July 29, 2008
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Manscara and Guy-Liner
I hope I am not the only guy that is excited about the makeup designed for men.
It is happening in the UK which means it is going to be popular here in the U.S. soon. The cosmetics are not for transvestites. “These days you can be macho and wear make-up.”
If you think about it, men are shaving their chest now. They are having their eyebrows waxed. They are having their nails done. This is just a great way to add a little darkness to their eye lashes. Here is the link: Link
Guys are starting to pay attention more to their appearance.
Do you think we are slowly making our men into women?
Comments (147)
Sorry, but you are the only one.
No, just cleaner. I don’t like hairy men…but this makeup thing is just too weird.
Oh yeah… I’m supposed to say “FIRST” aren’t I? Oh well, guess I ruined it.
was gonna post that last night, but I knew you would. ITS GAY!
I hope you are the only one. In answer to your question – yes, and it sucks.
For my nails, a nail clipper will do, and for my eyebrows, I only use my regular shaving blade to keep the stray hairs from becoming unruly – but I don’t want them plucked and “contoured” like chicks do. In short, I keep myself presentable all around, but in no way do I go for any of that metrosexual crap. Hell, I don’t even use cologne.
…Dan. Making are men into women? Really?
I think we are slowly eliminating gender.
My PERSONAL opinion: it wouldn’t kill guys to take better care of themselves, but makeup is a little nutty. Even I don’t wear makeup. It’s sort of a pain in the ass, plus it makes me look cartoonish.
Anyone remember Ziggy Stardust?
MOOBS!!!
SLOWLY?
I have trouble remembering to shave, the only thing I take care of is the suits.
Finally! Now if we could just get them all to sit while they pee!
K Monster wears eyeliner. He would look fantabulous in mascara with those purty, purty lashes of his.
Actually, there have been times in history when men were expected do primp more than women did. I say let them do what they want. Some eye makeup can be hot, if done well, and I don’t mind less hair on a chest (as long as there isn’t stubble!) Besides, if women can do things like wear menswear inspired clothes, why can’t men adopt some practices that have been traditionally female?
I like my men to be men.
My husband has hair on his chest and hair on his legs and arms and face.
I want my man to be a man not some sissy woman man
mmm.. the whole idea kind of freaks me out, it would be weird seeing my dad or my brothers in mascara,oooh I get creeped out just thinking about it.
I blame emo rock bands for bringing back eyeliner on guys, which needs to stay in ancient Egypt (the only place it’s acceptable).
I hope we’re not making guys into girls. Who will I discuss sports with if everyone is female?!
@seedsower - hey-there is no way you can compare ziggy to …this. ziggy had class.
Oh, Dan. All those grammar posts and you mistake “are” for “our”?
let’s ban it. x,x
Um, wow. How do I address this one? It is good in theory, men should take pride in their apperance, but unless they are a preformer of some sort where it is pretty much a necessity, I don’t think they should wear it. I really don’t see it catching on here in the US with anyone over the age of 18 to be completely honest.
@seedsower - I wasn’t even around when he was and I remember him! lol
hahahaha,,, excited are you??? hahahahahahaha
I am the only one in my house hat should be wearing makeup. If my husband starts wearing manscara…well, we’re going to have to talk.
There are some “men” that are just SCREWED UP! The men in my town are pretty much all true-blue manly men…as they should be. That mascara for men is disgusting and so is that picture!!!!!
Straight men wearing mascara? Weeeiirrrd. I wonder what’s next.
Men are so emo now that it’s a disgrace to the gender (and I’m a chick!!). They should just lop everything off if they want to act like women. Listen to the Brad Paisley song “I”m Still a Guy”.
i think there is still a population of men who would rather die than wear makeup (my husband being one of them). i think some guys can pull it off but i don’t know how popular it really would be here in the states. other than with those glam dudes who are already doing it
the chest hair thing’s great! but not so much the makeup. don’t get me wrong… eyeliner looks great on some guys *ahem pete wentz* but some really just can’t pull it off, i.e. that guy in the picture. mascara is a huge no-no for guys though. that’s creepy.
Men just should not wear makeup.
yes, there are certainly seem to be some who are trying to
I don’t go for “high maintainance” men.
Blech. I hate girly men.
British are fags.
i have and would wear manscara and eyeliner. i went though a black celebration phase with depeche mode back in college. you know we all experimented back then.
@mkenyon719 - I agree.
