Makeup Trends I Love: Korean Makeup!

(Example at the end of this Blog) :)

Natural makeup, Youthful makeup, The No Makeup look, BB Cream, The ombre lip the Korean women have it down packed. Skin health is very important to Korean Women; they achieve this by cleansing properly and protecting the skin with moisturizer & SPF.  Facials and or face masks are very popular as well.

 The trend is Natural skin base (BB cream is the base of choice), Youthful thicker straighter blended brows (the beginning of brow is faded/blended well and gradually getting darker toward the end), thin line of eyeliner (black shadow on an angled brush is often used/ faded/blended eyeliner is popular as well), light blush, light coat of mascara, and ombre lips (darker in the center of the lip and faded out) pink in the center is most popular.

The trends come most popularly from Korean actresses and Korean pop stars. Watching some Koreans TV dramas or watching Korean Pop Music videos can give you some insight into what is popular at the moment (be warned these versions can to be dramatized & or exaggerated). By the way I love watching Korean Dramas (Watch on netflix.com or dramafever.com ) and listening to K-Pop music (youtube.com) !

America is just receiving some of these trends and most of you might not even know that they are originated or inspired by Korean Makeup trends. Like BB cream it was invented in Germany but became popular within Asian Cultures. Asian BB cream is different from European and (Now) American BB creams. Korea makes the most popular Asian BB creams that are on the market. Some may say Korean BB creams are the best BB creams on the market as well. The only problem is color selection is limited. Recently, I noticed the ombre lip is also becoming popular. This makes me super excited since it’s one of my favorite lip trends. Less arched brows are becoming fashionable as well.

I think these trends are fun and different.

 BB creams are great for the Spring/Summer time! 

Helpful Hints: If you aren’t comfortable with bb creams mixing your foundation with a bb cream adding as much or as little foundation as you need. Mixing will help you get more coverage but also create a more natural look. Mixing medium/full coverage foundations with your moisturizer or light coverage foundation can do the trick as well.

Ombre lip works best with lip tints or lip stains, remember to blend outward with your finger. The outline of your lips should be faded or lightest part of the lip and darker toward the center.

 - Gaby

ps Stay Tuned for BB cream Reviews! :)

 Get the look: Start with a Clean face, Moisturize, Add your Favorite Skin Base: I used BB Cream, Concealed under eyes, Filled in my brows, Use a Skin color or light pink eyeshadow to eyelid,  For Eyeliner I used a black eyeshadow on an angled brush, added white eyeshadow to inner corner of eyelid and just under the eye toward the inner corner, Added Mascara, Soft pink blush, highlight cheekbones, Added lip stain just in the center of my lip blend outward (ombre lip), and Lightly powder face to set!