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How loins are dyed. how korean girls do makeup

Unlike other oriental beauties, Korean women are scrupulous about facial care. And rightly so: perfect facial skin is the key to flawless makeup.

Korean women take care of themselves daily. The procedures include the following steps:

  1. Face massage. For him, Asians use oil, with which they massage the face, neck and décolleté. The stage lasts about 4 minutes.
  2. Washing with gel or foam.
  3. Contrasting water procedures. This technique tightens the pores and makes the skin supple.

Then move on to moisturizing. Apply your favorite moisturizer to the brush and apply it to your face while massaging. Direct your movements upwards.

Also used as a base tonic. It is used if your skin has inflammation and rashes. The method of use differs from ours: the product is not applied with a cotton pad, but is driven in with fingertips. The composition of the tonic should have nutritional and medicinal components.

If desired, replace the tonic with green tea, as the composition of the drink contains a large amount of antioxidants.

Ginseng is often used in Korean cosmetic products. The plant contributes to the restoration of complexion, the production of collagen and the disappearance of age spots.

Every other day, Korean women use disposable masks (sheets). They are quite specific among Korean women because of their unusual composition: snail mucus, snake venom, silkworm cocoons, etc. They are easy to use: after 10 minutes they can be washed off.

Korean makeup also requires certain decorative cosmetics:

  1. Foundation or powder. The agent must protect against ultraviolet radiation.
  2. Choose a blush of natural shades. If your skin is light, choose light pink or peach colors, if your skin is dark, choose plum or bronze.
  3. Corrector. Korean makeup stands out from others in its flawless complexion. Therefore, mask bruises and inflammation. If you don't have concealer in your makeup bag, use a lighter foundation than your base foundation.
  4. Eyeliner. The hairline is stained with it, not with a pencil.
  5. Pomade. As for the design of the lips, such makeup does not provide for careful attention to the selection of glosses or lipsticks. Korean women use tint (coloring pigment), transparent gloss or cream texture lipsticks in makeup.

Korean makeup technique

After the procedure of moisturizing the skin, you can proceed to the base. Korean women use powder, with which they shade the skin with a thin layer.

If the skin of the face is not flawless, a two-tone foundation is used: dark for the first layer and one tone lighter for the second. Layers of decorative cosmetics are applied in the same way as care products: with driving movements, as if performing a massage. It is preferable to apply foundation with fingertips so that the product warms up and spreads evenly over the skin, without creating a “mask” effect.

Having finished with the base, proceed to the most difficult part of Korean makeup - the design of the eyes. For the lower and mobile eyelids, use light pigments. Draw the area under the eyebrows with them. Paint the outer corners with shadows of a natural shade.

Having finished working with the shadows, proceed to the arrows. Draw the upper eyelid with a thin line.

Next, move on to the lashes. Ink is used to color them. It is used in two layers on the upper eyelashes and one on the lower. To make the eyelashes look natural, comb them with a brush.

Finish your makeup with a lip liner. In Korean makeup, it is not customary to use pencils and draw lips abundantly. Therefore, just paint them with a natural color shine or completely transparent. The product is not applied to the tips of the lips.

Korean women have always attracted attention with incredible grooming, which is considered the basis of oriental beauty. Today we will take a closer look at the stages and features of Korean makeup.

1. Face preparation

Everything is quite standard. We pre-cleanse the skin with a gel, foam or lotion, whichever you prefer. Then we apply a moisturizing cream with a simultaneous light massage along the massage lines of the skin. Now you can apply a tonal foundation that hides redness, pimples, spots, if they suddenly appear. The tinting agent is fixed with a thin layer of powder.

Foundation and powder are selected according to one's own complexion, although it is not uncommon to use such products tones two lighter than natural skin color. Blush is used necessarily, better than natural shades.

2. Korean eye makeup

Korean women attach great importance to eye makeup, while at the same time they strive to make it modest, discreet. The main principle is simplicity.

To visually enlarge the eyes, shadows of light translucent shades are applied to the eyelids. Korean girls love sandy, dark beige and especially pink tones, which are often even preferred: they are applied to the entire outer edge of the upper eyelids.

Shadows of different tones are superimposed with jewelry skill: the transitions from one shade to another are almost imperceptible. Light shadows are also applied to the lower eyelid in a narrow strip, but not always, because. the focus is on the upper eyelids.

A feature of Korean eye makeup is a line along the edge of the eyelids, drawn with a white pencil. A thin black eyeliner, applied along the growth of the eyelashes, ends with arrows. Eyelashes are painted with black mascara with a thorough combing. False eyelashes are rarely used.

