K-beauty dupes
K-beauty dupes, honestly rated
Cheaper Korean alternatives to luxury skincare, matched on key ingredients and the job they do, not just the hype.
Every pair gets one of three honest ratings:
- Close match: Same kind of product doing the same job, with similar key ingredients.
- Similar job: Does the same job, but with different or milder key ingredients.
- Cheaper, but different: A cheaper way to get a similar result, but the formula works differently.
£35.00£18.99Paula’s Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant vs COSRX BHA Blackhead Power Liquid£89.00£22.55Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Serum vs COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence£169.00£17.53SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic vs Beauty of Joseon Light On Serum Centella + Vita C£36.50£17.14Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen SPF 50 vs SKIN1004 Hyalu-Cica Water-Fit Sun Serum£34.00£20.99Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm vs Beauty of Joseon Radiance Cleansing Balm£50.00£17.53Medik8 Crystal Retinal 3 vs Beauty of Joseon Revive Eye Serum Ginseng + Retinal
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Original prices are recommended retail prices, checked 31 October 2026. K-beauty prices include delivery, checked 28 October 2026. How we check