Basic Ulzzang 101: Ulzzang(얼짱) Look

The ulzzang look is a popular look in South Korea where the name "ulzzang" literally translates to "best face". The ulzzang look is all about looking flawless but natural. It is not just the girls who look super feminine-guys tend to lean towards the feminine look as well. Today, I will list the basic steps to looking ulzzang (at least how I would interpret how ulzzang should be).

*Disclaimer! I am using photos courtesy from Google images

Step 1: Perfect your skin the best you can.
Because being ulzzang means having the "best face", people with acne may struggle. Wash your face every morning and night! To achieve clear skin does not mean to apply all the possible treatments onto your face! Depending on skin type, it would be best to get a cleanser that it suitable and to use a toner after. Moisturize! If your skin is still really bad, I suggest maybe making some time to visit a dermatologist. It might be best to have a professional take a look at your skin and diagnose it than asking Google. Trust me, I to this day am still struggling with horrible skin but a little concealer and foundation can really help.

 Look at that flawless skin...

Step 2: Keeping in Shape
You don't have to be a size 0 but even if it isn't all about looks, one should still stay active and fit for their own health. Eat in proportions and avoid junk food. I suggest keeping a budget... but for junk food. Set say, 4 times you will personally allow yourself to eat a snack in 1 month. Try eating in smaller bowls. Eating in smaller bowls will shorten on how much you eat and still make you feel full.

Step 3: Make-Up

Make-up can transform people with no confidence to a radiant shining person. Since this is a basic ulzzang post, I will just explain what make up an ulzzang would normally wear. Of course there is the basic foundation and concealer to hide imperfections but there are quite more steps. The important thing to an ulzzang is to put emphases to the eyes. A basic ulzzang eye makeup would be: 1.Primer; 2. Light, shimmery, dusty gold or perhaps a light rose gold; 3. EYE LINER! Okay, I will pause here and explain about the eyeliner. The eyeliner can really help make an eye look bigger even without circle lens. A basic eyeliner look would probably be a puppy eye look.

 *Once again. not my photo

As you can see, the puppy eye is just simply dragging the eyeliner down (following the natural down of your eye) and fill it lightly in to connect it with a the bottom eye.

Continuing from step 3. Add a highlighting color to the inner corners of the eyes. This again will help the eyes pop and look bigger than it is; 4. A light peachy blush on the apples of the cheek; 5. Gradient lips. This is when it looks darker and more pigmented in the center of the lips but the color slowly fades out.

This is the most basic and probably the most one would do as an ulzzang. Remember, it's mainly about looking cutesy, pretty, but natural. Personally, I wouldn't suggest circle lens... Yeah your eyes look pretty big and can look pretty cute but I think it takes away the natural look away. Also, don't put too much highlighting in the corner of the eyes. It can look pretty ridicules and once again, I think the natural look that is suppose to come with the ulzzang concept would be taken away.

This is just a basic look (though I think this is pretty much the most it gets) and for more inspiration, you can always search online for soompi's ulzzang contest. Who know? One of you guys may get inspired to enter yourself and win.