Shadowing Practice: Stop Buying "Viral" K-Beauty. 🛑 (What Koreans Actually Use) - Learn English Speaking with Video

I said this before and I'm gonna say it again.

DOJ is not popular in Korea.

And all of those other brands that you see like Pecha Lily, Glow Recipe, they're not even sold in Korea.

So for today's video, I'm gonna do another comparison on the products that's popular in the US versus in Korea.

And I'm also gonna tell you guys which one of these two I think are actually worth your money.

So without further ado, let's get this video started right away.

First, let's start off with SPF.

In the US and internationally, you guys know the BOJ has a huge following.

While in Korea, I gotta say, these two brands have a much bigger following locally.

Okay, so let's break it down one by one.

First, the BOJ one, you guys know, as I mentioned, has a huge, huge, huge, huge following internationally.

I think these products are kind of what put them on the radar for sure.

Just because these became super popular.

So I'm holding their SPFs.

This is their original Relief Sun Rice Probiotics.

And I also have the latest version.

This is the Relief Sun Aquafresh Rice Plus B5.

Both of them has rice extracts as well as probiotics.

So you're going to get a little bit of brightening, refreshing hydration, and all of that goodness to support your skin barrier.

And honestly, guys, these two sunscreens, they feel so dreamy.

They're so creamy.

They're lightweight they're refreshing pretty much a good standard

or exemplary of what to expect when using k-beauty spf especially chemical spf

which both of these are i think with the price point

and everything these are really really good entry levels to spf

especially k-beauty spf however in korea like i mentioned boj is not

that well known they're actually well known now for being

so popular overseas and i know

that they started doing local marketing i want to say like a year

or two years ago so they do have somewhat of a recognition going on right now

but as of now aside from round up spf the dr g one

and the taiba one have such a chokehold on the nature

right now let me start off with dr g now with

the dr g one this is their best selling spf it's called the green mild up some plus

and it's a physical spf with zinc oxide and titanium dioxide

and it's pretty much what you would expect from a physical SPF.

It's a bit more stiff, pasty.

To be completely honest with you guys, I'm not the biggest fan of this product just

because I'm not a big fan of physical SPF as a category full stop.

But a lot of people in Korea say they love this because it's very gentle, it doesn't sting their eyes.

And so this is always topped ranked at Olive Young.

And aside from Dr. G, the Dalba SPFs are super popular.

I think the Dalba SPFs is one of the SPFs where

I actually hear a lot of people around me say they love.

Like even my friends who aren't that into makeup or cosmetics at all, they're like, yeah, the Dalban one's really nice.

And they get a lot of raving reviews for a very good reason.

Their SPF, the one I'm holding, is one of their best sellers, the Essence Waterfull.

It's a chemical SPF and it feels so sulky, creamy, very hydrating.

I would say just because of the packaging, the brand image, it does feel a little bit more premium than the BOJ one.

And the finish is a lot more cleaner, should I say.

You do get a little whiff of alcohol, so I think it's the content evaporating to make the finish a lot nicer.

But the whole experience of using the sunscreen is really, really pleasant.

And so with that being said, this is also a little bit more expensive than the other ones

that I've mentioned but this is definitely a bestseller also at Olive Young

and the purple tone-up version is also very much raved by users just

because of the purple beautiful purple tone-up hue gives a very natural effect on the Asian Korean Asian yellowish undertone

that we have.

Now the verdict which one of these products do I actually recommend for you guys to check out?

I'd have to give it to BOJ just because the formulation and the pricing is so so good.

Now I've notice that they don't sell this anymore in the U.S just because of the FTC laws and whatnot.

But if you do come to Korea and you do get a chance, make sure to check these out first before proceeding onto the others.

Just because they're so cost-effective and they actually work.

So I have to actually give it to BOJ this round.

Next, we're round two, the mask showdown.

And you guys know the wrapping mask trend is going viral

in the U.S with the MediCube one at the forefront versus the Meta Peel one taking over in Korea.

Now both of these products are wrapping masks

which basically is a type of peel off mask where it goes on sticky slimy

and you wait a couple of minutes for it to dry

and you peel it off and you're left with that really really nice glove.

Now let's get into the nitty-gritty details.

First starting off with the Meta Cube one.

I've expressed my opinion on this specific product before and it is not good guys.

Mind you I love Meta Cube as a brand.

I love their devices.

I love the capsule creams.

They have so many hip products but this wrapping mask I just can't.

It was first it smelled so bad

when it peeled it up it felt really irritating

and third it didn't peel off in one piece it was hard to use

and I feel like it's a little bit more expensive than I thought it would offer like the value.

Also one of the things that I was most disappointed about this product is

that the glow once you take off the wrapping mask off it disappears.

I'm just like what was the point?

It's not like I'm gonna have the mask on the whole time.

Now I know the whole trend is you do your makeup on top of it

and whatnot but honestly that's majorly for content

no one's actually gonna have

that on on their daily life you guys know what i

mean versus the product that's getting more recognition in korea is the one by medipeel now i actually express

that i think the medipeel one is a lot more better than the medi cube one

and in korea nowadays i see a lot of instagrammers influencers pushing this

and it's actually good it's one of the products

that made me have a good image of wrapping mask and it was so fun.

I had a lot of fun with it.

I like the glow it left.

It didn't feel too irritating so I absolutely enjoyed using this one.

Also this one not only has a low molecular collagen ingredients in it

but it also has lactobacillus so a lot of great fermented ingredients.

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So ta-da this one wins for sure.

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I just think that it's with this product where I don't feel like my money went to waste.

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Next the battle of PDRN.

