I’ve recently deleted Amazon and am trying to disconnect myself from other companies that treat their workers poorly.
YesStyle has been good in the past, but the shipping takes a few weeks. Are there any other shops to buy k beauty from that can ship < 1 week? I’d like to order nice sunscreen, but I don’t want to wait forever :')
It depends on where you live, I’m going to make an assumption you live in the United States. There are a few options for Korean products:
In person, I’ve seen limited products in Marshalls/TJ Maxx. If you live near a TESOLife they also stock quite a selection of Korean cosmetic products (lip tints, blushes, etc.) but not much Korean skincare and I don’t remember ever seeing any Korean sunscreens. Most of their skincare is Japanese (and where I purchase sunscreen if I can’t online; they stock my holy grail: Skin Aqua). I know they have a website, but I’ve only shopped there in person and haven’t tried online. Most Asian markets also stock some form of skincare/cosmetic products, especially places like H Mart or Lotte Plaza Market.
If you live in NYC, you can go in person to Senti Senti, they also have an online shop I’ve ordered from when I needed to order something quick back when they were known as oo35mm. I remember there was an Asian grocery market near their original location that had a whole floor dedicated to skincare/cosmetics but I’m blanking on the name right now.
There’s also Costco if you have a membership (check their online stock, it’s not extensive but sometimes it surprises me; no sunscreen though). Most Korean brands now have their own online storefront (but I do think the prices on Amazon is still cheaper, so it’s up to you if that’'s worth it). Granted their official storefronts in the United States won’t have the Korean version of their sunscreens. I’ve also been impressed by iHerb’s selection of Korean skincare, but I’ve yet to see sunscreen there.
Directly from Korea, there’s Olive Young and most shipping estimates are 5 to 7 days. There’s also Jolse, but I haven’t ordered anything from overseas since the tariffs have been in place so I couldn’t give you accurate time-estimates.
Overall, it’s pretty tough avoiding Amazon since most Korean companies usually sell directly through Amazon with deals that undercut even their own official website pricing (ex. celimax, S. Nature, Physiogel, haruharu). But I’m in the same boat as you in trying to avoid business like Amazon, but for now, I’ve simply reduced my consumption.
Sunscreen is always a tough one (one day we’ll get some new UV filters lol), and I mostly stick to my tried and true Skin Aqua sunscreens so apologies in advance for my limited knowledge of Korean sunscreens. Hopefully this helps!