SkinFood

Bad service. Great product. Stingy on the samples and unknowledgable, unwelcoming sales associates who clump together in groups on their phones the whole time. Honestly, you can find most of these items on Amazon for around $ 5 cheaper with free shipping and you don’t have to deal with rude employees who lie about not having samples.

Sometimes the workers aren’t as knowledgeable about the products. But the products are great. I think management could be better. I normally get the steam milk mask cream, it’s a thicker cream, but not an actual mask. I went in and asked for some recommendations because I wanted to try something new. I told her I used the milk mask cream as a face cream and she gave me this look and insisted it was a mask, I didn’t really care about that though. (For the record it’s a cream.) She gave me one recommendation, I later purchased, and it worked well. She didn’t give me many details about the product she was selling me when I asked questions, but it worked.
Don’t be surprised if you get a worker that isn’t extremely knowledgeable about the products. You could just read about it online, since (some of) their workers won’t. They’re friendly though and trained to take the initiative to ask if you need assistance.

I’ve been coming here since they opened a few years ago and can’t believe I haven’t written them a review yet! I love their products. Currently I use the tomato line. Previously I used the ancient rice line, which is no longer available in the US. It was awesome and I was so sad to part with it. I’ve also tried the avocado line, water lettuce line, apple sparkle pore line, and honey line. I found I reacted pretty badly to the honey line but that’s probably because I’m allergic to bees. Duh. My bad. My baby uses the lavender goat milk line and it’s fantastic. The tomato line must be good because my girlfriend just commented how great my skin looks! It smells really good too, nothing like what you think tomato would smell like. They offer a loyalty card and also a stamp card that you can get free nail vita polish with. They have loads of samples, a perk of using a Korean product. They also have sales and great Christmas gift sets. The employees (4 of them) once knew me by name but they are no longer in sight! So so sad. But, I digress. Another perk here is, if you request an out of stock item, they actually call you when it’s in and save you one. Try the egg pack for your hair, it’s pretty decent and also smells nothing like what you think egg would smell like ;) Also, the facial scrubs are great. I like the black sugar one, ancient rice one, and the strawberry black sugar one. Leaves my skin baby soft. Did I mention everything is very reasonably priced? Totally affordable. Ok, you hey the picture. Go try them out now!

If you’re a fan of reasonable priced products that are good for your skin, definitely give this store a shot. I walked in to buy a gift card and found myself coming back to get full sizes of free samples I had tried.
I absolutely recommend the royal jelly eye cream. Also love the black sugar strawberry scrub and the peach sake sun lotion.
The employees are knowledgable and always willing to let you try a product, or make a recommendation based on your skin.

Received a sample of their famous black sugar mask by one of the reps standing outside the store. Aside from the great smell, it left my face feeling clean and soft. I went back and purchased the coffee body scrub and Quinoa body oil. I highly recommend these two products if you have extremely dry and flaky skin. I’ve suffered from this condition for years and tried numerous products, from Keihl’s, Alba, First Aid Beauty, and a few others. None seem to be as effective. After continuously using the Quinoa body oil, my skin no longer flakes, and skin looks a lot healthier. Will be trying other products.

Stay away and keep your money. This place is just plain out LOW STANDARDS. There was recently a promotion where if you bought to a certain amount, they gave you something to bring back to redeem a gift (it wasn’t disclosed what the gift would be exactly but there was a chance you could win a GC) When I first heard about it, the cashier told me to come back the next day to redeem it but I saw in a sign elsewhere in the store that it was another day to redeem it. I forgot what day it was exactly so I came back a day too early. I asked the cashier about it and she didn’t know what day it was… Uhh…if my store had a promotion, everyone would know everything about it. Okay. slow workers…
When I finally got the promo gift, I didn’t think it would be crazy awesome cause when are promo gifts ever are? It was lip gloss… that said it was expired «2011−12−02» Uhm gross? I went into the store the next day to talk to the manager about it and she told me that «that is the manufacturer date and the product is actually good for 3 – 4 years after that date.» and that they didn’t know too much about the promo themselves because it was an event held by all SkinFoods and they themselves had no idea what the gift was. That is a pretty lame excuse for a manager. Anyways. expires 3 – 4 years after the supposed manufacturer date? Uh… my product is pretty much at that three year point. Gross!
The color of the lipgloss is pretty ugly but at least if you switched it out for a newer one, I might not be so mad but you didn’t do anything. Just let me keep my three year old lip gloss. Which is going in the trash, where you should have put it in the first place if it didn’t sell.
Save you money and stay away from this store. I was super excited to hear about a store opening in Cerritos Mall as I loved the product when I tried it in Taiwan but after this, I’ll take my money elsewhere.

