I've been friends with this much older gay couple for years. We get together every month or two for a platonic dinner.
The last time we met, they both looked, they looked good different? After a bit of cajoling on my part, they admitted that they had started to wearing eyebrow pencil. It made a huge difference, because of their age they had lost their eyebrows and the eyebrow makeup made a difference and it was no way noticeably as makeup.
And before you, DL queens go apeshit that men wearing a little makeup makes you a pathic dumb stupid queen, i say why not?
I'm not there yet age wise but seeing how using one piece of makeup made such a difference, if and when I need it I will have no problem using it.
What say you Dl hive mine?
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 84 | May 15, 2018 5:15 AM |
Just wanted to give you the heads up on the 50 oh dears you are about to get.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | May 4, 2018 4:45 AM |
Oh, my God, that's my mascara.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | May 4, 2018 4:51 AM |
[quote]do you were makeup
Oh, dear.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | May 4, 2018 4:51 AM |
I don't but I might in future. My straight brother wears makeup and dyes his hair.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | May 4, 2018 4:54 AM |
Yup, like your friends I wear eyebrow pencil sometimes. Looks good if I do it the right way. A reminder for me to start again tomorrow!
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | May 4, 2018 4:55 AM |
I don't, but a couple guys I know with dark circles, use concealer.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | May 4, 2018 4:57 AM |
I cannot stand having grey hair so therefore I dye it. Makes me look younger. And happy.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | May 4, 2018 4:57 AM |
clear mascara and some bronzer. So - yes, I guess.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | May 4, 2018 5:01 AM |
Tinted lip balm to enhance my gorgeous lips, which always have an added complemented of a spritz of Listerine breath spray - just for you.
(Shhhhhhhh!)
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 9 | May 4, 2018 5:02 AM |
That would be the first thing I'd try, r6
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | May 4, 2018 5:06 AM |
Eyebrows don't have to be perfect but you better at it in time.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 11 | May 4, 2018 5:09 AM |
R11 You GET better at it in time. Just keep plugging away with the right shade and shape.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | May 4, 2018 5:11 AM |
You don't want these brows......unless you're going to a Star trek convention.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 13 | May 4, 2018 5:13 AM |
I have dark circles (like many of Lithuanian descent). If I have to go to a pitch meeting? I do wear very concealer. But just a little.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | May 4, 2018 5:18 AM |
At least he got cajole right and didn’t say “cagole”.
Ok, No no no. Don’t waste time filling in your brows like the dummy on you tube. Get something called microblading where they will do a beautiful, natural job and you might have to go only twice a year. At our age, ladies and gents, we have the cash. And you won’t look stupid. And imagine doing all this with glasses. And always get your hair dyed professionally, you will never get it right, seriously.
If you get sick of touching it up, go total ash blonde silver, like I did. Changed my life. You can also get very mild microblading as eyebrow pencil. And even to highlight lips naturally.
You want to be naturally gorgeous, right?
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | May 4, 2018 5:18 AM |
Peoples, my Mens and my Womens, listen up!
Whatever y'all do, DO NOT pluck / shave your inner brows beyond the vertical line of the outer tip of your nose. Otherwise, y'all will just end up looking like white trash.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 17 | May 4, 2018 5:20 AM |
r3 - yes I know. I'm drunk DL'ing, so fuck grammar and sentence structure it is an occupational booze hazard.
you grammar queens know exactly what I'm trying to convey. the "oh dear" queens are tiresome and done. no one cares, we know there are grammatical errors. but you also know what I'm trying to say
r14 yeah, I proofread when I'm not drunk, however, I'm drunk. so get back to my original question, "do you wear makeup"?
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | May 4, 2018 5:24 AM |
Pathic? pathetic? Not empathetic, right? Oh Dear!!!
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | May 4, 2018 5:26 AM |
My silver hair lady dyes my thick eyebrows to match the silver. You could do that too. She knows how to microblade as well. Has the Japanese touch. She’s amazing.
