(WSVN) — James Charles, a 17-year-old New York-based makeup artist who has over 400,000 Instagram followers is no average teen — besides an already promising career in make up artistry, he’s now the first-ever male CoverGirl.

News of this gender-norm crushing move by CoverGirl was announced, Tuesday, by pop superstar and CoverGirl Katy Perry, who broke the news in an Instagram post.

 

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Charles will appear in campaigns for CoverGirl’s newest mascara, “So Lashy.”

According to CoverGirl, their newest mascara is designed to work on all lash types.

 

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Check out these two looks below, posted on his Instagram.

 

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And of course, Charles went straight to his own Instagram to share the exciting news.

He captioned his post, “THE SECRETS OUT.. so beyond excited to finally announce that I am the new face of #COVERGIRL and the first ever coverBOY. 😱 I am so thankful and excited and cannot wait to show you all what we have in store. Make sure you go check out @covergirl on Instagram for more info!”

Congrats, #COVERGIRLJames!

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