ken in the workroom like "i got a hair transplant, a face lift, lip filler, removed two ribs, got a bbl, had my toes shaven- and that's just what i did this year"
When I was a little girl in the 1980's we always dressed Ken in the pretty Barbie clothes and called her Olga, Babrie's butch Swedish friend. This is giving me somewhere between Biqtch Puddin and Crystal Method and I LOVE it. Also laughing because gluing your earrings down is so drag.
Im your typical 58 year old woman... I have to say I am so happy I found your video, what fun.... and you are so talented. Its amazing actually and I hope to see more of you. You have brought a little joy to this old gal. I am recently widowed and on my own. I have been looking for some joy and YOU made my day ❤
This is so cool! The first 5 minutes was like watching a serial killer dismantling a human body; then the video turned into the bts of plastic surgery; and finally seeing the transformation from Ken Doll to Kendall!
I think Kendra is a good switch on his name :) He looks SO stunning, even better than I expected! Part of me kinda wish you kept his original figure and worked around it, but your sculpting is so beautiful so it's hard to complain :)
Awee thank you so much :) that’s a good name too! I wanted to cinch the waist because i thought it’d be cool to see a very muscled body still present a high femme look! 💕
Ken absolutely slays this iconic look! The silhouette, the glitter, the hair, the highlighter - everything is top tier. Happy Pride and thanks for doing this collab with us! 🌈💖
@@HeXtian I'm sorry if I'm being too thirsty but I absolutely love your content. Would love to see you do the Winx Club characters. Please please please It would be sooooo awesome if you did
Totally obsessed with you choosing the OG Barbie swimsuit for Ken in Drag. Brilliant! Thank u so much for collabing with me. I always have fun working with u ⭐️
name suggestion: Polly VinylChloride. Also...for those of us who aren't as skilled in shoe making.. the WWE Superstars dolls pumps perfectly fit a made to move Ken.
“I thought it would be fun to have him shave, like a real drag process” *cut to Ken being literally cut in half* I laughed so hard for that 😂 so natural! I love how this turned out though! I would say we need a drag doll, but heaven and hell knows Mattel could never do it justice like you did.
I've seen someone king up a Draculaura before... um, or actually, i think someone did "turn Barbie into a boy" (the video title is along those lines >_>)
I know this is silly to say because it's literally a doll, but the way it seemed that Ken stood there politely while you painted their nails was cute. Very pretty!
I've heard from a lot of different drag queens that they usually aren't sold on their makeup until some of the very final steps, so I think this process was really true to life lol. You did a great job :)
@@HeXtian have you heard of youtubers like nostalgia critic, angry video game nerd, cinema snob, film brain, obscurus lupa, linkara, phelous, nostalgia chick, todd in the shadows, and rap critic
"Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before..." - Lady Gaga
Waist? Snatched. Wig? Slayed. Heels? Pumped. Makeup? Flawless. A$$? Fat. Toes? Cut. Ken- or shall I say Kendra- (@Gwennifer for the name!) looked aboustely breathtaking! The waist, makeup, BBL, heels, everything! Kendra slayed the fit, which was fitted by the luminescent and radiant Designer HeXtian! Love every doll you do!
Coming from a small, conservative town, drag was SO WEIRD to me when I first saw it. Ofc there are lots of cliches and people shittalking people who do it, but I just learned to love it as an art form. Honestly, everyone who has the skill and motivation and TIME to turn their face into an artwork has my full respect and admiration. It also helped me explore my own makeup skills, I don't wear super heavy makeup, but it is definitely a lot more than I wore to school five years ago.
Following drag queens on YT (like Violet Chachki, Katya... I wanna say Trixie, but I won't do myself like that in these comments 😭) is what took my makeup game from bench to court.
The most incredible show I have ever been to was a drag show!! better than any concert I've been to any been to any event I've ever been to... It's just the best environment ever
@@alyssahamlett We did have one in my country last year (I think there won't be a second season tho, which is really sad), it was the first time I really saw drag and I honestly loved it. They had such cool personalities and looks, they seemed like genuinely nice and fun people and their makeup skills are next level. I'm really hoping for a second season. It was fun to watch.
This might be my favorite doll you've ever done! The process with the makeup especially! It literally looked so much like the drag makeup looks I see our local queens do for their gigs! You really popped off!
