What K-Beauty Products Are in a Professional Korean Makeup Artist’s Kit?
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Yes, theOlympicsare underway in Pyeongchang, and with all the feats of skill and speed and artistry on display in South Korea, now felt like an appropriate time to celebrate all of the delightful things that originated in the country. From miracle-workingbeauty productsandaddictive snackstoUltra HD electronicsand theworld’s best dishwashing gloves. Welcome to Made in Korea week on the Strategist.
In our never-ending hunt for thebest K-beauty products, we’ve trawled throughRedditcomments andAmazon reviews, talked withK-beauty bloggers, and takenpersonal recommendationsfrom our favorite skin-care obsessive and K-beauty enthusiast Rio Viera-Newton. But we were curious: What K-beauty products are must-haves for professional makeup artists, people who actually get paid to take skin care and makeup seriously? To find out, I spoke withSeong Hee Park— a New York City–based Korean makeup artist who assisted Pat McGrath for six years and whose artistry has been featured in the pages of dozens of magazines and on severalVoguecovers. Below, the K-beauty and Korean skin-care products this professional makeup artist keeps stocked in her kit and uses on editorial and commercial fashion shoots to prep models’ skin for their close-ups.
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Young models usually have beautiful skin, but sometimes I meet a model who has super-dry and sensitive skin due to heat, AC, and frequent air travel. In that case, I use Too Cool for School Coconut Ceramide Mask for skin preparation because skin texture is very important for a shoot. I like to use unscented skin products, but coconut-scented and aromatic smells are always welcome! I like using the Face Shop Eye masks, as well, for dark circles under eyes.
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I am a green-beauty fan and don’t like to use heavy formula or strongly scented skin products for work, so my skin-preparation step for a job is very simple. There are many allergies to the ingredients of makeup products nowadays, so I always consider well-balanced ingredients. My daily skin-preparation kit for a shoot is AmorePacific Moisture Bound Skin Energy Hydration Delivery System, a face mist for long-lasting hydration, andWhal Myung Skin Elixir, a watery liquid with aromatic smells that’s free of silicone, phthalates, sulfates, and parabens.
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For a location shoot, I need a good sun cream to make the skin flawless. IPKN Big Apple Sun Cream doesn’t leave white behind and smooths into skin nicely, so after application, it is simpler to make skin look flawless on set.
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I like Etude Houseeyebrow pencilsbecause all the colors are natural-looking and beautiful.
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To make the skin texture silky and nicely glowing without a glittery look, I apply IPKN Radiant Cream Primer and [a cushion compact] to the face. I like using the IPKN Radiant Cream Primer when I want to make skin glowy but not too greasy. I guess it contains fine pearls, which makes silky skin texture. If I want more shine texture on the face, I add it on the highlight zone with my fingers.
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