Amore San Jose

I would love to try this place out, but if the hours are stated from 10:30−8…
If Unilocal says your open & your SIGN SAYS OPEN, Why is the door locked???
At least turn your open sign off…
Wasted my gas driving here to find out its open just no one’s there.
Call and make sure they’re there before you go? Even then, good luck getting someone on the phone!!!
I’m going to CVS.

Dropped by for the first time a couple days ago, I’ve been meaning to pick up some Sulwhasoo products for ages! The lady was super sweet the moment I walked in, and took the time to compare similar products for me after I told her what I was looking for.
She recommended things that suited my skin better (and was also more affordable for me), and even explained the uses of the samples she gave, which she thought would all work great with what I already bought. Thank you for your honesty! (:

This place is awesome! I recently started getting into Korean skincare and cosmetics (I mean who wouldn’t when they are estimated to be 10 years ahead of Western skincare?) but I was really bummed that most Korean products could only be purchased online and would take at least two weeks to a month to arrive.
But then I realized that I was lucky enough to live in California, where there is a huge Asian market! And then I discovered Amore, located in the «k-​town» of Santa Clara. They sell products from the AmorePacific company and some of its child companies, specifically AmorePacific, IOPE, Laneige, and Sulwahsoo. And the best part? The prices were cheap!!!
I bought the Laneige Sleeping Pack, a very popular overnight mask in Korea, for $ 25 flat. This was cheaper than I could find it online. I’ve also bought IOPE Air Cushion Sunblock XP, which is similar to a BB cream with excellent sun protection in the shape of a compact and cushion that is very natural and can be reapplied throughout the day, another very popular product in Korea. I got it at this store for only $ 40 + tax. This was also cheaper than online, except for some eBay listings, which were only a few dollars cheaper. And an even bigger plus is that you don’t have to wait for the product to ship and arrive, you get it right away!
This amazing shopping experience doesn’t stop there though. As I’ve quickly discovered, shopping for Korean skincare and cosmetics is extremely gratifying because with each purchase, you get a TON of samples, and this store is really generous. The first time I came, the lady gave me a bag full of little 0.1 oz sample bottles (probably around 6 of them) of Laneige skin refiner and emulsion, 3 more sample packets of Laneige essence, and a few other samples packets of other things. The second time I came, she gave me a sample pack of a peeling mask and a box full of deluxe-​sized samples of each product in the Laneige Water Bank line (it basically looked like a travel kit of this stuff). SO AWESOME!
The only downside? I have too many samples of things I wanna try all at once, but can’t because you have to gradually test skincare products. -.-

I was drove back all the way to Santa Clara to talk to the lady. I asked her why she doesn’t ever answer her phone and at first she tried to deny that I ever called and when I showed her my phone call history showing her number, she finally admitted that she actually doesn’t answer phone calls from phone numbers she doesn’t recognize. What a bad business strategy.
Anyway I made it clear that I was not happy she did not refund my money and didn’t call me nor answer phone calls prompting my 1 hr drive down to her store and she apologized, gave me my refund and gave me the actual product at issue for free as well. I guess I should be happy about it but how about now having to go through all this in the first place?

Oh this lady is SO sweet. I stopped by to browse since I had already bought stuff from the other Amore, and this lady gave me a bunch of samples to try out even tho I didn’t buy anything yet! I am definitely coming back later this week to stock up on Laneige products :)

I love AMORE products! Since using them, my skin has been amazing soft, clearer, and radiat. I drove all the way from Pittsburg/​Antioch are just to purchase products at this store and I got most of what I wanted. I didn’t get everything I wanted because apparently Amore is repackaging the «White» Plus products to «Bright» so they didn’t have what I came to buy. However, I still purchased a lot of other products and received many samples. The sales lady was nice and although there’s language differences, we still understood each other. Will go back again when I’m around town.

Was a loyal customer for a longgg time (maybe she didn’t remember me because I dyed my hair?). But the last time I went to this store, the lady tried to sell me an expired product! Like seriously?! 2 years after the manufacturing date is the expiration for most products in The Amore store, and the product she tried to sell me was wayyy past that. I always, when I say always, I mean ALWAYS check the manufacturing date before I buy ANYTHING from this store.
And yes, they haven’t seemed to update their products lately (excluding the new multi-​berry), so that makes me reluctant to even buy any of the products since I know Laneige has upgraded their products as well as their packaging.