This is one of the best representative & celebratory doll transformations I've seen so far. Probably one of the best concepts ever. I saw someone suggest Kendall in the comments, & I think it hits the mark ^_^
Nobody: Barbie: *having a moment because her boyfriend looks better than her* But honestly, this doll beautiful as always! I've been wanting to draw Ken in one of Barbies outfits or in drag and seeing this made me decide to do actually do it (still deciding what outfit to do), it's so nice to see someone else has my thought process. For some reason, Ken in drag feels right. I can't explain it.
I think its because Ken’s have always been kinda “pretty” boys, if that makes sense, but not always in the f-boy way, just more like they genuinely like that look, making this perfect XD Just a theory, a Ken theory
Depending on what Era your "Ken" will be in, no matter what, you Must have Pink somewhere, I would love to see a little Tommy trying to dress as Ken with lipstick smeared mascara a bit smudged, and a dress hanging off his little body, LoLz.
Yeah lol. I had one as a kid and the cold water would make the beard disappear for awhile before it warmed back up. My kids just got their first shaving ken doll. There’s came with much cooler things though like an entire sink vanity.
Not to detract from your awesome work, you did flawlessly on that Drag Doll. What angered me the most about this video was the fact Mattel can't decide whether or not they want Ken to have brown hair or blonde hair, since to them, it's cool for Ken to have blonde hair with brown eyebrows.
@gneurshk Depending on the blonde scale, you can get quite dark brows or practically non-existent ones (skin tone also plays a lot into this, as does genetics) I'm a natural blonde, though my hair has darkened down to more of a mousey colour in recent years thanks to stress, and my brows are more of a pale brown (not far from the Ken in this videos brows actually now I think about it) with lighter blonde individual hairs. One of my aunts, however, has always had much lighter blond hair, and her brows are very light unless she darkens them with makeup, for example
Blonde eyebrows only happen with very light blondes, we talking Norwegian types of blonde. Facial hair usually is darker than the hair, not just brows but lashes and bear as well, so imo this light brown is very fitting.
Her name is clearly Ken Dahl as a nod to her origins. Although this was a lot of fun. I'm kind of curious how Barbie would look trying to copy the original Ken look.
Another masterpiece! Also, I don’t know who came up with the “hot glue for acrylic nails” trick but I’m never not impressed because that really is some Big Brain Energy there. Also cutting off Ken’s toes to work for shoes is giving serious Grimm’s Cinderella vibes.
Fun fact: There actually was a Ken in the 90s that whose face you could shave!! It was one of those hot vs cold water color changing design aspects that came with a sponge razor Also while looking into it to remember the exact years, I saw that apparently they brought the concept back in 2010 too!
Loooooooooove this! Your videos are so satisfying to watch! Not sure if anyone has suggested this or if you've ever tried this (sorry if you have), but have you ever considered using an e-file with fine-grit sanding bands to gently refine the harder to reach parts of the doll you build on? Manually sanding each nook and cranny must be so hard 😅
:0000 oh my gosh I love this!! The curves and everything look so good I had no idea when seeing your pic that it was originally a ken doll. Beautiful job 💖 thanks for collabing with meeee
i think the name kendal would be perfect for her- like a play on ken doll? i’m sure someone’s already suggested that but it was the first thing that sprang to my mind!
oh my god he looks ✨DI-VI-NE✨ Anyway, I recommend that when you forget to make the holes before making the face, you take some tweezers or something to hold a pin with and not hurt yourself, find a lighter and heat the pin until it's hot enough to pierce the plastic without doing much damage. It can be a bit difficult but it's a good way to not damage your work and still make it look fantastic.
No need to thank! You could also use the tip of a hot glue gun, just push the plastic slowly with the hot tip but I recommend that for larger projects. You know, the tip of a glue gun is too big for something as small as putting earrings on Ken. Lol
I love that you made Ken a drag version of the first, original Barbie doll 😁 I have the anniversary edition of it, treasure it and think this is way too cool!
She is, as are many drag queens, drop dead gorgeous! I would love to see you make another, leaving the original body, and creating the illusion with the clothing.
When I saw this was a pride collab I literally screamed bcs thanks to your Sasha velour doll (which was also a pride collab) I got introduced to the art of drag and it has changed my life tremendously, thank u so much!!!!
