Road Test: Boy de Chanel

Slip, slop, slap, slutty: road testing Chanel’s first makeup range for men.

Boy de Chanel makeup

G’day mate! You look gorgeous. Thanks maaaate. Amazing how a bit of foundation accentuates the cheekbones. After I’ve shaved first, of course.

Foundation, eh? You nick it off the missus? Nope, it’s Boy de Chanel – the French beauty firm’s first makeup range for men.

Rouge, lippy, all that sort of stuff? For now, the range comprises only a foundation (or “lightweight complexion enhancer”), eyebrow pencil and lip balm. But if it leads to the full Ronald McDonald, hey, it’s 2019, and us cis-het woke dudes are down with that, right?

Mate, I’m a roofer from dubbo. I have no idea what you’re talking about. Allow Chanel to explain in just four enlightened words: “Beauty knows no gender.”

What a refreshing attitude! So a little bit of makeup will present my best face to the world, and also boost my self-esteem? Yes! Or you can really slap it on if you’re feeling slutty.