Beauty Roots
The Cardi B-approved pianist on K-dramas, seaweed, and double-cleansing.
Chloe Flower always chose the latter.
All of a sudden, all of her classmates wanted rice wrapped in seaweed.
That was a cool little thing I was able to share with my community, she says.
(Kimchi, sadly, proved too much for them to appreciate at the time.)
Our beauty habits are defined by our heritage, she says.
Not just in terms of what we topically put on our skin, but what we eat too.
You talked about seaweeds beauty benefits.
Are there other beautifying foods your mom cooked for you when you were younger?
Beauty is from the inside out; you are what you eat.
Whats one thing about American culture you like that differs from Koreas beauty approach?
The one thing that I love about American culture is the diversity.
I was so used to watching Korean dramas and seeing a lot of Asian stars with white skin.
I’m a lot darker than the traditional actresses that you see in Korean dramas.
I love bigger hair, curly hair, and embracing that.
Where do you find inspiration for your makeup looks?
I get a lot of my makeup ideas from K-dramas actually.
I love natural makeup.
It’s made to look like they’re not wearing makeup.
I love that naturall look.
I also have the best glam team; my glam is so fun.
I have three different saved makeup folders on Instagram.
MU1 folder is for natural, MU2 is for intense, and MU3 folder is for random.
I get to see more people with my face shape.
I don’t have a traditional face shape; I don’t have that square jaw.
How would you describe your go-to makeup look when you perform?
Whenever I get glam done for performance, its an opportunity for me to take risks.
I can often be really bold or daring when it comes to glam.
I’ll do fun stuff with my hair and makeup because, to me, it’s a performance.
Who are some Asian makeup artists you love to follow on Instagram?
I loveDaniel Martin; hes my go-to.
Hes Asian too and really knows how to work with an Asian face.
He works with so many Asian stars that I love.
He did my makeup for my album cover.
Are there any brands or makeup tricks that hes taught you that you now incorporate into your routine?
Daniel actually introduced me to one my favorite brands that I use now all the time:Tatcha.
I love it because its super natural.
Its one of the only brands I know that uses rice water and rice products.
I feel like my skin is eating when I put the products on.
I have super dry skin and I loveTatchas Indigo Overnight Repair Serum in Cream Treatment.
I have a whole skin regimen.
Lets dive into it.
What does your skin care routine look like?
We think it’s a little bit harsh on the skin.
I always use a serum and eye cream.
For serums and eye creams, I use iS Clinical; I live by itsPro-Heal Serum Advanced Plus.
Ill use theiS Clinical Reparative Moisture Emulsionfor moisturizer.
I have super dry skin, so sometimes Ill putTatchas Gold Camellia Beauty Oilon top.
At night, Ill use theTatcha Indigo Overnight Repair Serum in Cream Treatment.
I go hard and use eye cream on my hands and my neck.
People often forget to pay attention to their necks.
My mom told me your neck skin is the same as your under-eye skin.
So I would use eye cream on my neck.
Thats a great tip from your mom.
Are there other beauty tips you learned from her?
Korean skin care has been the main focus of Korean culture for so long.
My mom really paid a lot of attention to skin care growing up.
I have this picture of me holding my mom’s La Prairie products.
I actually remember that day.
I would always go to her skincare products and she would show me how to put them on.
Something I always do that my mom taught me is to double cleanse it’s a very Asian thing.
People cleanse their face once, but if you’re wearing makeup, you have to double cleanse.
For anti-aging, my mom would make me take dry ginger.
I would drink, like, a hot, fresh ginger tea in the morning and at night.
Other than eating healthy foods use sunscreen.
But I never thought about aging when I was younger; I always just thought about color.
Now as I get older, I attempt to wear sunscreen every day.
Everyone should wear sunscreen.
