We had a quick chat with LANEIGE Global Make Up Artist & Trainer, Cat Koh who was in Malaysia last month to launch the LANEIGE Silk Intense Lipstick . She has been with Laneige for six years and has worked with brands such as Make Up For Ever and MAC. Cat has also done the makeup for famous Kpop artists such as Teen Top, Girl’s Day, Brown Eyed Girls, Super Junior and more. Despite her ever-growing star-studded portfolio, we can’t help but be charmed by her friendly and humble demeanour during our chat.
1.How do we fully utilize the two mixer shades from the LANEIGE Silk Intense Lipstick line?
The mixer shades can be mixed with any colour from the collection, you can even mix both mixer shades at the same time to get a unique colour. So in total, you can have about 120 colour combinations!
The grey purplish shade can help to tone down a bright, neon shade to help you achieve the MLBB colour.
The yellow shade helps to warm up any colour, for example, if you’re warm-toned and your lip colour is cool-toned, you can mix in the yellow shade to make the colour warm which can brighten up your complexion!
2.Which are your favourite colours from the entire collection?
‘Beige Chiffon’, I used this colour on Song Hye Kyo in the drama ‘The Winter The Wind Blows’. And I like to apply a bit of ‘Bloody Burgundy’ on the inside of the lips to create a gradient lip. Because in Korea, we like to use a reddish shade for the inside of our lips and a beige colour for the outer part of the lips so ‘Beige Chiffon’ is the perfect shade for that.
3.What are Song Hye Kyo’s favourite shades?
Recently she told me doesn’t like to use too many colours because there’s always a makeup artist around to do her makeup for her on set and off. But on her days off, she usually does do her makeup with just a BB Cushion and blot a bit of red lipstick (Hint: ‘Get The Red’ shade) to highlight her face.
4.What’s the current makeup trend in Korea?
Natural makeup is always the trend there but there are two styles which are really famous now such as the Girl Crush and Girlish look.
For the Girl Crush look, makeup is heavier where contouring is heavier, more glitter eyeshadows and eyebrows are darker and defined.
As for the Girlish look, using a colour which is two shades lighter than your brow hair colour gives you a more natural eyebrow look, eyeliner is not too winged for a cuter doe-eyed look with non-touring which is like contouring but the more subtle.
5.Which shade would you recommend for someone who’s new to the range and do you have any makeup advice for makeup newbies?
I think ‘Love Me New Me’ is a great shade for everyone. Also, don’t be afraid to use a dark and unique colour because you can mix it with light colours for a gradation effect or mixer shades to make it more wearable.
All 30 shades of the new Laneige Silk Intense Lipstick retails for RM85 each and is now available at all LANEIGE beauty counters and boutiques nationwide.
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