I think this is just part of the backlash of feminism (which i fully support) — this way at least there’s no double standard? Both sexes are required to make efforts to look nice, or not at all; at least it’s fair?
My boyfriend has the darkest and longest eyelashes I’ve ever seen, if he starts wearing mascara i’ll be disturbed.
He doesn’t need it.
Maybe its because women are getting stronger so men need to tone down their masculinity. Some men already wear women’s jeans so why not their make up?
Although I prefer my man to be makeup-free.
Hmm. My man doesn’t do any of those things. Just about the only thing he does to look nice is shave his facial hair. Oh, and bathe regularly. And that’s how I like it.
To each their own!
On some it’s hot!
Do you think we are slowly making are men into women?
There is a place for peacocks, and it’s called the “zoo.” Rather than parading style and looks, there are more important things in this world to be concerned about.
Mr. T sez, “Get some NUTS!”
I love my man hairy,rumpled and ready for snuggling .
i hope not i like my men well… men.
Please guys, no makeup!
Kathi
LOL … Some men can get away with it and look okay, even surprisingly good. Others will try to get away with it and look ridiculous and absurd… Don’t need it, why mess with it?
That is some stupid shit. When I wear eyeliner the look I shoot for is “prettyboy serial killer”
I do not touch my lashes, I want you to look right into my eyes, not notice the thick lashes…
Fags get their brows done. Mine are bushy, like my ass.
@BumbleBoTuna - wtf?
being in the Gothic sub culture our men have been doing this for -years- so it is no big thing to me.
Personally, it think it’s pretty much ridiculous for guys to wear makeup, excluding stage makeup.
I’m actually not too bothered by this one. Perhaps it’s from my years in the dance industry and theatre… but I think it’s more rooted in my grasp on history..
throughout history in many cultures- including Christianized Europe, men have worn makeup and it usually had nothing to do with effiminate issues- stage makeup, styles of the times, war paint, etc… I do believe in the Elizabethan era- it was the men who dressed like poppycocks and the women like dreyhorses on the whole- men even wore heels! I remember quite distinctly looking at a painting of John Rolfe in my 4th grade history text book and seeing him dressed up in a frilly collar and leggings and heeled shoes- he may have even had a touch of rouge on his cheeks…
no real issue here.
There have been mornings where I wake up and wish I had concealer or something, but the only time I’ve ever worn make-up was on stage.
Just like for women, makeup should be worn only by men who know what they’re doing or can pull it off. I’ll be damned if some spider-lashed guy starts flirting with me in line at the grocery store. I’m likely to laugh in his face, then help him reapply.
thankgoodness my husband’s in the military and I’m sure he’d get his ass kicked it he tried this. He probally wouldn’t though. But eh, this is not for me and the kind of men I like.
i’m sorry but a guy putting on manscara makes me feel a bit uneasy.
but if the effect works, then why not~
I don’t see the big deal. Let men wear makeup. Women are allowed all sorts of gender-bending fashions, but men have been constantly forced to fit into one narrow idea of masculinity. We aren’t turning men into women by allowing them to care about their appearance (and be able to fake it the same way women do), we’re simply letting them expand into more nontraditional aesthetics. And I think it’s a good thing. The more open-minded our world gets, the better.
And if you’re not attracted to a man in makeup, then that’s fine. I imagine some men aren’t attracted to women in makeup, either. But they don’t go around voicing their disgust over every single dolled up girl they see, because it’s a socially accepted practice. Eventually I’d hope that men wearing makeup becomes acceptable, too. Because seriously, what’s the harm in it?
I actually don’t mind a little eye-liner on my guy, what can I say? It makes him pretty. lol. Besides, Green Day anyone? Not to mention an infinite number of bands, singers, and actors. All those famous guys that girls everywhere ga-ga over already wear make up. I guess this is just a product to help out the average (not famous) guys.
Hrmmmm I was just over there and definitely did not see any straight guys with “manscara” or “guy-liner” on. Though I did see a few cross dressers walking around Soho.
And no, this is not something that would be exciting to me.
Taking care of your appearance does not make you a woman.
I don’t wear makeup, neither does my boyfriend, and neither of us ever will.
However, there are many men who would benefit from giving themselves a little extra help in the personal appearance department.
Why are some men “screwed up” if they were mascara? Just shows how gender roles real do make or break our society. I can’t take it anymore!
@queerflux - Amen. ^^
No, I think companies love to push that idea. Imagine the money they can make when men will dress and shop like women.
