Tutorial: Ulzzang Eye Makeup For Monolids

Pretty Korean models and/or ulzzangs already have beautiful eyes to begin with and the makeup they wear is not very obvious. In this tutorial, I will be mimicking the shape of many of their eyes, not necessarily copying their makeup. (Some ulzzangs do have heavier-looking makeup, like Ji Hee, so pretty :D) I hope you find this helpful either way c: 

Edit* Keep reading for the tutorial~

Step 1: Line your upper lid.

With the outer edges of your upper and lower lid primed, line your upper lid with gel liner while your eyes are open, and extend a wing following your natural eye shape to where your bottom lashline is lowest. Use a small stiff brush with a point preferably, which sometimes comes with the gel. Then fill it in.

Step 2: Apply mascara as a guideline.

I like to apply mascara to the center of the lower lashline (and sometimes even towards the inner corner) to serve as a guide for our bottom/shadow liner next. Don't apply all the way to the outer edge, because we're leaving that area bare.

Step 3: Apply bottom eyeshadow.

Extending from where you ended your mascara, apply a line of brown eyeshadow using a small angle brush horizontally towards the outer edge. (Fyi, his is supposed to be mostly straight, but the picture perspective makes it look angled!) Extend your eyeliner downwards to meet the shadow if necessary.

Step 5: Line the lower lashline.

First, using the same gel liner, make a short line mark in the center of your water line.

Then, continue to draw a horizontal line as neat and thin as possible starting from the mark you just made to the end of your eyeliner wing (none in the waterline except for the center!).

Step 6: Apply mascara.

Curl your lashes and apply mascara. See how I apply mascara to my stubborn lashes here. I added a bit more to the bottom lashes here.

Step 7: Add eyeshadow.

If you wish, add a bit of brown eyeshadow to just above the slanted part of the upper liner to add a bit of an illusion of depth.

Here's an angled picture to show how straight the lower liner really looks:

Step 8: Aegyo-sal.

To complete the look, you can optionally add some shimmery flesh toned eyeshadow (I find white too harsh) and a contrasting color to make the smiling/puffy eyes look, or aegyo-sal that many Korean models have.

Done!

I see ulzzangs wear circle lenses like 90% of them time, so if you have circle lenses use them, too! *I thought if I had circle lenses it would look more K-inspired so I took the liberty of trying to sloppily GIMP it on in the first pic, first time I ever altered my eye so much it's kinda freaky. I should get circle lenses irl already...

Products used:

Small angle brush

Small hard brush (came w/ gel liner)

Maybelline Eyestudio Gel Liner in Blackest Black

NYX Eyeshadow Single in ES06 Dark Brown (like light brown)

NYX 10 Color Eyeshadow Palette in Champagne and Caviar (just used for shimmery flesh tone)

Eyelash curlers (Revlon & Daiso)

Maybelline Define A Lash Mascara Lengthening in waterproof

Maybelline The Falsies Mascara in waterproof
Too Faced Shadow Insurance Primer