Meet Nina Park
If you’re obsessed with beauty, red carpets, and Hollywood events, you’ve probably already heard the name Nina Park. And if you haven’t yet, don’t worry. Meet the Backstage is all about introducing you to the woman behind some of the most talked-about beauty looks right now.
Nina Park is not just a makeup artist. She is the moment.
Born in New Jersey to Korean parents, Nina Park grew up surrounded by creativity and had what she describes as a truly inspiring childhood. From a young age, she showed clear signs of being an artist, constantly doodling, drawing, and turning fashion magazines into her own creative playground.
Greta Lee and her glam team, Jenny Cho and Nina Park — star in THR’s Beauty
Naturally, she decided to study painting at university, a choice that deeply shaped her artistic vision. Through painting, Nina developed a strong understanding of light, shadow, and color composition, elements that would later become essential to her makeup work.
Even while studying painting, Nina’s connection to makeup never faded. Beauty was always part of her world. Eventually, she decided to fully follow her passion and enrolled at L’École de Maquillage Fleurimon in Paris, where she trained as a professional makeup artist.
Right after graduating, Nina moved to New York City to begin working in the beauty and fashion industry, and that’s where everything started to click.
Today, Nina Park has built an impressive and effortlessly cool client list, working with names like Charli XCX, among many others. Her rise wasn’t just about who she works with, but how she makes them look.
Nina’s makeup celebrates women’s natural beauty and no, it’s not your typical clean-girl aesthetic. Her looks are sophisticated, modern, and intentional. She’s known for ultra-thin eyeliner that subtly elongates the eyes, skin that still looks like real skin, soft definition instead of heavy contour, and a natural finish that somehow still feels completely red-carpet ready.
Beyond her celebrity work, Nina Park has also been featured in major fashion and beauty campaigns, collaborating with luxury houses like CHANEL, YSL Beauté, Omega, and Bulgari. Her aesthetic moves effortlessly between Hollywood glamour and high fashion, always feeling current, polished, and timeless.
In a beauty world that’s shifting away from excess and moving toward individuality, Nina Park stands out by doing less — and making it mean more. She doesn’t follow trends; she creates a feeling. And right now, that feeling is exactly what everyone wants.
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