If you follow Korean beauty trends, you’ve likely heard of Medicube’s Age-R Booster Pro. This breakthrough device stimulates facial muscles, opens pores, boosts product absorption by 490%, and promises visible lift and elasticity. But how exactly does it work — and is it right for you? Let’s break it down.

Medicube AGE-R Booster Pro Review: Does it Really Lift, Tighten & Improve Skin?

It’s the No.1 skincare device in the world – with an ultimate 6 functions, complete with electroporation therapy, muscle stimulation and LED shades to boost your skin barrier. But how do you incorporate it into your routine? Read our guide to taking your skincare to the next level with the Medicube AGE-R Booster Pro.

How to Use Medicube AGE-R Booster Pro: Complete Beginners Routine Guide

Curious about a retinal product that has a low irritative index, but deeply penetrates to help smooth fine lines and wrinkles? Let's talk about the new Celimax Vita-A Retinal Shot Tightening Booster and how it might be your ticket to smoother, brighter skin.

Celimax Vita-A Retinal Shot Review: Does it Really Work for Wrinkles and Skin Texture?

Anua’s sensitive skincare promises another award-winning product with their TXA Niacinamide serum. Does it match the hype and work in real time?

Anua Niacinamide TXA Serum - Can it Heal Your Skin and Bring Out Your Glow? 

It’s one of the top selling Beauty of Joseon products, but in a demure and clear bottle it’s not spoken of often. It’s the top arbutin product on the market and promises to lift dark spots, hydrate and leave skin with a deep, lasting glow. Does it deliver and is it worth it? Let’s review Beauty of Joseon’s Glow Deep Serum.

Beauty of Joseon Glow Deep Serum (Rice + Alpha Arbutin) – Honest Review

If you are looking to buy TXA/Niacinamide serum for your skin tone and glow - there's only one brand to buy from... wait, there's two! And they're almost identical? What should you buy? Let's dive in and find out who is the king and who is just second best.

Battle of the Niacinamide – Anua vs Medicube – Which is the Best TXA/Niacinamide Combo? 

Struggling with sensitive skin? Skin barrier compromised, irritated, red or itchy? Sensitive skin can be difficult to calm - but we've got you with the tips to diagnose, create a safe routine and calm your skin.

How to Care for Sensitive Skin - Korean Beauty Tips for Calmer, Clearer Skin

If you are a fan of the best and brightest rising in Korean beauty, you will have come across some of Dr Althea’s products. Established in 2014, Dr Althea has focused on effective skincare that highlights ingredients deeply and provide soothing effect. As a brand, Dr Althea promotes thoughtful skincare that puts focus on individual solutions to skincare products, rather than on a heavy skincare routine.

The Rise and Glow of Dr Althea – Skincare That is Determined to Heal 

It’s everywhere in all places, the beloved and steamy cup of calming tea that both can wake up and calm down. From the humble cup of perfectly steeped tea, there is a rich power of antioxidants, polyphenols and herbal agents that lift fine lines, restore skin health and creates a lasting inner glow.

Tea Time – The Timeless Rejuvenation of Green Tea and Black Tea to Restore Skin Radiance 

Curious about exosomes? If you haven’t foraged into the world of microneedling, you might be curious about the ability to enhance absorption by +260% with ultra-low molecular weight collagen and 99% purity salmon PDRN. If this can’t make you glow – what can? Can it? Let’s finm,d out!

Medicube PDRN Exosome Shot 2000 Review: Benefits, Results & Skin Reaction

Ginseng is a traditional, famous medicinal root that has a divine number of uses, especially in skincare. Filled with antioxidants, protective to collagen and stimulating new cell growth - it is famous for its anti-aging qualities. What's the science behind it? Let's find out!

The Power of Ginseng – Reversing Time with Ancient Roots 

Are moisturizers too occlusive? Irritating? Does the creamy base of shea butter and thick lanolin causing breakouts? Same! This is where my new favourite moisturizer comes into play. She's cooling, lightweight and jiggly as jelly. Interested?

