Apparently, the world changed even more while we went across the street to grab a tuna melt: CoverGirl just announced its first-ever male CoverGirl spokesmodel.
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If James Charles‘ face looks familiar, it’s because his senior pictures went viral in September, for obvious reasons.
The photos were from a reshoot — he brought his own light ring the second time because he wasn’t digging the originals.
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So I retook my senior photos & brought my ring light with me so my highlight would be poppin. I love being extra ? pic.twitter.com/7Qu1yu8U2P
— James Charles (@jcharlesbeauty) September 5, 2016
Now, as Cosmopolitan reports, the 17-year-old has this to brag about:
It was fellow CoverGirl spokesperson and left shark advocate Katy Perry who first made the announcement: “Honored to have the pleasure to announce the very first COVERBOY, James Charles!”
This isn’t just a lark, either. After premiering in the “So Lashy!” campaign for its latest mascara launch, Charles will be featured in an ongoing assortment of magazine ads and television spots.
He seems relatively excited:
Manchester
Those eyebrows are severe.
jdboston617
I think it’s great. Good for you, James!
ChrisK
Gurl!! Saying your excited to be the first male cover girl might be the most queeniest thing I’ve ever heard.
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
The kind of vain, shallow, beauty industry-driven, exploitative, stereotypical narcissism is rightfully discouraged in girls — we regard such as girls as vapid airheads.we know they should aspire to better….and yet we see THIS as something worth celebrating?!?
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
@PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID: ^Punctuation >_<
Too busy applying my lipgloss
GC1985
Those eyebrows are an epic fail, and he’s smaller than Katy Perry. He is a stereotypical mess.
Alistair Wiseman
And this is considered progress?
No thank you, progressives.
CaliKyle
@PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID: Beauty and fitness obsessed effeminate pretty boys are half (at least) the reason I and it get up every morning – there’ll be no discouraging them on my watch!
Brian
These women’s magazines are incredibly stupid and so are the women who read them.
Most of these rags are owned by men.
CaliKyle
@Brian: Nothing wrong with magazines that dole out tips on beauty, sex and ways to keep one’s man happy and satisfied. The straight ladies and gay boys that read them aren’t stupid – they’re smart enough to try and up their romantic game. As for rags, quit sounding like you’re on one just because you don’t like people who are committed to keeping it cute and content.
Doughosier
He’s very pretty but pretty doesn’t age well. Hope he saves his money and cultivates other interests other than his looks.
QJ201
He looks ridiculous…. not 80’s punk glam boy makeup
Stilinski26
Meh I prefer Bretman rock
Prax07
Ugh…this is one reason people think all gay guys are really just fem nancy girls.
inbama
Does anybody else think that by encouraging our gay youth to buy into extreme notions of LGBT identity, we need to take some responsibility for the loneliness and increased suicide rate that stems from such choices?
CaliKyle
@inbama: No.
justgeo
Targets are targets he is just an animal at the zoo. Will he be safe anywhere but an urban ‘game reserve’?