Amapiano DJ and producer Kabelo Motha, affectionally known by his stage name Kabza De Small, says he is not impressed with women’s make-up.
Kabza shared on social media that when make-up started being popular, women used to go to professionals and it looked good.
As it gained popularity, said the DJ, women started doing their own make-up which, according to him, make them look like ghosts.Â
He also took a jab at how women are applying blush when doing their make-up, saying it is fine when light-skinned women apply it.
However, he does not think it is suitable for women who are dark in complexion.
Kabza’s remarks rubbed many women on social media the wrong way, with some highlighting that the Asibe Happy hitmaker has a phuza face, someone who suffers long-term effects of heavy drinking.
“Kodwa ubuso buvuthwe [bad skin face], but we’ve been quiet,” commented one social media user on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“Yazi Kabza, we’ve never said anything as ladies about your phuza face, but ke qhubeka khehla elincane [old man],” wrote another user.
“I just need Kabza to focus on making good music in studio and stop making jokes about women because it won’t end well. This is why I love Kelvin Momo, he’s so unproblematic.”
The history of cosmetics goes back to at least 7 000 years and is present in almost every society on earth.
During the early 1900s, make-up was not excessively popular. In fact, women hardly wore make-up at all.
Make-up at this times was still mostly the territory of those who sold their bodies for money, women in cabarets, and the ladies on the black-and-white screen.Â
The beauty products are now widely available from dedicated retailers, who have more recently been joined online by established outlets including major department stores and traditional brick-and-mortar retailers.
Although modern make-up has been used mainly by women traditionally, gradually an increasing number of men are using cosmetics to enhance their facial features.
