If you look at the K-pop idols these days, there are members who changed a lot since their debut days and became even more beautiful than they used to be. Many people think the reason for that is plastic surgery, but the secret in a lot of cases actually lays in changing their makeup style. If you find a makeup style that fits your face you can see a huge improvement in your appearance.

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But how can you find the makeup style that perfectly suits your face? One way to do this is by analyzing existing examples. We've gathered some examples, where a change in an idol's makeup style drastically transformed her look. Let’s examine these successful makeup transformations, and it will be much easier to see the difference.

TWICE Tzuyu

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TWICE recently released their new song called "Strategy" featuring Megan Thee Stallion along with concept photos for the album. These photos clearly show the makeup transformation in particular of one of the members Tzuyu. When the group first debuted, Tzuyu used to wear dark colors on her lower lash line, which made her eyes appear smaller and heavier.

However, if we look at the makeup from the latest concept, her lower lash line has been changed into bright brown color which accentuated Tzuyu’s naturally big eyes creating a much more beautiful look. Additionally, light brown colors suit Tzuyu’s warm-toned face very well, making the brown shade a key makeup point that highlights her charm.

If you're interested in recreating Tzuyu’s brown-shade look, check out these beauty products:

Dasique Autumn Breeze                          ETUDE Play Color Eyes

lilybyred S'more Dip Collection                     Naked3 Eyedshadow Pallette

BLACKPINK 

Rosé

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Recently, Rosé, who released title track of her album "Toxic Till The End", has undergone a significant transformation from her debut days. Rosé generally has thin double eyelid lines, so heavy eye makeup can make her eyes appear more closed off. In her debut days, the thick black eyeliner made her double eyelids almost invisible, giving a much heavier look.

However, if we look at her recent photos, we can see that now she uses a thinner eyeliner and uses a brown color on the lower lash line to add depth. Such changes result in a more sophisticated makeup look that emphasizes her elegant image.

If you’re interested in creating such elegant image yourself, check out these products:

Merzy The First Slim Gel Eyeliner      COLORGRAM Shade Re-forming Brush Liner

3CE Easy Brow Designing Pencil                 KissMe Smooth Liquid Eyeliner

Aespa Ningning

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Recently, Aespa’s member Ningning’s makeup transformation has been noticed while she promoted their new song ‘Whiplash’. Her makeup significantly changed from her debut days. 

During her debut era, specifically in ‘Black Mamba’ and ‘Next Level’ promotions, Ningning wore a bold eye makeup, using a lot of glitter to emphasize her eyes. However, this bold eye makeup sometimes made her look older than her age.

If we look at her current makeup, you can see how she draws her eyeliner more naturally following the eye line and it gives effect of more elongated eye shape. She uses brown shadow on the outer corners under her eyes to create ‘lower eyelid slit’ effect making her eyes appear bigger.

When it comes to her overall makeup in the debut era, she used to put main focus on the eyes and keep rest of her makeup minimal. However, recently she stopped emphasizing her eye makeup and she applies round blush below her eyes. This blush placement is also known as ‘short midface makeup’ which makes face appear shorter and gives a more youthful appearance.

Recreating such makeup will be much easier with these beauty items:

3CE - Mood Recipe Face Blush                      lilybyred Luv Beam Cheek Balm

Espoir Tone Pairing Liquid Cheek               TOOQ Waterproof Slim Eyeliner