Learn English meaning of ‘CoverGirl's cover boy’

Date: Jan 13 2017

Intro

James Charles is a makeup artist. He is only 17 years old. He became popular on Instagram because he shared his makeup ideas. He has a knack for creating glamorous eye makeup. And he loves to use lots of glitter.

Now, he is part of the CoverGirl beauty cult. He is the first male model for this popular makeup brand.

Vocab

beauty cult n.

Definition

Example I’m not part of the beauty cult, but I do like shopping for clothes.

glamorous adj.

Definition

Example She thinks she's so glamorous. She always wears a lot of gold jewelry.

knack n.

Definition

Example My mom has a knack for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. She always says things that embarrass me.

makeup artist n.

Definition

Example Being a makeup artist would be a fun job. You can always make people happy by giving them a new look.

glitter n.

Definition

Example You can decorate the birthday card with glitter.

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Do you wear makeup? When was the last time you used glitter?

Comments

KenneBrazil

Brazil

I don’t use makeup because in my culture it’s not usual. The men have to keep the male appearance.

ShiningSun

United Kingdom

Boy George was much better makeup artist and he did it in 80’s. I don’t use make up and I don’t think I’ll ever accept this challenge:) generally speaking, men are hairy creatures and i don’t think this trend will ever go mainstream. Make up suits on women because they have smooth faces.

MillyLiu

China

so that’s it,Covergirl is a makeup brand,sorry,i never heard it,what a sad story.women would like to make up except me.the gender restrictions will be broken gradually in sorts of field , i suppose.

Seiyfk

Turkey

ı accept this topic is out of my interest range.ı dont know Cosmetic industry,glittery eyes,make-up world ))

anyway, a few words about this topic..shortly, as ı understood ,this topic tells us , there is a famous make up brand ,original by USA, it sells women make up products in the world-wide..and it was using the women in the past whos famous artists,singers,actress,models for advertising in covergirls cover.

covergirl makeup brand ile ilgili görsel sonucu

but last year in 2016 ,they changed their way -using women -and first time they decided to use a boy 17-years old in their cover.they say, he is very skillful,his eye makeup is glittery …