'Not Just Beautifiers' — Makeup Artists Elevate Their Craft on 'Just Makeup'
Creatrip Team
3 months ago
Interview with three finalists of Coupang Play's makeup survival show 'Just Makeup' — Son Tail (Son Joo-hee), Paris Gold Hand (Kim Min), and O Dolce Vita (Oh Hyun-jung). The series gathers 60 K-beauty makeup artists competing for a 300 million won prize, presenting makeup as multidisciplinary art drawing from painting, fashion, literature and performance. Contestants described makeup as more than decoration: a way to discover a person's inherent beauty through artistic sensitivity. They recalled tense, emotional moments on stage (one contestant even used her mother as a model), creative inspirations like music, observation and yoga, and ambitious concepts such as representing climate change through color. The winner, Paris Gold Hand, plans to focus on branding and YouTube. The artists also offered advice to aspiring makeup professionals: commit to years of practice, stay curious, study art and languages, gain varied experiences, and cultivate persistence and communication skills. (K-beauty: Korea's global beauty industry)
