LengBox - Korean Beauty Box | Meet The Maker

Each month LengBox delivers 5-7 full-sized Korean skincare products, Korean beauty has boomed in popularity over the past few years, with experts touting the Korean beauty industry as being one of the most natural and advanced in the world.

This is part of uOpen’s ‘Meet The Maker’ interview series - your exclusive opportunity to get to know the real people and personalities behind the subscription boxes you know and love, and the ones you will soon come to!

Discover the fascinating stories behind how your favourite subscriptions originally came to be, the marvellous people involved in lovingly creating and curating each box, plus a few ‘behind the scenes’ snaps.

What sparked your decision to start up your box and how did you get started?

It started a while ago when I suffered from really bad acne and felt like I tried every product available in the UK, with no luck! I heard some good things about Korean skincare and decided to try this for myself, I really got into some amazing Korean skincare products and they worked wonders for my skin. They were such brilliant quality, totally unique and so much fun - I was hooked. It turns out South Korea has one of the most progressive and exciting cosmetics industries in the world.... they are decades ahead of the UK for skincare goodies!

I spent some time trying to find other brands and products from Korea but it turns out there's really not much available to us in the UK.

Ever the impatient little skincare fiend, I set about trying to solve this problem with my partner, Phil. Cue Lengbox! We decided to design and curate our Lengboxes as a way for you to discover and experience the most innovative and cutest Korean beauty products there is.

We wanted to give you the opportunity to fall in love with Asian beauty and skincare products, the same as I did.

Describe your box in three words?
Fun. Self-care. Empowering.

Where did your box name come from?
Leng means 'beautiful' in my Mother tongue, Cantonese, I wanted the box to be able to represent all the things I love, which is why I decided to choose Lengbox as my business name.

Are you a creator or curator?
We curate the best Korean beauty products into our LengBoxes for you to try and enjoy.

What was your most popular box?
The snail cream and face masks have been a huge hit in recent boxes.

How many people are involved with producing your subscription box?
2

Which subscription boxes do you subscribe to?
Gousto

Name a celebrity subscriber you’d love to have as a customer?
Rihanna

If you could put anything in your box, with money or scarcity no object, what would it be?
The full 10 step Korean skincare routine products based on an individual's skin type!

What do you love about uOpen?
The wide variety of choices available for customers

Big thanks to Ting for taking part in the Meet the Maker interview.

If you fancy trying out Lengbox for yourself, go ahead and use code THANKS10 to grab 10% off your first box today. Enjoy!