Cool pink glitter makeup and lash gap fill in Hongdae: Moi Hair Makeup

I just got my best makeup ever at Moi Hair Makeup, a makeup salon in Hongdae. On days with an important shoot or a date, nothing beats a professional's touch, right? This place had it all: easy access, skill and thoughtfulness, so let me introduce it quickly!

Where is Moi Hair Makeup and what are its hours?

Moi Hair Makeup is just a 3-minute walk from Exit 2 of Hongik Univ. Station, and it's open from 5am to 6pm. The location is seriously unbeatable. Many good Hongdae hair and makeup salons are buried deep in alleys and you end up getting lost, but Moi is really close to the station!

It's in the basement of a building with a CU convenience store on the ground floor, so even people with no sense of direction can find it right away. Opening at 5am is a real ray of light for anyone with an early-morning interview or a dawn shoot.

Inside Moi Hair Makeup

There's a long sofa at the entrance where you can wait comfortably, and simple tea and coffee are set out too. I arrived at my appointment time and the staff guided me in kindly.

Further inside, the private space for hair and makeup and the sink room are separated, so it felt very comfortable.

And the moment I walked into the makeup room, I was hit by all those cosmetics... can you hear the heads of makeup lovers spinning? They say no two colors under the sun are the same, and the sheer variety here was a treat for the eyes.

What is the order of the Daily Hair & Makeup course?

The Daily Hair & Makeup course at Moi Hair Makeup (₩120,000) went in this order: skin prep, then hair (with brow shaping at the same time), then color makeup. I went with this most basic yet important course, and the price is really reasonable for the quality in Hongdae, don't you think?

Skin prep before the base

As soon as I sat down, they put a lot of care into the skin prep before the base. They patted my skin gently many times so the makeup would stick, and I thought, oh, my makeup is going to sit so well today.

S-curl waves and brow shaping

After prep, we moved on to hair. While my hair was being curled with the iron, someone on the other side neatly shaped my brows at the same time. So thoughtful...! Their hands were really meticulous.

I asked for the natural S-curl waves I always like, and they styled exactly the flowing, voluminous look I wanted.

Cool pink color makeup for a summer light cool tone

Once the hair was done, it was time for the main event: color makeup! For reference, I'm a summer light cool tone. I told the artist, "Please make it bright, cool pink and dewy!" and she understood perfectly.

The finished cool pink glitter makeup and lash details

The finished makeup at Moi Hair Makeup featured glitter above and below the eyes and a lively blush. Seeing the result in the mirror, I could only gasp... They piled on shimmering glitter so my eyes looked twice as big, and the blush was exactly the intensity I wanted, not overdone but full of life.

The detail that really moved me: I already had lash extensions, and there were gaps here and there that bothered me. Seeing that, the artist filled the empty spots densely with Fontaine lashes and even matched my eyeliner symmetry perfectly. She also toned down my brows to match my hair color, and that attention to detail made the overall color balance so satisfying.

When the makeup was done, they portioned out the lip product used that day for me to take, so I could touch up all day. That kind of small kindness is what makes regulars, you know? If you're looking for a Hongdae hair and makeup gem with great value and quality, I recommend Moi Hair Makeup.