Blithe

Blithe is a Korean brand that built its name on the Patting Splash Mask, a short rinse-off treatment rather than a sheet or wash-off clay. The wider range covers the steps around it: essences, a serum, sunscreens, a cleansing balm, and priming creams. The thread across the line is speed. Most products are designed to do their work in seconds or a single layer, so the routine stays light. If you want treatment-style results without a ten-step ritual, this is the angle Blithe takes.

The Patting Splash Mask is the product Blithe is known for, and we carry it in versions like the Energy Citrus and Honey 150ml. You splash it onto cleansed skin, pat it in for a short time, then rinse, so it works more like a fast toner-mask than a leave-on treatment. The 150ml bottle holds many uses because each application is small. There is also the Bubbling Splash Mask Mud 120ml, a mud variant in the same splash format. Reach for these when you want a quick weekly or daily refresh that does not add a heavy layer.

The Vital Treatment line is Blithe's essence step, and we list two of its variants: 5 Energy Roots 150ml and 6 Calming Ribs 150ml. These are watery treatment essences you apply after cleansing to hydrate and prep skin before serum and cream. The numbered names point to different botanical blends, so the Roots version and the Calming version aim at slightly different needs. At 150ml they are generous, everyday-size bottles. Pick the one whose focus matches your skin: calming if you run reactive, the roots blend for general vitality.

The Crystal Ice Plant Pressed Serum 50ml is the brand's serum step, built around ice plant extract. Pressed serums sit between a gel and a cream in texture, so they feel lighter than a rich moisturiser while still sealing in hydration. Ice plant is a succulent associated with water storage, which fits a product aimed at keeping skin hydrated. Use it after your Vital Treatment essence and before sunscreen in the morning, or as your last hydrating step at night.

Blithe makes two daily sunscreens, the Ernest Sunscreen 50ml and the Airy Sunscreen 50ml, both in the same 50ml size. Daily sun protection is the step that does the most to keep earlier skincare results from undoing themselves, so a face sunscreen earns its place at the end of any morning routine. The two options differ in finish, with Airy reading as the lighter texture by name. Choose whichever feels comfortable enough that you will actually reapply it.

For the start and end of the routine, Blithe lists the Anti-Polluaging Pore Cleansing Balm 50ml, a balm cleanser that melts to remove sunscreen and makeup as a first cleanse. On the finishing side are two 30ml priming creams, the Invitwin Tone Up and the Inbit One Pore, which sit between skincare and makeup to even tone or blur pores. These bridge the gap into a base-makeup step, so add them if you want your skincare and makeup prep to come from one brand.

Sizes here are mostly practical full sizes: 150ml for the splash masks and essences, 50ml for the serum, sunscreens, and cleansing balm, and 30ml for the priming creams. The smaller priming creams reflect that you use less per application, not that they are samples. Because the splash masks dispense a small dose each time, a 150ml bottle lasts well beyond what its size suggests. Match the size to how often you will use the step before judging value by volume alone.

A full Blithe morning could run: cleanse, splash mask, Vital Treatment essence, pressed serum, then a sunscreen. At night, swap the sunscreen for the cleansing balm at the start and skip the SPF at the end. The priming creams slot in only when you are heading into makeup. You do not need every step; the splash mask plus a sunscreen already makes a workable routine. Add the essence and serum when you want more hydration, and patch-test anything new before working it into daily use.

Blithe suits people who want treatment-style skincare without a long routine, and who like water-based, fast textures over heavy creams. The splash masks and pressed serum work well for normal and combination skin that wants hydration without grease. The Calming variant of the Vital Treatment is the safer starting point for reactive skin. If your skin is very dry, you may want a richer cream over the pressed serum, since Blithe's own formats lean light rather than occlusive.