The rise of Asian Girly Men- Call them pretty, they'll love it
They wear make-up, have complex grooming rituals, and if you don't look close enough, you might mistake them for women. Yes, we're talking about some men here.
Korean actor Bae Yong Joon is The Face Shop's beauty ambassador.
While another Korean actor Lee Min Ho, of TV drama Boys Over Flowers, is the face for Etude House.
Mr De Leon, who does marketing for Procter and Gamble, uses exfoliant, cleansers, moisturisers, blemish treatment, masks, skin whitener, anti-ageing cream, hair gel and leave-on hair conditioner. The Singapore permanent resident, who is from the Philippines, considers his image androgynous, but stops short of wearing women's clothes or putting on make-up.
The cluttered sink surface of Mr De Leon's bathroom has about 20 skin and hair products. He is pictured here with an SKII facial product.
The 20-year-old, who studies materials science at Republic Polytechnic, said he sometimes shops for women's clothes. Karin Tan wears make-up, paints his nails in bright colours, wears women's clothes and jewellery, and his favourite colour is pink. Strangers often come up to him to ask if he is a girl or boy.
On several occasions,he has also tried to prevent him from entering the men's toilet
Karin loves pink and proudly shows off a pink Hello Kitty face towel he keeps in his bag
Applying lip balm is part of Karin's grooming ritual.
Karin with his DIY manicure that alternates hot pink with pearly white
Karin enjoys accessories like rings, earrings, bow-ties and scarves like these to dress up his look
Inside Karin's make-up kit which follows him everywhere, include foundation, concealer, eyeliner (both in pencil and liquid forms), lip balm, make-up remover wipes and hand cream, among others
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