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Coverboy?

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James Charles gracing the cover of Covergirl magazine.

 

In the fashion and beauty world new styles and standards are always emerging.  Models and celebrities (usually female), grace the covers of magazines wearing the latest trends in fashion, makeup, and hair. But as the world has changed and become more accepting of differences, one magazine/beauty line Covergirl has also contributed to that growth.  Focusing mostly on women and teen girls the magazine has always featured a female on their cover, until now.  Covergirl’s latest edition of their magazine has James Charles, a 17 year old boy from Bethlehem, New York, as the cover.  The newest “Coverboy” has generated curiosity and sparked conversation of beauty standards and norms for males and females in the U.S.(Charles is seen wearing makeup much like a woman would on the cover).

Charles was discovered on YouTube, as his subscribers are over 80,000 and also his growing on Instagram with over 500,000 followers.  On his YouTube account he posts makeup tutorials and other beauty related videos.  He’s also known for doing his friend’s makeup for school events like prom and homecoming for free.

Hopefully this won’t be the last of the pre-existing male and female norms conversation,also male’s being featured on magazines in a way that represents them(whether that’s wearing makeup or not) that many others could relate with.