
Korean skincare routine on a budget
A full Korean skincare routine doesn’t have to be super expensive. I am always that type of person that looks for a cheap alternative, but still looking for great products. My financial situation isn’t great so I really can’t afford very expensive skincare.
So these are my tips for really nice and great skincare products on a budget. If you are completely new to this type of routine I would not start with all the products in a full routine at once. Instead start with a cleanser, toner, one serum and a moisturizer. Then when your skin is getting used to the products you add more until you have a routine that suits you.
If you want to know more about the Korean skincare routine you can read this post.
All the products are linked to a full review so if you are interested in a product, just click the link and you get a full review on it.
Links to were to shop the products is located on a list at the bottom of this post.
For normal to dry skin type
Cleansers
Makeup remover
- The face shop rice water bright lip and eye remover
- ETUDE HOUSE Soon Jung Lip and Eye Remover

Oil cleanser
- Tonymoly Wonder Olive Tox Cleansing Oil
- The Face Shop Rice Water Bright Cleansing Rich Oil
- Banila Co clean it zero

Foam cleansers

Toners
- Secret Key Rose Floral Softening Toner
- Nature Republic Soothing & Moisture ALOE VERA toner
- The Saem urban eco harakeke toner

Essences and ampoules
- Elizavecca Milky Piggy Hell-Pore Gold Essence
- It’s skin Power 10 Formula all different types of ampoules
- TIAM My Signature C Source (C- vitamin serum for brightening effects)
When looking at serums and ampoules you really need too look at your own skin to determine what types of serums you will need.

Exfoliators/Peeling masks
- TOSOWOONG Black Sugar Facial Scrub
- SecretKey Lemon Sparkling Peeling Gel

Moisturizers
- SCINIC Snail Matrix Cream
- iUNIK Beta Glucan Daily Moisture Cream
- TONYMOLY THE Chok Chok Green Tea Watery Cream

Eye cream

Sheet masks

Sleeping mask
- COSRX Ultimate Nourishing Rice Overnight Spa Mask (packaging has changed)
- iUNIK Propolis Vitamin Sleeping Mask

Where to get the products?
The face shop rice water bright lip and eye remover
ETUDE HOUSE Soon Jung Lip and Eye Remover
Tonymoly Wonder Olive Tox Cleansing Oil
The Face Shop Rice Water Bright Cleansing Rich Oil
Banila Co clean it zero
IUNIK Centella Bubble Cleansing Foam
HOLIKA HOLIKA Daily Fresh Cleansing Foam
Secret Key Rose Floral Softening Toner
Nature Republic Soothing & Moisture ALOE VERA toner
The Saem urban eco harakeke toner
Elizavecca Milky Piggy Hell-Pore Gold Essence
It’s skin Power 10 Formula all different types of ampoules
TIAM My Signature C Source
TOSOWOONG Black Sugar Facial Scrub
SecretKey Lemon Sparkling Peeling Gel
SCINIC Snail Matrix Cream
iUNIK Beta Glucan Daily Moisture Cream
TONYMOLY THE Chok Chok Green Tea Watery Cream
MIZON Snail Repair Eye Cream
ETUDE HOUSE 0.2 Therapy Air Mask
COSRX Ultimate Nourishing Rice Overnight Spa Mask (packaging has changed)
iUNIK Propolis Vitamin Sleeping Mask
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2 Comments
Anna
Hi, thanks for this list of K-Beauty products. Do you know the Korean brands Urang and Sandawha? Just curious if you had tried products from them.
Tess
Hi Anna
You are welcome.
I have not tried any of the brands you suggested yet. There is too little time:-) I hope I will in the future thought.