Do you know that some words have a masculine and a feminine form in English? That's what comes to mind with Blonde Bombshell. When did you hear of a Blond Bombshell? Don't think so. The Britannica definition says an attractive woman with blonde hair.
While we think of Marilyn Monroe as "The Blonde Bombshell", the original was Jean Harlow in her film Platinum Blonde. The next movie was actually named Bombshell. That was in the 1930s, so could the origin of bombshell be WWI?
There's an underlying meaning of Blonde Bombshell - something in this range: "a blonde with explosive sexuality and is available to men at a price." "exciting, dynamic, sexy woman"
So are there any male blond bombshells? Here's an article that says there are: Justin Bieber is identified in the article. The article is really about men dyeing their hair blond - platinum blond. And then there are headlines such as "Blond Bombshells: Top Shirtless Male Models Turning..." it says they are setting the modelling industry ablaze. So much for social trends vs catchy headlines.
Go to Quora and there is general refusal there that bombshell can be used to refer to an attractive man. What to say - go to Quora and you are on your own as far as I am concerned.
And other masculine and feminine words in English. The Wikipedia entry refers to blond/blonde and is considered a distinction stained primarily in British English. It seems to stand alone. Gender neutrality in jobs seems to me to be a social political topic.
Blonde bombshell? I see this as a moment in movie history.
Here's the first pass at working with metallic watercolours. I tried out a test piece of the colours I bought. I photographed the page in sunlight in order to get the sparkle and then worked on it in photoshop.
