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Can you tell when a guy is wearing makeup?

Can you girls tell me if you are aware when a guy is wearing foundation or concealer and upon seeing it on a guy what do you think of him?

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Reply 1
You're a man. Your skin is supposed to be rough not flawless like a females.
Reply 2
Original post by Jimminist
You're a man. Your skin is supposed to be rough not flawless like a females.


Thats just a stereotype. Men can wear makeup and many do. I wear concealer sometimes :biggrin:

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Reply 3
Original post by lala121
Thats just a stereotype.

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No it's sexual dimorphism.
Reply 4
If they've put it on badly then it's really easy to tell, the majority of people wouldn't be able to tell if it was done properly.
Reply 5
Original post by lala121
Thats just a stereotype. Men can wear makeup and many do. I wear concealer sometimes :biggrin:

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You have girly nickname and girly profile pic :smile:

It depends sometimes its easy to tell sometimes its hard. Unless male have some kind of big problem, I would want him to wear make up.
Reply 6
Original post by Dekota-XS
Can you girls tell me if you are aware when a guy is wearing foundation or concealer and upon seeing it on a guy what do you think of him?


Well its pretty obvious if the colour doesnt match your skin tone or you put a lot of powder on. Make sure you blend it in well dab a bit of pressed powder if needed. Make sure you skin is exfoliated and dead/rough skin is removed, as this can cause it not to blend and can be visible from patches. Moisturise well e.g. use Neutrogena Norwegian Formula tub cream.

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Reply 7
Original post by lNurl
You have girly nickname and girly profile pic :smile:

It depends sometimes its easy to tell sometimes its hard. Unless male have some kind of big problem, I would want him to wear make up.


Who said am a guy? :biggrin:

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Depends on how good he is at applying the make up. If he has applied it well then it wont really be noticeable. If i noticed/was told a guy wore foundation/concealer then i wouldn't really think anything but that they wanted their skin to appear clearer (which is fair enough) :redface:
Reply 9
I know how to apply makeup, dare I say I apply it better than women. But what I'd like to know is if I hit on a girl, up close, will she check if my pores are visible and upon seeing they are not, will they construe that I'm wearing makeup?
Reply 10
Original post by lala121
Who said am a guy? :biggrin:

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Loool why would you want to share that you use concealer xD majority of girls use concelar :smile:
Reply 11
Original post by Dekota-XS
I know how to apply makeup, dare I say I apply it better than women. But what I'd like to know is if I hit on a girl, up close, will she check if my pores are visible and upon seeing they are not, will they construe that I'm wearing makeup?


I wouldn't be looking. I know guys that wear eyeliner. And even then I don't really look to see if they are wearing foundation etc. I don't care. Some guys I find more attractive with make up then without, but manly eyeliner is the thing for me.


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I died a little inside reading that.
I can't even tell when girls are wearing make-up... (When it looks natural) so no.
Reply 14
Original post by Silver Arrows
I died a little inside reading that.


The whole thing or my comment?


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Original post by BeccaKloe
The whole thing or my comment?


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Both.
Ofcourse we can. I wouldnt be attracted to a guy wearing makeup tbh. Id see him as quiteffeminine
Original post by Ribbit1234
Ofcourse we can. I wouldnt be attracted to a guy wearing makeup tbh. Id see him as quiteffeminine


Obviously your personal preference but there is nothing wrong with a guy being 'feminine'.
Reply 18
I wear concealer. I have dark marks near the bridge of my nose due to wearing glasses so when I wear contact lenses (nearly every day) I always put 'Mac Studio Finish Concealer' on. Nobody has ever commented if I have some on.

Although due to some recent flare up of eczema on my face, some people think I have pink eyeshadow on...its just inflammed from the eczema . Maybe one day I'll just say yeah I wear eyeshadow to see their reaction.
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Possibly.

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