Olive Young Sale December 2026: Calendar and What to Buy

Quick facts

When is the Olive Young Sale in December 2026?

As of October 15, 2026, Olive Young has not published the December 2026 dates. We will not guess them here. What we can show is the pattern from official announcements.

Olive Young's own newsroom said in September 2026 that the sale runs four times a year, in March, June, September and December, for seven days each. The team starts planning the next round about three months ahead, as soon as the last one ends.

The December round has a fixed theme. It is the year-end "wrap-up" sale (연말 결산, yeonmal gyeolsan), and it showcases the products that won that year's Olive Young Awards. In past years, the dates were announced only a few days before the start. For 2025, CJ Olive Young published the press release on November 28, two days before the sale began.

What to do: check the Olive Young Korea app or site in the last week of November. Once the dates are public, send us your links early. Popular sets can sell out in the first days.

What were the past Olive Young Sale dates?

Here are the rounds we could confirm from official releases and news reports. They show how the sale moves around the start of each quarter month.

The June 2026 round also took place, but we could not find an official release with its exact dates, so we left it out of the table.

Two patterns stand out:

• The sale can start in the previous month. Both the December 2025 and September 2026 rounds started on the last day or two of the prior month.
• Recent rounds started on a Sunday. November 30, 2025, March 1, 2026 and August 30, 2026 were all Sundays. That is a pattern, not a rule, so wait for the announcement.

How does the December Olive Young Sale work?

The December round follows the same seven-day format as the others, with extra focus on the year's winners. Based on the 2024 and 2025 releases, expect these parts:

• Olive Young Awards deals. In 2025, every product that won a domestic Awards category was discounted for the full week. Many came as limited sets, such as larger sizes, 1+1 bundles or sets with gifts.
• Year-end special deals (연말 결산 특가). Bestsellers and trend items that did not win an award, picked by Olive Young.
• Daily special (오늘의 특가, oneurui teukga). A rotating daily deal. In 2024, four award-winning products got extra discounts each day.
• Coupons. In 2025, Olive Young listed a four-type coupon pack on specific dates, daily first-come coupons, and pre-sale coupons issued before the event.
• Character collaborations. The 2025 round included collab products with characters such as Chiikawa, Crayon Shin-chan and Zootopia.
• Limited items. In 2024, Olive Young sold an advent calendar with 28 award-winning products. It was priced at ₩90,000, with contents Olive Young valued at about ₩540,000, and it was released daily at 2 p.m. on a first-come basis.

Older December rounds also had category events. In 2022, there was a winter body care event (보디보습대전) and a home fragrance gift event (향기선물대전) with diffusers and candles. Category events change each year, so do not count on a specific one returning.

What are the Olive Young Awards?

The Olive Young Awards are Olive Young's yearly list of top products, chosen from customer purchase data. The 2025 Awards covered 40 categories and 166 K-beauty and wellness products, based on about 180 million purchase records from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. New categories in 2025 included self beauty, lifestyle, hand care and oral aftercare, plus three global categories.

For the winning products and what they are, see our Olive Young Awards guide.

What other Olive Young promotions run between the big sales?

The big sale is only four weeks a year. Olive Young also runs smaller promotions every month. Its newsroom explained them in September 2026.

Olive Young Day is for Olive Young members. Benefits depend on the member tier: GOLD, BLACK, GREEN, PINK or BABY. Coupons are issued in the app. Because these are tied to a Korean member account, they are hard to use from abroad on your own.

Black Friday. Olive Young has run separate November promotions in some years. In 2020, for example, it held a Black Friday promotion from November 1 to 15, according to CJ's newsroom. Whether there is one in 2026, and when, was not announced when we checked. For other November sales in Korea, see Korea 11.11 sales.

What did shoppers buy at the last Olive Young Sale?

The September 2026 round gives the freshest look at what Korean shoppers want. Olive Young shared search data after the sale ended on September 5.

• Hair packs: online searches up 68% from the same period a year earlier.
• Hand packs: searches up 69%.
• Sebum-absorbing packs (흡착팩, heupchak paek): searches up five times.
• Warming packs (온열팩, onyeol paek): searches more than doubled.

Olive Young called this a "home spa" (홈스파) trend: people caring for specific areas like hair, hands and pores at home, not just the face.

