Guys that wear make-up: Find them attractive?

The Agogo

How would you ladies feel about guys that wear tonnes of make-up to make themselves appear more attractive?

We live in an age of sexual equality*, so what would your reaction be?
















*Okay, so we may not be sexual equal in some cases. Duly noted, please don't go off-topic because I wrote this. Thanks!

squeakyduck

Make up on boys does not appeal to me! Boys with loads of eyeliner and foundation and all that jazz would look stupid. A guy I lived with did drag, he made a really cool girl but if he went out with makeup on him everyday he would look a bit silly!

I guess some boys would wear it for themselves, but others could take the idea of wearing make up from musical influences.

Although some people like Robert Smith use makeup as it fits in with their image. And especially at the time like bands like the Cure and artists such as David Bowie were making appearances looking different was cool. But you can only take different to a certain height before it looks stupid. Bowie did look a bit stupid with the Ziggy Stardust phase but I love him, so all is forgiven!

I don't get all these little teeny boppers using eyeliner as most of the time it makes them look really funny!!!! Like they are trying too hard. I might sound ancient saying that (I'm only 22 :rolleyes: ) but I think Robert Smith looks cool, like something out of a Tim Burton film!

(woah...hope I didn't go off topic too much!)

MrStuffins

Guys who wear WHAT?

MagicMarker

MrStuffins wrote: »

Guys who wear WHAT?

MAKE-UP!!

The Agogo

squeakyduck wrote: »

Bowie did look a bit stupid with the Ziggy Stardust phase but I love him, so all is forgiven!

About the only man that could get away with it! :pac:


But seriously, this is already happening. So you might have to get used to it ladies!



Not that I'll ever do it

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The Big Red Button

I don't think there's anything wrong with it, if that's what they want to do.

Personally I'm not into the "metrosexual" look at all, and I can't imagine being attracted to a guy wearing makeup. That's just me though, everyone's different!

MrStuffins

MagicMarker wrote: »

MAKE-UP!!

I actually lol'd.

Also, Robert Smith doesn't look cool anymore.

The Agogo

MrStuffins wrote: »

I actually lol'd.

Also, Robert Smith doesn't look cool anymore.

A case of "YOR DOIN IT WRONG" for him

jokettle

I've never seen a man in makeup who didn't look like a case of drag gone wrong (except for actual drag queens, who are 10 times better at makeup than I am!) So I'd need to see an example of it done correctly before I could pass judgement....and I really hope Robert Smith isn't the best example out there:o

squeakyduck

MrStuffins wrote: »

Also, Robert Smith doesn't look cool anymore.

Horrible picture of him! Thanks!

But to back up my point a pretty cool picture.


He doesn't look as old and washed up here as he does in your picture!

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Raze_them_all

was playin match last weekend and one the other teams had make up on....during a match...wtf

Catari Jaguar

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The Agogo

cherub rock wrote: »

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Bravo, Bravo!


But I mean that if men wore make-up the same way women do...

Links234

MrStuffins wrote: »

Also, Robert Smith doesn't look cool anymore.

But Robert Smith is getting old, it's not like he's gonna look any cooler without the makeup.

back to the original question, I'm not attracted to guys so I'm probably not the target audience here, but if they look good why not? I know a few guys who wear makeup and it really suits them, I don't find it odd or anything.

Links234

The Agogo wrote: »

But I mean that if men wore make-up the same way women do...

like Cillian Murphy in breakfast on pluto?



I'll admit, I do find him a little hot there

beks101

Like other posters, not a big fan of the metro guyliner stuff a la Russell Brand, mainly because it unsettles me that a guy could spend longer in the bathroom than me...but each to their own, there's definitely a lady-market for it!

On the other hand, the men that most women (myself included) swoon over in the magazines would be wearing a sizeable amount of make up to enhance their features and we hardly discount their 'PHWOAR-ness' on that basis, so why should we do it in real life?

whatsamsn

(a guys prospective)

yes its true that men wear makeup in the entertainment industry (tv, film, photoshoot etc etc) But as for real life? I just think it doesnt suit a guy. In fact, probably wrong to say but i'd think a guy would be gay or even bisexual if he put make up on.

I know goths/rockers might wear eyeliner. I think thats different. They're going for a look. But even within saying that its attention seeking.

But hey who knows what the future will hold. Alot guys use hair straighteners these days. Guys wearing make up in the day to day could be the thing.

In which i'll sound like my old man "blokes didnt do that in my day" :pac:

Esel

whatsamsn wrote: »

In which i'll sound like my old man "blokes didnt do that in my day" :pac:

Harrumph!

*snaps braces

whatsamsn

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lol.

Chuchoter

Make up as its made today isn't made for men's skin for the most part unless you're using it to look more feminine. Theres no makeup really to make you look more masculine...which I assume would be the aim of straight men wearing makeup on a daily basis?