A few interesting and essentially different options for Korean makeup are below:

3. Eyebrows as an addition to makeup

4. Lip makeup

Korean women rarely paint their lips with lipstick in dark or bright colors - naturalness is in trend. Therefore, to revive the color of the lips, lipstick in natural colors is used and covered with a transparent gloss on top. Sometimes lips sparkle with only one or two layers of gloss - without lipstick.

The beauty of Korean women is admired by representatives of many other nationalities, because it combines simplicity, grace and fragility. Few people know that Korean makeup primarily involves constant and close attention to the condition and appearance of the skin. Not a single day is complete without a thorough cleansing and painstaking moisturizing of the skin for all Korean women.

Everyday skin care

Korean women are sure that beauty is extremely important for the perception of a woman in society, but at the same time they understand that the use of cosmetics negatively affects the condition of the skin and clogs pores. That is why, before you do Korean makeup, you need to prepare a base for it.

The Korean make-up base is performed step by step - first, the face must be washed using special cleansing foams or gels, then it is treated with an emulsion or moisturizing cream, which is applied with patting movements. When the emulsion is completely absorbed, the skin is re-treated with a cream, this time nourishing. Korean women perform these procedures twice daily, in the morning and in the evening. Accordingly, day cream is used for morning care, and night cream for evening care. Before going to bed, the foam for washing is replaced with a liquid for removing cosmetics.

After the skin is prepared and protected from the influence of cosmetics, the procedure for applying it begins. Makeup in Korean is performed according to the following scheme:

  1. processing with tinting agents;
  2. applying cosmetics to the eyelids and eyelashes;
  3. work on the mouth area and apply blush.

Foundation

Korean-style makeup begins with working on problem areas of the skin. With the help of foundation, dark circles and any redness are carefully masked, then the skin is lightly powdered.

When choosing cosmetics, you need to focus on the natural color of the skin or purchase cream and powder a couple of tones lighter than the skin.

Make-up eyes


Korean eye makeup is the most important detail of the appearance of the girls of this nationality. Eyelids are treated with shades of several colors, most often pink and light beige. Light shadows are applied to both eyelids, and then the eyes are lined with a white pencil. Pinkish shadows are used on the mobile eyelid in the outer corner and a little higher - to the outer corner of the eyebrow.

The makeup of Korean girls is often created using arrows, which are applied with light movements on the upper eyelid. The line should not be oily or deviate from the natural lash line.

Eyebrow shape correction

Korean girls most often prefer the natural shape of the eyebrows. They are not afraid of wide and straight lines, and the tip of the eyebrow is most often made pointed. Some of the Korean women sometimes highlight their eyebrows, painting them with a brown-red tint.

Muke-up lips

Korean makeup involves the use of natural shades of lipstick or lip gloss. Korean women with bright or dark lipstick are very rare. In addition, oriental beauties do not use stroke for lip contour.

In some cases, Korean women use light pink blush, which is applied with light movements. For special occasions, more cosmetics and brighter colors are used.

Choosing and applying blush

As with any other make-up, Korean make-up supports the trend of healthy and natural blush. To emphasize the cheekbones, Korean women use soft natural shades.

Video: Korean makeup technique

Does makeup have a nationality? Undoubtedly yes. Makeup, like fashion, is influenced by history, culture, climatic conditions, features of facial features and many other factors. Therefore, the Asian make-up is fundamentally different from the European and American ones.

Interest in oriental makeup has increased due to the popularity of Korean decorative cosmetics, skin and hair care products, which have made the whole world fall in love with them. Seoul women's beauty secret revealed! What is the difference between the mysterious Korean makeup and the usual European one? How to make it?

Korean makeup: features

The main reason why this type of makeup differs from the European one is the ethnic difference in facial features. Korean girls have high, slightly square cheekbones, small but puffy lips, an upturned nose with a thin back, and most importantly, a narrow eye slit and no upper eyelid folds. It follows that the basic make-up techniques aimed at correcting certain features are strikingly different from Western ones. For example, Korean women practically do not need nose sculpting, but eye makeup is actively aimed at increasing the incision.

Another factor of difference can be considered the historically established idea of ​​beauty. It's about skin color. If Europeans and Americans spend all their free time on acquiring or artificially creating a bronze tan, then Asians, on the contrary, whiten their skin with all their might. You are unlikely to find a foundation from a Korean brand with a warm bronze undertone. Porcelain skin with a doll blush is the standard of beauty for all Asian fashionistas.

The difference between Korean and Western makeup

We have already talked about skin tone, but what else will the daily makeup of an oriental woman differ in?

