The Citizen (Gauteng)

Men in make-up

JAMES CHARLES: HIS ONLINE TUTORIALS ARE LEGENDS

- Thami Kwazi

Also the first male spokespers­on of cosmetics house CoverGirl.

Make-up has become a multimilli­on-dollar business internatio­nally and locally, but it also allows the opportunit­y to address pertinent social issues.

Marry this with the current influence that social media makeup artists have and you have the award-winning formula that is James Charles Dickinson, recipient of the 2018 E! People’s Choice Award for Favourite Beauty Influencer.

The 19-year-old, who goes by the name James Charles, is an American internet personalit­y, make-up artist, and model known for being the first male spokespers­on of cosmetics house CoverGirl.

He uses Instagram to grow his business and show the latest make-up trends.

He has four million YouTube subscriber­s and 9.6 million Instagram followers who tune in to view his daily YouTube tutorials.

On Charles’ Ins tag ram

page, he experiment­s weekly with some never before seen make-up looks on both male and female.

Two people who attended the awards got the opportunit­y to have their faces done by Charles, who personally chose them from the red carpet.

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