5 lesser known K-Beauty brands to check out

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For the past decade, Korean cosmetic products have established their spots on the must-buy lists of the visitors. Whether it’s as a gift or for a personal use, the wide variety and the high quality of Korean beauty products won’t let you down.

If you’re digging down for something deeper than easily spotted street brands like Etude House or Nature Republic, below is a list of brands you may find appealing.



Dear Dahila



The marble-decorated packaging designs captivate people at first sight, but Dear Dahlia is not just a pretty makeup brand. The brand became popular for using safe and natural ingredients without falling behind the trends.

The brand produces a wide variety of products ranging from Cushion Foundation to lipsticks. The most popular product is the octagon-shaped mini palette comprising two shades of eye shadow and a blusher.

Dear Dahlia’s products are available online or at Chicor, which is Korea’s Sephora-like beauty store.



3CE



3CE, originally launched by online clothing brand Style Nanda, has now become an established cosmetic brand known globally. Recently, the brand called attention as it sold to French personal care brand L’Oreal.



FFLOW



If you’re looking for skincare products rather than makeup, take a look at FFLOW. FFLOW is a skincare brand launched by a group of beauty magazine editors. Based on accumulated data and years-long analysis, the brand created products for different concerns and skin types.

Its “Oilsoo Calming Skin” is one of the hottest products among Korean beauty YouTubers. Reviews say that the product is good for any skin type.
The young, trend-leading brand is a must-visit if you’re looking for quality eyeshadows and lip colors. The brand occasionally makes collaborations with renowned brands, such as Maison Kitsune, which would make a great gift.



Tamburins



Despite its limited number of products, Tamburins make highly giftable products. Tamburins’ products lineup is limited to toner, facial cream, hand cream, and perfume. However, if you take a look at their products and the way they present them, you would agree that they make perfect gifts.

Tamburins’ latest release, which a perfumed cream contained in a tube, is my personal recommendation.



Bbia



Bbia is a cosmetic brand well known to Koreans, but not as much to others. Due to its sales method, Bbia’s products were available online only for a long time, which decreased the accessibility of the products. However, as they are made available at local pharmacy store chain LOHB’s, you can now find its products more easily.

If you’re interested in makeup and makeup products, you would probably know that slightest difference in shades makes a big difference on the face. Bbia seems to be aware of that too, as its products come as a set of similar colors from the same shade category.




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Comments

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

I've been stepping away from k-product lately, I still have some fave but I'm testing out new stuff (namely a new serum and a new night cream)
I need to restock some stuff though: Natural Pacific Real Calendula Energy Floral Toner & Laneige lip mask


And I'm interested in 3CE eye shadow and multi pot

[kicking-tenshi.livejournal.com]

I cracked and bought 2 peripera velvet ink liptints... my hand is itching to get a sugar glow with the hopes that it'll be similar to the moist inks (super underrated in comparison to the velvets imo, their only pitfall is the limited, very bright colour selection)

I've been neglecting skincare and honestly, I can feel the diff in texture. I'm going to try to get myself to pick it up again and get into a more regular skincare/lifestyle schedule but. I'm so lazy... Q__Q

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

those lip tints are fantastic imo

[kicking-tenshi.livejournal.com]

they are! I own a couple and will buy more, I just wish there were more muted options bc the more mature alternatives (bbia/eglips/3ce) are more expensive and I'm both broke and hella cheap

[babbss.livejournal.com]

i have 9 peripera lip tints lol oop

i wish they had like brown/duskier ones tho

[annayism.livejournal.com]

i just bought a 3ce lip tint (in daffodil) and i love it!! i think i might actually like it more than my peripera velvets. excited to try more in the future

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

i haven't bought any new makeup products in months. actually i'm trying to get rid of some items in my collection lol.
i rather spend my money on good skincare than on another lipstick or eyeshadow.

[lolknope.livejournal.com]

I have a couple of 3ce lipsticks that I love (despite being so damn drying) but I’m in the market for a new moisturizer. I’m using the etude house soonjung line and it’s good but nothing is working on my oily/dehydrated skin :/ any suggestions?

[torontok.livejournal.com]

I really like the Mizon all in one snai cream and the cosrx white birch lotion

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

i finally bought the Labiotte wine lip tint and I rly like the one I got. I should have gone with a darker one though but I dont normally wear purples so it was a nice baby step into the shade.

I gotta go restock on my hair products but i rly don't want to go to sephora :/

[rainstormraider.livejournal.com]

Sephora is having its sales this weekend and the next I think.

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

i'm not in the right level of the rewards program for it idt

[rainstormraider.livejournal.com]

I thought they were open to BI weekend after next.

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

no clue but i will ask. edit - yep the weekend of the 16th! so ill wait until then!

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

What color did you get?
I was fairly disappointed by the color pay off

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

i have RD 03 Merlot Burgundy. I think it could be a bit more saturated but I also don't wear a lot of dark colours so it's a nice baby step.

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

I have mine in rose coral, and I love how it feels on the lips but the color is... subtle

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

yea I love the lip feel for it I wish they had direct matches with their lipstick cuz I'd totally do a double coat but the colours don't look the same from the tint to the lip stick.

I'm working up the courage to splurge on a really dark purple shade but its been 4 years and I'm too chicken so this tint is prob as close as I'll get.

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

I'm scared of anything that isn't in the red/pink/coral family so I can't blame you

[rainstormraider.livejournal.com]

I wouldn’t say 3CE is under the radar tbh.

My local Winners sometimes carries certain AB lines and currently I’m trying out Skin&Lab red serum & cream.

I really wanted to get my hands on Chosungah 22 jelly shadow palette. I’m hoping I can find it in Seoul during my Christmas vacation.

[mayuyu.livejournal.com]

Bbia is great for eyeliners! I have a liquid and a pencil type and both are super long lasting and come in lots of different shades. I can't recommend them enough.

[pseudo-shigure.livejournal.com]

3ce is not lesser known tho. and dear dahlia's ad keep popping up in my ig. barely anyone sells it tho. i guess bc it's not as cheap as other more known korean brands. but the packaging makes me want to buy tbh.

and i know tamburins from joan kim lol. and it's also unnecessarily expensive right? at least when they only had hand creams i remember thinking, with that price i'm not gonna buy that ever.

[jaequeeragenda.livejournal.com]

currently using krave beauty! (i believe the founder is korean american) the acid and cleanser, the cleanser helped rebuild my moisture barrier on my skin, now all that is left is really acne from having pcos and well thats just me having to change my life lol