I love this product. But I been there 4 times and there always out of the face powder I buy. And it’s always the same excuse. We haven’t gotten more products in. I gave up I will not be going back. I guess I’ll try another skin food store.

These girls don’t know how to match foundation. For those of you going in for the peach sake bb cream, just keep in mind the color oxidizes so put it on your face and wait for about 10 minutes before you decide if it’s your color. The ladies don’t even know their own products oxidize.

SkinFood is such a cute little store with quality skincare items. The employees were very helpful with helping me figure out what face cream would best suit my rough skin. They recommended the black sugar face mask and it’s incredibly effective. They also have a great selection of makeup, I bought two lipsticks and a mascara. I give SkinFood two thumbs up!

i don’t believe i’ve ever received a greeting from any of the girls here.
the layout is cute and it’s kinda fun to browse. but that’s it, just browse.
black sugar mask — good for exfoliating. leaves your skin feeling smooth
everything else isn’t worth the price; go get it at a department store instead.
unless you discover an absolute must. THEN LET ME KNOW! :D

As soon as I walked in I was immediately greeted and helped. As a girl who doesn’t know ANYTHING about eyeshadows, Abbey really helped. She was friendly, and extremely helpful. Because of her I found my perfect eyeshadow pallet, and then some!

Skin Food as the name implies is a Korean beauty care line that uses natural food as its main ingredients, which include fruits, vegetables and other food ingredients. The main concept of the company is to create products with nutritional values of food versus the many other cosmetic brands that use chemicals. The company’s slogan is «Feed your skin, it deserves a treat».
The Skin Food’s products range from makeup, skin care, body care and hair products. Looking back at my trip to Korea about two years ago I came across many Skin Food stores and believe me they were huge stores offering as many as 900 products. Yep I said 900! Here in the US all of the products you see in the Skin Food stores offer only 30−40% of what they actually have in total in Korea. Not to mention all the products are imported from Seoul, Korea so you can expect the prices to be alot more expensive here in the US verses if you buy it in Korea.
For example, the Peach Sake BB Cream SPF20 is $ 16.80 plus tax in the US verses the equivalent of $ 7.32 dollar for the same product in Korea. So you can literally buy two toners from Korea for the price of one toner in the US. Damn they are making bank!
This Skin Food store is located in the Los Cerritos Center Mall. This Skin Food store is actually one of the biggest of the other six stores in the US in terms of how many different products they have. The store was very clean and neat. The sales associates was actually alot nicer and helpful than the ones I had previously visited in the Skin Food store at the Irvine Spectrum.
Today as I walked into the store I was talking to one girl that worked in the store she was super nice her name was Stephanie. She told me that many of the top selling products are sold out and that the popular Skin Food products sell out really fast. They sell out too fast to the point that the sales associates allow the customers to fill out a form requesting to the sales associates to call them when ever the sold out products receive a new shipment of products arriving from Korea.
I have tried a few of their products and I must say they are quite addicting. Firstly, the fragrant smell of their products are quite lovely and nice. Secondly, most of the products I have tried are very effective for there particular uses. For example, the Fresh Apple Sparkling Pore Toner purpose is to remove traces of impurities and residue from the skin, while softening the skin at the same time and yep it does just that. The natural green apple extract is suppose to tighten and minimize enlarged pores, for a more refined skin texture.
Thirdly, even though the prices seem to double from Korea to the US, the prices seem to be very reasonable compared to many other skin care brands that you might see in Sephora.
The Skin Food products that I myself use and recommend are
The Fresh Apple Sparking Pure Toner .
The Fresh Apple Sparking Pore Cream
-(The Fresh Apple line is very good for combination to oily skin types to tighten and minimize enlarge pores)
The Peach Sake Pore BB Cream with SPF20
-(Really nice BB Cream that matches with you skin color, they have three shades to choose from, not too heavy like a foundation and you don’t have to apply alot to get the job done.)
Shea Butter Lip Care Bar (Apricot)
-(Shea Butter on the lips. Yes! It helps to make you lips all nice and soft and it smell good too.)
Pros:
They offer you free samples :)
Stephanie the sales associate was very helpful and she knew the products very well
The store offers testers on all their products (so you can try them on before you choose to buy)
Cons:
They are almost always sold out of most popular products (aka the products that you need)
Tip: Try to stock up on the products that you need in advance because they might not be able to have them in stock again when you come back for a second bottle.
Overall, if you are looking to try a nice skin care line that works and is quite affordable for everyday use you come to the right place.