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | May 4, 2018 5:28 AM |
Men who wear makeup look like women.
You may think it's subtle, but people can tell.
There is something "off" about a man with makeup that the eye detects immediately.
If you don't mind looking like a woman, then fine. Go for it. But just don't think you are fooling anyone.
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | May 4, 2018 5:29 AM |
Long curly grey brows look horrendous. That’s why you must go to a professional. I can immediately tell when a man has even a little bit of makeup on. Also get your ears and nostrils waxed regularly. Or you will pick up an accordion and start dancing the polka.
Tanner and bronzer will make you look like Trump. Lip gloss(plain) is ok.
| by Anonymous | reply 22 | May 4, 2018 5:34 AM |
They tattoo hairlines now too!!
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 23 | May 4, 2018 5:34 AM |
R17, please email Colto with that advice.
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | May 4, 2018 5:34 AM |
R22, never gloss, only matte. The shine gives you away.
| by Anonymous | reply 25 | May 4, 2018 5:35 AM |
R21 They're not trying to look like women. More and more men are dabbling with make-up, dye, etc. these days. Unless it's badly done most people really don't care. Especially compared to some of the tats and piercings out there these days.
| by Anonymous | reply 26 | May 4, 2018 5:35 AM |
Did you know that the most difficult look to achieve in makeup is the “natural” one? Takes ages and ages. And that’s with practice.
You may not want to look like a woman but you will look desperate with bad makeup and it will be funny. People always whisper about the poor old guy trying to look young. Tats and piercings are not for my “oh Dear” crowd. But I could be wrong.
| by Anonymous | reply 27 | May 4, 2018 5:41 AM |
If you google image before and after men’s makeup/microblading/semipermanent makeup you can see the good and the bad. To me, the brows should be asymmetrical and not hard edged, more feathered and lighter at the tips. Some look too stenciled on. I would definitely experiment at home first. A picture is better than a mirror, so take selfies. It’s harder to be objective in front of the mirror. I wouldn’t go the tattoo route, but if you do, research the person’s work, ask around, find someone reputable.
| by Anonymous | reply 28 | May 4, 2018 5:44 AM |
R21 & r27 are absolutely correct.
| by Anonymous | reply 30 | May 4, 2018 5:46 AM |
Well, then every newscaster/anchor from Anderson to the local weatherman must look “off”. Cawz gess whut hon, they’re all wearing THE MAKEUP.
| by Anonymous | reply 31 | May 4, 2018 5:50 AM |
I use a little concealer, but no one has ever noticed. Believe me, my family would have said something if they thought I was wearing any.
| by Anonymous | reply 32 | May 4, 2018 5:53 AM |
I think it’s worth a trip to LA because the best microbladers are here. It’s like $800 each time.
Newscasters have special makeup for the studio lights. In normal light, it’s cakey and orange. Without makeup they would get washed out. Same with theater and opera. Those 5D TVs unfortunately show every pore and line.
| by Anonymous | reply 33 | May 4, 2018 5:55 AM |
R27 Nope. Only if the people are too critical and gossipy. If you really want to do something, go for it!
| by Anonymous | reply 34 | May 4, 2018 6:01 AM |
I use mattifier on my forehead and nose because I have very oily skin. I don't think that counts as make-up though.
If you want to wear make-up and it makes you feel good, that is your choice, it's your face.
| by Anonymous | reply 35 | May 4, 2018 6:14 AM |
Exactly r35, it’s 2018. Why be afraid?
| by Anonymous | reply 36 | May 4, 2018 6:16 AM |
I'm a ginger with really fair and sparse eyebrows. Will microblading help? Or should I just use some powder to fill them in a bit?
| by Anonymous | reply 37 | May 4, 2018 6:26 AM |
Powder is difficult to apply and it flakes. You can unconsciously rub it off and be on the lookout for touch ups which I find are a huge pain in the neck. You could dye the eyebrows and supplement by microblading. No need for powder getting in your eyes and the other hassles eye makeup cau
| by Anonymous | reply 38 | May 4, 2018 6:32 AM |
Sorry, don’t know what I did there. I was saying that I wear contacts and eye makeup flakes and always gets in the eyeballs. I also want to scratch my face when I want to scratch it and I don’t like stuff that will get wiped off. Plus a lot of these powders and things make me sneeze and even lipstick is hard to keep on when that happens. Perhaps guyliner will outline your eyes and give definition to your face.
