tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24217885.post4613859976340203850..comments2023-11-14T10:04:40.085-05:00Comments on Citrine's Blog - Lip gloss, lipstick and all that good stuff...: Asian Aesthetic: What people in East Asia consider prettyCitrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10199668831634182275noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24217885.post-40722514613010156062012-05-30T00:17:54.717-04:002012-05-30T00:17:54.717-04:00I found this article really interesting. Like Elin...I found this article really interesting. Like Elin up there, I'm Asian and was raised in a Western culture as well. I was curious about Asian beauty standards and found this blog post. Thanks for all the information! :)Satakielinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24217885.post-43098718343912499722012-01-18T01:00:00.569-05:002012-01-18T01:00:00.569-05:00Glad to learn that we asians have a very positive ...Glad to learn that we asians have a very positive outlook towards the widow peak=beauty peak. Where as western world often had been associating it with a bunch of negative stereotypes and witchcraft practises.KATEhttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1191726486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24217885.post-86379010387474825902011-12-19T20:47:53.794-05:002011-12-19T20:47:53.794-05:00I have to say, this is a really intriguing article...I have to say, this is a really intriguing article! I was kind of sad though, because you mentioned egotistical Americans... a lot... and I'm American lol. (And trust me, there are tons of egocentric Americans and it's very wrong how Americans don't, for the most part, accept or try to understand other cultures) But putting that aside- I really liked reading this article. It was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24217885.post-28016011408520309762011-10-04T12:38:45.311-04:002011-10-04T12:38:45.311-04:00My dad is a traditional Chinese man, and he's ...My dad is a traditional Chinese man, and he's always complaining how I got my mother's cheekbones... How encouraging. He loves Fan Bing Bing as wellAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13203703594335890552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24217885.post-63042162692863230512011-06-14T16:28:31.371-04:002011-06-14T16:28:31.371-04:00thupham2: I really have to disagree with the state...thupham2: I really have to disagree with the statement that asian beauty standards doesn't apply to the body shape. I want to recommend a blog-link and I hope it's all right by you, Citrine.<br /><br />http://thegrandnarrative.com/2009/05/08/korean-women-are-not-alphabets/<br /><br />The article is an obsevation of South Korea, not sure how the situation is in the rest of Asia but I hope Shórenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24217885.post-38808709292358962672011-04-25T23:38:57.035-04:002011-04-25T23:38:57.035-04:00In short, Asian women consider the "foreign&q...In short, Asian women consider the "foreign" look beauty, and white people find the "Asian look" unique. I agree with the last commenter that Gisele Bundchen isn't pretty at all though.<br />I kind of wish I had a smaller nose and larger eyes as well, but... Oh wellAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13203703594335890552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24217885.post-25110059661330127612011-03-15T02:05:18.159-04:002011-03-15T02:05:18.159-04:00One other Asian beauty standard is that they tend ...One other Asian beauty standard is that they tend to neglect the body shape overall. In western culture, the gal's gotta have long legs, larger breasts and her body has to be taut and fresh. A "sexy" woman doesn't denote a beautiful woman - it just means having a great bod (think of some of the biggest supermodels...like Gisele). <br />In Asia, you can have zilch curves and a thupham2https://www.blogger.com/profile/06501023985575637247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24217885.post-29616519067499641062011-02-26T02:45:14.010-05:002011-02-26T02:45:14.010-05:00Jacqueline:
I personally think she is natural, she...Jacqueline:<br />I personally think she is natural, she has the same eyes/nose face shape as when she was 16 and her bigger eyes just seems to be a product of eyelid tape(that lifts the eyes).Citrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10199668831634182275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24217885.post-75085361832314205382011-02-24T22:12:34.803-05:002011-02-24T22:12:34.803-05:00I really like your post. There certainly exists di...I really like your post. There certainly exists different perception of beauty between Asian and Westerner. Not just facial features - body types, outfit styles or even voices! I mean..in Asia, when people say "cute" it's more like "Kawaii" thing(in Japanese word). But not the same in Western. I think there's a kind of fantasized thoughts in the way we think about Jacquelinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24217885.post-14099531804695795202011-01-30T05:45:38.161-05:002011-01-30T05:45:38.161-05:00This was interesting! I have searched a lot myself...This was interesting! I have searched a lot myself and i can just agree to what you think. But actually I have never thought about the cheekbone thing. I am adopted from Vietnem and live in Sweden so I think it`s fun to compare what`s considered beautiful in different cultures. =DElinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24217885.post-45068259142601914202010-01-07T02:31:04.783-05:002010-01-07T02:31:04.783-05:00Angie:
lol, I actually think the Asian standard is...Angie:<br />lol, I actually think the Asian standard is very specific..there is almost a formula to cook up the ideal East Asian beauty...(It's the same thing with those American Asian beauty though, all you need is slit eyes, high cheek bones, stubby nose and thick thick lips...) <br /><br />I do agree with you that Asian girls try very hard to look like those big eyed doll though, it scaresCitrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10199668831634182275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24217885.post-10561827322642303172010-01-07T01:56:21.360-05:002010-01-07T01:56:21.360-05:00this is a really informative article :) sometimes ...this is a really informative article :) sometimes i feel that east asian standards for beauty are so vague, every girl spends her whole life trying to change her appearance.Angie | Pandaphilia.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13376869039628742626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24217885.post-86103812905601824952010-01-04T14:48:04.762-05:002010-01-04T14:48:04.762-05:00Hi There:
Haha, people actually do experiments...I...Hi There:<br />Haha, people actually do experiments...I think you can get similar resuly watching a lot of Chinese soaps operas. (But that would be way more time-consuming.) <br /><br />Have fun in your trip! (Asian food are awesome!)Citrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10199668831634182275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24217885.post-27206001628819397162010-01-04T02:20:50.682-05:002010-01-04T02:20:50.682-05:00I found your article very interesting. At Universi...I found your article very interesting. At University I did a class called 'face perception' and read a lot of experiments that investigated what is considered beautiful by different cultures. They found that high cheekbones are considered beautiful in the western world but not asia, just like you observed! All your observations seem very consistent with the experiments I've read.<br /Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24217885.post-29176946941934942652009-11-24T01:24:32.917-05:002009-11-24T01:24:32.917-05:00I saw that video long time ago too, Tyra Banks act...I saw that video long time ago too, Tyra Banks actually do think like average egocentric American. (The kind who make fun of other cultures only because they are ignorant and think that the American common sense is supreme knowledge)<br /><br />P.S. I actually hate those long posts that I wrote myself ... it's like there are so many punctuation, spelling and grammatical errors I don't Citrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10199668831634182275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24217885.post-26133458447263607982009-11-24T00:57:35.566-05:002009-11-24T00:57:35.566-05:00I usually hate long blog posts because I have a sh...I usually hate long blog posts because I have a short attention span. But for some reason your writing really engages me and I quite enjoy reading your point of view...<br />Anyway, have you seen this video from the Tyra bank show? <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8C5ZnQA08c&feature=player_embedded <br /><br />I'm sorry but is she not the world's most ignorant douche ever or whatDaitufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14939892010930844816noreply@blogger.com