Ep 252 Beauty Dupes Making Headlines in Korea 

2024 is officially the year of the dupe in Korea! Lauren rounds up the skincare and makeup products making headlines, plus a look at which Korean beauty products hit the top of the charts in the US recently. We’re answering a listener’s question about gua sha, sharing a product recommendation for acne prone skin and a Korean movie to add to your watch list. 

 

 

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K-Beauty News Headlines 

Let's take a look at the top news headlines around the industry at the moment. 

Skincare & Makeup Dupes are exploding in popularity in Korea

Some retail beauty divisions like Daiso are experiencing 160% year on year growth thanks to dupe consumption. 

Popular “dupes” (듀프 or 저렴이) include: 

• 👄Son & Park Arti Spread Color Balm > Chanel Lip & Cheek Balm 
• 👀 Holika Holika eyeshadow > Dior Loose Blush
• 💄BECHIC Makeup Spatula > Picasso Makeup Spatula
• 💉 Plu Cica Booster Reedle Shot > VT Reedle Shot 
• Daiso also released a dupe for Fwee’s Pudding Pots 

Data: 헤럴드경제 

Previous Korean Beauty Show Podcast Episodes on Dupes:

• Best K-Beauty Dupes for Expensive Products 

• Best Korean Skincare Dupes in 2022 

• Best K-Beauty Skincare Dupes in 2024 

• Best K-Beauty Makeup Dupes in 2024 

 

Top Selling Korean Beauty Products on Amazon for Q3 2024

• Biodance Collagen Mask in 13th place
• If you’ve been tempted by this product I highly recommend checking out Dr Rachel Ho’s video debunking how this product works.
• Spoiler alert it’s just a gimmick. The glass skin effect is really the acrylates copolymer (an ingredient) forming a light film on your skin that disappears when you wash it off.  
• COSRX Snail Mucin Essence in 15th Place
• These results may sound surprising but they’re actually not dissimilar from past quarters. 

Data: MarketDefense x Beauty Matter 

 

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Question of the Week:

One of our lovely listeners asked: 

 

As you might know I am a big fan of facial massage however I've never incorporated Gua Sha into my routine.

Luckily for us, Integrated Facialist April Brodie reached out to give our listener a few pointers:

 

Thank you so much to April for her tips!

If you're looking for some non-Gua Sha related pointers I did a podcast episode a few years ago onhow to do Korean facial massage. 

 

K-Beauty to Try: Ciracle Red Spot Cream

I have used this product on and off for years to deal with the redness and inflammation caused by acne and pimples without drying out my skin. 

It has a stellar ingredient list for dealing with blemishes. Stars include zinc oxide, Niacinamide, Tea Tree Leaf oil, Centella asiatica, Asiatocoside and Panthenol. 

I incorporate this into my routine when I have pimples that don’t have a head (i.e. ones that are too small to put pimple patches on). I also use this after pimple patches have drawn out the gunk and the spot itself is flattened. 

The only caution I would give is that this is a spot treatment so don’t slather it all over your face. It works best as a layer over a blemish. 

Even though the pot itself is tiny the product lasts forever because you only need a little bit. 

Recommendation of the Week:  Uprising (전,란; lit.War and Revolt) 

This is a historical war-action film written in part by famed Korean director Park Chan Wook.

It premiered at the Busan International Film Festival in October 2024 and was released to Netflix shortly after. It tells the story of a slave who struggles to break free from slavery and his master, who he grew up very close to but became enemies with in a time of chaos. 

 

 

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