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Why men are using lipsticks and eye pencils!

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Popular Sarakasi Dancers’ choreographer Edu got tongues wagging and social media buzzing a few weeks ago when a photo of him in heavy makeup surfaced online.

While some thought he looked dashing and celebrity-like, others felt that he had crossed the gender line and asked him to “man up” and “act like a man.” A man’s face should not be caked in so much lipstick, concealer and foundation, the critics argued.

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