K-Drama Beauty Watch: 5 Tips to Get Seo Ye-ji’s Regal Look in It's Okay to Not Be Okay
While the latest hit K-Drama It’s Okay to Not Be Okay is currently streaming on Netflix, all eyes (and ears) are on the main actress Seo Ye-ji for her role as a feisty children’s book author Ko Moon-young, as well as her captivating beauty look throughout the K-Drama. Caped with a femme fatale-like persona, Seo Ye-ji is charming every viewer with her regal, classy beauty look. So before you swoon even more, here are 5 K-Beauty tips that will help you recreate Seo Ye-ji’s regal look in the Netflix K-Drama It's Okay to Not Be Okay!
K-Beauty Tip #1
Seo Ye-ji’s Natural Feathered Eyebrows
Seo Ye-ji’s natural feathered eyebrows in K-Drama It’s Okay to Not Be Okay (Source: Hancinema)
In case you haven’t heard, one Korean beauty trend is coming back: the feathered eyebrows look. It’s a bit like drawing up your eyebrows hair by hair to make them look as natural and “feathery” as possible. Learn from Seo Ye-ji’s natural feathered eyebrows in K-Drama It's Okay to Not Be Okay and how natural and soft they look here.
How Seo Ye-ji does it: The Korean beauty technique to nailing these naturally defined eyebrows is to softly coat your eyebrows with a brow gel in tiny, upward motion. To achieve Seo Ye-ji’s regal look, fill in your eyebrows with a black eyebrow pencil and gently brush and blend it out. Remember, a K-Beauty look is always about looking natural.
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K-Beauty Tip #2
Seo Ye-ji’s shiny long locks in K-Drama It’s Okay to Not Be Okay (Source: Hancinema)
You can’t talk about Seo Ye-ji without mentioning her stunning long black hair, which is part of her iconic regal look in this K-Drama It’s Okay to Not Be Okay. Seo Ye-ji’s hair style throughout It’s Okay to Not Be Okay ranges from an elegant up-do to a feminine curly look, and her long shiny black hair never fails to catch my attention.
How Seo Ye-ji does it: To make your hair look silky smooth and shiny while managing these done-up hairstyles like Seo Ye-ji, you can’t miss the daily or weekly hair treatment. K-Beauty solution is, of course, to pamper, pamper, and more pamper. Hair care is now a huge part of a K-Beauty routine (and mine too), so throw on a hair mask to make sure your hair is well replenished before styling it with heat or other chemical hair products.
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K-Beauty Tip #3
Seo Ye-ji wearing two different lip looks in K-Drama It’s Okay to Not Be Okay (Source: Hancinema)
Seo Ye-ji’s regal look in K-Drama It’s Okay to Not Be Okay is constantly playing with two different lip shades: berry red and bold red. The key is to strike a high-low balance with what you’re wearing.
How Seo Ye-ji wears berry red lips: If your outfit is already an extravaganza all on its own, wear a toned-down berry red lip to add a touch of simple sophistication to balance out your ensemble, like Seo Ye-ji’s victorian puff sleeve one-piece edit.
How Seo Ye-ji wears bold red lips: Yes, a bold red lip is a power move, so only wear it with a more casual, everyday style to look balanced. If you feel like looking extra glamorous, rock a classic bold red lip to amp up your feminine charm like Seo Ye-ji with her pant suit.
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K-Beauty Tip #4
Seo Ye-ji’s Two-Toned Smokey Eyes
Seo Ye-ji’s stunning smokey eye looks in K-Drama It’s Okay to Not Be Okay (Source: Hancinema)
If you are more a trendsetter or explorer when it comes to Korean eye makeup, we would definitely recommend this two-toned smokey eye makeup look to you. If you look closely at Seo Ye-ji’s smokey eye makeup in K-Drama It’s Okay to Not Be Okay, you will see her wearing two different eyeshadow colors - coral and copper brown - in an ombre effect to further accentuate the regal, classy allure.
How Seo Ye-ji wears it: Pick any two complementing colors of eyeshadow and layer the lighter shade (coral) on top of the darker one (copper brown). Seo Ye-ji creates a morphing eye makeup effect on both the upper eyelids and under eyes to enhance the smokiness.
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K-Beauty Tip #5
Seo Ye-ji’s Shimmery Under-Eye Makeup
Seo Ye-ji’s sparkly eye makeup look in K-Drama It’s Okay to Not Be Okay (Source: Hancinema)
Shimmer and glittery eyeshadow look are always a good idea to make your eye makeup pop, but never ever overdo it. These sparkly gems are only there to add a subtle dimension to your entire eye makeup look. That’s why you need to master this glitters like Seo Ye-ji did in K-Drama It’s Okay to Not Be Okay for the perfect pop.
How Seo Ye-ji wears it: Instead of wearing it all over the upper eyelids, Seo Ye-ji wears her eyeshadow glitter under her eyes to go for that mesmerizing look. Go for a bronze shade to give a charming shimmer finish to enliven your regal look if it’s a night look.
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These 5 K-Beauty tips are pretty easy, aren’t they? Shop all your K-Beauty makeup essentials now and turn yourself into a K-Beauty queen like Seo Ye-ji this summer. You can now use code [ROMA] to get 10% OFF on Romand and MACQUEEN to stock up on lipsticks and other makeup essentials. For more K-Beauty inspo, go check out Red Velvet’s Summer-Chic Lip Makeup Guide with Romand and choose your best lip look! Till next time, lovelies!