Metro Gift Guide: Beauty Picks From The Top K-Dramas of 2020
Oppas and unnies, look no further for gifts to give your Hallyu-loving friends and family!
The holidays are in full swing! While this year marks an unusually different festive season, we've come at the end of a difficult year, and if giving gifts to ourselves or our loved ones is a way to help cheer everyone up, then we're all for it!
A lot of trends have come and gone this year, but one wave we're still riding is the Korean wave. Ever since the start of the year, we've been locked to our screens, devouring every new K-drama that comes our way. We've smiled, laughed, cheered characters on, and got involved in the colorful lives of actors and actresses in our favorite Hallyu shows, so it's but natural that we want to treat ourselves to something that reminds us of the shows. One way to do it? Through beauty products!
A handful of popular K-dramas this year served the right amount of beauty and glam, and moments we could never forget, as some of the most handsome and beautiful actors and actresses that starred in them gave away certain products they couldn't live without—in the shows at least! From Crash Landing on You, to The King: Eternal Monarch, to our current obsession Start Up, check out the gallery below for some treats you could totally cop today, to ring in the festive season we're in! Happy gift shopping!
Metro Gift Guide: 2020 K-Drama Beauty Picks
Metro Gift Guide: 2020 K-Drama Beauty Picks
Crash Landing On You
How can we forget Son Ye-jin's notable character Se-ri in the hit 'Crash Landing on You' earlier this year? If you're a fan of the show, you would have spotted tiny details such as her beauty picks—from smuggled skincare products in North Korea, to techie beauty gadgets back home in Seoul.
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VANAV UP6
The UP6 device is an all-in-one home care beauty device, but it's best known for its cleansing care, facial massage, and absorption of nutrients into the skin. It gives 3D vibration massage, ionizing deep cleansing care, as well as eye zone care. Think of it as a professional all-in-one skin booster, an upgrade to your skincare routine as opposed to just using your fingers.
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Son Ye-jin in Crash Landing on You
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Crash Landing On You
Hyun Bin played the role of Captain Ri, who took it upon himself to shop for Se-ri's personal care needs in the North Korean village market, where smuggled South Korean goods were being sold in secret.
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Mediheal White Hydrating Black Mask
Among the goods Captain Ri was able to buy was this one-step mask that promises whitening effects and moisture, a must for every tired face.
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Itaewon Class
Kim Da-mi played Yo Ji-seo in this hit drama, where she embodied a tough lady up for the challenge of running a bistro/bar in the hip Itaewon district. Amidst her challenging role in the drama, she was able to find time to beautify herself, as she wanted to look good for her boss, Park Saeroyi, played by Park Seo-joon.
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Benefit Love Tint
Among Ji-seo's picks is this bestselling product from Benefit, a lip and cheek tint that provides a rosy glow anytime, anywhere. Korean gals are known for their stained, kissable puckers, and this product is a great pick to achieve just that.
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Benefit Cosmetics Big Beautiful Eyes Palette
This eye palette features 12 essential hues for bigger, bolder eyes in an instant! It contains matte, shimmer, and satin eyeshadow, so you can build different looks based on your mood.
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Kim Da-mi in Itaewon Class
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Benefit Cosmetics Georgia 2.0 Blush
This blush is a warm, vibrant peach shade with a soft, golden shimmer for a fresh-picked flush. Peachy cheeks are always in season.
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World of the Married
Dr. Ji, played by Kim Hee-ae, had one of the most challenging roles in the K-drama world this year. As a victim of infidelity in her marriage, she would have easily given up and let herself go, but instead, she knows the value of keeping her head high and looking good while at it. We're fans of power women like her!
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Cledbel Power Lift V Cushion
This new product by Cledbel focuses on the ability to provide a lifting effect, a double moisturizing effect using hyaluronic acid, 24-hour wear, and the gold thread collagen ampoule ingredient. It contains 65% essence, and two shades in one compact (pink and beige) that provides dimension and avoids skin darkening through the day. Compared to its season 1 counterpart, the amount of gold thread collagen has increased by 500%, making it way better for your anti-aging and coverage needs.
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The King: Eternal Monarch
Lee Min-ho made his much-awaited comeback from the military by way of his role as Emperor Lee Gon in fantasy drama The King, where just like us, he had times to himself for a bit of self-care. We stan a king who knows that looking good is power!
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CellReturn LED Mask
This techie helmet-looking device is a LED home care beauty device that is able to address the entire face's concerns: the nose for sebum (oil) control, and the cheeks, ear, and neck for wrinkle prevention. Unlike other LED devices, this all-in-one device allows you to save time at the comforts of your own home as you address multiple concerns.
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The King: Eternal Monarch
Kim Go-eun, Lee Gon's love interest, is a tough gal at heart, but she also values skincare, as seen in this drama. At one point we all got so curious about the multi-use stick she kept whipping out whenever, wherever! Turns out it's from Kahi, a K-beauty brand she endorses as a celebrity.
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Kahi Wrinkle Bounce Moisturizing Multi Balm Stick
The Kahi Wrinkle Bounce Moisturizing Balm Stick is dubbed an 'anti-wrinkle' product, and is able to infuse dry, tired skin with the dew and glow it needs at any given time. If you're one to have trouble with dry spots, pulled skin due to excessive dryness, or need a moisture boost within the day, then this stick is for you. What's great about the product is that it's infused with three kind of salmon fish collagen, known to give the skin the plumpness it needs.
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It's Okay To Not Be Okay
Seo Ye-ji's break out role in hit K-Drama It's Okay to Not be Okay surely cemented her in one of the top spots in acting this year. It also doesn't hurt that her role as Ko Mun-yeong requires that she is glammed up all the time, like in this scene where she wears fiery red lipstick.
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Hermes Beauty Rouge Casaque
Thankfully her makeup artist Myungsun Lee aka Maeng, shared the details of this lippie on her Instagram account. This shades is flattering for a host of skin tones, and is the energy one needs to inject a bit more life to a look!
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Record of Youth
The baby-faced Park Bo-gum stars as an aspiring actor in Record of Youth, wherein he stars alongside Park So-dam, a makeup artist hoping to make it big. In a fashion show, his skin gets treated to a cream toner, a product that's huge in the K-beauty world today.
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Cleaderm Dr. Lacto Barrier Cream Toner
It is a lactobacillus fermented cream toner that fills the moisture of your skin, and lets you feel the freshness of the toner and the moisturizing feeling of the cream.
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Start Up
Bae Suzy stars as Seo Dal-mi in the addictive show Start Up, where she acts alongside heartthrob Nam Joo-hyuk, both of them navigating the tech start up life, and falling in love in the process.
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Lancome Teint Idole Ultra Wear Foundation SPF 15
The actress' flawless skin gets an extra layer of wow with Lancome's oil-free, long-wearing foundation formula, perfect for when you don't want to look like you're wearing any makeup. It promises a velvetty-matte formula that lasts for a day!
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