Sharla, whose Chinese name is Zhang Min, shot to fame after starring in numerous movies with Stephen Chow and Andy Lau in the early '90s. She faded out of the spotlight after 2006 because she wanted to lead a spiritual life.

However, she posts the occasional update on Weibo, which almost always makes the news for purely superficial reasons. You see, netizens are very impressed by her age-defying beauty. 

However, a recent live broadcast Sharla did has raised questions if her beauty was ‘maintained’ only with the help of beauty apps.

Sharla had showed up with her hair pulled back in a ponytail, which according to netizens, allowed viewers to see her features clearly. And that, sadly, led to a bunch of unpleasant comments.

“You can’t lie on a live broadcast because there’s no beauty app that can keep up with the constant movement and different angles,” one netizen wrote. “She definitely looks different compared to the photos of herself that she’s uploaded.” Others zoomed in on her “sparse eyebrows”, saying that they’re “probably the reason she looks so weird”. 

The more level-headed netizens have jumped in to defend her, saying that Sharla might have chosen to use a different style of make-up for the broadcast. One summed it up best with: “For all of you criticising her, ask yourself this: Do you think you can look half as good as her at 52? If you can’t, please keep your nasty comments to yourself.”

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