Grand Opening of "The Face Shop" in Aiea!

If you like Korean facial products and live in Hawaii then you're in for good news.

This Saturday, August 3rd is the opening of "The Face Shop" store in Aiea at Waimalu Shopping Plaza!  You might have seen other Face Shop stores in town and this is one for Leeward residents. There will be Kim Hyun Joong products (for those Kim Hyun Joong fans :), and discounts in the store for its grand opening this Saturday.

The Face Shop sells Korean facial and makeup products, and is very popular in Korea. 

The Secret to Getting Perfect K-pop Skin & Skincare for Men

Lee Min Ho for Etude House

. Earlier, I wrote about BB cream as being one of the secrets to Hallyu skin, but obviously in Korea, there's more. A lot of it has to do with skin care shops, skin clinics and dermatologists ....and yes, plastic surgeons.

 If you've been watching the videos I've been posting, then you know by now, that good looks are highly prized in Korea and the social pressure to look good, even if you're an average person, is still there.

 Men and women can wear makeup and as I said with my BB cream post, many Hallyu stars promote skin care and makeup lines. Korea's kind of unique that way. In  the U.S., Hollywood male stars don't promote much in the way of skin care.  I'd say it's pretty non-existent. At the most, they'd do

[* Video Pick Fridays *] Why are Koreans so into their Looks & Plastic surgery?

Why are Koreans so into their Looks?

Video Pick Fridays picks this video as #1 of a two part series looking at 'Beauty in Korea'.

 V-line chins, narrow jawlines, tall noses, double eyelids, ... there's a reason why Hallyu performers looks are so heavenly sent and why we love them over Hollywood. It's all pretty well crafted.

“It could be easily assumed that 99 percent of South Korean celebrities got stuff done on their faces,” said to Dr. Park Sang- hoon, head of Seoul’s ID Hospital (Xinhuanet.com).

I've heard plastic surgery is almost mandatory for Kpop stars and celebrities... well, maybe not or Psy.

[Video Pick Fridays] Everyone in Korea wants to be pretty

Everyone in Korea wants to be pretty

This is video #2 of a two part series of Video Pick Fridays on the topic of 'Beauty in Korea'. This is a documentary video made by a film student shinibi on youtube.

 

[* Video Pick Fridays* ] Korea: The Art of Makeup

Last week I picked a  news documentary video on Korean makeup and this week I've another video to add to it. Why is the world turning to Korea for makeup? From China, Japan to New York, the beauty industry realizes how Korea's makeup and beauty products such as  about BB cream promotes a youthful look, gives the appearance of clear skin and natural beauty, while using all natural ingredients.

The news video takes a look how each country has had a beauty style which is changing due to the Korea's own skin regimen and  desire to look young and natural.

[Video Picks] Hallyu Star Makeup Tips 2012

The Latest Hallyu Star Makeup Tips

. Face it, if you've seen Korean dramas, you probably want to know their beauty secrets! Aside from BB cream, I've been wondering what makes Hallyu stars so damn gorgeous. The video above is from Korea Today and the morning talk show shows you how you can accentuate your eyes, giving them a little shimmer and smokey appearance, how to rosy out your cheeks, highlight your face and give your lips a natural blush.

Well, Korea Today shed some beauty and makeup tip secrets for us and frankly, after seeing just one video I couldn't stop... so I'm sharing

[Video Pick Fridays] Nail Art Trends for Spring 2012 [Korea Today]

Nail Art Trends for Spring 2012 [Korea Today]

If you've ever been to a nail salon in Seoul (read here), you'd know there's some pretty wicked nail art going on... and I'm talking art of the sculptural kind.  Again, youtube's Arirang Channel has another interesting video for Video Pick Fridays.

[* Video Pick Fridays* ] Get it beauty

 Why do Koreans love color in their wardrobe and how can they pull off the brightest colors that would light up the darkest closet? I can only guess that they have a heightened sense of fashion and color-eye coordination.

  Get it Beauty is an interesting Korean show, which seems to do interesting tests around the topic of beauty. The host is Hallyu star, Eugene (Baker Kim Taekgu)  and in this episode, Jin (Manny)

 Topic: Choosing your best colors for the season and ones which will improve your image.

 Now all of this is in Korean and unfortunately, I know only sprinkles of words. But they do an interesting color test based on complexion, hair color, etc..

[* Video Pick Fridays* ] Korean Makeup Takes the World by Storm

Korean Makeup catches on 

So I've decided to do a video pick each Friday!

This week's video is from Arirang Today and it tells us how Korean makeup is taking the world by storm.

 In it, actress Min Hyo-Ryn (from the 2011 film Sunny, *remember the beautiful girl who gets her face cut?*) gives sheds the secret to great lipstick is concealer before applying color and a foreigner gets a makeover with Korean makeup artist who explains that application of a base with fingers (vs. a sponge)

Korean BB cream: The Secret to Hallyu Beauty

Hallyu star, Song Hye Kyo is Laniege's spokesperson for BB cream      Photo credit: Laneige

The K-drama craze and Korea's secret to beautiful skin is out and hitting the mainland U.S. quickly. The secret is BB cream and when you try it, you might see your face transform like Hallyu star. You'll be hooked. Click here to read the article I wrote and posted on Grrrl Traveler.