Steve5380 Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 "South Korea leads men's beauty market": https://www.cnn.com/style/article/south-korea-male-beauty-market-chanel/index.html " South Korean men have long embraced beauty products deemed unmarketable to their Western counterparts. Over the past decade, they have become the world's biggest male spenders on skincare, a market that grew by 44% in the country between 2011 and 2017, according to Euromonitor. Additionally, about three quarters of South Korean men undertake a beauty or grooming treatment (from salon hair treatments to at-home facials) at least once a week, according to a recent survey by GlobalData. This figure is even higher for Generation Z respondents, with 58% of those born after 2000 saying they pamper themselves with "lengthy" beauty or grooming treatments at least once per week, compared to 34% of South Korean men overall. This phenomenon can be explained in part by the influence of K-pop, according to Roald Maliangkay, director of the Korea Institute at The Australian National University. "I am struck by how many local young men are now emulating the look typical of Korean male idols," he said in an email describing a recent visit to Seoul's old city center district, Myeongdong. "I saw many men in sharply cut outfits with perfectly groomed dyed hair and double eyelids (as a result of cosmetic surgery), and I even noticed a few men wearing some light makeup." .... Trend spreading west? Some beauty brands are betting on Western men joining the pursuit of perfect brows and flawless skin. In September, Chanel released Boy de Chanel, its first cosmetics range for men. The line features eight shades of tinted foundation, a two-in-one brow pencil and brush, and a transparent matte lip balm. Aiming to "write the vocabulary of a new personal aesthetic for men," the French house piloted the collection in South Korea before making it available online to US shoppers last November. ... " LOL! I welcome this trend, and I hope that it spreads worldwide. I welcome the acceptance of me using heavy makeup to hide all my wrinkles and dark spots (I'm kidding, I don't have much of that). I see nothing wrong with men making themselves more beautiful. It is time better spent than watching some stupid football or baseball game... I imagine that the South Koreans are smart enough to realize that beautiful facial skin and tight clothes are not enough. More important are slim bodies well covered with muscles, with a six-pack and a bubble butt. So exercise and good nutrition should still take priority over "lengthy beauty treatments at least once per week". But this is another story... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tomato Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 Koreans will go to lengths to look beautiful (beautiful or not depends on the eye of the beholder). But they have the guts and courage to do things, even going under the knife. Singaporeans, on the other hand, go only to the extent of gymming intensively, but not many do much and take the next step with their looks (despite many should know that Singaporeans are weak in the looks department). For the girls, it is worse. Already the face is quite bad, I tend to see many fat and chubby girls, chomping away. Is it becoz that they have secretly given up looking good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xia Xue Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 6 minutes ago, Guest Tomato said: For the girls, it is worse. Already the face is quite bad, I tend to see many fat and chubby girls, chomping away. Is it becoz that they have secretly given up looking good? Cos the feminist movement says no matter how morbidly obese they are, they are still beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimochi Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 All the plastic surgeries and plastics and silicons... So plastic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 Trust 色伯伯 to start such threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve5380 Posted March 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 17 hours ago, Guest Tomato said: Koreans will go to lengths to look beautiful (beautiful or not depends on the eye of the beholder). But they have the guts and courage to do things, even going under the knife. Singaporeans, on the other hand, go only to the extent of gymming intensively, but not many do much and take the next step with their looks (despite many should know that Singaporeans are weak in the looks department). For the girls, it is worse. Already the face is quite bad, I tend to see many fat and chubby girls, chomping away. Is it becoz that they have secretly given up looking good? Ohhh... I wouldn't say that Singaporeans are weak in the looks department... they are some of my favorite Asians. For the girls, well, I don't have an opinion. They don't come to that level of consciousness in my mind 16 hours ago, Kimochi said: All the plastic surgeries and plastics and silicons... So plastic... You should not look down on them. At a later time in life you may preserve a nice body, and think that this body makes it worth to add a little plastic fix here and there. There should be no shame in that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jin Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 As long as you feel good, why not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rakutenn Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 I rather spend energybto get a good job than waste money on vanity. Vain is beauty pursuits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Guest Rakutenn said: I rather spend energybto get a good job than waste money on vanity. Vain is beauty pursuits There was a study that shows people who look good earn as much as 30% more than their peers 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xiaxue Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 On 3/1/2020 at 1:29 PM, Guest Tomato said: Koreans will go to lengths to look beautiful (beautiful or not depends on the eye of the beholder). But they have the guts and courage to do things, even going under the knife. Singaporeans, on the other hand, go only to the extent of gymming intensively, but not many do much and take the next step with their looks (despite many should know that Singaporeans are weak in the looks department). For the girls, it is worse. Already the face is quite bad, I tend to see many fat and chubby girls, chomping away. Is it becoz that they have secretly given up looking good? Xiaxue and BY2 But there are cases whereby the husband sued the wife cause the children look ugly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve5380 Posted November 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 On 11/11/2022 at 5:37 AM, Guest Xiaxue said: But there are cases whereby the husband sued the wife cause the children look ugly. This would be taking litigation to the limit! I don't think husbands can sue the wife if the child comes out malformed or with some genetic handicap. But... just "look ugly" is nothing in comparison! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drektster Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 frankly, i think people will look differently in different stage of life. that is what makes life wonderful. it does not matter what others make out of it. they dun live our lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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