If you have been active on TikTok or Instagram, you will likely question, “Why do most people here look as if they were plucked right out of a K-drama?” You’ve got it! Ulzzang is indeed glorying you. It is a Korean trend in beauty and fashion that has been for decades but has recently taken the world by storm again. We’ll give you all of the details here, mostly humour and a lot of love.
This is an adorable style, and we plan to help you achieve it. But first…
How Do You Say “Ulzzang”?
What Does The Term ‘ULZZANG’ Mean? In What Sense?
Before we start festooning our faces with BB cream, let’s break apart the word ‘Ulzzang’ (pronounced uhl-jjang). In simple terms, it’s best translated as “best face” in Korean. Imagine it being a constant beauty pageant. The ulzzang order aims for an extremely large round OPV with an oversized head, ‘cute face,” flawless skin and ethereal features.
In essence, if you want to strut about like it’s your very own K-pop music video, in all the good ways of bathing and soaking the skin, then this is the look for you!
Ulzzang’s Basic Components: Beauty with an Extra
Skin
You Could Eat Off Of An Ulzzang’s Face, only for hypothetical purposes, of course (No, I do not want to call the police).
Ulzzang skin – how do I put it – it’s slick and shiny like glass, except better. Do you even try if your skin’s not shining like the disco ball?
To achieve that healthy glow, the recommended regimen is Korean beauty. And no, washing your face once a day doesn’t count; splashing one is a waste of time.
The 10 steps I heard are from
- first cleansing
- double cleansing
- Moisturizing
- face mask
all the rubbish-talking beauty regimens the likes will have in the young mother’s words have been levelled up each graduating year. It is doing the most of using moisturiser, lotions, and sunscreen (yes, sunscreen every day, no question about it!).
Eyeballs The Size Of My Coffee Addiction
Did you ever wonder why Ulzzang’s eyes are so round that they would fit perfectly on a child’s book character? It’s all about making their eyes look wider than they normally are through makeup techniques. Larger-looking circle contacts, wide-eye liner, and the most ridiculous false eyelashes one can find.
The Ulzzang look involves extreme use of eye makeup; the phrase ‘the more the better’ often applies. Never forget the liquid eyeliner wings that have no limits to height and length. And don’t forget those sparkles and highlighter on the inner corners. It’s as though one is always looking surprised, though in a pretty cute way.
Lips Sweet and Soft Like Mochi
While some makeup styles emphasise the importance of the lips even to the point of making ‘loud’ lips, the Ulzzang makeup is one for a soft gradient lip. It’s like eating a strawberry popsicle, but rather than licking it all off, the colour stays after a few minutes (only this is planned, of course.)
The main priority here is to concentrate the colour in the middle of your lips to the outermost portion to create that luscious kiss look. Here, smear the colour for that nice and messy look, though your face turns out to be perfect. The sad thing is that it only took you fifteen minutes to get it to that point.
Fashion: What Does an Ulzzang Wear?
Having versed your face as though it came out of a K-Pop music album, contemplate how to dress it up. The clothes go along with the Ulzzang aesthetics, which is the defining factor of making it bitter-sweet and casual at the same time. The idea is big sweaters + mini skirts + soft shades + fun jewellery.
As Ulzzang’s style implies, fashion is not simply nice looking; it must have a hairstyle strategy. It is all about making you relaxed and stylish simultaneously- looking cute effortlessly and sexy enough to lounge in front of a television set for twelve hours straight and more.
Typically, these items are in most of the ulzzang’s wardrobe:
- Baggy sweaters or hoodies (cute weird graphics preferable)
- Skater skirts that say if I am cuddling, that’s cool, but I can also throw a kickflip.
- High-top platform trainers that make you feel like you can rule the world (or at less see over all the people at a concert)
- Light colours like pastels and neutrals because black is a colour that’s just last season.
Ulzzang Fully Upgrades His Outer
Ulzzang lives not only as the daily influencer or your most cherished K-drama heroine. Within a few clicks of search, even some of the hottest celebs. Within this matrix, societal bias also aggravates things and pushes a number of the hottest women to develop a kawaii style. A few names can be dropped:
Jungkook from BTS
Jungkook’sJung-kook’s skin and large eyes seem like he was born with the Ulzzang concept. It is not rare to see him in that look of oversized clothes and skinny pants that have carried off the soft boy trend.
Lalisa (Lisa from BLACKPINK)
I firmly believe that among all the people there are, Lisa can pull off any look. Beginning with the cute, more complex gradient lip looks and remarkably perfect skin, she’s pretty much Ulzang’s goals. In addition, this oversized yet fashionable street style is frequently seen in her outfits.
IU
The cutie-turned-singer Crawford has been rendering the ulzzang style ages back. Everything about her, from the clothes she chooses to her huge doll-like basalis and her moist skin, are features of this trend, making her one of the favourite stars of this all.
Hyunjin from Stray Kids
Because of his gentle features, large peepers, and the fact that he can pass off as a real-life anime in no time because of his great looks, Hyunjin is fine through the Ulzzang framework. This extends to his wardrobe—sweaters with a few sizes too big, pants that are perfect, and hair that is perfectly unkempt—all this style comes forth, too.
How to Become Ulzzang-Level Instagram Famous
You’ve nailed the appearance—now what? The next step is showing off how cute you are to the world! But for those of you who want to make curls in style very Instagramable, these are the steps:
Lighting is Everything
The secret tip to getting that phantom glow while taking selfies and ulzzang likes? It is lighting. Natural daylight is the quickest way of making an angel. So find your way to the nearest window when necessary. Slightly spend on purchasing a ring light because that is what you would use when you want to look like an angel.
Learn The Angle
All Ulzzangs have mastered the art of utilising their best angles. Pro tip: The positional advantage of the camera should be utilised to the maximum. Don’t hate the position so much that you shoot from a bird’s view.
Do apply Filters – But Don’t too many
Correct, filters still exist, but generally, they should be used to enhance the current features without artificially editing them. You are not ‘catfishing’; you are subtle.
The Ulzzang Movement is Still Depopulated in the Year 2024!
In 2024, the Ulzzang trend is still growing no matter the suspicions of recession shortly. With the global celebrities joining the Ulzzang bandwagon, it is becoming clear that Ulzzang is no longer confined to its roots. You want the perfect gradient lip, or it is just time to play mixing and matching some clothes with no particular order, Ulzzang is all for that and more, with the emphasis being on having fun and experimenting with the cute side of you.
Well, why delay? It’s to step into the shoes of a K-pop idol and add the touch of Ulzzang into your life.