Make-Up Women Love But Men Hate.

The best thing is to look natural, but it takes makeup to look natural....

OK so we all like to dress up and make ourselves look as beautiful as we possibly can.  Thanks to make-up many of us are able to hide/cover up a lot of our so called "flaws".  We may say we do not care what men think about the way we look, but that's really not true.  Many of us make ourselves beautiful so that we can be admired by others mainly the opposite sex...of course we also do it because it makes us feel good....
Found an interesting article on what turns off men when it comes to our make-up habits.  Not saying it is true, but it is the way some men feel...

Neon lips, blue eyeshadow, shimmering glitter, and golden bronzers: This spring, some of the most dramatic looks we saw on the runways are making their way onto our faces. But not everything we dabble on pleases everyone. We had a hunch that some of our biggest beauty obsessions might be turn-offs for guys...so we went ahead asked. Prepare yourself: brutal honesty ensues.

1. Heavy foundation and powders:  The inch-thick powder is a huge turn-off.   No guy wants to kiss a girl on the cheek and then find he¹s wearing foundation himself.  A flaking face is one thing, but when your cheek becomes a palette of skin-tone colors, men pay attention...and not the good attention. Men say they are always amazed to see women with two-tone faces, two apparently different shades of skin on the face, as if they apply makeup in the dark.  Some say they would rather see one greasy face than some sort of melanin imbalance. The nose should match the cheeks.

2. Bumps: “I never liked, or knew of any other guy who liked, the Gwen Stefani "bumpit" look," says Henry Belanger, an editor at The Good Men Project. "Be wary of anything that makes your head look unnaturally large.

3. Neon lipstick: Most of the fashion world agreed that electric pouts were a beauty "do" this season. Some men, however, beg to differ. "Orange lips are definitely a departure from what we're used to and not necessarily something a lot of guys I know really respond to just quite yet,”  Have to say I feel the same....

 

4. Too-thin brows: "My pet peeve is overly plucked eyebrows," says David Swanson, Maxim's Features Editor."I mean, really? It's basically an advertisement that naturally you're hairier than Robin Williams. If it looks natural, we'd never have to wonder."

5.Bold eye-shadow:  Many men say they don't understand the revival of bright blue eyeshadow. They were wondering if "Is it retro? Is it purposefully over-the-top?  Some say it just looks tacky no matter how you wear it.  "Smoky eyes--when done right are great--very sexy and attractive but when done wrong they look a total mess", according to some make-up experts.  Also recommended is to seek professional guidance before trying at home.

6.  Rosy cheeks: “As far as make-up goes, I think rouge is for old ladies,” adds Good Men Project's Belanger. "I think guys generally prefer the kind of make-up you don't notice is there, and since there's a lot that guys don't notice I think women have a lot of leeway."

7. Two-toned lips: Remember Kim Mathers? She was almost as famous for her lip liner issues as she was for being defamed by Eminem. According to a dude survey, the pucker problem was more serious. "When I see thin lines drawn around a pair of lips, I think: Is this part of some gang initiation rite?" says Cury.

8. Glitter:  Just be sutle about it.  "It¹s like any good seasoning. You shouldn't shake it all over. It can overwhelm the main course." That being said, not many are opposed to a heavy heavy sprinkle of cleavage glitter.

I love make-up and the wonders it can do, but I also enjoy not having to use it all the time.  I like that clean and fresh look as Arvid calls it.  I know some girls that would not be caught dead without make-up...and I know some that take hours to just get ready to go any place....My girlfriend once told me that when she first got married she never wanted her husband to see her without makeup so she would go to bed after him so that she could take her make up off and wake up earlier than him so she can put it on....so coomplicated.
 

I love the confidence that makeup gives me....

until next time...