally after several applications the properties declared by the manufacturer become visible to the naked eye, be it lifting, wrinkle reduction, even tone, etc.

Bestsellers: Cushion "M Magic Cushion Moisture Spf50 +", healing masking cream "M Perfect Cover BB Cream", palette of shadows "M Signature Velvet Art Shadow", night mask "Super Aqua Ice Tear Sleeping Mask", mascara "The Style 4D Mascara", emulsion "Time Revolution Vitality".

Popular vote - Who is the best manufacturer of Korean cosmetics?
We vote!

Holika holika

Innisfree

Missha

Meizon

Nature republic

Secret key

Skinfood

The face shop

The saem

Tony moly

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