Hello and welcome back to the Miss Amanda Chen Show. I’ve got some new episodes for the 100 Masked Men series, where I anonymously interview men from all walks of life about how gender norms contribute to our values of self worth and self identity.

As we approach the first quarter of men in this series,I noticed a lot of guys responded to my question about negative ideas their female friends have about themselves that are usually associated with their physical appearance and how that would diminish their self confidence.

So I had to interview a male makeup artist to get the scoop behind the scenes. Masked Man #21 is the Beauty Queen. He shares his perspective on the beauty industry, that ugly isn’t a look, it’s an attitude. And the surprisingly positive effect instagram influencers have had on individuality and celebrating diverse body types.

I think the biggest thing is hearing him say that he never really gets a confident woman sitting in his chair. And in contrast, men are more confident about their looks than they should be. I guess if looks were a form of currency, the value is way higher for women than it is for men. Let’s get into it. I hope you enjoy the show.

I think it’s super interesting that there’s this trend to follow the status quo so badly that some of us are having secret relationships because what we’re attracted to isn’t widely accepted. Do you guys have any experience with this? Let me know!

As always make sure to subscribe and if you’d like to be on the show or know of someone with a unique perspective, slide into my DMs at @missamandachen on Instagram and see you next Wednesday with more episodes of 100 Masked Men.