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🎨톤그로

/ton-geu-ro/

A beauty and fashion expression combining “tone” and “aggro,” used when a makeup color, hair color, or outfit clashes badly with someone’s skin tone and draws awkward attention.
톤그로 meaning visual explanation
📱 Social media🌀 MultipleFirst seen 2010

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The expression spread through Korean beauty communities, social media makeup reviews, and personal color talk. It frames a mismatched shade as if the color itself is pulling “aggro” on the face.

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  • "This coral lipstick looked pretty in the tube, but on me it is total tone-aggro."
  • "That beige jacket makes my face look dull, so I think it is tone-aggro on me."

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"That hoodie and clean sneakers combo is totally effortless but stylish."

📱 Social media🌀 Multiple2018

originThe phrase comes from the longer Korean expression “꾸민 듯 안 꾸민 듯.” It spread widely through fashion, beauty, Instagram, YouTube, and lifestyle content as a way to praise a natural but carefully styled look.

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"This shade is perfect for daily makeup—it has that MLBB look without feeling too bold."

🌍 Global internet culture🌎 English internet2010

originThe phrase “My Lips But Better” spread through English-language beauty blogs, makeup reviews, and later social media as a way to describe natural-looking lip colors. In Korea, MLBB became a familiar beauty acronym used for muted everyday lip shades, especially in product reviews and makeup recommendation posts.

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