I think Ken here is giving Patrick Swayze in his role in Thanks For Everything, Wong Fu! I think it's a really cool (if unintentional) callback to a really important movie culturally
My god, who gave her the RIGHT!! Absolutely fantastic, stunning, gorgeous, beat to the gods, i love her. As for a name- well, he's Barbie's Girl tonight, we love a bi queen after all
I just found your channel through Poppen Atelier. I really love your work, and now I’m binging on your videos! You are so talented, and Ken looks fabulous!💜
My friend saw me watching this and asked “why are you watching someone give Barbie painted nails” and I was like, “that’s ken, he’s becoming a drag queen.” She just said “oh. You watch weird stuff.”😂
I love this custom it's so beautiful and one of a kind, you should call her Kendra Milly because she's paying omagge to the Ms. Barbara Millicent Roberts.
As always, such a great work💖💖💖 Hey, maybe, you will make Ningguang doll? I think, you will make this beautiful lady so gorgeous in your style! Or, maybe, Kaeya >w> (omg I want to see Itto in your style >< )
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ken in the workroom like "i got a hair transplant, a face lift, lip filler, removed two ribs, got a bbl, had my toes shaven- and that's just what i did this year"
ahahah he got the allstar treatment!
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Not to mention bionic spine!!!!!
all for free too
Yaaaassss ken.... I livvvveeeeee😭😭🤣
*hex cuts off ken's toes*
it's giving cinderella's step sisters, it's giving grim, it's giving when queens remove ribs or get plastic surgery
When I was a little girl in the 1980's we always dressed Ken in the pretty Barbie clothes and called her Olga, Babrie's butch Swedish friend.
This is giving me somewhere between Biqtch Puddin and Crystal Method and I LOVE it. Also laughing because gluing your earrings down is so drag.
olga is definitely the funniest thing ive heard all day
Inquiring minds would like to know; are you by any chance gay?
@@Stella-dj8rg LOL I am a pansexual girl who tends to just identify as queer.
How did you manage to put those clothes on? It's not like Ken's model is small 🤔
@@snafuet I’m guessing Witchcraft
This is the first time I've seen a drag doll that actually uses a male bodied doll as the base, and it's fantastic!
Awee thank you so much :)
Now we gotta see Barbie as a drag king!
We had the same thought!
omg that would be soooo cool! she can dress up as the earring magic ken hahaha
@@HeXtian That'd be fun!
Yesssss, I had the same thought! +1 for Earring Magic Drag Barbie!
oh my gosh yes❤
Im your typical 58 year old woman... I have to say I am so happy I found your video, what fun.... and you are so talented. Its amazing actually and I hope to see more of you. You have brought a little joy to this old gal. I am recently widowed and on my own. I have been looking for some joy and YOU made my day ❤
he has lots of doll customizing vids you can binge watch! i certainly enjoy his videos :>>
You’re the sweetest Fran! I’m so happy you got joy from the video, they are really fun and it’s amazing to see the creative process!
Awwhhh this is so cutee
@Fran Goodrich I am 65 and alone as well. I have found the bible to be a great blessing.
These type of videos help with sad days
I immediately thought to call him “Kendall” because it sounds like “Ken Doll”
Kendall Jenner
@@Razorrrrrrrrrrrr kendall millie robert
Second that!
I 100% approve this name and would like to second it
I was thinking Kendra Doll XD
Personally I think “Ken Doll” is a perfect drag name, since it sounds like Kendal and it’s what he is lol
isn't the first out from rpdr uk 1 called gothy kendoll (or something like that)
@@sahwangshi I haven’t seen uk drag race but that’s pretty cool!
Kendoll Dreamhaus
Or Ken Dahl
Lol Kendal is my name..and one of my friends call me ken doll in school 😭😭
This is so cool! The first 5 minutes was like watching a serial killer dismantling a human body; then the video turned into the bts of plastic surgery; and finally seeing the transformation from Ken Doll to Kendall!
I love bts
great name! i was gonna suggest that too!
Ew gay?
@@-My_Melody.123 very gay
@@-My_Melody.123 you got something against the gays or somethin?
Finally after 60 years Ken can be himself.
herself*
exactlyyy we should stop forcing him 🙄
It’s just a doll💀
Ah yes
Amazing how this guy can help us
Ken as a Drag Queen is more relatable than Him being Barbie's Boyfriend.
ken is the *twinkiest* fictional character ive seen thus far. no straight man (fictional or otherwise) is called ken XD
The glitter was such a brilliant way to give the clay swimsuit texture! Well done!
