The Medicube Booster Pro X2 Is the Closest Thing to a Seoul Skin-Care Clinic

26.06.2026, 02:29 allure.com

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I touched down in Seoul, South Korea, with the kind of feverish intent of, well, a beauty editor in the aesthetics capital of the world. I started my weeklong trip with high hopes for PDRN injectables that would plump and firm my skin—but it wasn’t in a dermatology clinic that I found the most exciting treatment of my trip. It was the Medicube Booster Pro X2, a new-to-market at-home facial device, ​​that had me convinced you don't need to cross the Pacific to get in on some of this city's most coveted skin-care innovations.

You may have seen the original Medicube Age-R Booster Pro facial wand on your feed; the product went viral in 2024, with everyone from Hailey Bieber to makeup artist Sir John to the majority of the Kardashian-Jenner crew touting its ability to lift and tighten skin. At the time, I didn’t believe the hype. It wasn’t convinced to add it to my own routine until our own editor in chief—and fellow hype-skeptic—Jessica Cruel, reviewed it, saying, “This is the most powerful device I have ever used.”

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If, like me, you thought the original iteration was impressive, you’ll want to be seated for this review. Medicube’s new Booster Pro X2, which dropped in the US on June 16, is designed to be even more powerful than the first generation.

The wand-shaped skin-care device uses a combination of electrical technologies (with different waveforms and frequencies for each setting, according to the brand) and LED light therapy to deliver a variety of results—lifting, line smoothing, exfoliating, and more.

This device’s six modes are primarily powered by microcurrents, or little electrical currents sent through the skin to stimulate the skin cells and facial muscles. “It is thought that since microcurrent has been shown to help wound healing and reduce inflammation, it may also promote collagen and elastin production to help firm and tighten the skin,” Marisa Garshick, MD, a board-certified dermatologist in New York City, previously shared.

Like version 1.0, the Medicube Booster Pro X2 combines that microcurrent technology with LED light, which “uses multiple wavelengths across the visible spectrum,” Mona Gohara, MD, a board-certified dermatologist in Hamden, Connecticut, told us earlier this year about the original device. “[That] may allow it to address a variety of skin concerns depending on the mode selected.”

Before we get into any more product details, know that the Booster Pro X2 isn't FDA-cleared—a designation that doesn’t mean a device actually works, but does affirm that it is similar enough to a product already cleared in the US to be considered safe. At the end of the day, FDA clearance doesn’t mean much, but some consumers feel better about investing in devices that have it. The first-generation Booster Pro doesn't have FDA clearance either.

Medicube has not come to play with this new and improved device. Our editors found that the original model was, let's say, intense. Cruel noted that a mid-level setting "had my muscles twitching (in a good way)," she says. Meanwhile, Allure commerce editor Sarah Han reported back: "The microcurrent mode is the strongest I've ever tried...I can literally see the muscles in my jawline being stimulated."

This next-gen device ups the ante—but to be fair, people asked for it. Medicube says customer feedback encouraged them to quite literally level it up: The Booster Pro X2 now has a sixth intensity level. You may be eager to crank it up, but the brand recommends starting at Level 1 for all modes, and I couldn’t agree more (I haven’t gone past Level 4 out of 6 despite pretty regular use).

Shipin showing the mode options of the Medicube Booster Pro x2 Device

Shipin using the Medicube Booster Pro x2 Device in Air Shot mode

The original device had four settings. Here’s a quick refresher:

The new modes are what make the Booster Pro X2 shine, so let’s get into them:

Shipin applying a fabric sheet mask before using the Medicube Booster Pro x2 Device

Shipin using the Medicube Booster Pro x2 Device in Mask Mode

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Apart from Air Shot Mode, which is intended for use two or three times per week, all other modes are safe for daily use. A robot voice tells you what mode you’re on and alerts you to every minute that passes—up to five minutes, which is the max for each setting.

One of my favorite features of the original Booster Pro is that you don’t need to buy an additional skin-care product from the brand to help conduct the electricity, which is usually the case for microcurrent devices (such as the NuFace); the same goes for this next-gen device. I find it works best with a gel-based moisturizer, as that seems to provide better slip. When I tried it with a product that I specifically use to prime my skin for makeup (the Tatcha Longevity Memory Cream, which leaves a bit of tack on the face), things did not go so well; the Booster Pro X2 pulled at and skipped across my skin.

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I haven’t taken the AI recommendations in the app just yet, but I have saved my preferred intensity settings. I find this helpful since I have different level preferences across modes. If I go too high on the Mask and Microcurrent Modes in the Dual Mode setting, for instance, I channel Jim Carrey-level facial expressions, and my sheet mask slips right off my face and onto the floor. I’ve also found that Air Shot mode works when you hover the device ever so slightly above the skin. If you don’t, not only will it pull at your skin, but you won’t feel the little needles at work.

As we've noted before, third-party clinical testing is one of the most reliable ways to assess whether a device can deliver meaningful improvements to your skin. For the Booster Pro X2, Medicube conducted testing through the Global Institute of Dermatological Sciences in South Korea. Clinical data were shared for four of the device's modes: Air Shot mode reduced the appearance of pores by 31.4%; Microcurrent mode improved skin texture across forehead lines, smile lines, and the eye area “for [a] healthy-looking bounce,” per the brand; Booster mode increased skin hydration, with benefits maintained for up to 24 hours; and Derma Shot mode improved facial definition along the jawline, cheeks, and under-eye area. The studies were conducted over 14- to 15-day periods and included 20 to 22 participants.

I’ve been reaching for this streamlined, but seriously powerful tool more than any facial device I own (sorry, Shark CryoGlow, it was fun!). It’s not even because it’s more convenient; it isn’t, but if I put in five hands-on minutes, it gives me immediate results that are pretty on par with the clinical testing so far. I simultaneously look more chiseled—particularly in the hollows of my face and jawline—and more voluminous in the cheekbones and my forehead (in a good way). It’s not unlike the fresh-faced results you get from a cryo tool, but so much faster and more effective. The Medicube Booster Pro X2 also appears to leave my skin glowier; not exactly “glass” but certainly happier and more hydrated (which I imagine has to do with the product penetration). I’ll need to test it for six months to report back on the long-term benefits, but in the interim, I’ve retired my other microcurrent devices.

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Shipin using the Medicube Booster Pro x2 Device in Booster mode

Towards the end of my trip, Medicube CEO Byung-hoon Kim teased that the brand will be turning its focus to releasing professional medical devices for use in dermatology clinics (they already have one of their own in Seoul). It makes perfect sense; with the Booster Pro X2, the brand has pretty much jam-packed as many technologies as possible into an at-home device, making in-office treatments the obvious next frontier.

Because Medicube knows what the people want (no, seriously, its head of research and development told us they scour social media comments as part of their process), the brand has put this tool on sale for Amazon Prime Day. If you weren’t already swayed by its ability to give you the Anne Hathaway “facelift braids” look, perhaps 20% off will. The Medicube Booster Pro X2 is priced at $299 and currently discounted to $239.

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