Hanna Kim

 Makeup Tutorial

Miss Korea shares how to achieve the 'K-Pop Idol Look'

By Earl D.C. Bracamonte

Miss Universe Korea 2022 Hanna Kim showed pageant fans how to do the 'K-Pop Idol Look' on the Miss Universe YouTube channel. The 28-year-old former English teacher pointed out how different Korean face painting is from the West.

After applying her foundation, she advised to make your eye area very matte. She then mixes two earth-toned eye shadow colors and applied them to her lids.

How far you wanna go, when applying lid color, is determined by pressing your finger into the eyelid. And from there, one can see the bounds of your crease and contour color. She then mixes two mid-tone shades and applied them to her crease.

"Korean makeup applies highlights on the lower eye area."

Hanna taught English for a while in Korea. But she stopped teaching when Covid-19 struck her country in April 2022.

"I auditioned for an airline company and that's when I had my makeup done by a professional. And I realized it can change not just how a person looks, but the whole vibe."

She went on suggesting that you need to apply a dab of yellow or brown shadow at the end of each eye area. She said that, by now, she's pretty good at doing her own makeup, and sometimes that of her mom and some friends.

In the States, she said, makeup application is very different. She demonstrated this with a painting brush daubed with concealer. She then went on applying it on the inner lid then dabbed it with a translucent color to make the eyes pop out a bit.

She then takes a pause to relate about her dad's untimely demise. She encouraged families of cancer patients to stay hopeful. She's now starting to build a foundation for cancer awareness.

"Where you put your blush on is very important."

She then dabs her blusher underneath her eye area and tells viewers that this stroke is very different from the way Americans contour their faces.

Hanna proceeds with doing her 'nose effect' by applying a mid tone at the sides of her bridge and dabs a pearly shade at the tip of her nose. She then completes the look by applying a reddish-pink lip color at the insides of her natural lip line. And proudly presents her handiwork.

Hanna Kim is one of 79 hopefuls to the 71st Miss Universe edition. The 2022 coronation night will unfold on January 14 from New Orleans, Louisiana.