I don’t do it to be prettier per say, I do it because I have a certain aesthetic I work towards (weird sex barbie), I generally find a lot of the stuff soothing and something of a pleasure to do (though I hate getting my nails done, but I do it because I like having nails). I don’t understand the second question, like if you don’t want to do beauty labor or find certain types unpleasant skip em’.
As to feminine dudes, Brian Molko, young Brett Michaels, a helluva lot of Visual Kei bands, Prince…