aespa Karina’s New Photos Give Netizens A Reality Check About Makeup
Since South Korea has some stringent standards of beauty, makeup is a normalized part of the common people’s everyday routine. However, when it comes to celebrities, things are often in a different league.
Recently, a post featuring aespa members went viral on a Korean online community, where the OP(original poster) exclaimed at how heavy the makeup looked.
From the thick foundation to the highly saturated blush and neatly arranged lashes, every aspect of the makeup was executed with such a heavy hand that it would be considered excessive in real life.
The pictures in OP’s post were originally posted by Karina on her Instagram profile. They were presumably taken during a recent SM Entertainment event where aespa performed on stage. So, the members in the pictures were in stage makeup, which is known to be heavier than other kinds of makeup.
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The OP was left flabbergasted that such thick makeup could look completely natural while on stage.
Seriously, it must be the lighting that smooths everything out. Under the lights, it looks like natural makeup — it’s so fascinating.
— OP’s post
The post, which has since gone viral, has opened up a discussion about the art of stage makeup.
- “Wow, freaking pretty. Whoa.”
- “I saw a clip before where an idol’s makeup just disappeared under the lights — it literally vanished. LOL.”
- “It must be difficult for the skin to breathe.”
- “But if you did that much makeup, you’re bound to look good in photos. You can even see all the blush.”
- “When you’re hit directly with strong lighting like that, even heavy makeup gets totally washed out.”