  • Eyebrows do not have a sharp break, more often straight and natural, lighter than the color of the hair.
  • Eyes. The arrow, which is well known to Europeans, is usually almost straight for Asian beauties. No cat's eye like Marilyn Monroe or Audrey Hepburn.
  • Cheeks. Blush is usually used in a clean, fairly bright color: pink or peach.
  • Lips. While the Americans carefully draw the contour of the lips, the Koreans do the opposite: they darken the center and stretch the color to translucent to the contour.

Basic cosmetics

Korean women are proud and very fond of cosmetics that are produced in their native country. Therefore, in every lady's cosmetic bag there are primordially Korean products, not only produced there, but also invented.

  • BB cream. Yes, they invented it in Germany, but it was in Korea that this tool for correcting the tone and relief of the face was brought to perfection. The advantage of Korean BB creams is that they always contain a high SPF factor, not lower than 30.
  • Cushion is the pride of Korean manufacturers. A product that combines a light, but at the same time well-covering texture with an abundance of moisturizing and caring ingredients.
  • Tint for lips, cheeks and even eyebrows. It is a highly pigmented, long-wearing product with a fluid texture and a generally matte finish. It can be used as both lipstick and blush at the same time. Eyebrow tint is a strange thing, but Asian beautyholics use it with pleasure.
  • The make-up base was also not invented in Korea, but its inhabitants need this tool. Most Korean women have oily skin with enlarged pores. And the base, in turn, smoothes the relief and allows the tonal base to lie flat and last as long as possible. The Korean make-up base can perform the function of a “pore filler”, a highlighter, it illuminates the skin as if from the inside or covers redness and rashes on the face.
  • Eyeliner. Even everyday eye makeup is not complete without it.

Where to start makeup?

To create an Asian make-up, Korean cosmetics are useful. Makeup can be done with European means, but it will not be easy to find a tonal base of a suitable shade. How to properly apply this type of make-up?

If you disassemble Korean makeup thoroughly, then it would be more correct to start it with a care procedure - the same ten-step skin care system. You will need:

  • Cleansing oil.
  • Cleansing foam for washing.
  • Peeling (once or twice a week).
  • Tonic.
  • Serum or essence.
  • ampoule concentrate.
  • Fabric mask.
  • Eye cream.
  • Face cream.
  • Sunscreen.

And only now, when the skin is maximally cleansed, moisturized and protected, you can apply a make-up base, foundation or bb cream, blush, highlighter, powder.

Eye makeup

Let's take a closer look at how to perform Korean makeup for European eyes.

  • First, apply a primer to the eyelids so that the shadows do not roll into the crease of the moving eyelid.
  • Then you will need light shadows (can be white). It is necessary to apply them all over the eyelid, paying special attention to the inner corner.
  • Next, using a fluffy blending brush, spread light peach or ash pink shadows in the middle of the eyelid, stretching them to the outer corner of the eye.
  • In the outer corner, apply a brown or plum shade (depending on the shade located in the center) and carefully blend so that there are no clear boundaries.
  • With the same brush, with the rest of the product, run along the lower eyelid, creating the effect of a slight swelling of the eyelid.
  • Line your lash line with eyeliner, starting at the inner corner. The arrow should not be very thick and straight, without bending.
  • Thickly paint over the eyelashes. Apply overlays if necessary.
  • With a cool shade highlighter, place accents in the inner corner of the eye and a little on the lower eyelid.

Lip makeup

Korean lip makeup does not include heavy matte textures and dark colors. Asian women prefer light glitters, persistent but translucent tints and the effect of kissed lips. Let's consider the latter in more detail.

How to do Korean lip makeup?

  • Apply primer to thoroughly exfoliated and moisturized lips.
  • Apply foundation or concealer with patting movements.
  • Then apply bright lipstick, but only on the middle of the lips.
  • With a brush, stretch the color to the contour of the upper and lower lips.
  • Lightly "imprint" the color with the pad of your finger and apply a transparent gloss on top.

Korean makeup gives the image of freshness and youth. After all, Asian girls know a lot about this!

Korean makeup is becoming a trend at the present time, not only in Asian countries, but also, oddly enough, in European ones. And all because a distinctive feature of such makeup is a porcelain, fresh, flawless face and a perky sparkle in the eyes, which persists even after a hard day's work. Korean women are very rarely worried about facial skin problems, which many Europeans cannot always avoid - bumps, acne, dryness, redness. And the point here is not at all in genetics and not even in a fat wallet, but simply in a competent approach to the process of applying makeup and facial care throughout the day. The main distinguishing feature in skin care used by Korean women is that the basics of procedures are instilled in girls from childhood. The sooner you start taking care of your skin, the healthier it will be. Korean women take this process very seriously and spend a significant part of their time doing it.

