When it comes to shopping beauty presents, the best Korean skin care gift sets are at the top of our list. If you’re looking for something for your BFF or the teenager in your life who’s obsessed with #BeautyTok, these K-beauty gifts are great for a variety of skin types and concerns. From face masks for glass skin to snail-mucin-packed cleansers, the options are endless. Below, our editors’ favorite K-beauty sets for this holiday season, from brands like Medicube and Laneige to Biodance, and more. Trust me, they’ll help you (or your giftee) discover some of the best Korean beauty products out there.
The best Korean skin care gift sets, at a glance
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Best Overall: Medicube Pink PDRN Trio Gift Set for Glass Glow Skin
Medicube is one of our favorite K-beauty skin care brands. In particular, our beauty editors are fans of the PDRN Pink Peptide Serum, Pink Collagen Jelly Mask, and Medicube Triple Collagen Cream, all of which have impressively improved our skin texture and tone after consistent weeks of testing. The brand is currently offering a trio of skin care gift sets this year featuring some of their bestsellers. They include the iconic PDRN serum, a set of collagen face masks, and PDRN ampoules for the ultimate skin-boosting regimen. They all work together to give your skin major glow, hydration, and a more firm complexion.
What our testers say: Glamour commerce writer Alanna Martine Kilkeary likes the lightweight, jelly-like consistency of the Medicube PDRN serum. “I recommend this for anyone who wants to target fine lines around the eyes or nose. I noticed a more smooth and firm appearance in these areas after using the serum.”
Best for Mom: Sulwhasoo First Care Trial Kit
If you’re shopping for your mom, aunt, or grandmother, we recommend adding this K-beauty trial kit to cart. It comes with some of Sulwhasoo’s best-selling products, including the Ginseng Rejuvenating Cream, the gentle cleansing oil, the gentle cleansing foam, and the First Care Activating Serum. All together, they make a great anti-inflammatory skin care routine for mature skin.
What our testers say: Glamour contributor Sarah Y. Wu, who tests Korean beauty products for a living, says that while it’s an investment, they’re 100% worth it. “Everything this brand creates feels like a true luxury experience, and I get the visible results I’m looking for. I love how rich and nourishing this formula feels without causing breakouts. The Ginseng Rejuvenating Cream is definitely one of the most expensive moisturizers—K-beauty or otherwise—in my regular rotation. But I love everything about it, from its deeply hydrating texture to its subtle ginseng scent that reminds me of a spa visit to (most importantly) the way it immediately makes my skin look slightly plumper, dewier, and healthier.”
Best for Teens: Glow Recipe Fruit Babies Skincare Kit
Know a teen who’s always on top of the latest TikTok beauty trends? They’ll love this fruit-inspired skin care set that has some of Glow Recipe’s most cult-favorite products, including the Watermelon Glow PHA + BHA Pore-Tight Toner and the Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Drops. It has everything they’ll need for a basic skin care routine, including a cleanser, eye cream, and moisturizer, too—and they all help keep skin clear and glowy.
What our testers say: Glamour’s Kilkeary is a long-time Glow Recipe fan, but the Plum Plump Hyaluronic Cream is one of her favorites. “This juicy moisturizer is a treat to apply and instantly hydrates and plumps my skin like no other,” she says. “It has a gel-like texture that melts into the skin and makes me look glowy and fresh, without excess shine or oil. I love the lightweight formula that keeps my skin moisturized all day long. It’s the perfect base for makeup, too: My tinted moisturizer slides right on without a skip or smudge during application after using this one!”
Best on Amazon: The Face Shop Rice Ceramide Moisturizing Skincare Set
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This rice ceramide set from the Face Shop is perfect for travel and helps moisturize and nourish your skin with lipids, vitamins A, B, E, and more. It comes complete with a moisturizing toner and emulsion in full and travel sizes to help calm inflammation, redness, and uneven skin tone and blemishes.
What our testers say: “I use rice toners whenever I want a formula that gently brightens, hydrates, and softens in one step,” says Wu. “You can apply them with a saturated cotton pad after cleansing, but I usually just pour the formula straight onto my hands and pat all over my face. This is a great entry rice toner if you’re new to the category, and I love how soft my skin feels after using it. It does have a mild ‘clean’ scent, so I’d recommend trying one of the fragrance-free options on this list if you’re sensitive to that.”
Best for Glass Skin: Anua 3-Step Glass Skin Beginner Set
One of the most well-known Korean beauty trends is the glass-skin look—where skin appears fresh, glowy, and textureless. Anua bottled up this notion with a three-piece skin care set. It comes with the brand’s Heartleaf Oil Cleanser, Heartleaf + BHA Cleanser, and Niacinamide Serum, all of which help address uneven skin tone, dark spots, and congested pores. The double-cleanse system also ensures that you’re getting a very clean complexion every time.
