Belif vs Su:m37° — side by side, no bias.
Our pick
Secret Essence
8.8/10 · Su:m37°
| The True Cream Hungarian Water Essence | Secret Essence | |
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| Brand | Belif | Su:m37° |
| Category | essence | essence |
| Editor Rating | 8.3/10 | 8.8/10 ★ |
| Category | essence | essence |
| Texture | Watery herbal essence | Clear watery essence |
| Finish | Fresh | Luminous absorbed |
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| Verdict | Belif's apothecary-style watery essence — fourteen-plus herbal extracts (rosemary, lavender, sage, peppermint, licorice, chamomile, Centella) layered in a watery prep-essence base. The Hungarian water reference is the brand's heritage hook (Belif positions itself as a Korean herbal apothecary tradition), and the fourteen-herb formulation genuinely delivers the prep-step glow that the herbal-skincare category promises. | LG's answer to SK-II Pitera — a naturally fermented essence that takes 50+ days in controlled fermentation tanks. The glow is real, the texture is water-thin, and the ferment is genuinely different from galactomyces. If SK-II is the J-beauty first treatment essence, Su:m37° is the K-beauty equivalent. |
