4 K-Beauty Products That Will Improve Your Makeup Look!

If you ever feel like there is something missing in your makeup routine, you might be able to fix that problem with a very simple touch-up. You can improve your entire makeup look with a minor change, such as by elongating your eyelashes with mascara, making your skin glow with a bit of highlighter, or by creating fuller, plump lips with a lip liner and a dewy lip tint. Not only is that the magic of makeup, but these little enhancements bring us a step closer to finding a greater sense of confidence. And that's why I will say time and time again that it is important to invest in ourselves, including our beauty.

The good thing about K-beauty is that there is an endless variety of products to experiment with at affordable prices. You simply don't need to spend hundreds on makeup products to look your best, and K-beauty proves just that.

That being said, one of Olive Young's bestselling makeup brands, WAKEMAKE, has been releasing the most versatile, cost-effective makeup products with beautiful formulas and colour ranges to suit various makeup styles.

Let's have a look at some top-rated products that could become staples in your own makeup routine!

1. Glow Contouring Highlighter Palette

Just like the term itself, highlighters are meant to "highlight" certain points of the face, bringing them forward and creating the illusion of pointier or lifted features. It is typically applied to the tip and bridge of the nose, cheekbones, or on the temples, which are known as parts of the face that are best at reflecting light, giving you a natural shine or glow. Highlighters are also often used on the chin, above the cupid's bow, under the brows, the inner corners of your eyes, and sometimes under the eyes to emphasise the look of aegyo-sal.

The WAKEMAKE Glow Contouring Highlighter Palette delivers a naturally radiant glow with its wet-jelly finish and lightweight, buildable texture. Ideal for makeup enthusiasts, this highlighter palette ensures a seamless, luminous look even when layered.

Key Features:

• Achieves a natural, sunlit gloss that softly illuminates the skin.
• Infused with Spherical Powder and Water for a distinctive wet-jelly finish.
• Features a light, buildable texture that maintains transparency with each layer.

2. Natural Hard Brow Pencil Slash Cut

Finding the right eyebrow shape and colour is just as crucial as every other aspect of your makeup routine, as it could be one of the standalone features that create facial harmony. Although you should fill in your brows according to what matches your face shape and skin tone best, the common style shared amongst Koreans is the soft, blurred eyebrow look.

Using precise yet less harsh strokes allows you to appear softer in character and more youthful, enabling other features of your face to pop. And lately, it seems that people have been dying their brows a lighter shade for the exact same reason you would dye your hair a certain colour to make your skin appear less dull.

Of course, if you don't actually want to dye your brows, you can always opt for an eyebrow mascara that will coat your brows and make them look fuller.

The WAKEMAKE Natural Hard Brow Pencil Slash Cut offers a unique slash-shaped tip and a hard formula for precise, effortless application. This brow pencil, featuring a built-in sharpener, includes colour options tailored to complement South Korean hair and skin tones.

Key Features:

• Slash-cut tip ensures precise lines and detailed completion.
• Beginner-friendly design allows delicate eyebrow drawing.
• Angled at 21.5 degrees, the slash edge effectively enhances eyebrow texture.
• Flat 180-degree surface makes filling in gaps easy.
• Hard formula guarantees smooth application without clumping, even with multiple layers.
• Built-in sharpener in the cap maintains the slash-cut shape.

3. Sheer Layering Dual Blusher (5 Colours)

Adding a touch of colour to your cheeks could instantly make you look more lively and healthy, otherwise your complexion may seem dull or even washed out. Applying a darker shade of blush can also give your face some definition depending on where you place it, such as directly on the cheekbones to give a "snatched" or lifted effect, which some people prefer to do in replacement of an actual contour powder or stick. Different blush placements are important to consider for different face shapes too, as they can impact how short, long, or wide your face may look.

In the K-beauty world, Koreans tend to add blush to the center of their cheeks or under their eyes to shorten their mid-face. If you find that the space between your eyes and the tip of your nose appears to be on the longer side, shortening your mid-face with blush or even by drawing on aegyo-sal can give the illusion of a smaller, more youthful face.

WAKEMAKE Sheer Layering Dual Blusher offers two complementary shades, created with a natural drying method for excellent adhesion. It features both shimmer and matte textures, providing a natural, glossy finish on the cheeks.

Key Features:

• Dual blusher with two shades for a soft, transparent hue that subtly enhances cheek colour.
• Formulated with reduced powder and increased moisture content for tight adhesion.
• Dual textures—one shimmer and one matte—achieve a natural yet glossy finish.

4. Soft Coloring Lip Palette (2 Colours)

Once again, if you wish to look more alive and vibrant, it is essential to give your lips a pop of colour. Although I will say, if you want other aspects of your makeup to stand out, such as your eye makeup, it is okay to reach for a more muted lip. There was a time where I only wore neutral lip shades and my Aunt pointed out to me that I looked very dull, so I tried on a brighter coral-pink shade and instantly my Aunt began telling me how much more radiant my face was. Now, that doesn't mean you need to buy the brightest, most fluorescent lip product you see on the shelf. Even a subtle hint of colour can drastically change your look for the better.

Either way, finding a lip shade that suits your personal colour is key to finalising a seamless, harmonious makeup look. If you want know whether you have a warm or cool undertone, head to our 'How To Use Colour Analysis To Find Your Makeup Colour' page to try find out at home.

You can achieve your perfect lip look with the WAKEMAKE Soft Coloring Lip Palette, featuring 12 shades in a balmy texture for dewy and glazed effects. This palette comes with a spatula and lip applicator, and is available in two options: #01 Pink Flood Glowing and #02 Peak Peach Glowing.

Key Features:

• Lip palette with 12 vibrant colours for mixing and matching to create lively lip looks.
• Glaze balm texture allows for customising colours to achieve your desired lightness, saturation, and brightness.

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