I have been dying to share this with you all since hearing about it- the must have bigger eye bag trend in South Korea. Crazy? Yes! Is it true? Yes.
So what is the reason for having bigger eye bags when people in the west are dying to get rid of them? I am Chinese but am a Londoner, so I don’t know whether I should appreciate my eye bags or stick with the fact that I hate them. Korean women are doing everything that they can to plump their eye bags by using commercial sticky tape to plump them and/or via makeup. The options are endless; they even go under the knife to achieve their desired look. This new trend is called “aegyo sal” which means eye smiles or cute skin. I even read some where that girls get them as it may make them appear smarter and that they have worked hard in life (which perhaps how we would translate that by working and staying up late), whereas if you do not have eye bags; it portrays that you may be a little princess who didn’t study hard at school and hence no brains. Here are some pictures below, the many ways to achieve the “aegyo sal”.
I guess when I go to Korea I will be admired for my eye bags! But for now, I find this trend very bizarre and can not wait for the next trend to pop up! Come on Japan, I know you can beat this. I guess I can embrace my natural eye bags:
May x
