The American rapper’s popularity is skyrocketing thanks to young people who like to imitate her makeup style.

One of the most famous rappers in the world – Cardi B – is making headlines in China. Thanks to her unique fashion sense and unique makeup style, she is creating a beauty trend for young people in the country of billions of people, causing many people to follow her.

Cardi B’s popularity in China began to increase in 2020, after the female artist appreciated Chinese culture and cuisine.

“Am I the only one who likes these Chinese ginger candies?”, Cardi B wrote in a social media post in December 2020.

In 2023, Cardi B also attracted attention when wearing a dress by designer Peng Chen to the prestigious fashion event Met Gala .

Male beauty blogger Nie started imitating Cardi B’s signature makeup style (Photo: Douyin).

According to SCMP , currently, Cardi B’s makeup style is very loved and followed by Chinese netizens.

A 25-year-old male beauty blogger named Nie (living in Shanghai, China) became famous for copying Cardi B’s makeup style. “Today, I will try to imitate her pink look.” , Nie said in the Douyin video he shared with his 2.88 million followers on March 12.

Nie begins the makeup tutorial by wearing two pink contact lenses. Then, he added pink eyebrows, eyeshadow, eyelashes, blush and lipstick.

“Ladies, let’s score. I’m Cardi B,” Nie told her followers in the video.

Then, he imitated the female rapper’s dance in her song Like What (Freestyle) . His video was so popular that Cardi B shared it on her personal account.

“He really looks like Cardi B,” one person commented while watching the video.

“He’s the Chinese version of Cardi B,” another said.

Many people expressed wonder how Cardi B would feel when seeing her image as a man.

Nie’s appearance received many compliments on social networks. Some people even call him Chinese Cardi B (Photo: Douyin).

Cardi B’s makeup style has not changed much over time. The female rapper likes thick eyelashes, nude lips with bold contours, and sharp eyeliner.

Cardi B’s makeup artist – Erika La’ Pearl – revealed the rapper’s preparation process: “She uses makeup remover wipes before starting anything because she wants clean skin.” Then, she applies moisturizer and pore-blurring primer to make the foundation smoother and smoother.”

For the next makeup steps, the makeup artist said, the female rapper likes to apply heavy makeup on her eyes to make her face look more attractive.