The Bigger the Target Market = More $$$ for the corps.
psh. some men need to look fabulous sometimes. aint nothin wrong with that. in all seriousness though, makeup can make a big difference. so i’m pro makeup, even though i probably wont be buying any for a while.
wrong wrong wrong
*shrugs*
Yes. Yes we are. Now, can I please have my real man back please?
There’s a difference between: keeping your nails trimmed, preventing a unibrow/too long eyebrows ANDD… wearing eyeliner, getting a manicure, defining your eyebrow’s arch and thinning them, and wearing mascara. The first is a well groomed, respectable, hygenic guy. The latter is a flamer. It’s that simple.
It’s probably happening the other way around too…
“I kissed a girl and I liked it…”
The world…what a place nowadays!!
Eh, I could care less.
URGH, I’d not be seen dead with some trumped-up feminine sheboy.
If I say it’s wrong for some men to wear make-up (not including the actors who “have” to wear it), can I say it’s a requirement for some women to wear it? Is that allowed?
The thought of men wearing make-up disgusts some people, and therefore, it’s wrong. So rightfully, if the mental image of a particular woman without make-up makes me gag, she should probably be wearing make-up. Not for her benefit, who cares what she thinks or wants, only for my benefit.
People have way too much time to worry about what other people do.
I don’t like my man hairy, but make up?! Hell no. Thank god, my boyfriend isnt into things like that.
Xo
So what if men like to look pretty? I say more power to them.
yikes, just say no to drugs. lmao
@seedsower - I DO! I DO!
Men have been wearing makeup of some kind of another through the ages… from the coal covered eye lids of pharo to the powdered wigs of George Washington… You know… it doesn’t make them women… it makes them proud of their appearence… I am not sure that this will catch on though… You know I wish hats for men would come back…
@JessxMaxine - so by that, you mean if we shave in key areas, it looks better?
That is quite cool. However what I am most excited about are grooming products coming out for men. At the grocery store I go to there is an entire shelf of “grooming products” for men with very specific names on them. Like “scissors for nails” or “toe clippers” or “eyebrow groomer”… Which not only puts these utensils in a place for men but sells them in a very non-feminine way. It’s nice for men to do these little things to groom themselves. Make their hair look nice (everywhere), keep skin nice (exfoliate!) and things like that. I can even understand a bit of eyelash curling or seperating.
For me personally, I wouldnt want my boyfriend to wear mascara or eyeliner all the time. I know he has a few times- just for funs sake- but if it became an all the time thing it may turn me off. I like how he looks without.
“Do you think we are slowly making our men into women?”
Another mark of demasculination of men…I pray that this does NOT become popular in the US. What use does a man have for makeup?
and it takes more than biology to make a male into a female…Thomas is still a woman.
methinks men need not wear makeup. Cept when doing movies.
well, women are the superior sex, it’s about time men start copying us.
If my boyfriend starts wearing makeup i’m going out and buying a pressure washer to clean it off.
Honestly. If my boyfriend started wearing makeup I would be ashamed to be with him. That is just something that I think we don’t need to share bonding time over… or have arguments about whose foundation is whose.
-CrazyKey123
Somewhat. I don’t like hairy chests [for the most part] so I don’t mind when they shave, but manscara and guy-liner? Come on, men.
what next? tampons for men?
I don’t see why people think clean and trim men are more “feminine”. Men who wear eyeliner are hot anyway. =)
Sort of, but I don’t think it’s a bad thing.
I personally love guyliner if it suits the man.
blurgh.
yeah… it kinda sucks, you know?
Well women have long wanted guys who were exactly like them exact for their genitalia. Its just that they are now succeeding in turning some men into that.
I think it is completely absurd and stupid. Hell, I don’t even like make-up on women.
What happened to the good ol days of a proper haircut, clean/orderly shave, and taking pride in ones appearance without trying to look like a member of the opposite sex. Makeup is one of those things that humanity has absolutely no need for. I don’t even think girls should use makeup sometimes it makes them look worse and in the long run it affects what the person looks like without it. I could at least handle women being obsessed with makeup because naturally they are the more beautiful gender and they are trying to reinforce one of their strengths but a man doing that is just too far. I think the closest analogy I can think of is Men:makeup(fruitcake) as Women:extreme body building(she-beast).
Next they are gonna be fighting with purses. I think when it comes down to it, it’s all about the type of man it is. Some will look damn sexy with make up, while others would look just plain creepy.