Cleanest, Coolest Jelly Moisturizer for Acne-Prone Skin – Real Barrier Aqua Soothing Cream Review 

Have you been as curious as we were about the new Cosrx hair care set? Cosrx has long since mastered skincare and has created sensitive-safe cosmetics that have revolutionized and set a new standard for international beauty as we know it. But can they master hair?

Cosrx Peptide-132 Treatment and Shampoo Review – Can Cosrx Master Haircare after Skincare? 

The Australian winter can be unpredictable. Some days are manageable, some are rainy and stormy and ice cold. But whatever the weather is outside – the one thing that happens  to many of us is dry skin. The cold wicks away our natural skin moisture and it’s all to easy to notice dry patches, rougher skin and our natural glow can be dulled. But fret not! We’ve put together our top 10 Korean cosmetics that will refresh your skin and get you through the rest of the season.

Top 10 K-Beauty Products to Hydrate in Australian Winter 

Acne is one of the most common skin conditions that we struggle with – and it costs billions of dollars worldwide as we all strive for clearer, more perfect skin. But sometimes, we’re actually enhancing the problem and don’t even know it. Because majority of acne products are designed to treat ‘bacterial’ acne... but sometimes it’s fungal.

When Is Acne Actually Fungal Acne? How to Find Out and Manage FA 

Wanting to get into azelaic acid? But there’s so many products to choose from! Let’s put one to the test on a fresh acne outbreak and see the direct results – the Nine less A-Control 10% acid serum is known as one of the best on paper, due to it’s simplicity, addition of deeply soothing panthenol and lasting hydration. Does it match the hype?

Nine Less A-Control 10% Azelaic Acid Serum Review (Acne & Redness Test)

Fresh food and fresh cosmetics go hand in hand in a lot of ways – the fresher the better, they require careful formulation and are rich, nourishing and full of vitamins. It’s as so similar, that a lot of our cosmetics come from food sources – such as antioxidant-rich berries, to cucumber eye masks and honey creams. But never have I met a skincare product that I wanted to eat, until I met Arencia.

Food for your Face? The Tasty Combination of Arencia Black Tea and Yuzu Cleansing Mochi 

Everyone knows of Cosrx - it has hit the international market in a big way and its snail mucin is in the top 10 cosmetic products bought worldwide. With a specialized focus on acne, simple and perfect skincare - where did it all begin?

History of Cosrx – Expecting Tomorrow 

It’s our worst nightmare. You put in your hard-earned money for a high-quality product that promises you your brightest skincare dreams – only to receive a sub-par, often irritating and poorly designed knock off. As with anything popular, there will always be knock-offs. Follow our guide to stay safe and ensure you don’t buy into the sham!

How to Spot a Fake – The Rising Underworld Of Fake Korean Cosmetics 

Wake up to softer, smoother, berry-tinted lips. Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask EX Berry is the iconic K-beauty overnight treatment for dry, chapped lips — rich shea butter, berry antioxidants, and hyaluronate that lock in moisture while you sleep. Perfect for Australian winters and anyone who wants that plump morning pout. Shop the Berry edition on Arktastic and make soft lips your new night routine.

Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask Review - A Berry Good Way to Wake Up?

Dubbed as Korea’s gentle brightening skincare cream – their glow capsule is full of gentle ingredients with the purpose of hydrating, lightening and balancing skin texture. In their personal trials it improved glow by 37%, decreased pore size by 15% and overall improved hydration and wrinkles all together. So, how does it respond in the real world? We put their brightening capsule to the test!

Medicube AGE-R Glutathione Glow Capsule Cream Review

It’s a common skin problem, everyone else is out living their best cool-skinned life, and your skin is hot, flushed and red. It’s a common problem and it has a wide variety of causes. It’s important to know, that the treatment depends on the original cause – and there are a few ways at home that you can cool irritated skin. There are times when its best to see a dermatologist; so how do you get your skin calm, moisturized and feeling its best?

