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Going against the grain? Appraising the aesthetic labour of male beauty influencers on Instagram

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Visual Communication

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Abstract

Visual Communication, Volume 25, Issue 1, Page 67-96, February 2026.
Despite the proliferation of scholarly studies on social media in recent years, not many have focused on male social media influencers in the beauty industry, which is often viewed as a feminine preserve with the vast majority of ‘beauty influencers’ ...