Beauty Expert: Kelly Driscoll Reveals 5 Must-Try Skincare Ingredients For Glow Skin

Yes, flawless glow skin complexion is THE dream. But are you sure you’re counting on the right skin care products to achieve it? Well, this week Stylevana is teaming up with one of our favorite beauty experts on Youtube Kelly Driscoll, who is spilling the tea on all her recent K Beauty finds on Stylevana featuring 5 must-try skin care ingredients: rice, mugwort, tamanu oil, galactomyces, and vitamin c to help you write off your skin care problems once and for all.

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Stylevana Beauty Expert of this week: Kelly Driscoll

So sit back and grab a pen, guys. It’s time to take some notes and learn what Kelly has to say about these 5 must-try ingredients and her favorite K Beauty skin care products to get your glow on!


#1 Rice

— What do you love about this ingredient?

Kelly: Rice is a great skin-softening ingredient, combined with moisturizing benefits in a lightweight manner, to improve the overall complexion of your skin and achieve a more translucent and even-toned complexion with with all the great vitamins and minerals.

— Which K Beauty skin care products do you recommend?

Kelly: The Miracle White Ampule Serum from 9wishes is definitely on my list. It contains 73% of rice bran water, and other skin-brightening superstar ingredients like niacinamide and pearl extract like most K Beauty skin care products for hyperpigmentation. What I love about this Korean skin care product is the texture - so beautifully lightweight and silky, while bringing a non-sticky, non-greasy moisture to your skin. Partner it up with the Rice Radiance Cream, also from 9wishes, for your skin care routine to really drive home the rice benefit to add an ultra-fine layer of protection to your skin.

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Featured K Beauty product: Sioris - My Soft Grain Scrub

Kelly: I tried Sioris’ My Soft Grain Scrub which is formulated with oat and rice powder, and mixed it with my cleanser for the perfect amount of exfoliation that works for sensitive skin as well. It really allows my skin to brighten up and shine without dead skin cells standing in the way.

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#2 Mugwort

— What do you love about this ingredient?

Kelly: I always reach for mugwort because it treats my redness so incredibly well. If you’re struggling with inflamed skin on a daily basis, add mugwort to your daily skin care routine. This ingredient is very skin barrier supportive and packed with amino acids so expect anti-inflammatory, antifungal, and anti-bacterial benefits for sensitive skin and acne-prone skin.

— Which K Beauty skin care products do you recommend?

Kelly: I’m a huge fan of the MISSHA Time Revolution Artemisia Jelly Sheet Mask. It delivers instant comfort to my skin on a 100 degree day and cools my skin down real nice and quick. This cotton-jelly sheet mask fits my skin so well, and I love the hydrating, cooling relief it brings to my skin.

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Featured K Beauty product: MISSHA - Time Revolution Artemisia Jelly Sheet Mask

Kelly: If you have a haggard look around your eyes, try BE PLAIN’s Artemisia Eye Butter for the perfect remedy. It contains 52% mugwort and hyaluronic acid which helps plump up the eye area. This eye butter also features what people describe as the “Botox” peptide which firms and lifts the skin around your eyes.

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Featured K Beauty product: Isntree - Real Mugwort Clay Mask

Kelly: For those who have congested skin and clogged pores, I also recommend Isntree’s Real Mugwort Clay Mask. This mask is such a pick-me-up for the skin as it sucks out all the impurities effectively and leaves my skin visibly clearer and healthier.

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#3 Tamanu Oil

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Featured K Beauty product: Sioris - You Look So Young Night Cream

— What do you love about this ingredient?

Kelly: Tamanu oil is a very nourishing fatty acid oil known for its wound-healing and skin-regenerative properties. It helps improve acne-prone skin in terms of handling the acne scars and dark marks, thanks to its antioxidant properties.

— Which K Beauty skin care products do you recommend?

Kelly: I’m a big fan of the Sioris’ You Look So Young Night Cream, and I love its name! Whenever I use this cream, I always wake up with really healthy, even-toned and glowy skin. This Korean skin care product contains 5% tamanu oil and has a nutty, salty smell even though it’s not fragranced, which I absolutely love. You can feel the richness in this fast-absorbing night cream from its shea butter, macadamia nut oil and tamanu oil infused formula.

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#4 Galactomyces

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Featured K Beauty product: COSRX - Galactomyces 95 Tone Balancing Essence

— What do you love about this ingredient?

Kelly: Galactomyces is a yeast-derived ingredient that is packed with vitamins, amino acids and minerals for the skin. I love that it helps protect the skin against damage and is very helpful for moisture retention. Not to mention it has a well-known benefit to fight and repair pigmentation on the skin.

— Which K Beauty skin care products do you recommend?

Kelly: I like COSRX’s Galactomyces 95 Tone Balancing Essence which has a minimal ingredients list, featuring 95.4% of galactomyces paired with niacinamides to boost up the brightening benefit of the formulation. I especially love the texture of this essence which feels lightweight like a toner but at the same time super hydrating and fast-absorbing. It definitely gives my skin a really healthy, luminous look afterwards.

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#5 Vitamin C

— What do you love about this ingredient?

Kelly: Vitamin C comes in a lot of other forms besides its active forms, such as sea buckthorn which is naturally rich in Vitamin C. It is skin-soothing and helps with improving melanin on the skin which will reveal brighter, glowing skin.

— Which K Beauty skin care products do you recommend?

Kelly: BE PLAIN’s Vitamin Brightening Ampoule is a nod to the use of natural vitamin c content, with 78% sea buckthorn water and 5% niacinamide. If you have sun-damaged skin, this ampoule combines niacinamides and vitamin c to heal and repair your skin with a pleasant, hydrating texture.

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Featured K Beauty product: iUNIK - Vitamin Hyaluronic Acid Vitalizing Toner

Kelly: I also like iUNIK’s Vitamin Hyaluronic Acid Vitalizing Toner which features 45% hyaluronic acid and a thicker, syrup-like toner texture. Add this toner to your skin care routine if you want a dose of active vitamin c for your skin in a non-aggressive, hydrating way. Don’t forget to protect your glow skin from premature aging with a powerful sunscreen like ***Isntree’s Sensitive Balancing Sun Protection. It’s free from fragrance, alcohol, and essential oil, which is a rare find for sunscreen.

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***Isntree’s Sensitive Balancing Sun Protection is currently out of stock. You might also like to try FRUDIA’s Tone-Up Base Sun Cream for your skin care routine..


Introduce the right skin care ingredients and the right skin care products that will reward you with the perfect glow skin complexion not only now but also years after. Check out Kelly’s FULL video on our Stylevana Youtube Channel and get to know your K Beauty choices better! You can save 15% on her trusted favorites from selected brands like Sioris, 9wishes, Isntree and MORE (and also 10% OFF sitewide with promo code [INF10KELLYD] to get a good start on your glow skin journey!

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