Sapsorrow

Personally I find the whole metrosexual trend incredibly disturbing and completely repulsive. I can totally get the whole goth/rocker/indie make-up thing, but seriously these uber jocks going around in 'ripped' jeans, rosary beads and guy liner is so tragic. I'm well into naturally efeminate men with good style and whatever but the current mainstream trend is so contrived and fake. A lot of guys doing this crap wouldn't have the balls or imagination to do it if it wasn't in fashion and that's probably why they can't pull it off. I think JJ and John James from Big Bro epitomise everything that's wrong with a lot of young guys heads these days, they want to be perceived to be all macho and tough like they don't give a crap what anyone thinks and yet seem to spend more time on their hair than I do! Also without getting too deep, from a naturalistic perspective it makes sense for women to look groomed and feminine to attract a mate, it makes no sense from this perspective for a man to look feminine and so seems to me to go completely against our natural instincts, that's why I think it represents a new state of confusion in the modern mans mentality. Bring back our grissley manly men, I want a guy who can bring home to bacon not use a pair of hair straighteners!

Sound Bite

Oh No, men wearing make up is a huge turn off.

Each to their own, but definately not for me.

E.T.

I'd be really confused if I saw a guy wearing makeup! To be honest, a guy whose hair looks like it took longer to do than mine is a bit of turn-off as it is. Makeup just crosses the line too flamboyantly!

liah

I like men who're men. If I wanted a girl, I'd be a lesbian. I like the differences in gender, it's what makes me appreciate them. I wouldn't think less of a man for wearing it but he certainly wouldn't be the kind of person I'd be interested in. And I know that sounds superficial, but.. the personality behind guys who wear makeup doesn't tend to appeal to me.

Pythia

It looks great on Pete Wentz!

lubie76

Not for me, I like my men masculine!

Pittybitty

I think eyeliner and black nail varnish are really sexy on a man - Ville Valo and Bam Margera for example

Delicate_Dlite

Not my cup of tea, but if they like it, wear away.

Improbable

Delicate_Dlite wrote: »

Not my cup of tea, but if they like it, wear away.

So why do you always insist on putting lip gloss on me?

Maniacle

No. Just no.
:eek::eek:


Theres a guy in my course.. who wears make up and he's gay*.. fairly camp he is.. and I still have a problem with it... even though he's a lovely guy













*I have no problem with gay people :P... My best friend is gay and even HE see's something wrong with it...

Maniacle

Sapsorrow wrote: »

Personally I find the whole metrosexual trend incredibly disturbing and completely repulsive. I can totally get the whole goth/rocker/indie make-up thing, but seriously these uber jocks going around in 'ripped' jeans, rosary beads and guy liner is so tragic. I'm well into naturally efeminate men with good style and whatever but the current mainstream trend is so contrived and fake. A lot of guys doing this crap wouldn't have the balls or imagination to do it if it wasn't in fashion and that's probably why they can't pull it off. I think JJ and John James from Big Bro epitomise everything that's wrong with a lot of young guys heads these days, they want to be perceived to be all macho and tough like they don't give a crap what anyone thinks and yet seem to spend more time on their hair than I do! Also without getting too deep, from a naturalistic perspective it makes sense for women to look groomed and feminine to attract a mate, it makes no sense from this perspective for a man to look feminine and so seems to me to go completely against our natural instincts, that's why I think it represents a new state of confusion in the modern mans mentality. Bring back our grissley manly men, I want a guy who can bring home to bacon not use a pair of hair straighteners!

HERE HERE!!

MissHoneyBun

To me, a man with makeup is akin to a woman with five o'clock shadow -wrong!! And as such, let him stick to Gillette and squishing spiders please and leave the lipstick to me...

magentas

God no! Sapsorrows post is fairly spot on.

the metrosexual image is everywhere now...every second guy has his hair dyed/bleached and styled wearing ripped jeans with paint splatters (how very authentic...I remember few years ago I was with my dad when he was buying jeans and he saw the "fashion" ones and was genuinely baffled as to why anyone would actually pay money for dirty ripped jeans!)

Baby blue and lemon tommy hilfinger jumpers spring to mind too!

but make-up is another level up from that again. I honestly couldn't take a guy seriously if he was wearing any make-up.

guys like russell brand are worse than the average metro with their "just outta bed" hairstyle that took them an hour to style!

Give me a man in levis & old t-shirt anyday and leave the eyeliner & nailvarnish to me:D

The Agogo

MissHoneyBun wrote: »

To me, a man with makeup is akin to a woman with five o'clock shadow -wrong!! And as such, let him stick to Gillette and squishing spiders please and leave the lipstick to me...

...But I might break a nail!!:D

Clare Bear

I have a thing for guys that wear eyeliner. Think it's Brandon Flowers doing that to me. I draw the line at that though.

Piste

No no no no no no NO, it looks awful on guys! Very unattractive.