Korean slang profile

스키니멀리즘

seukinimeollijeum

A beauty trend simplifying care around necessary products by reducing the number of cosmetics and complicated application steps.

Expanded form: Not documented
Other spellings: Skinimalism
Earliest source found: Not verified
Documented trend period: Not verified

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
화장대를 정리하며 스키니멀리즘에 관심이 생겼어.
Organizing my vanity got me interested in 스키니멀리즘.

02Documented history

Publication date unverifiedHealth Chosun explained a beauty trend reducing cosmetics and care steps around essential products.[1]

03Origin & word formation

A Health Chosun column explains it as applying minimalism to cosmetic use. Only its cultural meaning of reducing product numbers and care steps is recorded; the effectiveness of a particular skincare method is not established. Who first coined it could not be determined.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The meaning and usage were checked directly in the article. Who first named it and when it was first used need separate verification. No date is given for sources without date metadata.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

올여름은 '스키니멀리즘' 따라해 보자 (헬스조선)Original source checked Nov 12, 2026