# Chandimal Jayasinghe

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{{Short description|Sri Lankan beautician and philanthropist}}
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|name          = Chandimal Jayasinghe
|native_name   = චන්දිමාල් ජයසිංහ
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|birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1983|5|31|mf=yes}}
|birth_name    = Jayasinghe Arachchige Chandima Nuwan
|birth_place   = [Colombo](/source/Colombo), [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka)
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|education     = [St. Thomas' College, Kotte](/source/St._Thomas'_College%2C_Kotte)
|years_active  = 2000 – present
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|website       = https://artofliving.lk/listing/salon-chandimal/
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'''Jayasinghe Arachchige Chandima Nuwan''' (born 31 May 1983; {{langx|si|චන්දිමාල් ජයසිංහ}}), popularly as '''Chandimal Jayasinghe''', is a [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka)n [cosmetologist](/source/Cosmetology), [entrepreneur](/source/entrepreneur) and [philanthropist](/source/philanthropist).<ref name="saaravita">{{Cite web |title= Chandimal Jayasinghe who made bridals for 30 actresses |url=http://www.saaravita.lk/latest_news/572142/නිළියන්-තිහක්-මනාලියන්-ක |access-date=2021-02-21 |website=saaravita}}</ref>

He is known for organizing bridal competitions, [Miss Sri Lanka](/source/Miss_Sri_Lanka) and [Miss World](/source/Miss_World) competitions as well as his royal birthday parties.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Style |url=http://archives1.sundayobserver.lk/2018/06/10/yv/style |access-date=2021-02-21 |website=Sunday Observer}}</ref><ref name="happened">{{Cite web |title=What happened this time to Chandimal's birthday party? It was supposed to be placed in the Lotus Tower  |url=https://divaina.com/sunday/index.php/mee/33-atambula-9/10038-2019-05-24-09-23-94 |access-date=2021-02-21 |website=Divaina}}</ref> He is the national director of [Mrs. World](/source/Mrs._World) (Sri Lanka).<ref name="silumina">{{Cite web |title=I'm not a spendthrift: Popular beautician Chandimal Jayasinghe |url=https://www.silumina.lk/2020/01/04/රසඳුන/මම-ආවට-ගියාට-වියදම්-කරන-කෙනෙක්-නෙමෙයි |access-date=2021-02-21 |website=Silumina}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
He was born on 31 May 1983 in Beddagana, Pitakotte, [Colombo](/source/Colombo), Sri Lanka, to a family with two siblings.<ref name="silumina" /> His father, Jayasinghe Arachchige Chandradasa, had a food stall. His mother is Kuruvitage Gunawathi Silva, a housewife.<ref name="eonlinesrilanka">{{Cite web |title=The journey to beauty industry climbed the ladder of success: Chandimal's Story |url=https://eonlinesrilanka.com/inspiring-story-of-beautician-who-started-from-zero-and-climbed-the-ladder-of-success/ |access-date=2021-02-21 |website=E-online Sri Lanka}}</ref> He has one elder sister, Chandani. His father died in 2017 after a brief illness.<ref name="lankaonline">{{Cite web |title=The story of Chandimal Jayasinghe's tragic past |url=http://video.lankaonline.info/2019/07/blog-post_917.html |access-date=2021-02-21 |website=lankaonline}}</ref>

He completed education at [St. Thomas' College, Kotte](/source/St._Thomas'_College%2C_Kotte) up to the ordinary level.

==Career==
In his teenage years, he did several computer courses without any success. Then he started to make flowers and also hair styling. At the age of 16, he started to make bridal designs after seeing the wedding of his sister. His first make-up came through a music video.<ref name="silumina" /> Meanwhile, he got the opportunity to become the chief beautician of the reality dance competition Sirasa Dancing Star.<ref name="lankaonline" /><ref name="eonlinesrilanka" />

In 2004, Jayasinghe established his beauty salon.<ref name="happened" /> Meanwhile, he worked as a makeup artist for various television stations.<ref name="saaravita" />

On 1 March 2012, he made the wedding make-up for actress [Himali Sayurangi](/source/Himali_Sayurangi). After the wedding, he received several bridal make-up invitations from celebrities.<ref name="lankaonline" /><ref name="eonlinesrilanka" /> In the meantime, he became a member of the Dayaka Sabha of Kotte Rajamaha Vihara and had been a Basnayake Nilame of the temple as well.<ref name= tax /><ref>{{Cite web |title= An attack on Chandimal who is having a royal birthday party ..? |url=http://news.starfriends.lk/රෝයල්-බර්ත්ඩේ-පාටි-දාන-චන/amp/ |access-date=2021-02-21 |website=starfriends}}</ref>

He is also the official make-up artist of former Mrs. World, actress, and politician [Rosy Senanayake](/source/Rosy_Senanayake).<ref name="saaravita" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=My second mother is Rosy Senanayake: I will enter politics in the future |url=https://newsmania.lk/මගේ-දෙවැනි-අම්මා-රෝසි-සේන/ |access-date=2021-05-12 |website=newsmania}}</ref>

