Biore UV Aqua Rich Light Up Essence — Reddit Reviews
by Biore
Updated October 17, 2026
Iridescent tone-up UV essence with makeup-like brightening; heavy for oily summer skin.
What the community says
A tone-up UV essence that leaves an iridescent white cast and makeup-like finish rather than a fully invisible look. It suits shoppers wanting visible brightening, though oily skin may find the texture too heavy in summer.
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Real Reddit threads — 3 mentions across 3 threads
Biore Biore UV Aqua Rich Light Up Essence on Reddit, in one place — 3 threads from r/AsianBeauty and r/koreanskincare, summarized.
“Smells like the Biore Light Up Essence (light floral scent).”
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“the closest alternative available in the PH is the Light Up Essence, as it’s not too greasy and has a makeup-like effect.”
Mentioned
“Imo, the Airy Hold is still significantly better than the light up essence.”
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“Biore Watery / Light-Up Essence comes in 120ml pump bottles”
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“A lot of Japanese sunscreens tend to sell bottles larger than 50ml. Biore is 70ml”
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“I can't tolerate biore for some reason”
Mentioned
“the Biore UV Aqua Rich Light Up Essence”
Positive
“which is a little too heavy for summer for my oily skin”
Positive
“Both of these are like iridescent white tone ups”
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