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Why Does Glowing Skin Have to Sting? Our Reel on Gippeun's Neo Shot Serum
The first line of this reel was a question that comes up every time spicule serums do: why does glowing skin have to sting? That prickly, slightly hot feeling is the first thing people mention.
So we sat our teammate down at the long white meeting table, gave her a mic, and made a 30-second explainer about spicules and a Korean brand called Gippeun. A reel is too short for the details, so this is where they go.
Okay, real talk first
We opened on the question instead of the product on purpose. If you've tried a spicule serum before, there's a good chance you remember the feeling more than the result.
The product we ended up talking about is the Gippeun Neo Shot Skin Boost Serum, but it took a few shots to get there, because first you need to know what a spicule even is.
Hi, we're Baerry (the box was a prop)
The second beat is the intro: we find the best of beauty so you don't have to. Our teammate slides the blue gingham Baerry box across the table like it's a very important file.
That line is the whole reason a brand like Gippeun ends up on our shelves. It's a smaller Korean name that most people outside Korea haven't heard of yet, and the Neo Shot Skin Boost Serum is the one we wanted to explain properly.
So what are spicules?
Spicules are tiny needle-shaped particles. In skincare they're there to help the rest of the formula sink in, which is why the graphic in our reel looks like a petri dish of very small toothpicks.
In the Gippeun serum they're called Neo Shots, and the brand describes them as ultra-fine and smaller than your pores. There are ten million of them in the bottle, which is a number we had to say twice to believe.
Where the usual ones come from
A lot of the spicules you see in serums come from sea sponges, so yes, we put a photo of actual sponges in the reel. Natural ones can vary in size and shape, and that's usually where the scratchy feeling people complain about comes from.
Gippeun's pitch is basically: make them smaller and more even, and use them to carry the good stuff. That's the idea behind the Neo Shot Skin Boost Serum. How it feels on your skin is still personal, so patch test first if you're sensitive.
The serum itself
The Gippeun Neo Shot Skin Boost Serum is sold as an at-home booster for elasticity, texture and radiance. Those ten million Neo Shots are packed with PDRN and NAD, and the brand says it's built to help with skin density, inner volume and that bouncy, 3D-looking glow.
Use is simple. After cleansing and toning, 2 to 3 drops over the whole face, morning and evening, then pat until it sinks in. It's a 30ml dropper bottle with a very plain cream label, which we liked more than we expected on camera.
Meet the bottle
Since GIPPEUN is new on Baerry, here's the bottle properly. It's a clean, minimal glass dropper with a pale golden serum inside, which is about as calm as packaging gets for something with ten million tiny shots in it.
Pat it in after toner and give it a moment before the next step.
Then the cream, because it asks for it
The serum's own directions say to follow with the Gippeun Neo Shot Long Run Cream, so that's how the reel ends: both of them side by side and a "say hi to Gippeun."
The cream is the last step of the routine. It's designed around three things the brand calls boost, firm and barrier, so a recovery boost, help with skin density, and antioxidant and moisturizing care to keep moisture in. It's been dermatologically tested for suitability on sensitive skin and ophthalmologically tested, which matters if you take your cream right up to your eyes like we do.
That's the full story behind 30 seconds of video. If you've been avoiding spicule serums because of how they feel, this is the one we'd point you to first. Both products are in our Gippeun collection.
FAQ
Spicules are tiny needle-shaped particles added to some serums to help the other ingredients get into the skin. Many traditional ones come from sea sponges.
Gippeun describes it as ten million ultra-fine Neo Shots, smaller than pores, packed with PDRN and NAD. It's aimed at elasticity, texture, pores and radiance.
After cleansing and toning, put 2 to 3 drops over your whole face morning and evening and pat until absorbed. The brand suggests following with the Neo Shot Long Run Cream.
It comes from the Korean word "gipda," which means deep. The brand uses it to talk about depth, maturity that comes with time, and a feeling that lingers.
Esther has been working inside Korean beauty brands for five years—since before K-beauty became the global phenomenon it is today. She’s watched it go from a niche discovery overseas to something everyone wants a piece of, with plenty of launches, viral moments, and overhyped products along the way. She brings that insider perspective to Baerry, along with very ESTP energy, a love for all things cute, and a desk that’s always overflowing with snacks.