I think Kendra is a good switch on his name :) He looks SO stunning, even better than I expected! Part of me kinda wish you kept his original figure and worked around it, but your sculpting is so beautiful so it's hard to complain :)
Awee thank you so much :) that’s a good name too! I wanted to cinch the waist because i thought it’d be cool to see a very muscled body still present a high femme look! 💕
I mean he’s cinched like a drag queen would be, feels fitting xD like he’s wearing a corset ✨
Kendra Roberts
Kendall Mattel and Trixie is her drag Mother
Kendra is very cool, kinda Glen or Glenda.
Ken absolutely slays this iconic look! The silhouette, the glitter, the hair, the highlighter - everything is top tier. Happy Pride and thanks for doing this collab with us! 🌈💖
Awee thank you so much ❤️
@@HeXtian I'm sorry if I'm being too thirsty but I absolutely love your content.
Would love to see you do the Winx Club characters.
Please please please
It would be sooooo awesome if you did
@@HeXtian What do you think of Pauline phoenix? Want to try customize her?
“So right now I’m just cutting off his toes”
Take that out of context 💀
But that’s besides the point he looks SO GOOD
Totally obsessed with you choosing the OG Barbie swimsuit for Ken in Drag. Brilliant! Thank u so much for collabing with me. I always have fun working with u ⭐️
awee thank you so much!
@@HeXtian Do you think you can make a merman or a male siren doll next?❤🧡💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍💖💓💗💕💞💘💝🌻🌹🏵💐⚘🌷🌺🌸⭐🌟🌠🌌🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🧜🧜♂️
@@smiththeinspiringanimator7042 No.
name suggestion: Polly VinylChloride. Also...for those of us who aren't as skilled in shoe making.. the WWE Superstars dolls pumps perfectly fit a made to move Ken.
Great ideas all around!
oooh love that name and omg i did not know that! thank you so much
Nice
@@HeXtian How about Brea Ken Hearts (Breakin' Hearts) for a drag name?
Kendra has been waiting, tucked and patient all these years, for this moment. This is as cathartic for him as it was for us.
“I thought it would be fun to have him shave, like a real drag process”
*cut to Ken being literally cut in half*
I laughed so hard for that 😂 so natural!
I love how this turned out though! I would say we need a drag doll, but heaven and hell knows Mattel could never do it justice like you did.
It might just be me, but seeing Ken's amazing drag queen transformation, makes me curious on if anyone's ever given Barbie a drag king transformation.
I've seen someone king up a Draculaura before... um, or actually, i think someone did "turn Barbie into a boy" (the video title is along those lines >_>)
I know this is silly to say because it's literally a doll, but the way it seemed that Ken stood there politely while you painted their nails was cute. Very pretty!
I've heard from a lot of different drag queens that they usually aren't sold on their makeup until some of the very final steps, so I think this process was really true to life lol. You did a great job :)
awee thank you so much! yes it's usually the last few moments where it all looks good haha
@@HeXtian have you heard of youtubers like nostalgia critic, angry video game nerd, cinema snob, film brain, obscurus lupa, linkara, phelous, nostalgia chick, todd in the shadows, and rap critic
"Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before..." - Lady Gaga
haha awee thank you so much!
“You know we also need to give him some.. uhh….. boobas”
That made me die with laughter 😂❤ grate videos, love it!
You should name her kennessa
I remember watching your KimChi doll in middle school. It's what got me into Drag Race and then drag culture! Brings back memories 💜
omg wow awee thank you so much
Waist? Snatched. Wig? Slayed. Heels? Pumped. Makeup? Flawless. A$$? Fat. Toes? Cut.
Ken- or shall I say Kendra- (@Gwennifer for the name!) looked aboustely breathtaking! The waist, makeup, BBL, heels, everything! Kendra slayed the fit, which was fitted by the luminescent and radiant Designer HeXtian!
Love every doll you do!
Hotel? Trivago
my crops, watered, my skin, clear
@@marthmallow7420 my sexuality? Gay Everyday? Slayed
Ken/Kennedy is freaking slaying that look 😜 I'm stunned that a doll looks light year's better than me👁👄👁💅👠
@@epicteletubby155 predicted
"Ken Doll" from the House of Dolls! This was such an amazing idea and result!! Incredible makeover as always Hextian!
