K-Drama and Chill: 12 K-Dramas & The Best Beauty Products To Use While You Binge Watch
Because K-drama and beauty almost always go hand-in-hand!
K-dramas and beauty. They almost always go together. Whenever we start to binge watch Korean dramas, more often than not, there's that one product that's highlighted in the show, whether it be a must-have lippie, or the latest LED mask. Naturally, we want to get our hands on these hot items, especially that they're being used by some of our favorite leading men and women.
With all the time on our hands, binge watching K-dramas has become a favorite pastime of ours. And to be quite honest, we beauty girls have also indulged in a few new beauty products we've seen in these shows for experimenting over the course of the quarantine. After all, cheering ourselves up via a new look is always a good idea.
From a lipstick that makes gradient lips easy peasy, to a cult favorite LED light mask, to a holy grail fragrance, we've rounded up 12 must-watch K-dramas in the recent years and the iconic beauty products that you ought to try from them. Happy watching and swatching, beauty junkies!
K-Drama and Chill
K-Drama and Chill
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo
Lee Sung-kyung stars alongside hottie Nam Joo-hyuk in this varsity-themed drama, where the boyish Kim Bok-joo develops feelings for Jung Joon-hyung, making her experiment with the Laneige Two Tone Lip Bar—a product that makes it so easy to create trendy Korean gradient lips! Swipe to shop the product.
Laneige Two Tone Lip Bar
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Goblin
In this top-rated K-drama, Kim Go-eun falls in love with Gong Yoo, the Goblin, and in the course of their relationship, she is gifted with the iconic Body Shop White Musk perfume, a scent we love til this day! Swipe to shop the product.
The Body Shop White Musk
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What's Wrong with Secretary Kim?
In this romantic comedy, Park Seo-joon is the demanding boss of Secretary Kim, played by Park Min-young. During her me time in her cute apartment, she shows viewers how the cult favorite Shiseido Ultimune is part of her anti-aging routine. Swipe to shop the product.
Shiseido Ultimune Power Infusing Concentrate
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Her Private Life
In this K-drama filled with both art and K-pop fanatics, Park Min-young stars alongside the handsome Kim Jae-wook. She often sports a lippie that's hard to miss—the Sooryehan Yeon Silk Rouge. Swipe to shop the product.
Sooryehan Yeon Silk Rouge
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Crash Landing on You
This top-rated K-drama of 2020 brought about a lot of beauty moments. Starring real life lovers Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin, we can't help but be smitten by all the beauty moments in the show. The Mediheal sheet mask is one of the smuggled beauty goods in North Korea, while the VANAV facial device was enjoyed by Yoon Se-ri when she finally came home to her pad in Seoul. Swipe to shop the products.
Mediheal N.M.F Aquaring Ampoule Sheet Mask
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VANAV Up6 Facial Massager Device
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Itaewon Class
This K-drama that inspires grit and hard work led us to Kim Da-mi's character Jo Yi-seo, who loved swiping on Benefit's Love Tint, a true red tint that brings pale faces to life! Swipe to shop the product.
Benefit Love Tint
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The World of the Married
The trending K-drama in the Philippines right now (it has a local adaptation in the works) introduced us to Dr. Ji's favorite cushion face product by Cledbel, which claims to lift, contour, and create a flawless complexion. Swipe to shop the product.
Cledbel Glow Power Lift Cushion
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The King Eternal Monarch
TKEM stars Lee Min-ho and Kim Go-eun, and though Go-eun stars as a boyish police officer, she has her girly moments, like that time she pops out her Kahi Wrinkle Multi Balm stick—which made us all curious! Lee Min-ho on the other hand tries an LED mask for his skincare needs. Swipe to shop the products!
Love K-Derma LED Light Mask
This K-drama beauty must-have is now available in the country via Love K-Derma, and it features 7 color treatments for different skincare needs such as acne, wrinkles, discoloration, and loss of volume. Paired with its own Glass Skin Activating Gel before treatment, and the Gold Glow Serum post-treatment, the result is rejuvenated, youthful skin that doesn't need countless other skincare products to glow.
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Kahi Wrinkle Bounce Multi Balm
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It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Seo Ye-ji stars alongside Kim Soo-hyun in this mental health-themed drama, and being the power character she is, sports a fiery red lip in the beginning scenes. Turns out, she was using the Hermes Beauty Rouge Casaque lipstick, a bright red that's hard to miss. Swipe to shop the product.
Hermes Beauty Rouge Casaque
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Record of Youth
Park Bo-gum's character in this drama is a model finding his place in the world, and his love interest Park So-dam stars as a young makeup artist. In one fashion show, she starts his skincare routine with a cleanser lotion, which is a definite must in any skincare routine. Swipe to shop the product.
Cleaderm Dr. Lacto Barrier Cream
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Start-Up
Bae Suzy and Nam Joo-hyuk are the lead stars in this show about putting up a start-up tech company, and Suzy's character, being the novice that she is, makes sure she looks the part. She starts off her makeup base with the Lancome Idole Ultra Wear foundation, then builds on it with other Lancome favorites. Swipe to shop the product.
Lancome Teint Idole Ultra Wear Foundation
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True Beauty
One of our recent drama obsessions has got to be this show that stars Moon Ga-young, Cha Eun-woo, and Hwang In-yeop, a webtoon-based story about an ugly duckling who learns how to use the power of makeup to build herself up. She always uses the Colorgram Tok Thunderbolt Tint Lacquer, a pigmented lippie that gives her a pretty pout. Swipe to shop the product!
Colorgram
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