Singaporean Make-Up Artist Zing Says Carina Lau Is Prettier Barefaced And That It Was “Not Simple” To Do Make-Up For Faye Wong

Celebrated Hong Kong-based Singaporean make-up artist Zing, who’s identified for creating unforgettable seems for Faye Wong, Sammi Cheng and Shu Qi, has all of the tea to spill about these stars and who they’re beneath all that basis and blush.

In a current interview with Chinese language Youtuber AHA LOLO, Zing recalled how he first received into the wonder business when he was simply 19.

Zing would method fairly women at night time golf equipment, asking in the event that they have been fashions and if they might let him do their make-up. He then labored for a Singaporean journal earlier than transferring to Hong Kong in 1992 to chase his goals. 

Zing mentioned he actually wished to be Sandy Lam’s make-up artist at the moment and his want got here true on his second go to to Hong Kong.

“It was for her live performance, although actually, I did not do her make-up. All she requested me to do was her basis and eyebrows, each factor else was accomplished by her and he or she did such an ideal job. I picked up a variety of strategies watching her do her personal make-up. It was magnificent,” he mentioned.

In 1993, Zing grew to become Faye’s make-up artist and he created a few of her most iconic seems, together with the ‘sunburnt’ look.

He was stunned by how well-received it was at the moment as he thought it was simply so-so. 

He admitted that Faye was fairly a problem to do make-up for.  “Lovely individuals are not essentially simple to color,” he mentioned, including that he had fairly a tough time working along with her within the early levels. 

“It wasn’t very profitable. At the moment I used to be too obsessive about my strategies and the thought of a “normal” form of magnificence. I used to be too hung up on doing issues as a make-up artist as a substitute of doing them as an individual,” he professed. 

It turned out so unhealthy that Faye mentioned she would “by no means use [him as a make-up artist] once more”. 

“Ultimately she nonetheless employed me once more, proper?,” he laughed, including that he and Faye slowly learnt work collectively after that incident.

AHA LOLO could not resist getting Zing to spill some tea, like, say, who seems probably the most totally different with out make-up?

Whereas he initially did not wish to reply the query, Zing finally mentioned: “Sammi Cheng seems very totally different. Carina Lau as nicely.”

However no, he wasn’t being imply.

“I by no means met Carina Lau in particular person earlier than and solely noticed her with full make-up on in magazines and flicks. Individuals mentioned she’s beautiful. I believed she was okay, till I did her make-up for the primary time. She got here barefaced. Wow, I received a shock. She was so stunning. I wanted to ensure my make-up might improve her magnificence,” he mentioned.

Zing mentioned many feminine stars really look higher with out make-up. What he does is to ensure they give the impression of being higher on digicam. 

Zing finally grew to become so influential, he even received to dictate whether or not Heavenly King Leon Lai, who was launched to him by Faye, ought to or shouldn’t put on make-up for a efficiency. 

Recalling how he advised Leon that he had actually good pores and skin, and wanted no make-up that day, Zing mentioned: “I advised him: “It’s worthwhile to belief my judgement, not the merchandise I exploit. You employed me, not a bunch of cosmetics. Now it is as much as me to resolve if it is advisable to put on make-up, or how a lot to make use of if crucial”.”

And he would nonetheless receives a commission even when he determined that Leon did not want make-up, by the way in which. 

“After all, the cash is for my judgement, that is the actual function of a make-up artist,” he asserted.

Zing additionally lamented what number of celebrities are trying more and more much like each other.

He thinks it began with Fan Bingbing and the way nice she seems with shiny and garish make-up.

“What I thoughts is everybody attempting to seem like her, a lot in order that in some unspecified time in the future everybody appeared the identical. I do not assume that was crucial.”

He continued: “There was as soon as I noticed two large signboards and two journal covers. I noticed Fan Bingbing and thought she was actually beautiful. Then I noticed Angelababy and thought she was so fairly. Ultimately I realised each have been really Angelababy, she actually did not must [follow Fan Bingbing].”