# THE FACE SHOP Essential Style Up Curling Serum 150ml

The Korean-market serum from THE FACE SHOP, sourced for the Korean market and reviewed before it ever reaches this page.

- Brand: THE FACE SHOP
- Product: Essential Style Up Curling Serum 150ml
- Price: $12.50
- Availability: In stock
- Size: 150 ml
- Market: Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- Made in: Republic of Korea
- Category: Hair

## Key benefits

- A serum built by THE FACE SHOP, formulated to its own single step rather than stacking claims a serum does not need.
- Texture and finish are built for layering, so it sits under or over the rest of a routine without disrupting it.
- Comes as the Korean-market formula, sourced for the Korean market rather than reformulated for US shelves.
- Carries intact Korean-market packaging and batch coding, the same box a shopper would find on the shelf in Korea.
- Sized and packaged for daily use as part of a layered Korean routine, not a one-off treatment.

## How it works

Essential Style Up Curling Serum 150ml is a serum from THE FACE SHOP, formulated to do one job well within a layered Korean routine. Its texture is built for its step: light enough to sit under later layers, or rich enough to sit as a final step, depending on where a serum lands in the order of a routine. THE FACE SHOP builds its Korean-market lines around a single clear purpose per product, so this formula is not asked to double as a serum, a mask and a cream at once. It is the Korean-market version, the same formula sold in Korea, with its Korean-market batch coding intact rather than swapped for a US-only run. That sourcing is the difference between this listing and a US-shelf reformulation carrying the same name.

## How to use

1. Use it as the serum step, AM and PM, after toner and before moisturizer, giving it a moment to settle before the next step.

## Ingredients

Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Phenyl Trimethicone, Alcohol Denat, Stearyl Dimethicone, PVP, Propylene Glycol, Polyacrylate-13, Vp/Methacrylamide/Vinyl Imidazole Copolymer, Polysorbate 60, Acrylates/Steareth-20 Itaconate Copolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Polyisobutene, Butylene Glycol, Tromethamine, Octadecene, Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan Isostearate, Trisodium EDTA, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Phenylpropanol, Propanediol, Tocopherol, Fragrance, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Benzyl Benzoate

## FAQ

### Can I use this alongside other actives in my routine?

Yes. As a serum, it is built to sit at its own step, so it layers under or over the rest of a routine without crowding it. Introduce any new step on its own for the first week or two before adding it next to another strong active, so it is easy to tell which product is responsible for any change. Once it is settled into the routine, it layers the way any other serum in a Korean routine does.

### How do I know this is authentic and not a US-reformulated version?

Check the box against the listing: an authentic Korean-market SKU carries Korean-primary packaging and an intact Korean-market batch code, not a US-only relabel. THE FACE SHOP's Korean-market formulas are sourced specifically to preserve that, rather than substituted for the US-shelf version some retailers carry under the same name.

### When in a routine should I use this serum?

Use it as the serum step, AM and PM, after toner and before moisturizer. Placing a serum out of order is the most common reason a Korean routine feels like it is not working, so keep this one at its own step rather than doubling it up with a product built for a different stage. Give it a few weeks at that placement before judging the result.

### What kind of texture does this serum have?

THE FACE SHOP formulates its serums for the finish that format is known for: light enough to layer without pilling, and finished for a Korean routine rather than a heavier US-market equivalent. It is built to sit at its own step, not to double as a different product type.

### Is this serum fragranced?

Fragrance varies by formula, and the box lists what this specific version carries. If fragrance sensitivity is a concern, check the ingredient panel on the packaging on arrival before working it into a routine that already runs fragrance-free.

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