Proper facial cleansing

One of the main rules for achieving the effect of a porcelain face is to properly cleanse the face to avoid clogging the pores. Korean women will never put makeup on an uncleaned face. The process of morning and evening washing is a special tradition, which takes a total of 15 minutes. There is a special washing scheme, it is called 424. This means that skin cleansing takes place in three stages. First, hydrophilic oil is applied to the skin for 4 minutes (a Korean invention that allows you to remove even persistent cosmetics), then it takes 2 minutes to cleanse the skin with foam and the remaining 4 minutes to remove dead cells of the upper layer of the skin with a scrub and thoroughly washing with cool water. The cleansing procedure according to scheme 424 is carried out not only in the evening to remove makeup, but also in the morning. Be sure to wash with cold water, because it helps to narrow the pores, so that the chemical components of cosmetics do not penetrate into the epidermis. The face is wiped not with a cloth, but with a paper towel with gentle movements.

Immediately after washing, according to Korean women, the face begins to lose moisture, so you need to immediately moisturize it with essences. Do not assume that oily skin does not need moisturizing after washing, special products are applied in this case too. In addition to these mandatory procedures, two or three times a week, girls do face peeling at home. A properly carried out method, coupled with others, contributes to a healthy glow of the skin, narrowing the pores.
The next step after cleansing the face are massage treatments. Massage increases blood circulation, gives the face a healthy glow. The knuckles of the bent fingers make translational movements along the line of the cheekbones, then the movements begin at the bridge of the nose, go to the upper part of the forehead and along the perimeter of the face. After that, the skin under the eyes is massaged with the fingertips, this massage helps to reduce puffiness.

Choosing the Right Skin Care Products

Korean cosmetics is very specific, which, by the way, is already popular not only in this country. In addition to traditional components (essential oils, lactic acids, aloe juice), its composition may include unusual for Western consumers - snail mucus, snake venom. However, it is these substances that contribute to the rejuvenation, smoothing of the skin due to the fact that they contain collagen and elastane. Cosmetics in Korea are quite affordable for the average consumer, so beautiful makeup, well-groomed skin is not only the prerogative of wealthy girls.

What cosmetics do Asians prefer to use?

a) Instead of the usual foundations that most Europeans use and dry out their skin, Korean women prefer to use CC cream. CC cream has replaced BB cream, it performs several functions at once - it moisturizes the skin, protects it from ultraviolet rays, whitens it, masks minor imperfections and even prevents aging processes. This tool is designed not only to provide a radiant complexion, but also to become a real find for those who do not have a large number time for makeup. Thanks to its weightless texture and versatility, the cream can become the only base before applying make-up.

b) Korean women do not tend to choose the same cosmetic product. The Korean cosmetics market is distinguished by the fact that it is constantly changing and updating its range. The new product is sold only for 2 seasons. The trend is very favorable - the skin of girls does not get used to cosmetics.

c) it is known that Asian women are anti-tan and prefer natural skin color, so they actively use sunscreen. By the way, in this way they protect their body - from premature aging and the risk of cancer cells. In addition to sunscreens, whitening creams and essences are actively used. They are especially popular with pregnant women or women who have given birth, with postpartum pigmentation.

d) tissue face masks, as well as serums, emulsions, and serums are very common among Korean women. The masks consist of cotton soaked in nutrients - aloe juice, lactic acids, snail mucus, they are mainly used at night, so that the next morning the skin shines clean and fresh. Masks not only moisturize the skin, there are also those that cleanse, relieve inflammation, and swelling. The same components are added to serums and emulsions as in masks. Another common facial remedy is matting wipes that remove oily sheen, they will always be found in any girl's purse.

e) essential oils are actively used in the process of caring for the skin of the face. In this matter, Korean women even adhere to the motto - “there is never too much essential oils”, therefore they are used not only as an independent remedy, but also added to all kinds of masks, baths, creams.

f) remove puffiness, bags under the eyes will help patches. This effective tool was invented by Korean cosmetologists, which caused rave reviews from consumers.

These are a kind of sponge-pillows, through the imposition of which you can even get rid of dark circles under the eyes. And all due to the fact that the gel base contains a well-known agent - collagen, which promotes rejuvenation.

