Primera vs Su:m37° — side by side, no bias.
Our pick
Secret Essence
8.8/10 · Su:m37°
| Miracle Seed Essence | Secret Essence | |
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| Brand | Primera | Su:m37° |
| Category | essence | essence |
| Editor Rating | 8.4/10 | 8.8/10 ★ |
| Category | essence | essence |
| Texture | Watery, milky essence that absorbs in seconds | Clear watery essence |
| Finish | Plump, soft, dewy | Luminous absorbed |
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| Verdict | Amorepacific's clean-beauty hero — a 93%+ lotus seed extract essence that goes on like skin's own water and leaves it feeling like the healthiest version of itself. Not flashy, not transformative on its own, but the kind of layering essence that makes everything you put on after work better. The Korean answer to a Lotus P50, minus the harshness. | 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. |
