On social media, influencers often follow trends and soon things go viral. Beauty influencers frequently try out different trending makeup and upload them on their handles. This time a Asoka makeup trend inspired from the 2001 Hindi film, Asoka is storming the internet. The creators from all across the world with different cultural backgrounds have jumped into it and are creating videos influenced by Kareena Kapoor’s look from the hit song “San Sanana.”
The Bollywood movie “Asoka,” featuring Shah Rukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan, is based on the ancient Mauryan emperor Ashoka the Great, who ruled the Indian subcontinent during the third century B.C.E.
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The ancient Indian styles of dress and makeup portrayed by the characters in the movie, especially Karrena’s bold look with dark kohl eyes and geometric patterns painted on her face and body have been the main attraction of the Asoka trend. The bright and bold attire, dramatic makeup, and gold jewelry inspired the influencers to try the look.
This is the makeup that inspired the creators to recreate it:
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So, what is the Asoka makeup trend?
Inspired by Kareena’s makeup in the movie’s hit song ‘San Sanana,’ creators are making and editing videos with a series of transitions where they are transforming their regular looks into Indian bridal attire and makeup.
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The influencers are styling themselves in Indian bridal makeup and outfits to the rhythm of the song. These trending transition videos are gaining millions of views and likes.
How did the Asoka trend start?
The trend first started on TikTok, where the creators used transitions to capture the steps of makeup and getting ready to the beat of the “Asoka” song “San Sanana.” Some creators have even recreated the traditional bridal looks showcased in the film.
The trend slowly spread across other social media platforms like Instagram. Several creators participated in this viral Asoka trend and posted reels on the song.
Here we have listed some of the videos made on this Asoka makeup trend, have a look:
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1. Nobluk, creator from Thailand
One influencer from Thailand Nobluk wrote,
This is my best version of ’Asoka Makeup Trend‘. Because this is the video that took me the most time to film in my life. We spent 8.5 hours on it. I hope you all enjoyed your watching
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2. Juli Sharma
Juli is a Lifestyle, Beauty, and Travel influencer who was also a Nominee at the National Creator Awards. She did a pretty good job creating the Asoka trend and has millions of followers.
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3. Sofia Ansari
Sofia has 12 million followers on Instagram and is also a model. She pretty much resembled Kareena on this one.
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4. Mina Sedaqat, Iran
She looks gorgeous in the bridal look and the editing is spot on.
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5. Harshita Karma
She nailed the Asoka trend and even captured the video in a water body to have a similar effect as the original song.
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6. Jharna Bhagwani
Jharna Bhagwani is an Indonesian influencer with over 3 million followers, she tried the Asoka trend and the end result turned out to be spectacular. The editing of the series of transitions is spot on.
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7. Shrihitt Shrihitt
She is an Indian creator who claimed to have tried something new, and we can see she did a great job at that! She wrote,
Kuch naya try karne ki koshish ki hai
This is what 4 hours of shoot and 1 hour of editing looks like
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8. Aiswarya
The number of transitions in her videos is difficult to count. The video showcases her hard work to get on with the Asoka trend.
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9. Muskan Tiwary
She creates makeup transition videos and nailed the Asoka trend too.
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10. Lorena Alacis
She did an awesome job and also emphasized on the fact that this is one of the toughest videos she has ever created. Lorena has millions of followers on Instagram.
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11. Margosha, Russian
This Russian influencer went the extra mile to create two looks, the one from the song and the bridal one. The reel clearly shows that she nailed it.
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12. Kevin Bryan Chen
Kevin has thousands of followers on Instagram, he is popular for his makeup videos. No doubt, he tried the Asoka trend too, his hard work shows in the video and he looks great.
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13. Varsha Kaveri
This digital creator did a pretty good job following the Asoka trend and she looks gorgeous.
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14. Wawa Zainal, Malaysia
This beauty influencer and model has millions of followers on Instagram and she nailed this trend.
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15. Eden Fines, Israel
This Israeli model collaborated with a makeup artist Naor Arami and rocked the look.
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The videos show that the trend is gaining a lot of attention across the world. Have you tried the Asoka makeup trend? Let us know in the comments.
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