A makeup artist in China recently became a phenomenon on social networking sites in the country when she posted a series of videos showing impressive makeup transformations for her clients.
Known by her nickname Tuzi, the 20-year-old has 5.5 million followers on the Chinese platform TikTok and runs Starlight Rabbit Portrait Studio, a chain of 17 studios offering makeup services based in Yunnan province, southwest China.
Young makeup artist famous for her magical makeup techniques
With her makeup skills, Tuzi has gained a large number of customers and followers thanks to her "100 People's Ultimate Makeup Challenge" series on TikTok. Not only ordinary people, but also celebrities such as famous comedian Xie Guankun, actress Jin Jing, actor Yang Di, famous male host Zhang Dada and KOL Grandma Tian have all come to Tuzi to experience this famous "transformation" service.
One of her most popular videos, which featured a 72-year-old online celebrity, Ms. Tian, has garnered nearly 800,000 likes. In it, Tuzi transformed Ms. Tian from an old lady into a blonde, blue-eyed European-style princess, leaving many people "rubbing their eyes a few times" in disbelief.
72 year old lady becomes beautiful princess through the hands of makeup artist
In another video that received 1.1 million likes, Tuzi transformed 57-year-old bald comedian Tang Jianjun into a handsome man straight out of a romance novel. In the video, the actor's wife exclaimed, "I can't recognize him!"
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However, with her rapid rise to fame, Tuzi's makeup style has also received mixed reviews. In a review post, a customer who booked makeup at Tuzi's studio said she was not satisfied with her makeup and that it made her look older. Meanwhile, another customer said that Tuzi's apprentices only follow one makeup layout instead of choosing makeup tones that suit their customers.
However, many people still expressed admiration for Tuzi's amazing skills and said they were willing to spend money for Tuzi to help them become a more beautiful version: "I traveled almost half of China to have Tuzi do my makeup because she can make me change that I never dared to think of and help me become a better version of myself."
According to Chinanews, there are currently more than 20 million makeup artists in China, with an average age of 20 to 25. According to a survey by Ruishang Chuangmei Makeup Training Company, the average monthly income of Chinese makeup artists is 6,300 yuan (about 21.5 million VND)/month, but depending on the number of customers and reputation, some people can earn more than 20,000 yuan (about 68 million VND)/month.
Source: SCMP
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