Korean Effortless 'No Makeup' Look

I have been watching Korean drama recently and oh man, I'm so fascinated by the Korean Effortless 'No Makeup' Look. I mean like how come someone can be that beautiful with so minimal make-up? That flawless dewy skin, gradient lips, natural wavy hair... I want to achieve that look too!

Apparently it's not so hard to achieve and it's pretty easy too! And this is how I achieve that effortless 'No Makeup' Look and it only takes me like 10-15 minutes for the whole look! It's absolutely my favorite make up look so far!

Products I'm using:

Face: étude house precious mineral bb cream bright fit, étude house magic any cushion (magic pink), L'oreal Paris true match super blendable concealer

* It's pretty simple, after I wash my face, I moisturize my skin, I put on etude house BB cream on my whole face, L'Oreal concealer on my dark eyes (Thanks to Baby Calysta!) and etude house magic cushion by dabbing it (dabbing instead of wiping it) and I SKIP compact powder. By using the combination of BB Cream & Magic Cushion, I find that I can achieve Korean natural dewy look without effort. It's really easy!

** On my cheeks, I apply 2 little dots on each of my cheekbone Etude House fresh cherry tint in hot pink and layer up with Magic cushion to give me that natural dewy & a little Korean 'wet' look! Etude House Fresh Cherry Tint is so perfect for cheeks as well!

Eyes: Maybelline big eyes (BR-2), Essence eyebrow powder, dolly wink mascara long, revlon color stay crayon eyeliner in black

* I use eyebrow powder instead of eyebrow pencil to create natural eyebrows as possible

** I also use crayon eyeliner and draw the line as thin as possible to create 'no make-up' bright eyes

*** Followed by natural brown eye shadow and lengthening mascara (I try to avoid volumizing mascara to avoid thick eye make up look)

Lips & cheeks: étude house fresh cherry tint in hot pink.

*To create gradient lips, firstly I apply a thin layer of lip tint on my whole lips, after a few seconds (lip tint color is about to dry), I apply a thicker layer of lip tint on the inner side of my lips all the way to the middle side of my lips (like pic below). One lip tint color is good enough to create this Korean lips look! I find that hot pink looks a bit like baby pink to me which I super love! Btw, fresh cherry tint is so moisturizing, I don't even need anything! Nope, don't need lipgloss too!

Hair: Sasa rollers & mucota aire veil for wave 09 (non rinse out hair treatment)

* This hair treatment is recommended by the Korean salon I did my hair earlier and it keeps my wavy hair in a nice shape for quite long. After using the hair treatment lotion, I roll my hair for a while (I can do other things like taking shower, feeding my kids, doing make-up, etc) and when I'm about to go out from my house, I take off my hair rollers and my hair looks naturally amazing without any extra efforts spent! I apply a bit of argan oil if I find my hair is a little dry!

And here's the final look! It's really simple and it makes me looking younger (than my real age) and fresher. Thumb Up to Korean Make-Up!

 

Looking beautiful doesn't need too much effort, right? :)
 

Korean Gradient Lips with Etude House Lips-Fit

Anyohaseyo...

I'm currently obsessed with Korean beauty trend. Just name it, I have tried it. Orangey lips, gradient lips and even the popular "eye bag" make up hahaa...

Who says I'm now a mother, I can't follow beauty trend or buy beauty stuff I like? Of course I can :) I still want to look pretty after all LOL

Last month, I watched a Korean girl in Etude House's video, teaching how to create pretty Korean Gradient Lips and I was like "OMG, I want I want...!!!!" like crazy.. And at that time, I knew what I wanted to buy :)

By the way, Korean Gradient Lips, also known as Ombre or Bitten Lips, it's like you bite your lips and your inner lips look redder naturally, very popular among the Korean actresses. I watch a lot of Korean drama, so I know many of their pretty actresses go for gradient lips and that's why I fall in love with it! It also creates a very innocent look. I personally think gradient lips look is more suitable for girls with full lips and it makes full lips look prettier :) (My personal opinion and I think I do look good with gradient lips rather than "full lipstick" on my lips because I do have full lips :)

I finally dropped by to Etude House to buy these 3 beauty stuff to create the popular Korean gradient lips:

1) Etude House Color Lips-Fit in Fantasy Fit Pink ~ I picked this because it's used prettily on Suli's lips :)

2) Etude House Lips-Fit-Petti & Top Coat ~ Etude House girl promised me this is gonna look shiny on my lips

3) Etude House Lip Concealer ~ it's the very basic step to create gradient lips

I can't remember how much all of these beauty stuff cost me, but I think it's less than S$40, since there was 20% discount when I bought these!

Despite the "not very good" reviews I read online about Etude House Lips-Fit, I still give it a try because the color is really pretty and who knows it works on me? Haahaa..

Fantasy Fit Pink color is very very pretty, reminds me the color of bubble gum :) And it does smell like bubble gum too, believe me or not?

How to create the Korean Gradient Lips?

1) Use lip concealer to conceal the lip area you want to make smaller. I conceal a little bit of my lower & upper lips (about 1/4)

2) Use finger to spread the concealer evenly

3) Put only 3 drops of Etude House Lips-Fit in fantasy pink on your lower lips (inner part)

4) Use only cotton bud to spread the fantasy pink color evenly. Don't use your finger, it's not gonna be even. I tried once with my finger, it didn't work! Cotton Bud works best!

5) Don't forget 2 drops on your upper lips (inner part)

6) Spread evenly with cotton bud

7) Apply Etude House Lips-Fit Petti & Top Coat. It makes your lips prettier and less flaky than just apply the lips-fit in fantasy pink alone

8) Add 2 more drops of Lips-Fit Fantasy Pink if you feel your inner part is not red enough. In my case, I always need to add 2 more drops to make it more gradient and finish up with another layer of Lips-Fit Petti & Top Coat :)

The color is amazingly pretty and I love gradient lips so much but my concern about Etude House's products are:

1) Color Lips-Fit Fantasy Fit Pink can be dry and flaky. I think it's because this product is powdery on lips, thus it doesn't moisturize at all. This product can be used on cheeks as well and I reckon the result on cheeks will be more promising since it has powdery effect

2) Lip Concealer doesn't last long! It's gone within 10 minutes without me eating or drinking. Maybe am I missing something before putting lip concealer? I have natural red-pink lips and when the lip concealer is gone, my gradient lips effect is kind of gone too, since the gradient effect has mixed up with my natural lip color. But the pink color is still pretty even it's not looking very gradient anymore!

3) Color  Lips Fit Petti & Top Coat doesn't last long too! Even so, it's still much better to include top coat in making gradient lips because it moisturizes lips after putting Fantasy Fit Pink and at least it's not that flaky comparing to skipping top coat. 

What I like about Etude House Color Lips-Fit in Fantasy Fit Pink:

1) Fantasy Fit Pink color is so pretty.
2) The pink color lasts pretty long (if I don't eat or drink)
3) Fantasy Fit Pink can be applied on cheek (it's like 2 in 1 product)

Will I buy again?

Maybe no, I believe Etude House has better long lasting products that are able to create the same gradient lips effect without feeling dry and flaky and I always love Etude House & look forward to try their new beauty products :) I'm a big fan!

Opinions are all mine ~ and this is not a sponsored review.

'Till Next Time,
Netty