Olive Young is Korea's leading beauty and health specialty store, a must-visit shopping destination when traveling to Korea. From skincare to color cosmetics, snacks, and hair and body products, you can find thousands of K-beauty products all in one place. This article introduces popular recommended products from Olive Young's bestsellers by category. (All products may vary depending on individual skin type, so we recommend testing at the store before purchasing.)
Skincare Bestseller Recommendations
The most popular category at Olive Young is definitely skincare. Korean skincare's strengths in moisturizing, soothing, and whitening products are recording particularly high sales volumes.
Toner & Essence
- Numbuzin No.3 Super Glowing Essence Toner: Improves skin texture with fermented ingredients. Olive Young's #1 skincare product
- VT Riddle Shot 100 Essence: Maximizes skin absorption with microneedle particles
- d'Alba White Truffle First Spray Serum: Vegan certified product. Convenient spray type, also popular for travel
- Torriden Dive In Serum: Contains 5 types of low molecular weight hyaluronic acid. Deep moisture for dry skin
Cream & Lotion
- Aestura AtoBarrier 365 Cream: Sensitive skin specialist brand. Excellent for strengthening skin barrier
- illiyoon Ceramide Ato Lotion: Large capacity cost-effective moisturizing lotion. Can be used by the whole family
- Mediheal Tea Tree Calming Ampoule: Soothing effect for troubled skin. Ampoule version from Mediheal, famous for mask packs
- Skinfood Carrot Calming Water Pad: Soothes skin with carrot extract. Convenient pad type
Color Cosmetics Bestsellers
Korean color cosmetics are characterized by natural colors and light textures. Especially Korean eyeshadows have subtle and natural colors that are perfect for daily makeup.
Lip & Cheek
- rom&nd Juicy Lasting Tint: Representative product of K-beauty tints. Vivid color and long-lasting
- Nuse Mousse Cheek: Creamy mousse texture cheek. Natural complexion expression
- Nature Republic Honey Melting Lip: Moisturizing lip product with honey ingredients
- Au Glowy Tint Balm: Combines the advantages of tint and lip balm. Moisturizing with good color payoff
Eye & Base Makeup
- Wakemake Soft Blurring Eye Palette: Optimized for daily contouring makeup
- Espoir Real Eye Palette: Premium color payoff and easy blending palette
- Clio Kill Lash Mascara: Clean curling and volume. Non-smudging mascara
- Too Cool For School Photage Pencil: Natural eyebrow drawing pencil
Popular Olive Young Snacks & Foods
At Olive Young, you can buy popular Korean snacks as well as beauty products. Many products that became popular among K-pop fans are available.
- Teagen Kombucha: Product that became popular after BTS Jungkook drank it. Various flavors including lemon and berry
- Delight Project Honey Butter Bagel Chips: Popular snack with crispy texture and sweet taste
- Traditional Yakgwa: Korean traditional honey cookie. Dessert that started the 'yakgwa craze' on social media
- O'sulloc Green Tea Langdsha: Premium cookies using Jeju green tea. Popular as gifts
Beauty Tools, Mask Packs & Hair Products
- Picasso Makeup Spatula: Essential tool for close foundation application
- Fillimilli Eye Brush Set: Eye brushes that even beginners can use easily
- Mediheal & Abib Mask Packs: The essence of Korean mask packs. Various lines including moisturizing, soothing, and whitening
- Mochit Fabric Perfume: Fabric perfume to spray on clothes. Subtle fragrance lasts long
- Olive Young Care Plus Scar Cover Spot Patch: Spot patches to apply on troubled areas. For dealing with skin troubles during travel
When shopping at Olive Young, you can pay conveniently without overseas fees using the NAMANE card. For Korea travel budget management tips, please refer to the Korea Travel Budget Guide.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q1. Can foreigners get discounts at Olive Young?
Yes, you can receive immediate discounts by presenting your passport at major Olive Young stores in Myeongdong, Gangnam, and other areas. Additionally, by downloading the Olive Young Global app, you can receive foreign customer exclusive coupons and point accumulation benefits. Tax refund (duty-free) is also possible at some stores.
Q2. What are the most popular gift products at Olive Young?
For gifts, Mediheal mask pack sets, O'sulloc Green Tea Langdsha, and rom&nd tints are most popular. Mask pack 10-sheet sets are around 10,000-15,000 won with good value, and O'sulloc cookies have beautiful packaging perfect for gifts. It's also a good idea to buy several small-packaged products considering duty-free limits.
Q3. Where are Olive Young stores located?
Olive Young has over 1,300 stores nationwide, with large stores particularly concentrated in Myeongdong, Gangnam, and Hongdae areas. The Myeongdong Town branch is the most famous store for foreign tourists, providing multilingual guidance and tax refund services. Also check out Korean hairstyle trends as well.
