WEIRD KOREAN BEAUTY HACKS EVERY WOMEN SHOULD KNOW

JAMSU , FACE SLAPPING AND SKIN BAKING

Zero-Product Korean Beauty And Skincare Techniques:

Wait, what? Slapping, skin baking ..? As in, actually baking one’s skin? And jamsu? What even is that? Actually yes! Hold on a bit, by the time you are done reading this post you will realize that there is a method to this madness.

I know, while some of you may know what I am talking about but a few must still be horrified or at least alarmed by the concept of skin “baking” or face slapping and confused by jamsu altogether.

In either case, we’re here to clear up number of mysteries surrounding these odd sounding yet somehow “viral” beauty concepts. Courtesy to extremely popular Korean 10 Steps Skincare Routine Have a look at "Dermacos - Facial Skin Care", we now have a whole market of K-beauty that all the high end brands are seemingly in competition to court. K-beauty which is essentially a classification of Korean beauty products and its near revolutionary influence on our skincare and makeup routines.

Korean women devote an almost ritualistic dedication to their extensive skincare regimens; girls from very young age adopt impressive skincare procedures by observing their mothers following meticulous routines so it’s no wonder they actually have the kind of flawless skin we all dream about. Unlike western beauty and skincare products, Korean beauty or Korean skincare routine comprises mostly of natural, gentle ingredients than regular harsh chemical formulation we’re fobbed off with.

The rise of Korean skincare is not the only notion keeping top beauty brand on their toes. Korean makeup has been one of the most innovative categories of recent times, they’re said to be 10-12 years ahead of rest of the world’s leading cosmetic brands. Cat Koh, Korean makeup artist once said that “In other parts of the world, women want to look more sexy and mature than women in Korea, however, in Korea we love looking young”. Doesn’t that say all about preferred composition of Korean beauty products?

Korean beauty industry experiments with unique, naturally obtained ingredients, that frankly make one cringe at first, like snail mucin or real pearls or bee venom. Results though, put all the doubts to rest. From butter-smooth highlighters to cushion blushes to dewy foundations, all contributing towards Glass Skin (yet another popular Korean skincare routine to achieve luminous, pore-less and clear as glass skin) effect. Read here: You Glow Girl

Traditionally, for women in Korea makeup is not about layering your face with more products than you can count but about skin preserving methods and makeup skills. In the last few years social media has been swamped with rather bizarre Korean beauty hacks. In this article, we’re taking you through three most widely held (by not only Korean women but women everywhere who have tried) beauty techniques.

JAMSU

Jamsu more or less means “submerge” and it is just that! Dunking your makeup-madeup face in cold water. A Korean makeup hack that promises to give your makeup flawless matte finish that lasts all day long without needing a retouch.

So what you do is, carry on as usual with your makeup routine of primer, foundation and concealer (even brows and contour), then coat your face thoroughly with baby powder (setting and translucent powders would do too) and plunge into a bowl of cold water for 20 to 30 seconds (make sure to get every powdered spot properly submerged in water) to seal it. You can then gently pat dry or wait until your face is completely air dried before brushing off any white patches you may find. And there! That is all Jamsu Korean beauty secret to perfectly matte skin is about, conclude rest of the makeup and enjoy flawless finish whole day.

FACE SLAPPING

Regardless of widely accepted benefits, I don’t think getting your face slapped can be anything but horrifying but fortunately this face slapping Korean skincare routine is nothing what it sounds like.
DIFFERENT SKIN TYPES AND THEIR HANDY TONIC

It is more about brisk, light slaps to put skincare products onto your face, slaps rather than circular motions (we have been told to follow over the years) said to improve blood circulation, firm up facial muscles, shrink pores, keep wrinkles at bay and help skin absorb product better, which in turn makes your skin smooth and radiant. Either that or give your face 50 gentle slaps right after finishing your daily skincare regimen.

SKIN BAKING

Yet another weird Korean beauty hack where you don’t exactly bake your skin to nice crispy texture, but in fact utilize your face heat to set basic makeup in a way that remains impeccable whole day long (objective is quite similar to that of Jamsu’s).

So, how exactly do you bake your face? Well, the similarities to Jamsu are not ending just yet because up until conceal part you do your usual makeup routine as you did in Jamsu makeup technique, from there the baking starts. Use damp makeup sponge to top up the parts of your face you want to highlight (no shimmer highlighting of course, just to brighten up) like under eyes, cheek bone, jaw bone, brow bone, chin and nose with thick coats of finely milled setting powder and let it sit for 10 minutes before gently dusting the excess powder off with fluffy makeup brush. And your makeup is baked! But don’t step away without sculpting your features to perfection with much needed contour. All and all its seems to be especially useful technique for SUMMER MAKEUP routine.

Let us know what is your secret makeup hack in the comments below, we would love to make use of your tip and tricks.

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