David Yi is the co-founder of Very Good Light and the gender-inclusive beauty brand good light. He is the author of Pretty Boys, the history of men, masc-identifying folx, beauty and masculinity.
(Photo by Carolyne Teston/Very Good Light)Flushed, sanguine, rosy cheeks. For the longest time, I felt this was only for those who wanted to look like Stuart from the late MAD TV, sunburned guys who were keen on looking like a lobster, or for Asians who may have popped...
(Photo by Fritz Von Eric/Very Good Light)I first heard about the Korean beauty craze a few years ago, but as a black man with medium brown skin, I was reluctant to try. Not once did I come across someone who looked remotely close to me in the ads...