What our testers say: Glamour’s Kilkeary, in particular, is a fan of the Anua Niacinamide Serum. “This gentle formula sinks right into the skin and leaves your complexion looking and feeling even-toned and fresh. It’s nonsticky, too, and really has made a difference in my skin clarity after using it for a couple of weeks now,” she says.
Best With Snail Mucin: CosRx The Viral PrepPair Kit
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CosRx is by far one of our favorite K-beauty brands due to their hero ingredient of snail mucin, which helps improve the skin barrier and addresses inflammation, acne, and redness. This skin care kit gives you a taste of the brand’s best picks in travel sizes, including the Advanced Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser, 6 Peptide Skin Booster, and the Advanced Snail All in One Cream.
What our testers say: The brand’s Snail All in One Cream is a go-to for Wu. “The texture is one of my favorite things about this moisturizer: It’s slightly bouncy yet lightweight and nonsticky. It has an immediate, subtle plumping effect and feels beautifully refreshing. I usually layer it over the brand’s Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence for a double dose of snail mucin (and skin that’s visibly dewy and plump),” she says.
Best for K-Beauty Beginners: Peach & Lily Glass Skin Discovery Kit
If you or your giftee are new to K-beauty, we highly recommend getting a taste of it with this four-piece set from Peach & Lily. The starter kit comes with the Peach & Lily Gel Cleanser, Glass Refining Serum, Matcha Pudding Antioxidant Cream, and Wild Dew Treatment Essence to soften, even out, and refresh the skin. Bonus: All are in travel sizes, so you can pop them into your toiletry bag.
What our testers say: Glamour’s Kilkeary always finds herself reaching for the Peach & Lily Gel Cleanser when she’s in need of a deep clean. “This pick is by far one of the best cleanses I’ve tried—it thoroughly removes every bit of makeup and gunk in my pores. It never leaves my skin feeling stripped or dry, either, and instead makes it feel soft, velvety, and fresh.”
Most Popular: Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask Kit
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Laneige is our go-to for all things lip hydration. The brand’s iconic sleeping mask is one our editors won’t go a night without—and the good news is that this set contains three mini sizes with limited-edition flavors: Chocolate, Caramel, and Eggnog Latte. It comes with the brand’s new glowy lip balms in Vanilla and Sweet Candy, which we like to pair with a lip liner for a glossy finish.
What our testers say: “Laneige lip masks and balms glide on so smoothly and hydrate my year-round chapped pout. I wear the lip mask overnight and wake up with lush, hydrated lips,” says Glamour commerce editor Jenifer Calle.
Best for Antiaging: Soko Glam 10-Step Korean Skin Care Routine Set
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We’re simply obsessed with this 10-step skin care set because it blends together some of the most well-known K-beauty brands, including CosRx, TirTir, Abib, and more. Some standout products include the Hanskin Pore Cleansing Balm with AHAs, Etude Moistfull Collagen Facial Toner, and Abib Jericho Rose Crème Nutrition Tube for a glassy, skin-firming complexion. We’re also a fan of the Pore Care Refining LHA Ampoule from Rovectin to help exfoliate and soften skin, and the Korean sunscreen formula as the last step in the routine.
What our testers say: One of our editor-favorite antiaging products included in this set has to be the CosRx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence. “I’ve used up several bottles of this essence over the years and love how it balances intense hydration with a bouncy yet lightweight formula. It’s perfect for imparting instant bounce to the dry zones of my combination skin without breaking me out or making my T-zone feel greasy,” says Wu.
Honorable Mention: Biodance Real Deep Mask Gift Set
Although technically not a gift set, face masks make great stocking stuffers, and any beauty lover will be happy to find one Christmas morning. This popular Biodance kit comes with four types of masks: the original collagen one that our editors and EIC love (pink); a proprietary formula called Hydro Cera-nol (blue); sea kelp (green); and the brand’s latest, caviar PRDN (purple). Each mask is suitable for normal, oily, or sensitive skin types, and addresses skin barrier, dullness, and elasticity. It’s a great gift for your girlfriend who could use a little extra TLC during their nighttime routine.
What our testers say: Glamour’s Calle wore this mask on a five-hour flight to Mexico City, and by the end of it had the most glowy, plump skin she ever experienced while traveling. “It’s extremely hydrating, which is particularly helpful in the dry air from the airplane. It goes from a white layer to clear so you know when it’s time to take it off. It’s super slippery, though, so you do have to maneuver it around your face without cutting into the mask. Now I pack a couple of them in my bag whenever I’m out of town.”