This is probably one of the few place (besides Valley Fair) that sells Laneige products! Asian brands are really hard to find other than online. The pricing is like decent, but they don’t have the most updated products. I was looking for the 4-​in-​1 multi-​cleanser, but they only carried the 3-​in-​1. The lady was pretty nice, she gave a lot of samples to me. It is part of this Korean plaza so there is tons of stuff there. Pretty cool! :)

I like the other Amore store inside the Hankook supermarket much more (they are both on El Camino Real, jus a few blocks apart). Although this individual Amore store is bigger, the owner is less generous (less samples and testers) and arrogant — the woman isn’t familiar with the names of products of Sulwhasoo and had me correct her couple times. Waste of my time

I love Laneige! I used to be a big Shu Uemura fan, but not a fan of their prices. Now, I really only use Laneige products. Right now I’m hooked on their skin care lines — their moisturizers are amazing, and I adore their makeup remover ($ 15 well spent). I also use their face wash, toner (I think they cal lit essence) and their masks. This is a long list but to round it out I have been given some makeup sets from abroad and they are lovely. I am sad that they don’t sell the seasonal sets in the US.
Its not expensive at all when you compare the quality and price you pay at a department store or drug store, this is a happy medium. I think someone told me that the parent company of Laneige is the same as Chanel, but I don’t know how much truth is in that statement.
And ditto for the lady that works there! She is super sweet. At first, I wasn’t so sure if she was knowledgeable about the product, and to be honest, I’m still not. But she is SOOOO nice, and because I go in all the time, she recognizes me!

ok, so i went here after seeing/​hearing rave reviews fr a youtuber and i broke out like CRAZY after using their Laneige Perfect Renew Cream which cost me like $ 50! then i finally looked closer at the jar and saw printed on the bottom that it was made in 2008.04.03! i bought this last week! (it is april 2010 now ppl!). ugh, i’m going back to complain but i’m sure i’m not going to get a refund… or even an apology –_–

I’ve been using Lanegie products for the past couple of years — I first found out about them in Hong Kong. They’re really popular in Korea, apparently. Overall, a great brand for skin care products without costing you a fortune. In fact, I think Lanegie is really affordable.
I would order it via SASA’s website, but they’re always out and I assume that shipping would be quite a bit. The first time I went to Amore was actually in So-​Cal. When I found out that there was one up here, I was sooo relieved.
Went here yesterday to stock up. I already knew what I wanted, so I didn’t have many questions to ask. Nonetheless, the Korean lady was very nice and helpful and briefly explained which line would best suit my skin.
I bought the gift box set because it was a better deal and I needed everything in it. It seemed the box on display was the last set she had, but she switched out two of the bottles and replaced them with newer ones. I appreciated that, though of course, I wish all the products in the whole box were new (er).
When I was checking out, in true Asian fashion, she offered me a LOAD of samples. I’ve never gotten so many samples from buying beauty supplies before; it’s usually just a handful, but this time she gave me a bag-​ful. It was never-​ending!
She gave me a membership application and thus membership card and since it was Easter weekend, she had boiled some eggs and told me to have some. lol. So cute.
They carry other Korean brands, too.
It’s a small store tucked in the row of stores next to the big supermarket place (Galleria??) It has a blue sign that says «Amore» on it, not easy to miss.
Lots of parking. Plaza was easy to find (I’m from the East Bay and I had no trouble finding it with Google maps.)

I came all the way up to Norcal for spring break and I absolutely had to come here in search of Laneige products (one of TWO places in all of Nor Cal that sell Laneige).
The korean lady who worked there was super nice and patient with all my NOOB questions and encouraged me to test all the products. This was my first time buy high-​end skin care/​Laneige. She showered me to samples («oh you can try this, oh and this! and this one is great for your skin!») She even gave me this Laneige day planner. And offered to sign me up for their free membership! I spent a good $ 61 there but the service and free stuff was well worth it. I can’t wait to come back!

Very neat and clean store. They carry Laneige skincare and makeup products, as well as other lines that I think are owned by the same company. I think one of them is Ipso? The lady who was at the store was very nice, she helped me try on Laneige foundations, remove it and even gave me a pump of a serum and sunblock to put on after. I would definitely go back to buy some Laneige makeup when I save up a little more.