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Essence

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A Korean essence is a lightweight, watery step that goes on after toner and before serum or cream, adding hydration so the next products spread easily. This collection is mostly face essences, with a few sheet masks, hydrating toners and essence-style products such as a lip essence, a hair essence and a sun essence.

Brands include Belif, VT Cosmetics, The History of Whoo, OHUI, UNOVE, COSRX, Missha and ISOI. Examples are the COSRX Advanced Snail Radiance Dual Essence, the Isntree Chestnut AHA 8% Clear Essence, the VT Cosmetics TX-Toning Essence and the Numbuzin No.1 Clear Filter Sun Essence.

Choose a hydrating essence for daily use and keep acid essences, such as the AHA one, to a few evenings a week. If you are curious about a popular essence ingredient, Snail Mucin vs Bean Essence: Choose by Texture, Not Hype is a good place to start.

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VT Cosmetics Hydrop Reedle Shot 700hL Serum 30ml — compact pump bottle with aqua label
[VT Cosmetics] Hydrop Reedle Shot 700hl 30ml
£39.00 £62.00
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VT Cosmetics Hydrop Reedle Shot 300hL Essence — pump bottle with blue-toned label on white background
[VT Cosmetics] Hydrop Reedle Shot 300hl
£31.00 £51.00
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VT Cosmetics Hydrop Reedle Shot 100hL Essence — pump bottle with aqua label and dropper tip
[VT Cosmetics] Hydrop Reedle Shot 100hl
£24.00 £39.00
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VT Cosmetics Collagen Reedle Shot 300 Serum 50ml — pump bottle with label showing collagen concentration
[VT Cosmetics] Collagen Reedle Shot 300 50ml
£41.00 £70.00
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VT Cosmetics Collagen Reedle Shot 100 Serum 50ml — pump bottle with gold and white label
[VT Cosmetics] Collagen Reedle Shot 100 50ml
£35.00 £54.00
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VT Cosmetics BLACK TRUFFLE Reedle Shot 100 50ml — black luxury bottle with gold detailing on dark background
[VT Cosmetics] BLACK TRUFFLE Reedle Shot 100 50ml
£36.00 £54.00
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VT Cosmetics 300 Reedle Shot 10ea — sachet packets with dark green concentrated formula branding
[VT Cosmetics] 300 Reedle shot 10ea
£10.00 £16.00
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VT Cosmetics 100 VITA-LIGHT Reedle Shot 10ea — sachets with bright yellow vitamin C themed packaging
[VT Cosmetics] 100 VITA-LIGHT Reedle shot 10ea
£10.00 £17.00
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VT Cosmetics 100 RETI-A Reedle Shot 10ea — individual sachets with gold retinol line branding
[VT Cosmetics] 100 RETI-A Reedle shot 10ea
£10.00 £17.00
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VT Cosmetics 100 Reedle Shot 10ea — sachet packets with original cica green packaging on white surface
[VT Cosmetics] 100 Reedle shot 10ea
£10.00 £14.00
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VT Cosmetics 100 PRO CICA Reedle Shot 10ea — sachet packets with green cica-themed packaging
[VT Cosmetics] 100 PRO CICA Reedle shot 10ea
£10.00 £17.00
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TONYMOLY Intense Care Gold24K Snail Emulsion 140ml — gold bottle with pump dispenser
[tonymoly] Intense Care Gold24K Snail Emulsion 140ml
£31.00 £39.00
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[SKIN1004] Madagascar Centella Hyalu-Teca Glass Skin Milk 210ml [SKIN1004] Madagascar Centella Hyalu-Teca Glass Skin Milk 210ml
[SKIN1004] Madagascar Centella Hyalu-Teca Glass Skin Milk 210ml
£14.00 £17.00
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Sioris My First Essener 100ml — glass bottle with green tea leaf illustration label
[Sioris] My first Essener 100ml
£28.00 £35.00
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Sioris Light It Up Essener 100ml — dropper bottle with bellflower illustration label
[Sioris] Light it up essener 100ml
£35.00 £39.00
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PyunkangYul Essence Toner 100ml — front of bottle with white label PyunkangYul Essence Toner 200ml — bottle and box on white background
[PyunkangYul] Essence Toner - 2 Size
From £12.00 £20.00
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Onething Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate 150ml — clear minimalist bottle with white label
[Onething] Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate 150ml
£27.00 £31.00
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Onething Centella Asiatica Extract 150ml — frosted bottle with green label on clean surface
[Onething] Centella Asiatica Extract 150ml
£14.00 £16.00
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[OHui] THE FIRST GENITURE EMULSION 150ml - Keauty
[OHui] THE FIRST GENITURE EMULSION 150ml
£85.00 £139.00
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Ma:nyo Panthetoin Essence Toner 200ml — clear pump bottle with minimal label on surface
[Ma:nyo] Panthetoin Essence Toner 200ml
£24.00 £39.00
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Laneige Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Essence Toner 160ml — white bottle with pump on light background
[Laneige] Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Essence Toner 160ml (for Normal to Dry skin)
£26.00 £35.00
[Laneige] Radian-C Double Active Brightening Essence 30g [Laneige] Radian-C Double Active Brightening Essence 30g - Nordic person lifestyle PDP image
[Laneige] Radian-C Double Active Brightening Essence 30g
£43.00
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Isntree Onion Newpair Essence Toner 200ml — amber bottle with dropper cap
[Isntree] Onion Newpair Essence Toner 200ml
£20.00 £31.00
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Isntree Green Tea Fresh Emulsion 120ml — pump bottle with green tea label, side view
[Isntree] Green Tea Fresh Emulsion 120ml
£14.00 £18.00