He is popular due to arranging royal birthday parties in Sri Lanka.<ref name="silumina" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Birthday party: "I don't put charity on Facebook" |url=https://www.bbc.com/sinhala/sri-lanka-44369221 |access-date=2021-02-21 |website=BBC Sinhala}}</ref> In 2017, he organized his royal birthday party at [The Kingsbury](/source/The_Kingsbury) hotel with a [Bollywood](/source/Bollywood) theme.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bollywood Moments: Chandimal Jayasinghe's Birthday Celebration |url=https://asianmirror.lk/entertainment/item/23949-bollywood-moments-chandimal-jayasinghe-birthday-celebrations |access-date=2021-02-21 |website=Asian Mirror}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A lot of people just act in music videos: Chandimal Jayasinghe |url=http://www.rategossip.com/9713/2018/12/chandimal.html |access-date=2021-02-21 |website=rategossip}}</ref> For his birthday party in 2018 at the [Shangri-La Hotel](/source/Shangri-La_Hotel), around 800 participated, including 80 journalists.<ref name= tax>{{Cite web |title=No tax file for beautician Chandimal Jayasinghe |url=https://srilankamirror.com/news/8913-no-tax-file-for-beautician-chandimal-jayasinghe |access-date=2021-02-21 |website=srilankamirror}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chandimal Jayasinghe Birthday 2018 |url=https://lankaweddings.lk/2018/06/05/chandimal-jayasinghe-birthday-2018/ |access-date=2021-02-21 |website=lankaweddings}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=HERE IS THE ROYAL BIRTHDAY PARTY ORGANIZED BY BEAUTICIAN CHANDIMAL JAYASINGHE |url=https://bestmarketingworld.us/?p=7309 |access-date=2021-02-21 |website=bestmarketingworld}}{{dead link|date=September 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

In 2018, he became the National Director of Mrs. World (Sri Lanka) and co-produced the event with The Colombo Lifestyle Company.<ref name= world>{{Cite web |title=Sri Lanka to host Mrs. World 2021 |url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/caption_story/Sri-Lanka-to-host-Mrs--World-2021/110-184226 |access-date=2021-02-21 |website=Daily Mirror}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bringing Mrs World Home |url=https://ceylontoday.lk/news/bringing-mrs-world-home |access-date=2021-02-21 |website=Ceylon Today}}</ref> Then in 2019, he did not celebrate his birthday due to the [Sri Lanka Easter bombings](/source/Sri_Lanka_Easter_bombings). He later used his birthday for charity works.<ref name="happened" />

In 2019, he became the organizer of an international level Mrs. Sri Lanka competition at the invitation of [Rosy Senanayake](/source/Rosy_Senanayake).<ref name="silumina" /><ref>{{Cite web |title="This is a dream I have had for a long time" - Chandimal sheds tears in the middle of a public meeting because of the beauty queen |url=https://mawbima.lk/entertainment/1/entertainment-more/1157 |access-date=2021-02-21 |website=Mawbima}}</ref>

In 2020, he did make-up for [Caroline Jurie](/source/Caroline_Jurie) in the [Mrs. World](/source/Mrs._World) pageant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economynext.com/sri-lankas-caroline-jurie-crowned-mrs-world-at-pageant-in-us-34957/|title=Caroline Jurie crowned Mrs. World 2020|accessdate=7 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A Golden Tribute to Mrs. World 2020 from Vogue Jewellers |url=https://www.dailynews.lk/2019/12/18/finance/205981/golden-tribute-mrs-world-2020-vogue-jewellers |access-date=2021-02-21 |website=Daily News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The most beautiful wife in the world who emerged from Sri Lanka |url=http://www.lankadeepa.lk/sunday/sunday_news/ලංකà•%20à•€à•™à¶±à•Š-මà¶%C2%ADà•”à•€à•–-ලà•%20à¶šà¶ºà•š-à¶½à•ƒà•Šà•ƒà¶±à¶¸-à¶¶à•’à¶»à•’à¶º/53-562347 |access-date=2021-02-21 |website=Lankadeepa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=World beauty who brought a gold crown to the country |url=http://www.deshaya.lk/article/52/හදසර/14054/රන්-කිරුළක්--රටට-ගෙනා--ලෝක-සුන්දරී |access-date=2021-02-21 |website=Deshaya}}</ref>

==Personal life==
On 30 May 2021, he was arrested, along with actress and model [Piumi Hansamali](/source/Piumi_Hansamali), for organizing a birthday party at [Shangri-La Colombo](/source/Shangri-La_Colombo) with the participation of 15–20 more people during the event thereby breaching the [COVID-19](/source/COVID-19) health guidelines.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chandimal Jayasinghe and Piumi Hansamali arrested|url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news/74273/chandimal-jayasinghe-and-piumi-hansamali-arrested|access-date=2021-06-04|website=www.adaderana.lk|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=bugsbunny|date=2021-05-31|title=Chandimal Jayasinghe and Piumi Hansamali arrested for hosting a party|url=https://colombogazette.com/2021/05/31/chandimal-jayasinghe-and-piumi-hansamali-arrested-for-hosting-a-party/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Colombo Gazette|language=en-US}}</ref> He was later released on bail on 1 June 2021 along with Hansamali.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hosting birthday party Chandimal Jayasinghe and Piumi Hansamali granted bail|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/print/front_page/Hosting-birthday-party-Chandimal-Jayasinghe-and-Piumi-Hansamali-granted-bail/238-213156|access-date=2021-06-04|website=www.dailymirror.lk|language=English}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.lankadeepa.lk/lankadeepa_online/Danuට-කියන්න----චන්දිමාල්-ජයසිංහ/207-577581 Danuට කියන්න!: චන්දිමාල් ජයසිංහ]

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Category:Living people
Category:1983 births
Category:21st-century male artists
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Category:People from Colombo
Category:21st-century Sri Lankan businesspeople
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