The September round also launched a large Sanrio Characters campaign. On the first day, "Sanrio" and "Hello Kitty" were among the top three search terms on the online mall. Regional Hello Kitty goods, such as a keyring set from the Korean store 10x10, also sold well.

The pre-sale announcement in August listed items popular with foreign customers, including Biodance masks, Anua cream, Arencia cleanser and Torriden masks and mist. Fall makeup like Peripera tint and VDL cushion, and wellness items like magnesium and collagen, were also featured.

What should you stock up on in December?

December is the best round for proven products, because the Awards deals put the year's winners on sale at once. Some ideas:

1. Award-winning skincare you already use. Refill sets and 1+1 bundles lower the cost per milliliter. This is the main reason to wait for December.
2. Winter body and hand care. Lotions, hand creams and lip care fit the season. See Korean winter skincare for what was selling in October.
3. Limited sets and collabs. Character sets and advent-style boxes only exist during the sale.
4. Sheet masks and pads. They are light and flat, so they ship well, and they are often in bundle deals.
5. Gifts. The December round lines up with Christmas and year-end gifting in Korea.

What to skip: very heavy bottles. A 1-liter body lotion can be cheap in Korea but heavy to ship. Compare with what it costs where you live before adding it.

Is it worth ordering from Korea at all? It depends on the product and on your country's import costs. Our K-beauty price comparison shows real examples.

Can you shop the Olive Young Sale from outside Korea?

Check Olive Young Global first. Olive Young runs a global online mall that, according to CJ Olive Young, serves 150 countries. It takes foreign payment and ships directly. If the product you want is there, buying direct is often simplest.

Olive Young Global and Olive Young Korea are separate stores with separate ranges, prices and promotions. The Korean Olive Young Sale applies to Korean stores, the Korean online mall and the app. Korea-only sets, refills, award bundles and collabs are often not on the global site.

Olive Young also runs special deals for tourists in stores in areas like Myeong-dong and Seongsu. That only helps if you are in Korea.

How do you order Olive Young Sale items with HaulKorea?

1. Watch for the dates. Check the app or site in late November. Sale prices only apply during the seven days.
2. Find your products on Olive Young Korea and copy each link.
3. Note the exact option. Write down the set name, size, shade and any gift option. Sale listings often have several versions.
4. Send the links early in the week. Limited sets and first-come deals sell out. We cannot promise a sale price once an item ends or sells out.
5. Review one total. We show the full amount, including international shipping, before you pay once by PayPal. No Korean phone, card or account needed.
6. We buy and receive the items at our warehouse in Korea.
7. Check the inspection photos. We send photos before shipping, so you can confirm set contents and expiry dates.
8. We ship. If the real weight costs less than estimated, we refund the difference. There is no second charge.

Shopping other Korean stores too? You can combine them into one box. See how combining orders works.

What should you know about shipping and import duty?

Sprays, mists and perfume. Aerosols, alcohol-based mists and fragrances are restricted by airlines, carriers and some countries. They often show up in December sets. Ask us before you order any of them.

Liquids. Lotions and toners can leak in transit. Our inspection photos show their condition before shipping.

Duty and tax. HaulKorea ships DDU to every country, including the US. Our total covers the products, Korean domestic shipping and international shipping only. Import duty, VAT or sales tax, and any carrier clearance fee are paid by the recipient in their own country.

For the US, CBP says duty-free de minimis treatment for low-value parcels ended for all countries on August 29, 2025. So even small cosmetics orders can now face duty and carrier fees on arrival. Rules elsewhere depend on your country's thresholds, so check your customs authority before a large order.

Does the sale price always beat the regular price?

Usually, but not always. A few things to know:

• Monthly deals overlap. The Olive Young Pick brand of the month may already be discounted outside the sale.
• Sets change the math. A set with a refill can look cheaper per unit but costs more up front. Compare per milliliter.
• Some prices drop only for members or with coupons. Coupons tied to a Korean member account may not apply to an agent purchase. We buy at the price we can get on the day.
• Global sites have their own deals. Olive Young Global runs separate promotions. Compare both before deciding.

FAQ

Planning your December order?

Make a list now, then check Olive Young Korea in late November for the official dates. When the sale opens, send us the links together, and we will show you one total with international shipping before you pay.