Ya know, the bf and I have been walking by this place for the last 4 years or so, and never actually went into Skin Food. No real reason why we didn’t. I think it’s something we weren’t looking for at the time.
Now, with a wedding coming up, it’s obviously very important that our complexions be perfectly awesome for the wedding photography and videography. We were walking from the Disney store back to our car (near Lazy Dog Café), and the bf tugged at my arm and asked if I would want to go into Skin Food because my skin is pretty sensitive to makeup and such. So, I agreed and we went in. Now as I think back, though, the bf himself probably wanted to go in, but didn’t want to look out of place by being the only guy there. :P And, because I bought a butt load of items, the bf basically sneaked in one or two items into the basket, and then I paid for the entire purchase. Tsk tsk tsk. Sneaky bastard…
Anyways, the service has always been pretty good. The employees are very willing to answer questions and provide excellent suggestions. I got a ton of good stuff that my skin is loving because of their recommendations.
Skin Food is a Korean company. Which means that the translations that are covering up the Korean may not be the best. For example, a bottle may say to apply the item to the skin, and wash with warm water. But, a sample of it may say to apply the item to WET skin, wash with warm water, and then wash with cold water. So, beyond the possibility that you’re putting on the $ 15 bottle/​container of a face or pore serum incorrectly, well, then, everything else is good! But, yeah, that’s why it’s good to ask the employees for more information.
Black sugar face mask — 5 stars! Even after applying the face mask the first time, my skin was VERY smooth afterwards. I typically use it after washing my face and, after it’s cleaned, massage the black sugar face mask on. Then wash it off with warm water and finish it off with cold water to close the pores.
Apple toner — 4 stars! Not bad. I’m not getting any sort of bad reactions to it, but I’m not feeling too much of a difference between this toner and the one I bought from Lush…
Apple emulsifier — 4 stars! I use it in conjunction with the apple toner, and haven’t had any bad reactions. I cannot say if it’s really changed my skin, although it does feel like I don’t have as many zits as before.
Tea Tree Facial Wash — 5 stars! Love it! My skin is so smooth without any other toners/​face masks/​etc. I thought it would be harsher, but it’s definitely not. It’s also helped the bf with the oily messes his pores make throughout the day.
Green Tea Facial Wash — Purchased, but haven’t had the chance to try it yet.
Apple cotton sheets — 5 stars! Really great with the apple toner in applying things on. Cotton balls, I feel, gets the toner all over my finger tips, while the cotton sheets really trap the moisture so that I can actually put the toner on my face.
Mascara (errr…don’t remember what it was, but it’s one of the $ 9 ones) — Purchased, but haven’t fully tested it yet.
Smokey Eyeshadow — 5 stars! Haven’t had any bad reactions, and the colors aren’t too bad on me.
Overall, the bf and I will definitely be back. It’s a little sad that this place doesn’t get more customers, but it’s definitely one of my favorites, now. The prices are reasonable, as it’s made from natural ingredients. I feel it’s actually cheaper here versus Lush. Service has been very good, and their suggestions are always on-​stop. Definitely willing to try their other stuff…
Ooh! And the free samples are SUPER helpful in helping me figure out my next purchase! :D

Had the greatest pleasure of being helped by two lovely lady’s named Abbey & Laura.
They packaged 42 gift boxes promptly with a smile and were a delightful help. Good service and affordable products! Love this place.

