Xin Nian Kuai Le! 🙂 Well, at least it will be in a few more days 😀 I won’t pretend that I can speak fluent Chinese, so please forgive any mispronunciations in the video, I’m going purely based off my old memory of Chinese classes which I haven’t attended in well over 10 years now XD; But it’s the year of the Dragon, which is always exciting as the dragon is the only sign who is consider legendary. And the only person who I know is a dragon was my grandfather who unfortunately passed away a few years ago.
The dress was my mother’s, she used to wear it during her youth to celebrate Chinese New Year back in Singapore (where my parents are from, though most of my family is from China). In case you were wondering, I am 100% Chinese, I know I get a lot of questions in real life around whether I’m Viet or Japanese or even half Caucasian O_o;; (I… just don’t see it….) but nope. I’m quite boring 🙂 I’m certainly no artist so this was my best attempt at drawing art on my face (doesn’t that just sound so eloquent?) but I hope you enjoy!
I got a real kick out of dressing up minus the last minute rush rush stress that comes with actually making my costume, so having one ready made is a nice change of pace 🙂
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That’s so cool! What an awesome way to celebrate the Chinese new year!
Yay! Thank you 😀
I wouldn’t call being 100% chinese boring…. haha. Chinese culture and history is one of the longest there is and incredibly rich! All the stories, all the traditions, we wouldn’t be where we are today without the culture that built the race. I’m proud of being 100% chinese and wouldn’t have it any other way! <3
Same! If I could speak Chinese, even better!!
I love your take on the Chinese “mask”, as well as the free handed dragon 😀
Oh, and I reckon it’s because of your huge, round, brown eyes that people might think that you’re half-Caucasian. Also that you don’t have monolids. Most people think I’m either Japanese (!! yay makeup!!), Chinese (half right) or Malaysian (close enough).
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Adore this look! I like that you went for coral lips with it rather than red, a little bit unexpected and totally worked. Am very impressed with you dragon drawing skills;P xx
Aww thank you 🙂 I’m really happy to noticed the subtle change, I’m so excited, you have such an eye for attention to detail <3
That’s a gorgeous look! You are so talented!
Thank you so much Gio <3 🙂
i love the dragon.. and the shading on your nose too! Btw you really don’t look like a pure Chinese lols
Thank you! IKR! I’m def Asian looking, but people can never guess I’m a pure breed XD; I wonder if there was some mixing going on in my family several generations back muahaha
Maybe there was some mixing in the past. Or maybe you really are 100 % Chinese and are just really lucky to have inherited a rare genetic mutation for light eyes.
Hazel is such a pretty eye colour 🙂
Love this look! I’m very proud to be a dragon too~ Hope you have a happy lunar new year!
Siiiierrrraaaaa <3 Miss you 🙁 And yay! I didn't know you were a dragon, that's awesome!! Happy New Year 😀
Wow mad skills woman! You’re the girl with the dragon “tattoo” 😛
I like seriously… almost split out my drink reading that. Man, I love you <3 XD
Beautiful look Celina, you really do have such an exotic – but stunning face! I love the dragon motif, You make it look so easy!
Thank you so much Megan <3 🙂
Jealous! I wish I had enough control to draw that dragon. I can’t even do it on pen and paper. As usual a stunning creation!
Aww thank you so much <3 <3 I'm so lucky to have a friend like you <3
Whoa your talent never ceases to amaze me! How awesome is that dragon!!! LOVE THIS!!!
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Stunning. I love the makeup look but also you have a pretty cute braided style going on with your hair! lovely!
Aww thank you for noticing my hair!! 😀 I love it when people can pick out the details 😀
Been looking through all your lookbooks…all of them look amazing and very creative. :). You look gorgeous too…in some of our pics you kinda look like this Chinese singer 莫文蔚.