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Oh my gosh PDRN is still going strong.

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The trend ingredient not only domestically

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but also internationally it's kind of very interesting to see this phenomenon

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so let's take a look at who's the leader in each

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region first in the u.s you guys know the dr rijo

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pdrn cream has the nation in a charcoal this is going

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crazy viral in the u.s versus locally i think i still

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have to give it to a rijo run this is a

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rijo run turnover ample let's break it down one by one Now starting off with Dr. Rijuwal,

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this brand was actually founded by pharmacists in Korea and it's actually also sold in pharmacies in Korea.

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And with this specific PD-RN cream, it contains a 1200 ppm PD-RN, which they claim to be the optimal level of PD-RN to be put into cosmetic products.

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And the formulation is almost like a gel type cream.

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And oof, I just love the sensation where this gives, especially the finish it really moisturizes

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and protects and creates that really nice fancy barrier when you're done applying it but it doesn't feel heavy at all.

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It also has niacinamide as well as hyaluronic acid.

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So it's got that whole nice package of amazing ingredients that we love versus this Rijuron.

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Now I gotta say Rijuron is a brand

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that has been around in Korea for a very long time

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and they actually started in home shopping or infomercials should I say.

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So they have a huge following amongst the mature generation i want to say 40s 50s

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and then it was around i want to say like four

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or five years ago that i started to see them in olive young

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and try to reach out to the younger generations

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and they're also the company

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that actually made the ingredient rigeron that's used in the skin boosters rigeron

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which is one of the most popular skin treatments

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or procedures in korea right now so they have a huge heritage huge history

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and just a lot of people in korea associate this brand with the OG PDRN or Rigeron ingredients.

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So I think that's why a lot of people still reach out for this specific brand.

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Now let's talk about this Ample because it is a bit more different.

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This contains a 0.5% of C PDRN which is their patented PDRN and it's designed to support skin glow and repair.

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And you can see the packaging is a bit more interesting.

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So you have this little stick and so you turn it, you open it, and you pull on this little stick.

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Well actually it's a very long stick and you take out the content.

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Now the ampoule itself is even though it looks lightweight, it's actually kind of viscous and thick.

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It's almost like putting on the essence from a sheet mask should I say.

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It's kind of gunky and it kind of does seem to clump up if you're not careful.

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So you gotta do a good job in spreading this out and applying it.

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But with that being said, this is very hydrating, very moisturizing and so this has a huge following in Korea.

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Now for this round, it was a bit harder for me to pick just

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because the characteristics of these two brands and products are

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so different for example this is a very light well gel

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cream whereas this is a very viscous thick ass serums both have solid pd

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or in it which i love

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so this is more of a matter of what you need in your skincare routine

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if you want a more of a lighter gel cream go for this one

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if you want a thick viscous and vocal for this one last for the cream finale we're talking about barrier versus barrier.

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In the US internationally, of course, we have the Dr. Arathia 345 cream

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and then locally in korea we have the major mega hit

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steady classic seller they store a 365 ato barrier cream let's

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take a closer look at each one of them shall we

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now with dr althea it's actually they don't have much of

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a presence in korea either i think they're kind of starting to especially they're pushing their best seller this cream

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and so i feel like they might gain more recognition with time in the the future

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but as for now people don't really use dr lc not

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that i'm aware of

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but this cream i actually really do like first let's look

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at the naming three four five cream they named it

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so to indicate the number of ingredients certain ingredients they put in

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so it's three ingredients for blemish care four ingredients for nourishing care

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and five ingredients for soothing care

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so it has niacinamide panthenic hyaluronic acid centella h cordata sarama mp lots of amazing ingredients

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that we all love that's perfect for a really good skin barrier care.

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Now as for the texture, I was a bit surprised to find that it was a bit more lightweight.

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It has more of a gel cream type texture.

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It's right between a gel and a normal regular cream

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but it definitely is more of the lighter side and so with that being said, I do feel like this is more versatile and catering to a much more variety of different skin types.

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Now let's take a look at the Atto Barrier one.

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You guys know this is one of my favorites.

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I used to really hate it when they upgraded it

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but then I used it again

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and i changed my mind i really love it with this

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one they use long chain ceramides as well as cholesterol

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and fatty acids and they actually formulated this cream to mimic our skin barriers layer lipid layer

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so in this cream you see capsules of

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which they named it the derm on technology

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and these capsules they carry those delicious ingredients the ceramides fatty acids

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and cholesterol to deliver all of those ingredients more effectively onto our skin i absolutely love this dearly.

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This is very effective for skin barrier repairing

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and it's one of my go-tos whenever I get a skin treatment and my skin's red, it's bleeding, I just dump this on and I'm good to go next day.

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I absolutely love this and so many people in Korea love this as well.

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It's just one of those creams that a lot of people just use without even asking anymore.

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It's got a national status and I absolutely love this too bit.

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So the verdict for this one was really really hard as well

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because I do really like both of them just

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because with the dr althea one it's a bit more lighter

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so i feel like a lot more skin tips can get

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away with it where with the estura one it's very specific it has a specific goal

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and it's effective oh so i feel like this is

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so hard guys do i have to pick i feel like just because just

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because i've used this for a lot more longer time i'm gonna have to go with ato barrier

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but the dr althea is really good as well all right

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guys that's it for today's video let me Let me know in the comments down below

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if you were shocked by which products were actually popular in Korea versus out in the US internationally.

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And if you do have a preference, let me know which ones you will pick of each round.

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Alright guys, make sure to give this video a thumbs up and I'll see you guys in my next.

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Ciao!

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