I saw a sign from a far and thought they sold some type of «food» related stuff in here. When we walked closer to the shop, it was actually a place that sells skincare and makeup products. Out of curiosity, I walked into the store and the sales associate started explaining about how their products are all natural and came from Korea. Nice, made me feel right at home! I started to browse the whole entire store and loved how every product was lined up behind a sample product which you can try. The lotions and serums felt really nice and the fragrance wasn’t overwhelming.
This store has everything from skincare products to foot and hand care to hair mask and makeup. Since I wasn’t too familiar with the brand, I wanted to research more into Skinfood before making any big purchases. Knowing me, I’d want to buy everything! Instead, I tried on their glittery nail polish and the colors were so pretty that I went ahead and bought couple to sparkle my fingernails!
The store’s layout is very well done and the ambient lighting is very inviting. I would suggest shoppers to spend time browsing and try on some products to experience how it feels on the skin. Fun store and glad the name trapped my curiosity to come in and check out what they are all about!

The last time I came here was in May but I never got to write a review for it. Anyways, this place deserves 5 stars, hands down. I love the entire setting of the place, the workers are very informative and friendly, and to top it all off, the products are very good quality (in my opinion) and fairly priced.
I do feel that this store does not get as much credibility as it should so everyone who shops here and loves the place should definitely spread the word! I think a lot of customers, including myself, would be upset if this store ever closed down anytime soon. A definite keeper!

It’s terrible that the West Covina store closed down after a few months of business. My closest option is this one in Cerritos.
My sister loves Skin Food, but I don’t always know what she likes so I thought about giving her a gift card. One of the associates said that if I get a gift card, she’ll put it in a cute box with an abundance of free samples. She also mentioned that the only way to get the best out of Skin Food is to visit the Korean website (which is all in Korean). My sister loved the gift with all the free samples. She especially loved the rice mask.
My visit was a good experience. The associate was very nice. I don’t remember her name but she was shorter and Asian. The shop was clean and looked presentable.

Wide selection (compared to other locations). Friendly staff. Clean décor. Free samples.
Skinfood has become my new obsession! I need to practice self control when I come here.

LOVE!!!
When I saw that a Skin Food had opened up in our fair city, I squealed like a kid in a candy store.
Skin Food made me feel right at home, and by «home» I mean KOREA.
The products are made from natural, earth-​loving ingredients, and are wonderful in every way. The product function, fragrance, consistency, and quality is superb. I’m not a big «smell» lover in my cosmetics. One thing, among others, that Skin Food gets right is their fragrance «intensity» and blends. Trust me on this. None of their products even hint at making you smell outrageous.
STORE:
The Cerritos store is set up beautifully at the former Body Shop location across from Forever 21 (speaking of Koreans, LOL). The products are displayed in the same format as in Korea, where you can have fun trying and testing everything so you know what you’re getting. They give out product samples with every purchase, which really helps you get to know their offerings for future buys.
Sure the products here are marked up *considerably* higher (plus sales tax) than what we pay in the Motherland, but it’s totally worth it.
MY PICKS:
* Royal honey collection — smells nice and soft, and makes your skin glow.
* Egg primer — A little more liquidy than other silicone-​based primers on the market, but it helps your foundation or BB cream to adhere seamlessly.
* Eye liners — these are SO soft and easy to use on the eyes. Some are made in Korea, others in Germany. They have seasonal colors, so you can have fun mixing things every so often.
* Skin Food’s #1 «secret that EVERYBODY (in Korea) knows is their Milkshake eye make up remover. This stuff is INSANE. It gets EVERYTHING off and is extremely gentle. The fragrance is calming — it smells like a very LIGHT vanilla milkshake.
* Their brown sugar scrub mask is the #1 selling Skin Food product in Korea. I’ve used this but am not a fan. The sugar granules are too big and you have to make a workable paste with water to make it face-​friendly.
Enjoy!

How can anyone not love Skin Food? This place is like a girl’s beauty heaven! This Skin Food is pretty much identical to the one at Irvine Spectrum and the products are very cute and pretty. I especially like their makeup colors as they have a lot of pinks, peaches, and nudes. I hope this trend continues and more Korean skin care brands come to the US.
P. S. Their Avocado face mask is amazing.