Why is xiaxue popular

But for me, deleting IG is not an option anymore. At my peak, I had about K followers and now, every time I check, it falls. It would be good if the video has smell as well. What are the top three things people say to you when they meet you in person after following you online for a while? Why would I do that? The Photoshop Liquify tool is mightier than the sword: Xiaxue doesn't care that you know she doesn't really look like in the pic on the right. What matters is that she has created a work of art that is pleasing to the eye.

Rank these in order of what you think people fake most online: 1. Making themselves look like they lead happier and more perfect lives than they really do. Pretending to like or be happy for certain people when they actually don't care about or can't stand them. This is like straight to the heart of the issue, man — I think all three are pretty bad. Number 2, faking the perfect life, is the most severe. The happy photos always get the most likes.

Like, oh, another air-jumping shot, shut the [expletive] up. Number 3, pretending to like people, is on par if not as severe.

But I cannot bring myself to do the fake comments thing. Yeah, it really does. Why are you posting that you like these noodles when you just told me they taste like shit? Sometimes, you like the person in real life, but not their social media self. Why do you think people are different and pretentious on social? They want to have a different life from what they have in real life.

In between photo-editing apps, multiple filters and careful curation of what is posted, social media basically can't be trusted.

It depends on the platforms. There are platforms that are more authentic, like Snapchat. IG is getting more and more pretentious and fake. Facebook is still a bit more authentic than IG. Twitter is still authentic — I really love Twitter lah. Your character in LifeSpam is desperate to succeed at being an influencer. What are your thoughts on influencers?

I hate influencers. They are the worst. Yes, but I started out being a blogger! At least in the past, you needed a bit more substance to be a blogger. There are very stupid bloggers as well. But at least there was a bit more effort.

You are just a model in a picture. You are not you, you are just there as part of the photo. Your captions are just stupid quotes about life copied from somewhere.

Laughs At least there is this interview part. Why do so many people want to be influencers? Which are you more impressed by? Xiaxue's make-up skillz or her Photoshop skillz? Either way, both contribute to the version of herself she puts out on platforms such as Instagram. Oh yes, Photoshop. But you, too, post pictures of yourself where you look quite different from your real self.

Oh, I think the huge difference is that I admit that I Photoshop my pictures. Laughs Everyone who knows me knows lah. Why do you make yourself look drastically slimmer and taller? Why not post more realistic photos? To me, aesthetics still matter. Every girl wants to take a photo of herself with nicely-styled hair and make-up.

The Photoshop is just extra make-up lor. I think the end product looks nicer. And do you mind? Do you still have one of the top Instagram accounts in Singapore? JJ Lin is the Singapore celeb with the most followers , I think. Oh, he has 1. Jamie Chua is catching up [with me]. Fann Wong has K. How can you stay on top?

Like if you post about make-up, then your whole feed is all beauty stuff. If your feed is very uniformed-looking and perfect, people will follow you. My pics are not always the most beautiful and perfect pics. Who's that girl? A nip here, a tuck there Your YouTube channel is still growing?

I have K subscribers. Have you seen my ISIS make-up tutorial [where she shows how to achieve the look of a bearded ISIS fighter who tried to disguise himself as a woman with hilariously garish make-up]? People are very angry about it.

Laughs They are annoyed even before they watch it — you go and watch lah. A combination of both, I guess. To me, the picture of the guy was really, really funny. Do it! I try to anticipate what people will say, and have a counter.

Some influencers post pictures for free stuff, some only post about stuff they like, while some post only if they're paid. How do we know what to trust?

Like if someone sends me make-up or stuff. Things got a bit better after the whole Gushcloud expose [in , where she accused the influencer marketing company of inflating revenues and blogger stats, and of pretending that paid posts were not ads]. People got a bit more careful, but then it got way worse, and now, no one even talks about a post being sponsored anymore.

There are quite a few on YouTube. If you want to know about blinging your long nails with crystals, getting a tongue piercing, losing weight, cooking live crabs, shopping for slutty clothes or fitting out your totally pink Princess Room on the cheap , Xiaxue is your girl. She'd be an ideal Big Brother contestant. Part of Xiaxue's appeal is that she's offensive, by Singapore standards. They like girls who are weak, diminutive and vulnerable, not girls who are strong and can protect themselves.

Xiaxue — perhaps corrupted by reading California-based Sweet Valley High books — is the opposite of this Singaporean ideal.

She's bitchy, swears, wears "chio" pretty but provocative clothes, writes in intimate detail about things like panty liners, and flaunts her American boyfriend, Mike. It provokes hundreds of comments. She also generates controversy by attacking other bloggers.

She attacked herself for being a fake, short, fat and ugly. Some of Xiaxue's posts are labelled as advertorials: she's paid to write about products, review restaurants etc, and she also got a free "nose job". Since she's always writing about the things she does and the products she buys, these aren't much different from her usual slang-packed, heavily illustrated and skilfully photoshopped posts.