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Cushion shades, lip tints, personal colour and wear time. Korean makeup tips.
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Views over the last 3 weeks, recent ones counting more.- 1Tone-up creams: skincare, sunscreen or sneaky makeup?NEW
- 2Choosing a Cushion Shade: 21 vs. 23, How to Avoid Getting It Wrong in StoreNEW
- 3Tone-up sunscreen on the face only: does it look odd to other people?NEW
- 4Cushion or liquid foundation: which one do you reach for?NEW
- 5My cushion foundation gets darker by the afternoon (darkening) — what could be causing it?NEW
피부노트ChatVisiting grandma for the holidays: makeup or bare face?
Around Chuseok, Korea's autumn harvest holiday, someone on theqoo's beauty board asked a simple question: when you visit your grandmother or relatives, do you go bare-faced or put on at least a little makeup? It was a th
0 0Princess packaging, witch concepts, fruit tubes: miss "old K-beauty"?
A nostalgic post in r/AsianBeauty from a Korean user who grew up with these brands. They miss the K-beauty of around 2012–2013: Skinfood's fruit-shaped hand creams and food theme, cupcake lip balms, Etude's princess look
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Expired lip products: do you toss them right away?
On theqoo's beauty board, someone clearing out their makeup found a pile of lip products past their date and asked whether they should just throw everything out. What the replies said: The most common answer: judge by ch
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My cushion foundation gets darker by the afternoon (darkening) — what could be causing it?
When a cushion foundation looks just right in the morning but a shade darker and duller after lunch, it’s commonly called “darkening.” It often happens when it mixes with sebum.
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kbeauty.notesTipsCushion foundation: how to use the puff so it doesn’t look cakey
Cushions are the K-beauty base. Most complaints ("cakey", "patchy") come down to technique, not the formula.
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Korean lip tints 101: water, gel, velvet, glass — which finish is for you?
Lip tints are the gateway product of K-beauty. They stain, so the colour stays after the gloss fades. The finishes feel very different though:
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Choosing a Cushion Shade: 21 vs. 23, How to Avoid Getting It Wrong in Store
You know that experience of trying it on the back of your hand under store lighting, buying it, then seeing it look too light and stark at home? The rule of thumb for choosing a cushion is to test it on your jawline, not
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"Mashed potato texture" on a Chinese eyeshadow listing? Here's what it means
A fun one from r/AsianBeauty. Someone shopping Chinese eyeshadows on YesStyle kept seeing the English listing describe shades as "mashed potatoes" and asked what on earth that meant. They guessed it was about texture and
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韩妆小笔记ReviewIn an Olive Young haul, the item everyone argued about was a setting spray
On Taiwan's PTT forum (MakeUp board), someone shared an April haul from Olive Young in Korea: Espoir's glow foundation, Clio's snowflake highlighter, So Natural's setting spray, a Too Cool For School aegyo-sal pencil, Ba
0 0Tone-up sunscreen on the face only: does it look odd to other people?
On Japan's Girls Channel forum, someone asked (April 2026): a white-cast face looks brighter to them, so they like it, but they skip the neck because they worry about getting it on their clothes. Does that look strange?
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오늘의투표PollCushion or liquid foundation: which one do you reach for?
A short question on theqoo's beauty board drew a steady stream of replies. The poster said liquid foundation clearly lasts longer, but lately they only use cushions because a cushion depends less on how the skin is behav
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Which base do you use more often?
Pick one to see the results
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Dejavu vs Heroine Make: which mascara actually holds a curl on straight lashes?
A head-to-head in r/AsianBeauty. After seeing glowing results from Dejavu's Lash Knockout, the poster picked one up in Japan to challenge their long-time Heroine Make Long & Curl. Within minutes the curl started dropping
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Straight lashes: which mascara holds your curl?
Pick one to see the results
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Lip mud looks crusty on you? The official swatches are probably edited
A post in r/AsianBeauty that struck a nerve. The poster shared how a popular blur fudge tint actually looked on their lips: redder than the mauve on the box, and settled into every lip line. A second, edited photo showed
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K-beauty lighter brows: softer look or a mismatch on high-contrast faces?
A question in r/AsianBeauty from someone with pale skin, dark hair and light eyes. Korean celebrities have been lightening their brows for a softer look, so would that suit a high-contrast face, or wash it out? What the
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Oily skin in summer: how can you wear a cushion foundation without it coming off?
Cushion foundations are lightweight and convenient, but oily skin tends to get patchy in summer. In fact, long-lasting base makeup depends more on the prep beforehand.
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Do you like or dislike tint staining?
Water tints last a long time thanks to the staining, but many people also dislike how they can settle into dry patches on the lips or remain until the next day.
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Tint staining
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Why does Korean-style eye makeup look so “clean”? Three key points
Korean-style eye makeup looks light and sheer, while still making the eyes look bright and defined. The key lies in color choices and placement.
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Five-Minute Korean-Style Natural Makeup: Ready in Time for Your Commute
The key to everyday Korean-style makeup is a “clean skin look”; you don’t need to do every step to the fullest.
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How to Draw Natural-Looking Korean Straight Brows
The key to straight brows is “no arch, a soft front, and a defined tail.”
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notas.kbeautyTipsCómo conseguir el "glass skin" coreano (sin parecer grasa)
Glass skin is hydrated, even skin with glow on the high points, not shine everywhere.
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