Amazon's Prime Day sale is officially in full swing, with plenty of best-sellers heavily reduced over the four-day event ending June 26. We rounded up some of the top K-beauty skincare items you can currently bag for under £12.
Korean beauty products have taken the market by storm, with shoppers obsessing over the unique ingredients, affordable prices, and glowing results. With a focus on natural ingredients used for centuries, they have high success rates and tens of thousands of reviews.
medicube Zero Pore Pads 2.0 - £11.30
The medicube Zero Pore Pads 2.0 boast some impressive results including reduced blackheads, visibly reduced pore size, and blurred pores and lines. Usually priced at £16.90, they're now available for £11.30, saving 33%.
The pads have a textured side allowing you to deep clean the pores and a softer reverse so you can then smooth over and hydrate the skin. They're to be used after cleansing, and are gentle enough for AM and PM daily use. They contain AHA, BHA, panthenol, and allantoin to gently exfoliate and refine the skin. On Amazon, a staggering 30,000 plus units have sold in the last month alone.
medicube Collagen Jelly Cream - £8.90
The medicube Collagen Jelly Cream has been praised for its effects on wrinkles and uneven texture as well as its glowing look which the K beauty world coined as "glass skin". Usually priced at £14.50, it's now available for £8.90, saving 39%.
The glow-boosting moisturiser contains hydrolysed collagen which preserves firmness and elasticity in the skin, blended with niacinamide to support the skin's barrier function and boost hydration. It has a bouncy texture that feels "luxurious" on the skin. The collagen jelly cream has more than 20,900 reviews on Amazon alone with in excess of 10,000 units sold in the past month.
COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence 100ml - £11.40
The CORSX Advanced Snail 96 Music Power Essence 100ml is a hydrating skin repair serum which rejuvenates signs of dryness and ageing. Usually priced at £23.99, it is now available for £11.40, saving 52%.
The unique serum contains the mucin trail left behind by snails (so they're completely undisturbed in the process) which is known to improve skin's vitality, reducing dullness and soothing dehydrated skin. The formula is 100% natural, hypoallergenic and dermatologist tested. It is to be applied before your moisturiser, and many shoppers say it takes a few weeks to get working. On Amazon, more than 10,000 units have sold in the past month with a whopping 103,322 customer reviews.
Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice Probiotics SPF 50+ - £10.49
The Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice + Probiotics 50ml is a factor 50 with a lightweight, non-greasy feeling for all skin types (including sensitive). Usually priced at £15.50, it's currently available for £10.49, saving 32%.
Rising to viral status on TikTok, the Korean sunscreen contains calming rice extract, oil-controlling niacinamide, and powerful antioxidant ginseng to protect the skin from environmental stressors. With temperatures soaring in Liverpool today, people are at much higher risk of sun burn, so applying a high factor sunscreen is crucial to avoid serious damage. Apply it as the last step in your routine, ideally reapplying every couple of hours. More than 10,000 have sold this month on Amazon, and the K-beauty best-seller has close to 12,000 customer reviews.
BIODANCE Bio-Collagen Real Deep Face Mask 4 Pcs - £8.03
The BIODANCE Bio-Collagen Real Deep Face Masks (4pcs) are peel off masks designed to be worn overnight, minimising pores, hydrating, and plumping the skin for that "glass skin" effect. Usually priced at £14.90, they're now available for £8.03, saving 46%.
The collagen masks contain a low-molecular collagen which maximises skin penetration and absorption. The skin should look instantly smoother with minimised lines. They also contain three types of probiotics that will work to strengthen the skin's barrier overtime, "slowing down the ageing process". More than 20,000 have sold in the last month, and 42,000 Amazon customers have left reviews for the face masks, with thousands hooked on the glowing results.