The upside is that it looks like the hanging-open mouth while applying eye make-up has not translated across genders.
Boys like to look good too when they go out.
I see a lot of men in PDX, OR that wear make-up, but they aren’t very ‘manly’ men.
I wear makeup occasionally.
To me some guys actully look good in eyeliner but i think the manscara part is uncalled for. Honestly, leave the eyeliner to the little emo bands that have makeup artist to do it for them, but if you think men have been wearing make up on tv for a while now. Ancient Egyptian men wore eyeliner, even though thats not exactly what it was called. Regardless leave the eyeliner to the professionals.
i have no interest in seeing men wear make up. if they do, i will still think they’re gay.
i think… eyebrows… are as far as a guy should go. and i’m only saying that because of male models. normal… people… should not. that kinda sickens me; even i don’t wear makeup…
no
Like the world needs more Nancy-boys.
I don’t think men are slowly becoming women. I know my fiance won’t be wearing makeup (and not because of me) as probably won’t his brother, his dad or my dad. I mean not many men in my life seem like make up wearing type of guys (if any).
Don’t even get me started on the man ruled office that I work at… I don’t see any of them catching on to that trend any time soon.
The instant men start wearing make up is the instant they lose their man card.
That pictures is CLASSIC
@Drakonskyr - And you wonder why people think your Dr House.
only in Europe… it’s not a surprise either.
I doubt/ hope it doesn’t spread here.
You do realize that both male and female Egyptians were wearing make-up, right? Do I think that modern day men should wear it as well? I don’t really care what they do. But I’m personally not attracted to guys that wear make-up.
Woo! It’s about time! Women are the best!
Hah!
No. If a dude wants to wear makeup, a dude can wear makeup. If one wants to make the false assumption that it makes him less of a man, one can do so.
Freedom!
It’s beautiful, isn’t it?
very slowly, and it’s sad… seeing men wearing eye liner already drives me crazy! i’m a women and i hardly wear makeup…
i like men to be men, not women wannna bes.. *sigh*
Gag. Gag, hurl, ralph, etc.
To each his own, but I prefer my men void of make-up and waxed chests. Give me smelly, hairy, and strong any day. But clean nails are a must!
As a woman, I’m not going to tell men what to do, anymore than I would want them to tell women what to do.
But I do think that if men start wearing a little makeup, women will wear more. Men can’t be turned into women. Back in the day when women were dressing kind of masculine and acting more masculine, they were never really like men. The same goes for the metrosexual movement.
I’d say that is a valid argument.
I definitely think that’s slowly what’s happening. You’re right, chest shaving and eyebrow waxing was not acceptable for men 10 years ago, but now it’s becoming a trend Oh my, I don’t even want to know what our future “men” will look like. I’m almost too afraid to ask!
This same argument I’m sure arose when women started wearing pants in public, WOMEN ARE TURNING INTO MEN!
Most of us got over it, or were born into a world that already did.
The day hubby comes home and starts stealing my makeup will be a day we have a VERY long talk lol…
so in a word…
Yup.
Dude, you really excited about the make-up? What’s the world coming to man.
If I see a man wearing mascara I will think they are either gay or secretly want to be women.
Everyone who has denied the manscara and guy liner movement is undoubtedly, sexist in some respects.
I think it’s all equalizing to the same standards of crazy.
The same rules apply to men as women for make up: don’t fucking wear it if you can’t apply it in a way that doesn’t make you look like a raccoon/jackass/orange/monstrous china doll. Unless that was what you were aiming for. Thanks.
I am so surprised by the number of people who have responded with such agressive yesses to this question.
Do we forget so quickly about the times throughout history when men dressed up more than women? Hello, Egypt. And to be honest with you, the way you presented that question was incredibly sexist, implying that for men to be feminine is somehow degrading.
Then again, I’m probably very biased. I am a big supporter of gender bending and the elimination of gender roles.
But way to go, freedom of expression, hm? It shouldn’t matter what people want to do with their bodies, because of the fact that it is THEIR body, not anyone else’s.
Sorry to double post, but agh. Just reading through these comments is depressing to me. I honestly do not care what men do with their bodies. I really don’t care what anyone does with their body.
I think I am going to take the official stance of “It’s none of anyone’s business, and I think we all need to chill out and stop focusing on physical preferences.”
well maybe now more men will be aware of all the ridiculous things marketed towards women to “enhance” the way they look.