Tackling Redness – How to Help Calm Angry, Crimson Skin 

It’s on the rise – glutathione is making its way into a variety of new skincare lines, with the hope of lifting dark spots and creating clearer, uniform skin. It holds a lot of promise and it is an important, natural element of our skin biome – so why not? But is it actually worth putting on your skin? Let’s dive into what it is, what it actually does to your skin and whether it’s worth the purchase – let's go!

Glutathione - The Secret to Clearer Skin?

It’s the ever-lasting holy grail of eye creams – Beauty of Joseon has been said to have perfected this under eye treatment with a deeply soothing blend of ginseng and retinal that boosts fine lines and refreshes your look with an ultimately gentle formula. With the marketed ability to tackle fine lines, dark circles and general puffiness around the eye – is this cream all that it is made out to be?

Beauty of Joseon Revive Eye Serum Review 2026 | Arktastic

It’s an unfortunate lifestyle for some of us – parts are too oily (normally forehead and nose) and other parts are drying out and flaky (cheeks). It’s an important way of life to accept – you have combination skin. It makes finding a balance in your whole face more difficult – but it’s easier if you have strategies to help implement a good skincare routine. So, what are the top tips for caring for combination skin? Let’s find out!~

How to Care for Combination Skin – The Best of Both Worlds in Skincare 

Can collagen skincare actually penetrate your skin to restore firmness? Learn the truth behind the 500-Dalton rule, how hydrolyzed and marine collagen work, and the best ways to boost natural collagen.

The Truth on Collagen – Does it Actually Do Anything and What are the Potential Benefits? 

Numbuzin launched onto the skincare scene in 2019, promising innovative and new ways to form your skincare routine. They launched their numbers – which placed a single skin concern into a number. Although, they promised this would simplify skincare forever – what do the dang numbers mean? Let us break it down for you so you can pick out your new, Numbuzin favorites!

Teaching How to Count – Numbuzin K-Beauty: What do the Numbers mean?

Read our honest review of the Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Probio-Cica Glow Sun Ampoule! Discover how its lightweight, SPF 50+ formula with fermented centella and ceramides protects your skin barrier without leaving a white cast.

Deep Dive: Madagascar Centella Probio-Cica Glow Sun Ampoule – Protecting your Skin and your Microbiome

Struggling with acne, redness, or stubborn pigmentation? Azelaic acid is one of the most dermatologist-recommended ingredients for calming inflammation, clearing breakouts, and fading dark spots — without the harsh side effects of stronger actives like retinol. But does it actually work? Let’s break it down.

Azelaic Acid for Acne, Rosacea & Pigmentation: Does It Really Work?

Curious about high concentration chemical peels and the benefits for your skin? Read our deep dive review on the new Heimish AHA BHA 30% peeling serum to see if it might be for you.

Deep Dive: Heimish Rx AHA BHA Peeling Serum – A Chemical Peel for Softer, Smoother Skin 

Annoyed by your oily skin? Wondering what causes it? How do you care for it without stripping its natural oils whilst also balancing outbreaks? Read our deep dive and the ultimate guide to oily skin care.

How to Care for Oily Skin – Avoiding Irritation, Large Pores and Breakouts 

If you have bought skincare products, you’ll already have noticed the love of hyaluronic acid. It’s in everything; from lotions, to serums, to toners to face masks. So, why is it in everything? What is hyaluronic acid really and what does it do? Let’s dive into the science and find out the top Hyaluronic Acid skincare products on the market today.

Hyaluronic Acid – The Secret of Plump, Hydrated and Youthful Skin 

Struggling with dryness, flaking, redness, roughness and all the other pains that come with dry skin? It's important to help our skin be moisturized and protected - especially to prevent premature aging. Follow our tips and tricks to hydrating and caring for dry skin.

How to Care for Dry Skin – The Ultimate Guide to Flaking, Redness and Tightening  

The powerful and beautiful skincare tool - retinol. But how can it be harnessed safely and effectively to bring you glow, youthful skin everytime without causing damage or irritation? Read more to find out!