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Once considered niche and a rarity on the U.S. market, K-beauty is now one of the hottest beauty categories of 2025, with TikTok-viral products from snail-mucin serums to sheet masks dominating the skin care zeitgeist — especially after the rise (and continued relevance) of the “glass skin” trend. Tapping into this consumer demand for all things K-beauty, Walmart and the live commerce platform TalkShopLive teamed up on October 28 for a special livestream that thrust the former’s bestselling K-beauty offerings into the spotlight.
The livestream was hosted by popular beauty creator Aylen Park and her mom Sonia Lee, who are known for making content together that generates hundreds of thousands of likes on the regular (with many videos centering on the regimens behind Lee’s healthy, glowy, and youthful-looking skin).
The mother and daughter, who speak fluent Korean with each other, took the time to chat through all things K-beauty and the role must-haves from retinal treatments to toners play in their lives. At the beginning of the video (available to view via the media player above), Park and Lee can be seen putting on their puffy headbands, after which they grant invaluable insights into their daily routines — revolving around a range of Korean formulas that provide both “hydration and soothing care for inflammation,” per Park.
“My mom and I are avid users of ‘double-cleansing,’” Park shares, before revealing her cleansing go-to, which is the tea tree oil–powered Banila Co. Clean it Zero Pore Clarifying Cleansing Balm, available at Walmart.
When in need of an alternative cleanser option, Park is quick to choose the Mixsoon Bean Cleansing Oil. As for the differences between this highly reviewed selection and the aforementioned balm? “It really just depends on what kind of consistency and texture you prefer, but either way they’re both amazing to remove your makeup and sunscreen,” adds Park. (Daily sunscreen application is something that the mother-daughter duo considers a must.)
After treating their complexions to these topicals, Park and Lee proceed to the toner step, using Walmart’s Mediheal Teatree Trouble Pads for the task at hand. According to Park, she was taught two ways in which to take advantage of toner pads by her mom. Lee demonstrates one of them live: plopping a few pads onto her face and letting the absorption process work its magic for 5-10 minutes.
Further along in the 30-minute segment, the pair unveils even more hacks for attaining covetable skin like theirs — pampering it with the I’m From Rice Toner (“my grandma and my mom were using rice water,” Lee says, testament to the importance of this gentle exfoliant in Korean skin care rituals across generations); the Dear Klairs Freshly Juiced Vitamin Drop (“if you’re trying to get into vitamin C but your skin is sensitive like mine, this one is going to be a good option,” Park advises); the Mixsoon Bean Cream, which Park calls “insanely light”; and more.
Based on the specificity of these steps, the TalkShopLive x Walmart livestream proves there’s an order to Korean beauty that needs to be respected — with the golden rule being “lightest to thickest.” Per Park, face washes and toners are essential at the beginning of your beauty process to help skin act like a sponge of sorts: receptive as can be to the serums, moisturizers, and creams that come later.
As a bonus, Park and her mom make viewers privy to one of the latest trends in Korean skin care: putting your sheet mask on last, as a way of locking in the potency of products that came before. Their no-brainer pick? The Mediheal Collagen Essential Beauty Mask, which has a mild fragrance and boosts skin with moisture while helping to tighten its appearance. A nonnegotiable for Park and Lee is spreading the leftover serum from the mask on their décolletage area, hands, arms, and any other part of the body that’s craving some hydration.
Park wraps up her time on camera with a vital piece of beauty advice.
“It’s never too late to start — start simple with one cleanser, one toner, and one moisturizer,” she offers. “When you feel like you got that down, spice it up a little bit. Just have fun with it.”
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Mixsoon Bean Cleansing Oil
Price upon publish date of this article: $25
Mediheal Teatree Trouble Pads
Price upon publish date of this article: $24
I’m From Rice Toner
Price upon publish date of this article: $24
Dear Klairs Freshly Juiced Vitamin Drop
Price upon publish date of this article: $10.49
Mixsoon Bean Cream
Price upon publish date of this article: $35
Mediheal Collagen Essential Beauty Mask
Price upon publish date of this article: $2.30
Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule
Price upon publish date of this article: $17.54
Hero Cosmetics Mighty Patch The Original Hydrocolloid Patches
Price upon publish date of this article: $8.97
Cosrx The 6 Peptide Skin Booster Serum
Price upon publish date of this article: $24.99
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