Coming from a small, conservative town, drag was SO WEIRD to me when I first saw it. Ofc there are lots of cliches and people shittalking people who do it, but I just learned to love it as an art form. Honestly, everyone who has the skill and motivation and TIME to turn their face into an artwork has my full respect and admiration.
It also helped me explore my own makeup skills, I don't wear super heavy makeup, but it is definitely a lot more than I wore to school five years ago.
Following drag queens on YT (like Violet Chachki, Katya... I wanna say Trixie, but I won't do myself like that in these comments 😭) is what took my makeup game from bench to court.
@@beaniepq no shame in liking Tracy Martel
The most incredible show I have ever been to was a drag show!! better than any concert I've been to any been to any event I've ever been to... It's just the best environment ever
@@alyssahamlett We did have one in my country last year (I think there won't be a second season tho, which is really sad), it was the first time I really saw drag and I honestly loved it. They had such cool personalities and looks, they seemed like genuinely nice and fun people and their makeup skills are next level.
I'm really hoping for a second season. It was fun to watch.
@@feathers8233 do you have any gay bars in your area? If u do check out if they have any drag nights it's so fun...and gay bars in general, yes pls!!
Barb Bae for Ken's drag name- gotta rep his Gf's brand.
I like this one!
I didn't expect this to be THAT good bt OMG so iconic literally bi-panic 😭💅🏻
may not have been the intention, but this feels like ken's snatch game look as og barbie and i'm living for it
Can we just applaud this for a second, like the idea to take inspiration from the original barbie is just brilliant!👏👏
awee thank you so much :)
I have never heard anyone sound so calm about sawing someone in half 😂
Your work is so amazing!
This might be my favorite doll you've ever done! The process with the makeup especially! It literally looked so much like the drag makeup looks I see our local queens do for their gigs! You really popped off!
Awee thank you so much! Hahah
Can you do a divine doll? He is a 1960s drag queen who inspired Ursalas look in the little mermaid 1989 film. Also great video, love how ken came out.
The way you add the makeup makes the doll look like it has a real human face! It's super cool!
Overall, he literally looks so good. I really love seeing these pride custom dolls or any dolls based on the LGBTQ community. I love this! 🥰
Awee thank you so much ❤️
I love the “drag, draggity, drag, drag” line. New quote for Hex
Yassssssss ! I’m obsessed! Beautifully done! You are it! So talented!❤
Now that is literally a muscle barbie😆 the snatched waist with the muscle arms and legs is everything 😆
This is one of the best representative & celebratory doll transformations I've seen so far. Probably one of the best concepts ever.
I saw someone suggest Kendall in the comments, & I think it hits the mark ^_^
This is SO GOOOOD! Absolutely stunning work as always 🥰
Nobody:
Barbie: *having a moment because her boyfriend looks better than her*
But honestly, this doll beautiful as always!
I've been wanting to draw Ken in one of Barbies outfits or in drag and seeing this made me decide to do actually do it (still deciding what outfit to do), it's so nice to see someone else has my thought process.
For some reason, Ken in drag feels right.
I can't explain it.
I think its because Ken’s have always been kinda “pretty” boys, if that makes sense, but not always in the f-boy way, just more like they genuinely like that look, making this perfect XD Just a theory, a Ken theory
Depending on what Era your "Ken" will be in, no matter what, you Must have Pink somewhere, I would love to see a little Tommy trying to dress as Ken with lipstick smeared mascara a bit smudged, and a dress hanging off his little body, LoLz.
Well I think he'll be gay now so he'll drop her and marry ryan.
LIKE EARRING MAGIC KEN OMGGG
@@zillycat8534 A Kenry?
I actually remember a Ken that could be shaved… 🤔 I remember him having a sponge razor…
But this turned out fabulous!!! 🤩
Yeah lol. I had one as a kid and the cold water would make the beard disappear for awhile before it warmed back up. My kids just got their first shaving ken doll. There’s came with much cooler things though like an entire sink vanity.
Yup I had that one lol as a kid
My mom had one when she was a kid ^^
So did I!
my sister had that ken doll it def did exist
You're so amazing at this! I love to watch you make the dolls
Such a “subtle” faceup. Lol
I love this concept. Ken has never been more beautiful. I think his drag name should be Kenbie.
ahahah yes very natural face!
Kenbie the enby
I was gonna say Kendra.
But this is way better.
