Do men prefer it when women wear makeup?

TexasMom1216 said:

Makeup is my suit of armor. I can conquer anything with a smoky eye and the right pair of boots. When I feel pulled together, I feel stronger. It has nothing to do with my husband or with any other man (or woman, for that matter).

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TexasMom1216 said:

Sometimes women do things that don't have anything at all to do with men. Sometimes we do things for ourselves because it's fun. Controversial statement, I know.

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JackyC said:

There are women who wear makeup that looks atrocious.

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JackyC said:

I am a man — a heterosexual man — who loves to see women wear makeup. I should be more specific. I love to see attractive women wear makeup that is skillfully applied. Here's what I think about it all:

It is my belief that most men secretly feel the same way, but just don't admit it for one reason or another. E.g., perhaps, in your case, your husband says that about your looking as good without make up as with, because he loves you and wants you to feel good about yourself. Any decent husband would do so.

In some men's case, it might be that he's afraid of appearing less macho by admitting that he prefers a glamorous face. I was in that latter camp as a teen and into my early 20s — it wasn't "cool" to admit you liked makeup back then, and we must be "cool" at all costs!

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so_sweet said:

Why, what could you possibly mean...
LOL!
Sorry, I couldn't resist!

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Enigma32 said:

Not me, man. I intentionally date women that wear little to no makeup. My GF now never wears any or ever learned how to apply it even. I have never been a fan of the made up look, especially how it's generally done today. Why do so many ladies exaggerate their lipstick now? Like they cover part of their face to make their lips look bigger than they are.

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RandomDude said:

Wow! That's awesome

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Enigma32 said:

Not me, man. I intentionally date women that wear little to no makeup. My GF now never wears any or ever learned how to apply it even. I have never been a fan of the made up look, especially how it's generally done today. Why do so many ladies exaggerate their lipstick now? Like they cover part of their face to make their lips look bigger than they are.

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RandomDude said:

I'm thinking my current date may look better without makeup for some reason, she wore make up on our date and she looked great but I'm thinking I would prefer her more natural. Also why I was planning a more physical/sweaty next date where she can't pack that much on

She has really long and thick natural eyelashes too, I had to ask if they were fake. So many women would be so jealous of those, also fake eyelashes screw up your natural ones.

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so_sweet said:

I know what you meant about some women trying to make their lips look bigger with make-up (my sister does that).

I have naturally full lips and I try to play them down by usually wearing lighter colour lipgloss. I mean in that Halloween pic above I'm wearing red lipstick but I usually never wear red or any dark colour lipstick. Growing up, my mom used to tell me not to lick my lips because they'd get bigger! LOL.

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so_sweet said:

You went on the date?! Did you post the details? I wanna know!

I wear false eyelashes sometimes, athough hubby tells me I don't need them. But, they're magnetic eyelashes! They come with a liquid eyeliner and the lashes have small little magnets that stick to the eyeliner. Pretty cool, I think, anyway!

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RandomDude said:

Yeah, 16 page long thread on the private section lol, we are still going out but anything can happen at this point.

Apparently they can damage your natural lashes, that's why I never encouraged my ex to wear them. She didn't have long eyelashes though but she didn't need them because all she had to do was smile and jaw drop because it was the most beautiful smile I've ever seen lol

Everyone has their natural gifts

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JackyC said:

I am a man — a heterosexual man — who loves to see women wear makeup. I should be more specific. I love to see attractive women wear makeup that is skillfully applied. Here's what I think about it all:

It is my belief that most men secretly feel the same way, but just don't admit it for one reason or another. E.g., perhaps, in your case, your husband says that about your looking as good without make up as with, because he loves you and wants you to feel good about yourself. Any decent husband would do so.

In some men's case, it might be that he's afraid of appearing less macho by admitting that he prefers a glamorous face. I was in that latter camp as a teen and into my early 20s — it wasn't "cool" to admit you liked makeup back then, and we must be "cool" at all costs!

There are exceptions: There are women who wear makeup that looks atrocious. Whether they're attractive underneath or not, that's not going to be a good scene. Conversely, there are women who are never going to be pretty with or without makeup. In my experience, though, any girl/woman with even a moderately pleasant face, who knows how to accentuate her best features and downplay the less-appealing ones will typically look better in makeup than a classically beautiful goddess who wears none.

So, there's my opinion. That and 99¢ will get you... well, very little in this economy.

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Marjorielou said:

Men do like makeup.

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Twodecades said:

Let me start by saying that this is a lighthearted post; I'm happily married and not looking for some nefarious motives behind my husband's opinion. I just want to hear some male perspectives.

My husband claims that he thinks I look just as good without makeup as with. I don't. Trust me, I do NOT. If I wasn't trying to remain anonymous, I would post pics of before and after. Case in point, I had a coworker (I worked with kids) years ago tell me one day that she would watch my class for 5 minutes so that I could go put on some makeup, so I didn't scare the children; apparently, the color drains out of my face when I get tired and I look sickly. (She was a good friend, and we had one another's backs, do she wasn't being snarky.)

Perhaps my husband is unusual, perhaps he's stretching the truth in order to be kind, or perhaps all of our years together have blinded him to my looks. 🤣 I enjoy wearing makeup and feel better when I do (though sometimes I just don't feel like it). But I'm genuinely curious what men think about women wearing makeup, or if they think of it at all.

I've heard it said that women wear makeup for other women. Men, what say you? Do you prefer a woman who is made up? What about if you're dating? Does it matter if you've known the woman or been married for a long time? Is there a limit to what kinds of makeup looks attractive, or do you have no idea what I'm talking about it? 😂

And while we're on the topic of appearance, my husband tells me to do whatever I like best with my hair, but he prefers it longer. He claims most men feel this way, and this has been my experience. Would you say that's how most men think? I've seen more than one guy be enamored with damaged, frizzy, long hair over short, healthy hair. Is this a guy thing, or is it just the men I socialize with?

Thank you in advance for a peak inside the male mind.

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