6 Medicube Skincare Products That Are Worth The Hype
You’ve likely seen the TikToks. What appears to be a glassy, mirror-like sheen across the face is peeled off – American Psycho-style – to reveal a fresh complexion radiating a healthy glow. It’s part horror film, part skincare fantasy, and entirely mesmerising.
These viral videos of TikTokers using the brand’s Collagen Night Wrapping Mask are how South Korea’s Medicube announced itself on UK soil. Its products already line the bathroom shelves of Hollywood celebrities like Hailey Bieber, Kylie Jenner and Khloe Kardashian, as well as beauty insiders who rush to keep the derma-cosmetic formulas as part of their routines (when stock levels allow).
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Using innovative ingredients like exosomes, the formulas are developed with dermatologists and a heavy emphasis on clinical tests and transparency. But there are also devices alongside the masks, creams and serums – and it’s the AGE-R line that really sets Medicube apart from the crowd. This at-home beauty gadget incorporates electrical magnetic stimulation, microcurrent, and electroporation to firm and contour the skin, and encourage absorption of the supercharged skincare to follow.
Suitable for acne-prone and sensitive skin, Medicube is best for those looking to calm breakouts, even out skin texture, control sebum production and boost elasticity and firmness, especially when it comes to the collagen-infused hero product.
Of course, being big on TikTok is not always a signifier of a brand worth the investment, and some products like the AGE-R devices are quite the investment. Which is why team Vogue has been testing the range to find out if it can really improve firmness, tone and luminosity.
Here are the beauty editors’ Medicube skincare picks for glowy skin.
Medicube Collagen Night Wrapping Mask
Medicube
Collagen Night Wrapping Mask
- Why it is Vogue-approved: Applied like a gel mask, the magic of Medicube’s Collagen Night Wrapping Mask is what happens while you’re sleeping. The product transforms into a peel-off layer, giving skin a healthy sheen. A satisfying part of ‘the morning shed’ trend, it is no surprise that this innovative overnight mask went viral on social media. The formula harnesses collagen extract to boost elasticity and suppleness for that coveted glass skin.
- Best for: TikTok-approved elasticity
Medicube Zero Pore Pads
- Why it is Vogue-approved: While the collagen mask gets the most airtime on social media, it’s the Zero Pore Pads that are widely considered to be the best product in the Medicube collection. The exfoliating pads are gentle, easy to use and great for travel. They are soaked in a combination of AHAs and BHAs (lactic acid and willow bark, respectively) that buff the skin, refine pores and smooth out uneven texture. The fabric itself is double-sided, and on one, you’ll find it’s textured to enhance the exfoliation, while the other is smooth to impart hydration. Sweep over the skin for a glassy finish.
- Best for: gentle exfoliation
Medicube Age-R Booster Pro
- Why it’s Vogue-approved: The Age-R Booster Pro – the enhanced version of the Hailey Bieber favourite Age-R Booster H – from K-beauty brand Medicube is designed to help you achieve glass skin, with a lot of unique settings as well as an app that’s as smooth and reflective as a windowpane. In addition to microcurrent, electrical muscle stimulation, and a needleless take on microneedling, Age-R Booster Pro delivers five LED wavelengths to tackle a full spectrum of skin concerns, Matney assures. While red and blue light (and their combination, purple) are most well-known for their use in treating signs of ageing and blemishes, the Age-R Booster Pro also offers inflammation-reducing green light and radiance-boosting orange light. Use these light wavelengths with any of the other glow-boosting settings after your skincare routine for best results.
- Best for: Uneven tone, enlarged pores, redness, laxity
- Specs: Five LED colours (red, blue, purple, green, orange), electroporation, microcurrent, EMS, electric needles
- Usage: Varies depending on setting; see user manual for best results
Medicube One Day Exosome Shot Pore Ampoule 2000
Medicube
One Day Exosome Shot Pore Ampoule 2000
- Why it’s Vogue-approved: You may know Medicube best for its Collagen Night Wrapping Mask, but the collection extends to many more glass skin-giving skincare, including the One Day Exosome Shot Pore Ampoule 2000. The K-beauty brand uses peptide-rich lacto exosomes and spicules, which are tiny particles even smaller than the pores that act as a skincare version of microneedling, working to minimise the appearance of the aforementioned pores, smooth and brighten skin. There is a combination of chemical exfoliants – AHAs, BHAs and PHAs – to gently remove dead skin cells, while niacinamide brightens and panthenol nourishes.
- Best for: reducing pores
Medicube PDRN Pink Peptide Serum
- Why it is Vogue-approved: Rose-derived PDRN is both the star ingredient of the PDRN Pink Peptide Serum and gives the product its hue. But while it comes from the flower, it is light and delicate in scent. What is more noteworthy is the performance of the trio of buzzy ingredients that extend beyond the aforementioned polydeoxyribonucleotide (the restorative active ingredient in the salmon sperm injectables) to include peptides and niacinamide too. Together, the formula tackles enlarged pores, uneven texture, wrinkles and mild scarring.
- Best for: fine lines
Medicube Body Peeling Shot
- Why it is Vogue-approved: Without imparting a strong scent, the Body Peeling Shot formula is packed with buffing acids that decongest build-up on the body. Medicube has made the application entirely effortless through its spray method. You simply spritz and let it absorb, while the nozzle twists 360 degrees to tackle those hard-to-reach areas like the back. The buffing ingredient line-up includes the spectrum of chemical exfoliants – AHA, BHA, PHA and LHA – that work to remove dead skin cells and excess sebum to leave skin clear and smooth.
- Best for: body acne