The Sephora at Somerset Mall is a place where, typically speaking, rich white women go and buy their beauty products - makeup, skincare, perfume, etc. I have once waltzed into the beauty store, to find many prying eyes falling upon me for the duration of my visit. Was it because there was something in my teeth? Or perhaps I didn't clean my nose? Nope, it was because I am an oriental man! Granted, no one was rude about it, but the experience was a bit uncomfortable nonetheless.
Makeup is essentially a gendered situation on its own, but is starting to break barriers worldwide. For instance, male Korean pop stars embrace their makeup use in their music videos, interviews, live shows, etc. But prior to this, it was mainly women worldwide who used makeup in this weird fashion. Society has molded makeup into this gendered topic, which can relate back to The Bluest Eye and how specifically women have to follow the beauty standards that are held by society. The standard is still held to a certain extent today - not everyone supports this standard, hopefully more people don't than do - and that can be seen through gendered beauty stores such as Sephora.
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