I subscribed to Amazon Video for one reason — to watch Just Makeup.

I’ve yet to cancel the subscription, but that’s beside the point.

I wanted to understand how makeup is taught, practiced, and respected in Korea — a city shaped by aesthetics, discipline, and visual culture. As a colour analyst, makeup felt like the obvious next step in my work, yet it was also something I resisted. It made sense on paper, but it wasn’t where my interest had ever lived. Makeup had always sat quietly at the back of my mind — the natural extension of colour analysis, of working with faces, of understanding structure and balance. But wanting something to make sense doesn’t mean you’re ready to pursue it. For a long time, makeup simply wasn’t my medium.