I would try it before making any commitments. Eyelashes can be dyed and permed too.
| by Anonymous | reply 40 | May 4, 2018 6:38 AM |
You always tell when a man shapes his brows. Invariably, they go for an arch. They look stenciled. Compared to all the straight men around them.
Make-up a man can apply safely:
1 - Trimming long old-man eyebrows by focusing only on the LONG hairs. Not trimming the whole brow. 2 - Light reflecting concealer on a dark circle. Sparingly, you don't get rid of all the darkness and blend, blend, blend. 3 - Lip balm. Not tinted unless you can find one a color that won't darken the lips and won't stand out. Even then, just near the mouth line and clear balm for the rest. 4 - Oddly, eyelash tint on the tips of the lashes. Don't cover the entire lash or curl the lash.
What makes a huge difference
1- Cosmetic dentistry 2 - Excercise 3 - Light tanning (special occasions only) 4 - Well-dressed in a conservative way. Something either a gay or a straight could wear. 5 - Skincare 6 - Latisse for eyelashes. They make your lashes longer and thicker but in the same shape as always. This makes a huge difference with mascara & is better than the lash tint tip above.
| by Anonymous | reply 42 | May 4, 2018 7:13 AM |
R37(Ginger) Try a very light eyeliner pencil. I’ve had my eyeliner microbladed on. It’s very light. Needs touch ups here and there. But mornings are a breeze and I don’t look like a total dog after I go for a run or something.
| by Anonymous | reply 43 | May 4, 2018 7:14 AM |
Concealer, eyebrow gel, mascara, lipstick/rouge, mattifer... used quite subtly and looks natural. Skeptics: you've never seen me and can't comment.
| by Anonymous | reply 44 | May 4, 2018 7:26 AM |
If your eyelashes are too light, I don’t think Latisse will darken them. You will end up with long, fluttery, too light lashes. Blonde women have always dyed their lashes. I get mine permed by the same Japanese girl and they look very natural, long and no thousand dollar bills for Latisse. I have noted a couple of grey lashes. God help me when my lashes go grey.
Btw, this is a bit indelicate but it’s routine for men in LA to get their nether lands waxed. Everything off.
| by Anonymous | reply 45 | May 4, 2018 7:27 AM |
It is truly not my intention to offend, because frankly I think that certain men, such as Adam Rippon look quite lovely/handsome in judiciously applied makeup. If you are a femme-ish sort and you own that, makeup can enhance and beautify a man as effectively as it does a woman. And the great part is, today there are no rules. Men are "allowed" to do whatever they damn want.
Now, having said that, I have a tip for any of the dude bros here who would prefer staying unclockable by the no-nothing masses.
Lip gloss, even clear. and over groomed brows are the 20- teens version of 1966's ascots, caftans and pink blouses(yes, I know, pink blouses turned masculine and cool in the 70's.)
I had 80% of the ATL Falcon's offense in F/C on my flight from ATL to LAS for a sports trade show in 1998. It was the first time I ever saw tinted lip gloss on a man...especially a man who happened to be a professional athlete. And his brows were oh so perfect.
Now, I wouldn't look twice, but at the end of the twentieth century is was almost shocking to us females in the crew. He also had on a candy pink Kangol furry bucket hat, but I'll leave that for another day.
From that night on, I have associated brows and lips as the sure-fire identifier of men of a "certain sort." to quote my Aunt Bunny.
| by Anonymous | reply 46 | May 4, 2018 7:30 AM |
OP, you need to spend less time on here and more time studying.
| by Anonymous | reply 47 | May 4, 2018 7:30 AM |
I'd like to drop a "hive mine" (sic) in OP's makeup kit.
