I want to keep doing looks and tutorials, and I'd love to eventually start my own makeup line.
— James Charles
I really hope that, as the first male CoverGirl, that I am able to inspire others and give other people confidence to try out makeup! Hey, if a random 17-year-old guy can do it, you definitely can, too!
As much as I love make-up and the creativity behind this, the Internet can be a horrible place, and sometimes, with so much negativity and hate, it's hard.
I feel like it's hard to create a really good product. It really is.
My only trick to having wing liner sharp enough to cut is be careful and take your time! I have hooded eyes, so I draw my wings more outwards as opposed to upwards so they accentuate my eye shape better.
There's been thousands of very, very funny and also very, very nasty tweets about me.
When I started doing makeup, I had no intention of doing drag.
I definitely do not think of makeup as, like, a validation type thing. For me, it's a creative outlet and an art form. It's not like, 'Oh my God, I need to feel pretty.' It's like, 'This is so cool. I just created art on my face.
Men in makeup, obviously, is a very new concept. It has not been widely accepted in the past.
YouTube videos and practice have taught me all I know.
I do love a good dark guy. Maybe a beard - some sister scruff?
I would love to have a boyfriend one day.
I'm self-taught, and fake eyelashes definitely took the longest to master. I glued my eyes shut at least 15 times.
My photos would not be as high quality without my dad. He's a contractor, and together we converted an area in our basement into a makeup studio with a desk, a mirror lined with dimmable lights, and storage areas.
I always like to pop on a Lilly Lash in the style Miami.
I try new techniques and styles almost every day, so I'm always challenging myself.
Makeup is an art form for me. It's a form of expression, and it's such a cool way to get my creative juices flowing.
Beauty is for everyone, and I think that CoverGirl, being such a timeless and iconic brand, recognizing that is so important. It truly shows that we are becoming a more accepting industry.
You can do anything you want because, at the end of the day, it washes right off. It's just make-up, after all.
I get a lot of fans who deal with poor mental health. But that's the good thing about the Internet - that there are so many kids who can confide together and help each other out.
I've always wanted to create athleisure; it's my thing.
I hope to inspire others to be confident in their own skin and to love themselves with makeup or without.
I can be confident with bare skin and with a full face.
I'm very bad at talking to boys. I'm not that great at it.
I always wear colored prescription contacts for my looks.
I'm very thankful for the platform I've been given, and I realize that I'm a role model for many people. I want to use my platform to spread positivity.
I'm a super creative person and have always loved drawing and painting since I was super young, but makeup was a new avenue for me.
I'm very, very open. I don't really have a specific taste that I go for, just someone who gets it and is just fun and happy to be around and is proud of me is the No. 1 thing.
If you're ringing my doorbell eight times every three minutes and hiding behind my garbage cans, I will call the police. That is literally harassment.
I don't usually leave the house with makeup on. I wear it only for special occasions; I'm too lazy to get up in the morning before school and get glam.
I'm having fun. I'm being myself. I'm doing what I love. That's all that matters.
My brows have definitely underwent quite the transformation since I started doing makeup. They used to be disgusting, and now they're a lot better, and I'm happy with them.
Classic glam is beautiful and will never go out of style, but I like to try to push the envelope and create something new and inspiring.
CoverGirl putting my face on such an international scale did make a huge leap forward for men in makeup and for boys in beauty and for anybody wanting to express themselves.
I've always been an Internet kid.
Sometimes the only thing that keeps me going is knowing I can help inspire young kids to be themselves, that they're waiting for me to put out awesome content for them.
I definitely do prefer more of masculine streetwear type of clothing, but I see a lot of young girls rocking the same type of stuff that I do.
Faux-freckles are definitely a James Charles touch to any makeup look. I love adding them and have seen so many other people start trying them as well! They're so cute!
I always take photos from my left side because my jaw line is stronger.
My parents started questioning me about whether or not I was transgender - whether or not I was trying to be a woman. It was a big argument.
I've always been a very artsy person, and I always preach self-confidence and knowing your worth.
I was very immature - who isn't at age 12? Let's be real. Once I kind of figured myself out and grew as a person, I now have a ton of different friends and learned who I was.
I have pretty defined features: huge brows, very small eyelids, and a chunky nose. I love them all, but they're definitely not the easiest things to work with when it comes to makeup, so I've really had to practice and see what I like on myself!
I used to do hair styling before I even thought about joining the makeup world!
I feel like somebody who just is very understanding is my biggest thing - timing is a major issue for me - but also funny! Obviously I want someone really cute and fun and fresh for good Instagram pictures and that just makes me really happy.
I would love to do a video with Harry Styles and sit with him and talk about, like, his music and One Direction and everything he has going on and all his amazing songs that have been coming out.
The first product I ever used was my mom's foundation. When I was younger, I had pimples, so I just slapped it on and hoped it would fix the situation. It never did, because it was about 18 shades too light for me.
I get really negative comments all the time, but the comments that really bother me are the ones that question my character.
When I first started off doing makeup, I used to use literally the most intense, cement, full-coverage makeup ever, but I realized, hey, if you're working really hard on your skincare routine, you don't need this.
I love doing supercrazy, avant-garde but still stunning looks.
