Bring the NingNing makeup tutorials back, please!
If you’re a chronically online beauty enthusiast, you have probably come across K-pop star NingNing and her viral “sultry makeup” look. The singer’s signature glam made waves on online beauty spaces in 2025, prompting a wave of tutorials and transformation videos. A year later, NingNing is bringing the look back at one of fashion’s biggest stages: Milan Fashion Week.
NingNing brings her A-plus style game to Milan
On February 27, NingNing stepped out in the Doumo City to attend Demna Gvasalia’s first runway show as Gucci’s creative director — his previous collections have followed alternative formats, making the Gucci Primavera unveiling his first official show. For the momentous occasion, NingNing tapped into the season’s hottest trends from head to toe.
For one thing, NingNing made a case for the return of pantless fashion (a trend we also saw celebrities rock at New York Fashion Week), wearing a black bodysuit, paired with sheer tights and a bomber leather jacket. Channeling the popularity of snakeskin among the world’s most stylish, NingNing’s jacket featured the reptilian animal print in a chic caramel brown shade. (In case you need a refresher, snakeskin is this season’s hottest animal print, as sported by celebrities like Rihanna, Bright Vachirawit and Yuta Jinguji and presented by brands such as Dior, Willy Chavarria and Amiri.)
Keeping things trendy and tapping into the return of maximalism and logomania, NingNing accessorized her no-pants ensemble with high-knee boots and large GG emblem earrings.
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Even though the fashion was outstanding, NingNing’s glam stole the show.
ICYMI, NingNing, who is a member of the K-pop group aespa, has carved out a reputation for reinventing her style with remarkable beauty moments. Consistently capturing international attention with her sultry glam, the singer has become a beauty icon for online beauty creators. Last year, the singer even ignited her own makeup trend after one of her concert looks and a magazine spread went viral on the internet.
At the Gucci front row, NingNing channeled the same sultry energy with her makeup. The look consisted of a nude-toned smoky eye, enhanced with rosy eyeshadow on the under eye and a subtle cat-eye liner. Meanwhile, the complexion makeup was subtle, allowing a terracotta blush, applied using a square technique, to take center stage.
Paired with light champagne shimmer on the high points of the cheek and a matte lipstick, NingNing’s glam delivered plenty of beauty inspiration for fans and beauty connoisseurs alike.
To finish off her glamorous look, NingNing sported her hair in uniform waves and wore a black manicure, both favorite trends among fashion and beauty icons this season.
Honestly, how is NingNing keeping up with the hottest fashion and beauty trends and rocking them all with just one look?