What a maroon!
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 48 | May 4, 2018 7:38 AM |
I like the hot pink eyeshadow on Bugs, my forever fave!!!!
| by Anonymous | reply 49 | May 4, 2018 7:45 AM |
OP Kettle meet R2(me) Pot.
After my calling you out on spelling issues, I then typed "no-nothing," rather than "know-nothing" in my first paragraph.
My face is deservedly red.
| by Anonymous | reply 50 | May 4, 2018 7:55 AM |
Ha! I saw that but I wasn’t about to “oh Dear” you.
| by Anonymous | reply 51 | May 4, 2018 8:06 AM |
That would never have gone unpunished in the old days of DL, R50. It would have been called out within the first five posts. Good of you to come clean though.
| by Anonymous | reply 52 | May 4, 2018 8:10 AM |
True man wears makeup and says I don’t care what you think . True man follows the beat of his own drum.
| by Anonymous | reply 53 | May 4, 2018 8:18 AM |
"no drag queens not included" is a double negative, meaning drag queens are included.
OP is as ugly as she is stupid.
| by Anonymous | reply 55 | May 4, 2018 9:04 AM |
HELLO EVERYONE... I have already admitted above, that I was DRUNK when I wrote this post last night. I realized my errors as soon as I hit the post button. but since this forum doesn't allow to re-edit, you queens get to "oh Mary" me to no one's pleasure but your own. Geesh, give a guy a break, and get back to make-up tips.
| by Anonymous | reply 56 | May 4, 2018 11:42 PM |
You're an equally sloppy typist sober.
| by Anonymous | reply 57 | May 4, 2018 11:58 PM |
I think a woman posted this thread.
| by Anonymous | reply 58 | May 5, 2018 12:05 AM |
Skip the pencil, get tinted brow gel, especially for the gingers- that way you follow your own brow pattern and don't give yourself a feminine arch- wipe off the excess product on the wand before applying:
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 59 | May 5, 2018 12:33 AM |
I worry that I’ll push my hair back or something and get a brow gel streak on my face. Is this stuff waterproof and stays put?
| by Anonymous | reply 60 | May 5, 2018 12:42 AM |
Why is OP ugly? No one knows what she/he looks like. I found her typos humorous.
I might make fun of any other typos she/he makes but there is no reason to treat the OP horribly.
| by Anonymous | reply 61 | May 5, 2018 1:03 AM |
Clinique Bronzer for men.
Best invention ever.
| by Anonymous | reply 62 | May 5, 2018 3:09 AM |
Thanks, r61
OP here. I'm a guy, and not ugly as suggested - btw this is such a typical DL response. I typed something inebriated and then couldn't correct it because of the way this site is set up. So those inclined to hate me, go all you want. It is an anonymous forum so it doesn't to me.
| by Anonymous | reply 63 | May 5, 2018 3:52 AM |
r60- it's pretty waterproof and transferproof. Unless you have excessively sweaty hands, it won't move.
| by Anonymous | reply 64 | May 5, 2018 4:03 AM |
[quote]I use a little concealer, but no one has ever noticed.
People are kinder than you give them credit for.
| by Anonymous | reply 65 | May 5, 2018 4:06 AM |
OP is autistic and is probably in a corner petting the wallpaper.
| by Anonymous | reply 66 | May 5, 2018 4:08 AM |
OP- You’re welcome. I could guess you were high and I was jealous of you because I was sitting around doing NYT Monday (the easy ones) crosswords.
See how R66 above makes no sense? He must be very bored. I’m ff/blocking his sleep inducing reply. Many times, the typos start a whole new kind of thread that every one enjoys.
