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Anyone have GA tix for tonight 6/27?

UPDATE: Got one, no longer need :) thanks everyone!!

I know it’s late haha but figured I’d ask if anyone has an extra GA ticket for tonight 6/27 for The Cab at Irving Plaza. My friend’s looking to join me

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u/thatsugarrush — 8 days ago

Are the “skin clinic-tier” Korean brands (Pharmicell, exosome, etc) more effective than Olive Young K-beauty, or just more expensive?

Hi all, just posting a discussion question here as I have not seen in discussed too much. Sorry if this topic is not allowed.

I’m a regular consumer of K-beauty, mostly Olive Young staples like Round Lab and Numbuzin. Lately I’ve gotten curious about a different tier of Korean skincare that seems to live mostly around dermatology and aesthetic clinics, brands like Glutanex and Pharmicell, plus various exosome / growth factor products. They’re marketed as much more advanced (stem cell derived, regenerative, etc.) and they cost a lot more.

I know mostly they’re only made available at Korean clinics or offices but from people’s experiences,

  1. For the products these clinics and brands sell (both the in-office injectable treatments and over the counter), are they actually more effective than well-formulated mainstream brands, or is a lot of it the brand halo from the clinical/injectable side?

  2. Why are these lines so rarely discussed here compared to mainstream K-beauty? Is it just that they’re clinic-channel, or is the consumer-usable version genuinely not worth the premium?

Thank you for your thoughts and for sharing any experiences you may have!

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u/thatsugarrush — 1 month ago

Are the “skin clinic-tier” Korean brands (Pharmicell, exosome, etc) more effective than Olive Young K-beauty?

Hi all, just posting a discussion question here as I have not seen in discussed too much. Sorry if this topic is not allowed.

I’m a regular consumer of K-beauty, mostly Olive Young staples like Round Lab and Numbuzin. Lately I’ve gotten curious about a different tier of Korean skincare that seems to live mostly around dermatology and aesthetic clinics, brands like Glutanex and Pharmicell, plus various exosome / growth factor products. They’re marketed as much more advanced (stem cell derived, regenerative, etc.) and they cost a lot more.

I know mostly they’re only made available at Korean clinics or offices but from people’s experiences,

  1. For the products these clinics and brands sell (both the in-office injectable treatments and over the counter), are they actually more effective than well-formulated mainstream brands, or is a lot of it the brand halo from the clinical/injectable side?

  2. Why are these lines so rarely discussed here compared to mainstream K-beauty? Is it just that they’re clinic-channel, or is the consumer-usable version genuinely not worth the premium?

Thank you for your thoughts and for sharing any experiences you may have!

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u/thatsugarrush — 1 month ago

Are the “skin clinic-tier” Korean brands (Pharmicell, exosome, etc) more effective than Olive Young K-beauty, or just more expensive?

Hi all, just posting a discussion question here as I have not seen in discussed too much. Sorry if this topic is not allowed.

I’m a regular consumer of K-beauty, mostly Olive Young staples like Round Lab and Numbuzin. Lately I’ve gotten curious about a different tier of Korean skincare that seems to live mostly around dermatology and aesthetic clinics, brands like Glutanex and Pharmicell, plus various exosome / growth factor products. They’re marketed as much more advanced (stem cell derived, regenerative, etc.) and they cost a lot more.

I know mostly they’re only made available at Korean clinics or offices but from people’s experiences,

  1. For the products these clinics and brands sell (both the in-office injectable treatments and over the counter), are they actually more effective than well-formulated mainstream brands, or is a lot of it the brand halo from the clinical/injectable side?

  2. Why are these lines so rarely discussed here compared to mainstream K-beauty? Is it just that they’re clinic-channel, or is the consumer-usable version genuinely not worth the premium?

Thank you for your thoughts and for sharing any experiences you may have!

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u/thatsugarrush — 1 month ago