His makeup reminds a lot of Raven and Aquaria!! Love it!!
As a drag mother of him, his name must be definitely Kendoll Hextian ❤️
Not to detract from your awesome work, you did flawlessly on that Drag Doll.
What angered me the most about this video was the fact Mattel can't decide whether or not they want Ken to have brown hair or blonde hair, since to them, it's cool for Ken to have blonde hair with brown eyebrows.
Isn't that how most blonde people are? Right??
@@olivialikesgeese Tbh, I'm not sure...but I feel like blonde hair should have blonde eyebrows. Or maybe it just looks brown.
@gneurshk Depending on the blonde scale, you can get quite dark brows or practically non-existent ones (skin tone also plays a lot into this, as does genetics)
I'm a natural blonde, though my hair has darkened down to more of a mousey colour in recent years thanks to stress, and my brows are more of a pale brown (not far from the Ken in this videos brows actually now I think about it) with lighter blonde individual hairs.
One of my aunts, however, has always had much lighter blond hair, and her brows are very light unless she darkens them with makeup, for example
@@bonniefazbear1987 ohhhhh ok thanks for that
Blonde eyebrows only happen with very light blondes, we talking Norwegian types of blonde. Facial hair usually is darker than the hair, not just brows but lashes and bear as well, so imo this light brown is very fitting.
Happy pride for all the bisexuals!! 💖💜💙 I love the way he looks beautiful!
As someone who's only just accepted my bisexuality, I really appreciate this comment!!
I'm glad my comment made you accept your bisexuality :)
Her name is clearly Ken Dahl as a nod to her origins. Although this was a lot of fun. I'm kind of curious how Barbie would look trying to copy the original Ken look.
Ken Dahl-Ing
I absolutely love the fact that the outfit is inspired by the first ever Barbie doll!!!
Another masterpiece!
Also, I don’t know who came up with the “hot glue for acrylic nails” trick but I’m never not impressed because that really is some Big Brain Energy there.
Also cutting off Ken’s toes to work for shoes is giving serious Grimm’s Cinderella vibes.
Ken is tres chic and super fab as a drag queen, I think the name Kendra has a nice ring to it!
Fun fact: There actually was a Ken in the 90s that whose face you could shave!! It was one of those hot vs cold water color changing design aspects that came with a sponge razor
Also while looking into it to remember the exact years, I saw that apparently they brought the concept back in 2010 too!
I’ve never wanted something so much as drag queen Ken, I wish I was clever enough to make
awee thank you so much :)
i adore pride month dolls, it totally makes my closeted pride month so much better and I love my community!
Omg Im in LOVE with how the glitter on the swimsuit came out😍😍😍😍😍
How has Mattel not snatched you up to be on their design team!? Like seriously everything you do makes their dolls look amazing.
Mattel can’t afford him, my guy.
Ken seriously glammed up on this! love it!
also, give Ken's drag persona a retro 80s pink look and she's the bubblegum b!tch!
Loooooooooove this! Your videos are so satisfying to watch! Not sure if anyone has suggested this or if you've ever tried this (sorry if you have), but have you ever considered using an e-file with fine-grit sanding bands to gently refine the harder to reach parts of the doll you build on? Manually sanding each nook and cranny must be so hard 😅
:0000 oh my gosh I love this!! The curves and everything look so good I had no idea when seeing your pic that it was originally a ken doll. Beautiful job 💖 thanks for collabing with meeee
Omg awee thank you so much! It was an honor collaborating with you too! Your doll came out incredible!
i think the name kendal would be perfect for her- like a play on ken doll? i’m sure someone’s already suggested that but it was the first thing that sprang to my mind!
You have such incredibly steady hands! All those tiny details really make it
Imagine making Barbie a Drag King! How iconic!
This MUST happen, and I honestly believe that only HeXtian can make it work!
the glittery bodysuit is very 2010s popstar, gotta love it
Omg you absolutely killed this! 🙌🏼🙏🏼 Just when I thought couldn't get any better, you add another detail! 🤯 So amazing.
you are ridiculously good at styling these dolls' hair 👏 blows me away every time!!
awee thank you so much :)
oh my god he looks ✨DI-VI-NE✨
Anyway, I recommend that when you forget to make the holes before making the face, you take some tweezers or something to hold a pin with and not hurt yourself, find a lighter and heat the pin until it's hot enough to pierce the plastic without doing much damage.