Ps I love correcting grammar and spelling but I know the difference between someone having a good time and a lazy, careless person. Ask whatever you want. I’m a frustrated hairdresser/ makeup artist so I love this thread.
| by Anonymous | reply 67 | May 5, 2018 6:08 AM |
OP My big joke when I saw your thread title was”
“Actually OP, I was never makeup, I’ve always been a girl”. Isn’t that terrible?
| by Anonymous | reply 68 | May 5, 2018 6:22 AM |
R62 Clinique bronzer was my late father's secret trick for looking more robust and healthy than he was in his eighties.
It really is great stuff, and it is virtually undetectable. It gives you a true approximation of a sunkissed look....no orangey appearance like self tanner produces. Here's another tip" buy the ladies' gel in a tube blush in a ruddy tone(as apposed to a mauve-ish one) and them very lightly highlight the tip of your nose and the apples of your cheeks and the high center of your forehead. These areas are exactly where the sun would make you just a bit pink, so it heightens the "just spent a week in Barbados" look. Or the "I just came off the slopes of Park City" look.
| by Anonymous | reply 69 | May 5, 2018 7:47 AM |
I couldn't find the "ladies' gel in a tube blush" by that description @ The Clinicque website. Can you be any more specific, Mr Reply 69?
| by Anonymous | reply 70 | May 6, 2018 8:57 AM |
YES, I want to know too R70.
| by Anonymous | reply 71 | May 6, 2018 10:26 PM |
Google, "Clinique men's gel bronzer"....voila:
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 73 | May 6, 2018 10:54 PM |
Thank you, R73, but we know about the bronzer. Another poster had suggested adding a gel blush with the bronzer but was sketchy on the details. It's the women's "gel tube blush" that we're curious about.
But thank you for your efforts.
| by Anonymous | reply 74 | May 6, 2018 11:07 PM |
Googled, "Clinique gel blush"....voila:
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 75 | May 6, 2018 11:15 PM |
Discontinued (sort of a plum color):
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 76 | May 6, 2018 11:25 PM |
All the other colors of Clinique's gel blush were discontinued a while ago. Here is Pixi's:
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 77 | May 6, 2018 11:26 PM |
I'm not sold on gel blush; it's mostly in dainty, pinky colors that might look implausible on a man. We accept fanciful makeup effects on women. I'm not sure men can bring it off.
| by Anonymous | reply 78 | May 6, 2018 11:31 PM |
never leave home without it
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 79 | May 6, 2018 11:35 PM |
Mix a little of this with some moisturizer instead of the gel:
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 80 | May 6, 2018 11:37 PM |
As a guy, my eyebrows are the only area I feel comfortable wearing make up. They are so thin and sparse they're almost invisible. So I use a medium brown color eyebrow pencil and even then sparingly and only at night. To me, I feel it helps a lot.
| by Anonymous | reply 81 | May 7, 2018 8:41 AM |
Hey guys, R69 here. I am sorry that it took so long for me to address your question about the Clinique blush gel for women.
The center Pixi gel is exactly the shade which I was speaking of(ruddy.) Absolutely stay away from the frosty pinks or corals...that won't do at all.
I was not aware that it was no longer readily available in the Clinique line. It has been a few years since I purchased it. But the Pixi blush pictured looks like an exact duplicate. If you should get it, PLEASE don't freak out when you first squirt it on your finger. Yes, it looks dark as hell, but the moment you apply it to your skin you can barely see it. Just as the bronzer comes out of the tube looking like a rich mahogany, but in fact it is quite subtle on your skin if applied properly. I assume that everyone knows this, but since gel products have no oils whatsoever, they go on much smoother and resist the tendency to look "patchy" on well moisturized skin.
I wish you much success should you choose to try it. Just remember this: you are not approximating the blush of a teenage girl. You are highlighting the areas which the sun leaves you a tad pink after a day at the beach. See my original post for those areas.
| by Anonymous | reply 82 | May 7, 2018 9:00 AM |
Fantastic to have others asking for the same product that interested me and getting a full response so soon after. This is the LUV side of DL. xxx
| by Anonymous | reply 83 | May 11, 2018 7:20 AM |
Nobody weres makeup, Ivan
| by Anonymous | reply 84 | May 15, 2018 5:15 AM |
