- Following 1.2K
- Followers 8.8K
- Engagement 8.74%
- Avg likes 798
- Avg comments 13
About Kanako
Kanako (@kanako_makeup) is a Makeup Artist creator on Instagram, also filed under Art & DIY. The account has 8,831 followers and 171 published posts. Recent posts average 798 likes and 13 comments, an engagement rate of 8.74%.
Kanako belongs to the nano tier, the band usually drawn between 1,000 and 10,000 followers. Kanako follows 1,188 accounts, so the audience is roughly 7.4 times the size of the list followed. Kanako uses an Instagram professional account. Flinque files Kanako under Makeup Artist, with Art & DIY as a secondary category.
Kanako's Instagram bio is brief, at 5 words across 2 lines. The bio mentions @bianco_bianco_tokyo. The latest activity Flinque has on record for Kanako dates from February 2026.
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171 Posts
Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Kanako, 9 are carousels and 1 is a single image. That mix leans toward carousels. 171 published posts give Kanako a moderate archive on Instagram. Against the audience, that is roughly 52 followers for each post published. Kanako also keeps 5 story highlights on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 29 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include model, assistant, hair, chief and creative. The captions tag #메이크업.
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일본 도쿄를 기반으로 활동하는 메이크업 아티스트 카나코는 최근 패션계가 주목하는 ‘어글리 뷰티(Ugly Beauty)’의 대표적인 인물이다. 눈썹을 지우거나, 얼굴에 보석을 붙이고, 일부러 불완전함을 강조하는 그의 메이크업은 전통적인 미의 기준과는 거리가 멀다. 하지만 바로 그 낯설고 기이한 요소들이 새로운 아름다움으로 받아들여지고 있는 것.
카나코는 일본의 갸루, 비주얼계, 하라주쿠 스트리트 문화 등에서 영감을 받아 자신만의 언어를 만들어왔다. 그는 아름다움이란 완벽한 얼굴이 아닌 개성과 사랑, 그리고 태도에서 비롯된다고 말한다. 모두가 더 예뻐지기 위해 노력하는 시대, 카나코의 작업은 오히려 “아름다움이란 무엇인가”라는 질문을 던지고 있다.
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Tokyo-based makeup artist Kanako has become one of the leading figures behind the rise of “Ugly Beauty,” a movement that embraces shaved brows, exaggerated details, gems, imperfections and unconventional aesthetics. Rather than following traditional beauty standards, her work celebrates individuality and self-expression.
Drawing inspiration from Japanese subcultures such as Gyaru, Visual Kei and Harajuku street culture, Kanako challenges the idea that beauty must be polished or perfect. In a fashion landscape increasingly drawn to the strange and unexpected, her work asks a simple question: what if beauty was never meant to fit the rules in the first place?
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Chief Fitter Akiko Yamazaki
Assistant Fitter Sachiko Yamamura
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Models Naoya Oda
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Kanako's engagement
Kanako's engagement rate on Instagram is 8.74%, over 6%, more than 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 11 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 61 to 1, with 798 likes and 13 comments on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.
Engagement rate
8.74%
- Avg likes
- 798
- Avg comments
- 13
- Interactions : followers
- 1 : 11
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Who is Kanako?
Kanako (@kanako_makeup) is a Makeup Artist creator on Instagram, also filed under Art & DIY. Kanako uses an Instagram professional account. Kanako's Instagram bio is brief, at 5 words across 2 lines.
How many followers does Kanako have?
Kanako has 8,831 followers on Instagram (8.8K). Kanako follows 1,188 accounts, so the audience is roughly 7.4 times the size of the list followed. 171 published posts give Kanako a moderate archive on Instagram.
What is Kanako's engagement rate?
Kanako's engagement rate on Instagram is 8.74%, over 6%, more than 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 11 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 61 to 1, with 798 likes and 13 comments on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.
What does Kanako post about on Instagram?
Flinque files Kanako under Makeup Artist, with Art & DIY as a secondary category. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Kanako, 9 are carousels and 1 is a single image. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for Kanako repeatedly use the words model, assistant, hair, chief and creative. Kanako's captions carry hashtags such as #메이크업. Kanako writes those captions mainly in English. Kanako keeps 5 story highlights, which open with a free Flinque account.
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