Famous make-up artist James Charles made a transforming video on YouTube, turning himself into Albanian singer and songwriter Dua Lipa, which garnered massive attention in the media.
In the transformation video, uploaded on February 8, 2020, James Charles, 25, chose Dua Lipa’s green dress look and wore a light green colors full-neck t-shirt to match his outfit.
For the makeup, he first lifts his cheek muscles with the help of tapes, makes his lips bigger with lip lining, and for eyes, he puts on massive eyeshadow that covers his entire eyes, giving the whole green look.
@jamescharles After millions of comments calling us twins, I transformed myself into @dualipaofficial ♬ Don't Start Now – Dua Lipa
When he puts on a long blonde wig, people cannot seem to distinguish between the makeup artist and the singer.
The video of James Charles transforming himself into Dua Lipa, 29, is almost 4 years old and has reached 4.1 million views on YouTube as of 2024. His fans expressed their astonishment and compliments on his works.
Some people claim James Charles looks pretty similar to Dua Lipa without makeup
James Charles, whose full name is James Charles Dickinson, is a famous American beauty YouTuber and makeup artist who has transformed himself into various celebrities through makeup.
However, despite various transformations, his Dua Lipa looks garnered massive attention from the media, as they were shocked by their appearance similarity.
No but do we all remember when spotify used james charles’ picture for “this is dua lipa” playlist??? 😭 pic.twitter.com/eA9bziYU0i
— Dicle (@coolhandlebrah) December 9, 2020
Moreover, some people claim that James Charles looks quite similar to Dua Lipa even without makeup; one reddit user mentioned, “I think Dua Lipa looks like James Charles with a wig on,” and many even seemed to agree with his statement in the comment section.
Similarly, one Twitter user, Diablo, uploaded James Charles and Dua Lipa’s photos side by side, with a caption that reads, “Dua Lipa really looks like James Charles if you think about it.“
Some even jokingly claimed they looked like twins by comparing their transformation photos.
Dua Lipa really looks like James Charles if you think about it pic.twitter.com/6ntbbPfe1U
— diablo (@diablomornstar) August 26, 2024
Moreover, as the internet was abuzz with controversies about James Charles and Dua Lipa looking similar, many fans wondered if the two celebrities were related in any way.
However, according to their family background, James Charles and Dua Lipa are not related to each other, but they are both notable media personalities.
Additional Information
- James Charles was born on May 23, 1999, in Bethlehem, New York, U.S., to parents father Skip, a contractor, and Christine Dickinson.
- He came out as gay to his parents at age 12. While addressing a question about his gender identity, James Charles stated he is happy being gay, but at the same time, he also loves doing makeup.
- Further, as a renowned makeup artist, James Charles had over US$12 million as of 2024. His main source of income is his YouTube channel, which has 23.9 million subscribers.
