Can you walk us through your own personal beauty evolution?
Chung: Yes! The first time I wore makeup, I was in eighth grade. I was graduating to high school and I thought I was so cool—this was circa 1996 when J.Lo was a Fly Girl and the whole brown lip liner look was in. So, I went for it. It was literally, like, brown lip liner and nude lipstick without blending it in. I did it, and I didn’t do anything else. I didn’t start shaving or anything until high school!
That’s hilarious. So what happened in high school and college?
Chung: So, I didn’t wear makeup in high school—I was a tomboy. I loved sports and I played on the volleyball softball team. I sort of turned my back to makeup. It was my freshman year of college when I started wearing it again. Urban Decay Space Cowboy ($20)—that’s the eye shadow my sorority sister introduced me to that I wore all the time. I started filling in my eyebrows, and I started using a lot more bronzer than I should have. Different colored mascaras were in. God forbid, I would go to Claires back in the day and buy blue and purple mascara.
Amazing. And nowadays?
Chung: I would say my beauty style is a bit more refined [laughs]. I’m trying different things and different colors, and higher-end products. Make Up For Ever is a prestigious brand I love—I use their HD products and Foundation ($43) for all my shows. I’m obsessed with lips. I love the brand’s M8 shade—it’s a beautiful matte, red color—and I love their Rouge Artist Palette ($60) in No. 7. It has all these perfect colors, like bright pinks, reds, and plums.
Any other lip products you love?
Chung: In terms of lip exfoliants, there’s one by Bliss that I use. Or you can also make your own! I’m kind of more into that. There’s this great recipe—it’s just sugar and some drops of rose oil.