First dibs: Sephora x Olive Young K-Beauty Edit Pop-Up with freebies & price comparisons

Calling all my fellow K-Beauty lovers, get all the skincare your heart desires at the Sephora x Olive Young K-Beauty Edit Pop-Up. Running from 8 to 14 Oct 2026, 10am – 10pm daily at B4 of ION Orchard. This pop-up highlights 8 brands in 4 different stations. The stations showcase solutions for skin concerns you may have: slow ageing, hydration, pores/blemishes and barrier support. Besides the 4 stations, there’s a Gift Zone for freebies and a free skin scan station. With this pop-up, you won’t have to book a flight anymore — you can get your products in person.

Once you’re at the pop-up, pick a pamphlet and decide on your skin concern, then head to the respective stations to pick up 1 K-Beauty Edit Card and learn more about the products. After which, you can scan the QR code in the pamphlet, complete the survey and head to the Gift Zone to scoop up some freebies. Here’s what you can expect at the 4 different stations, with price comparisons to Olive Young Korea.

Worried about the signs of ageing showing up on your face? Head to the Slow-Ageing station, which features BIOHEAL BOH and REJURAN, brands famed for their anti-ageing products with ingredients such as PDRN (polydeoxyribonucleotide).

Each station showcases how the products work in creative ways through the K-Beauty Edit Card. In this station, you’ll get a cool lenticular card which changes between a face with no wrinkles to a face with wrinkles.

One product highlighted here is the REJURAN Dual Effect Ampoule 30ml (S$58). It contains c-PDRN, a trademarked cosmetic-grade version of PDRN that is better absorbed into the skin for maximum efficacy. Here’s the price comparison with Olive Young Korea. Do note that conversions are based on exchange rates at the time of writing and may fluctuate.

With Singapore’s heat and humidity, it’s only natural that blackheads, whiteheads and clogged pores are a concern for many. The Pore/Blemishes station is great for targeting this issue, featuring beplain and Ma:nyo, brands well loved for their gentle and pore-centred formulations. 

This station requires you to pick up a scraper and go to town on the K-Beauty Edit Card, scratching it to clear up the pore. 

If you’ve been to South Korea recently, chances are that you’ve bought the beplain Mung Bean pH-Balanced Cleansing Foam 160ml (S$26). True to its name, it contains mung bean extracts for pore care, gentle cleansing and soothing. 

If you have dry skin, be sure to make a beeline for the Hydration station featuring Make P:rem products. Built on pragmatic remedies, the brand’s products are low-irritation and maintain balance in the skin.

For this station, pick up a spray tube of water and spritz the card — watch the water droplet turn blue upon contact with the water. 

Cleansing milks have become very popular of late and one product highlighted here is the Safe Me. Relief Moisture Cleansing Milk 200ml (S$25). Plus, the cleanser contains soybean protein and ceramides and has a low pH of 5.5 ± 1.0.

Have a compromised skin barrier? Head to the Barrier-Support station, with brands like CELL FUSION C, HEVEBLUE and Dr. Althea. These brands are all known for aiding barrier-stressed skin with their products.

This station features a heat-activated card, very smart in my opinion, as heat is one of the key factors that affects your skin barrier. 

I would dare say you’re not a true K-Beauty fan if you don’t know the Dr. Althea 345 Relief Cream 50ml (S$31). For the uninitiated, it is a lightweight cream that targets blemishes to improve skin appearance. 

Remember to scan the QR code in your pamphlet and complete the survey. Once completed, you can scoop up your freebies from this box featuring the 8 brands. Pro tip: follow @oliveyoung_global on Instagram to unlock a bigger scoop, which means… more freebies!

Would I recommend the Sephora x Olive Young K-Beauty Edit Pop-Up at B4 of ION Orchard? Absolutely. I learnt so much about the featured brands and know what suits my skin better now. The freebies and cool interactive experiences were just the cherry on top!

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