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One of the most outstanding social change in the twentieth Century is the change of the
traditional concept of sex, and a new social phenomenon has appeared where men express their
inner femineity and women, their inner masculinity, as they accept the culture based on the
different concept of sex from the traditional one. Metrosexual phenomenon is one of the most
remarkable reformative factors to show the present lifestyles of men and the masculine beauty of
the 21th Century, which is the key word for the present men who take care of themselves and
are full of self-confidence. We can witness this phenomenon in overall popular cultures, such as
TV, movies, music videos, ads, etc. This article examines the background and concept of the inclination for feminization in male make-up as a new cultural aspect emerged out of the interaction between the society and men, particularly focusing on metrosexual. In addition, this article divides the designs of metrosexual make-up according to their formative features into the following three categories: the deconstructive image expressed by the colors and make-up patterns showing feminine image and various feels of materials; the compromising image expressed by mixing the male factors and the female factors; and the decorative image expressed by borrowing the female image on the basis of the male sexual image. Futhermore, this article presents the features of the above-mentioned three categories, which will help to understand the expressive features in the present male make-up and to predict the future development of the male make-up design and changes in expression.