This study investigates the effect of self image, social expectation and celebrity
endorsement on the consumption of metrosexuals toward male grooming products in
Malaysia. It also attempts to determine the moderating impacts of perceptions on the
relationship between the variables and consumption behavior. A questionnaire was
distributed to men living in the Klang Valley. The total sample consists of 281
respondents. Reliability test, hierarchical moderated regression and multiple
regressions was used to test the hypotheses. Perception does affect the interaction
between self image, celebrity endorsement and social expectation on the
consumption behavior of metrosexuals toward male grooming products. The result of
this study provides evidence and insights about the relationship between self-image,
celebrity endorsement and social expectation, and the consumption behavior.: The
study reveals the major variables that affect metrosexuals’ consumption behavior
and attitude toward male grooming products. Apart from that, the study also provides
valuable insight toward the understanding on how perception moderates the
relationships between the variables studied and its influence on the consumption
behavior of metrosexual toward male grooming products.