It can be a bit difficult but it's a good way to not damage your work and still make it look fantastic.
awee thank you so much! omg i have to try that next time!
No need to thank! You could also use the tip of a hot glue gun, just push the plastic slowly with the hot tip but I recommend that for larger projects.
You know, the tip of a glue gun is too big for something as small as putting earrings on Ken. Lol
I love that you made Ken a drag version of the first, original Barbie doll 😁 I have the anniversary edition of it, treasure it and think this is way too cool!
She is, as are many drag queens, drop dead gorgeous! I would love to see you make another, leaving the original body, and creating the illusion with the clothing.
When I saw this was a pride collab I literally screamed bcs thanks to your Sasha velour doll (which was also a pride collab) I got introduced to the art of drag and it has changed my life tremendously, thank u so much!!!!
omg wow! thank you so much!
It's exactly the same for me, I am forever grateful that I found dragrace and such a cool community through you Hextian ! :)
You should rename this video to “how to do drag makeup” 😂
I loved watching it, this is my way of celebrating my pride ❤
I love herrrrr🤩🤩 taking inspiration on an old look but throwing sparkles all over it feels so drag to me
Hahah awee thank you so much :)
You should try doing a Drag King version of Barbie to match!
This video and the whole channel is giving *heavy* gay best friend vibes and i am LIVING for it.
"The quintessential 60s housewife with blond locks and a tight waist, I present you with the GORGEOUS Cora Setté!"
I think Ken here is giving Patrick Swayze in his role in Thanks For Everything, Wong Fu! I think it's a really cool (if unintentional) callback to a really important movie culturally
she looks so beautiful XD! this really cheered me up cause i was watching a lot of sad stuff about peter steele so this has just made me so happy lol
Such a totally awesome transformation! The whole look is fantastic and perfect.
My god, who gave her the RIGHT!! Absolutely fantastic, stunning, gorgeous, beat to the gods, i love her. As for a name- well, he's Barbie's Girl tonight, we love a bi queen after all
Now that’s why your barbie look looks familiar to me. It’s inspired by this doll. Love it💛
Ken turned out absolutely gorgeous! :D I'm getting Kelly vibes from her, but I can't wait to see all the names people come up with :)
I just LOVE how his arms look in this outfit, she's gorgeous!
You NAILED IT!! And the face looks amazing, any drag Queen would be jealous of Ken!🔥👌👑
Okay…but why does ken look so good? I love this so much! ❤️
awee thank you so much :)
I just found your channel through Poppen Atelier. I really love your work, and now I’m binging on your videos! You are so talented, and Ken looks fabulous!💜
awee thank you so much :)
Love this-so clever, and I wish this was a real collector Barbie for Pride (to display next to Earring Magic Ken, of course)
Ken’s face-up is giving London Adour! Love this and love the glitter on the swimsuit!
Also saw someone suggest Kendra, love that! Should he take Barbie’s last name? Rhodes? Kendra Rhodes?
I love how much of a drastic transformation they have, the amount of detail and love you put it is amazing :)
Awee thank you so much :)
This look is so snatched, we need a drag king Barbie for this years pride!
I need more of ken in drag, you can make this a whole segment fr fr 💙
This was so much fun to watch! “We all need a lil sparkle” oh my god - so heart warming 🎀💖✨
Ken absolutely slays in this outfit! Great job!
"AND THESE ARE JUST MY PAJAMAS" - Ken talking about this absolute banger of a fit. I'm slain, this is amazing
Hextian, you already make us so proud AND THIS IS GONNA COME OUT AMAZING!!!! IM CALLING THIS NOW
I say we should call her Ken-dra Millison.
My friend saw me watching this and asked “why are you watching someone give Barbie painted nails” and I was like, “that’s ken, he’s becoming a drag queen.” She just said “oh. You watch weird stuff.”😂
His drag name should be “sweetly heart” in reference to how he’s Barbie lover
I love this custom it's so beautiful and one of a kind, you should call her Kendra Milly because she's paying omagge to the Ms. Barbara Millicent Roberts.
this almost seems canon with ken from 'barbie life in the dream house' as he is so obsessed with barbie
As always, such a great work💖💖💖
Hey, maybe, you will make Ningguang doll? I think, you will make this beautiful lady so gorgeous in your style! Or, maybe, Kaeya >w> (omg I want to see Itto in your style >< )