Why can't guys wear makeup?

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MJinZ

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At least ugly girls can wear 2 pounds of makeup to cover up their ugly.

But ugly guys are just stuck being ugly since it isn't socially acceptable for men to wear makeup.

It's not fair! :\

Note: I'm sexy so I don't need makeup. This thread isn't about my secret desire to wear makeup.

Guys wear makeup... you apparently have never been cool enough to be on TV or gone on stage lol.

No, but guys wear concealers and stuff in the professional world all the time, it's just stuff to hide flaws, not to make you look like a tranny.
 

Leros

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Guys do have the option of growing a beard, which helps in some cases.
 

hanoverphist

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I wouldn't. Not even to cover one or two small blackheads. But people in show biz or television do use it, even men.

i had a friend in HS that used cover up all the time. he was one of those annoying dudes that always scammed the chicks too. if its done correctly (not like the pics posted so far) then i dont see any problem with it. hell, there could be any number of men using it to hide blemishes they dont want people to see. even in your own office building.
 

Numenorean

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Sorry, there is no amount of makeup that makes a woman look better.

However I have worn makeup before....but that was when on stage and you have to deal with the lighting. Men on news broadcasts will wear it, etc. But there's reasons for it. Without it you may have a super shiny area of skin and that looks bad on stage or on camera. But that is about the only reason for men to wear makeup.
 

KMFJD

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They sure can....

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BoomerD

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Sorry, there is no amount of makeup that makes a woman look better.

However I have worn makeup before....but that was when on stage and you have to deal with the lighting. Men on news broadcasts will wear it, etc. But there's reasons for it. Without it you may have a super shiny area of skin and that looks bad on stage or on camera. But that is about the only reason for men to wear makeup.

I dunno about the first part...MOST wimmenz look better after they visit the "body and paint shop."

HOWEVER, many of them should be sued for "false advertising."
 

Fritzo

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Lipstick was invented to demonstrate sexual prowness and was meant to simulate a swollen labia, so there's that.
 

Hacp

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If you walk into Macy's they usually have a male makeup area. They don't call it makeup. I forgot what they called it.
 

Bateluer

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Because guys look like crap with make up. Most women do to.

Done properly, you shouldn't be able to tell a lady is wearing make up at all.