I WILL NEVER SHAVE, NAIR, OR BLEACH MY MUSTACHE, assholes.
That pic is really creepy. O_o
No. I think its even better that men do those thing things.
I think a little ‘guyliner’ would be sexy!
Yes, and I hate it!
It’s because the Y chromosomes are dwindling; In the 1400′s there were, like, several hundred, now there are somewhere around 44(I think this is in percentage, the article I was reading didn’t specify;P) Personally, I think Emo guys and Goth-men can have make-up. They look good in it.
But I want to marry a guy, a Man(with a capital M)a regular Y chromosome(er, XY, actually is what guys are) He HAS to be Manly.
At a suitable age to, in regards to the Miley Cyrus thing.(Ha, I’m a mothers dream
I am all for hairless men, but once they start going after my make up…..
I’m all for guys keeping up appearances, but I draw the line at make-up (unless you’re an actor). So, yes, I think we are turning men into women (and maybe even vice versa). Blasted feminazis, er, feminists!
women are attractive and men just want to be pretty too.
I would definitely laugh my booty off if I found out any of my guy friends were wearing “Manscara.” Give me a freaking break! Maybe for teenagers who want that punk rocker/rebel/whatever look, but real men would never wear that crap.
Manscara and guy-liner, lmao. That’s clever. But cue Brad Paisley’s “I’m Still a Guy.”
I admit, I would prefer men to shave their nasty body hair. The facial stuff is fine, but the fur is just a little too much.
But I don’t like men in makeup. ): It’s not masculine and I want to be the one wearing the makeup. He can have the pants, but leave the makeup to me. Although I’m not particularly fond of makeup in general, seeing as it’s pretty much a waste of money… but, come on. I don’t like guys who wear makeup unless they’re in costume.
I think society is trying to blur the gender lines too much.
all I can think of is that “I’m still a guy” song by Brad Paisley…
manscara? manicures? getting waxed, plucked and groomed?
I can understand guys taking a little better care of their appearance, but my word! we’re neutering them!
I like guys with black eyeliner and black nail polish … but if i see him with any other colors aside from black .. now thats just disturbing. Ill let red slide .. but it had to be mixed with the black … and to tell you the truth the only ones i see wearing this make up are cute little band boys trying to be like frank from mcr and such mmmmhmmmm as for the turning into women… idk lol thats disturbing as well.
Nobody can be made into a man/woman without his/her consent. If guys are wearing makeup, it doesn’t make them at all womanly unless that’s the effect they’re going for.
I don’t see this as any different than any other time in history when men did the primping. Some guys wear it well and some should stay a mile away… the same goes for many woman! My guy has been accused of wearing makeup a time or two because he has those naturally thick lashes that I spend fortunes to duplicate on my own eyes. I guess my thought is, if the women can accent their natural gifts why not the men?
I hope not.
Egad!
@nicolexanna - I don’t really think we’re eliminating gender. Make up is always going to be associated as a feminine characteristic, but it’s more of men embracing the free will to experiment with female tendencies.
I don’t think we’re making our men into women. They’re just experimenting with things that have always been, typically, more associated with women. They’re feminizing themselves, but still retaining some masculine characteristics.
Who knows. Maybe nicolexanna is right in the sense that gender is being eliminated. I smell a gender revolution!
That’d be interesting!
YES!!! All this prettied-up man stuff is definitely womanly. And personally, it’s freaking me out.
I think that we are turning men into women, but I think it’s more subtle than coming out with a make-up line for men.
I am so attracted to this notion of men being cleaner and more concerned in appearance. I’m crazy for fashion-oriented gays and metrosexuals. I’m also crazy for all the men I met in France or Belgium, who were totally fashioned-out and well-dressed…almost all of which had a woman on their arm. I’m not sure the majority of women feel this way though, as I certainly can’t speak for them, being transgendered and all…
can safely say that though i like my men lean and sexy and hairless and that i can stand an occasional eyeliner, i can do with just the natural clean shaven no make-up look =D
They also did this hundred years ago.
gheeeeeey!!!!!
I can understand guys being conscious about their higiene, everyone should…but not this…
though i have to admit, eyeliner looks good on anyone…
You guys know that there are such things as “Men’s handbags”, right?
IMAO
Some guys look great with makeup though. MEN’S makeup of course.Then again, when we made a classmate crossdress for a school play, he looked prettier than some of the girls.T_T