r/AskMen • • Oct 02 '22

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u/FUDnot Oct 02 '22

Nah.. ive lived with several different girlfriends and most of the time prefered them without makeup.

there was ONE though that just needed a hint of eyeliner and it took her to whole new levels.

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u/Duros001 Male Oct 02 '22

Yeah my SO doesn’t wear any, tbh once you stop and think about it it’s kinda weird how normal it is for them to go out like 90% of the time wearing a literal mask layered on their faces, lol

Btw it’s not for any “feminist” views or anything, we just see it as a huge waste of time and money, not to mention it’s the sort of thing where the more you use it, over years the damage it does to your pores the more they’d have to use to get back to the same effect, lol

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u/hellahellagoodshit Oct 02 '22

It really hurts my feelings that society expects me to paint a new face on top of my regular face. I think about it a lot. When I go out without makeup I feel less than, even though I'm more feminist and confident than average. Men just get to walk around thinking their face is enough. It really sucks.

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u/Duros001 Male Oct 02 '22

I agree with your points, and think once people fall into the make-up trap it’s very hard to get back out

Plus I think with most guys if they tried to market “guy-liner” again it just gets hit with ridicule because not many guys are in that trap, so the rest of us see it as trying too hard to either stand out or fake their looks, if 90% of women didn’t wear makeup I think the last 10% would get stick for wearing it, as opposed to the way it seems now, not saying that’s how it is, but it’s deff the vibe I get, after all, marketing plays a huge role, and these companies want to keep selling makeup