Applying makeup

After the skin is prepared and the care products are selected, makeup can be applied. The first step will be the application of a moisturizing or nourishing cream, after it is absorbed, the tonal base is shaded, which can be covered with powder on top in order to achieve durability. Usually powder and foundation are selected two tones lighter than the natural complexion.

What are the wonders of Korean makeup?

Korean girls take a responsible approach not only to skin care, but also to applying makeup. How to do Korean makeup: revealing the secrets.

1. Natural shades of shadows. Naturalness is the main feature of makeup, a Korean girl with a catchy shade of shadows is unlikely to be found. Usually shades of pink, blue, beige, champagne are chosen, you can often find shimmery shades applied on top of white ones. With filigree accuracy, oriental beauties know how to apply them without the obvious visibility of transitions. Shadows are usually applied in a thick layer to the eyebrows in order to hide minor imperfections - pigmentation, for example. Applying shadows in Korean style does not involve highlighting the crease of the eyelid, the emphasis is on the upper and lower lash lines, which can be emphasized with a brown pencil or black eyeliner.

2. Thin eyeliner. The upper eyelid is necessarily emphasized by a thin arrow, however, unlike the raised European one, the Asian one is not striking and barely goes beyond the outer corner of the eye. In order to draw an arrow, both liquid and gel eyeliners can be used, as well as, albeit less often, black eyeliners. The arrows should be thin to visually enlarge the eyes, give the look a fresh, sophisticated look. Thus, the effect of an invisible, natural make-up is created.

3. Straight eyebrows. It is not customary for Korean women to pluck their eyebrows, get a tattoo, or any other correction. Usually girls have thick, tousled eyebrows, in the beauty industry there is even a term for defining this type - “Korean eyebrows”. An ultra-fashionable makeup trend that has already gone beyond Korea is absolutely straight eyebrows. Anatomically, they are lowered down in a person, while Korean women go for a trick - they cover the lowered tips with a thin layer of glue, on top with foundation, and then finish them in a strictly horizontal direction with the formation of a sharp tip. Such eyebrows give the face an incredibly young look, even somewhat innocent, childish.

4. Cheeks-peaches. Blush for Korean makeup is selected exclusively in orange shades, you can trace this from the photo, it is obvious that variations of peach flowers, coral or citrus fruits are common. This palette is able to create a healthy glow. Blush is applied only to the high points of the cheekbones, which gives the whole image freshness, juiciness, "porcelain".

5. Juicy lips. Most Korean women naturally have small, full lips. Shades of lipstick or lip gloss girls choose natural - often berry (pink, peach). Lips in Korean makeup have a cute puffy natural color. The greatest concentration of color should be in the center, thus creating the effect of biting the lip a little. In another way, this effect is called "ombre". To create it, you need to choose two shades of lipstick - a little dark, the other - brighter, juicier. First, the main, dark color is applied, then a bright shade is applied to the center. With a brush, you need to carefully hide the transitions. The effect of innocence, childishness is created, thanks to the selection of the lips, thus the emphasis is on the eyes, they seem larger, puppet.

6. "Bags" under the eyes. Translated from Korean, the term sounds like "cute, charming skin" or "charming fat"! To achieve this effect is not difficult - you need to apply powder on the lower lash line, and emphasize it with matte brown shadows in a semicircle, creating an effect that resembles a bag under the eye, the illusion of a shadow. Not to be confused with real bags under the eyes, which do not add beauty at all. What is it for? Such bags are characteristic of childhood, they can often be seen in little girls. This effect is achieved by Korean beauties. This method allows you to visually highlight, round the eyes, give them childishness.

7. "Puppy eyes." The method of applying shadows downwards to the outer corners, and not traditionally upwards ("cat-like"). Thanks to this method, the face becomes puppet, pretty.

8. Luxurious eyelashes. Korean women use black mascara, apply it in a thick layer on the row of eyelashes of the upper eyelid, and thinly on the row of the lower one. And then carefully separate the cilia from one another, combing with a special brush.

9. Finishing touches - applying powder. An important component of Korean-style makeup is the application of powder - to give the skin a glow. This is the final touch, the product is applied along the cheekbones, in the area of ​​​​the bridge of the nose and under the eyebrows.

10. Facial care throughout the day. Even after applying makeup, according to Korean women, it is necessary to moisturize the skin of the face. This is facilitated by a special tool - mist, which the girls carry with them. This is water that is sprayed on the face directly on top of the makeup.

It will be easy for a woman with a non-Asian face type to create Korean makeup. Of course, a lot depends on skin texture, complexion, even lifestyle. Be that as it may, it is worth adopting the basic idea of ​​Korean makeup: not to hide flaws, but to ensure that they do not appear.