MorE GendeR BendinG?
Thanks to macho products such as concealer, powder and, yes, mascara, today’s man is taking his grooming to new heights.
Don’t be surprised if very soon your toiletry kit contains not only shaving cream, deodorant and toothpaste, but concealer, oil-absorbing face powder and brow gel.
That’s because guys are relying on an increasing number of made-for-men products like these to put their best face forward..
Once upon a time long ago there were Roman slaves whose function it was to bathe men in perfume, and eye shadow was used in Egyptian burials.
Yes, tis true. 
Kohl was used to heavily line the eyes and eyebrows.
Powdered pigments made from mixing fat and oils were used to protect eyes from the sun. Pigments made of malachite, copper and lead ore, with the preferred colors being green powdered malachite and black crushed lead ore adorned the eyes.
Kohl was a dark-colored powder made from burnt almonds, lead, oxidized copper, ochre, ash, malachite and chrysocolla. Small sticks were used as makeup applicators.
Red ochre, a form of clay was used to make-up lips, cheeks and nails. Yes. Nails.
Persians used henna dyes to stain hair and faces.
Greeks painted their faces with white lead and chalk.
Romans were known to have used oil-based perfumes in their baths.
Ancient history. Indeed.
Then again, using ancient history as a reason why men should wear make up is well..you decide.
Slavers, and men in power lusting other men and boys in some cases…….Hmmmm.
When male cosmetics became popular and the norm of a given society, that society became decadent and fell.
The Greeks and Romans?..Ah yes, they were notorious for attemting to blur genders via emasculating men, making eunuchs and having male temple prostitutes who, incidentally had s-ex with either gender. Spiffy eh?
Why does anyone wear makeup?
The reasons for women and men are vastly different..but y’all knew that already didn’t ya? 
Some makeup worn by women is meant to be seen, but some is meant to be invisible, to camouflage perceived imperfections or blemishes.. dark circles, sun damage, acne, freckles, wrinkles, scars.
Makeup can accentuate a woman’s lips, eyes, cheekbones….ahhhh.
It presents women with a way to reinvent themselves in everyday life.
But hey……fear not dudes….. There are macho ways to be “made up”.
Wear face paint when ya go hunting, or play football and baseball. (Oh wait..the purpose is to look more “intimidating”)
Heck, Indians wore face paint when they went to battle.
Smear on the Cammo paint in your rucksack.
Not exactly blush or lipliner though is it?
It’s one thing for my guy to groom, take care of his personal hygiene, cover the gray hair, and even manage to put on a clean shirt everyday; but it’s a whole nuther thing to be with a dude who spends as much, or more time in the bathroom than me. 
Oh… and kissing a dude with lipgloss…….uh..um……no thankee.
Another form of blurring the lines of mascara my friends ..or of masculinity?
Is this jus faux-news being pimped by the cosmetic industry……
retailers looking for a new market for their products, or something more sinister.. the Lib agenda still trying to feminize men?
So, Who’s lipstick was on the collar hun?
Powder puff gentlemen? High heels can’t be far behind.
“The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God.”
Deuteronomy: 22:5.
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June 5th, 2007 at 8:04 pm
Angel, I think this is one of your greatest posts. So much information. I remember when I first met my husband (back in the dark ages). He had a mustache, that wasn’t very thick. You could hardly see it. He used eyebrow pencil to darken it. I laughed at him and he quit. Not very manly!
June 5th, 2007 at 8:32 pm
Sigh…..
What happened to just growing old gracefully?
June 5th, 2007 at 8:53 pm
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June 5th, 2007 at 9:04 pm
I’m with Layla - but wait - does that mean I have to quit coloring my hair and exercising, etc.?! What is about eternal youth that draws each of us in? Angel - thanks for a great post. I think the cosmetic companies are behind this.
June 5th, 2007 at 9:40 pm
LOL! How very Metrosexual!
Seriously, any straight woman would find a man in makeup… Well, effeminate!
June 5th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
:-)))) anyone find it funny that no men have commented on this post, so far?? what dost thou think that means?
Hate to say it but men spend more time primping without adding the makeup sitch.. Sorry guys..
June 5th, 2007 at 11:36 pm
HI there ladies….sorry the line at the salon was so long..and had to wait for my nails to dry before i could do my one finger typing….
Great piece of work Angel…as always you did not miss a beat.
The truth be told, this is yet another media phenom planted by the cosmetic industry to increase sales…the market is at a almost saturation point..remember pet makeup is just around the corner.
Got to go…hair straightening in one hour….
June 5th, 2007 at 11:37 pm
A heterosexual man who wears makeup… isn’t really a heterosexual man :).
June 6th, 2007 at 12:48 am
I may not be the most attractive man out there, but no makeup touchth the faceth. It’s not an insecurity issue, it’s fear of my grandfather coming out of the grave to beat me issue. That and when i wear mascara I tend to look cheap
June 6th, 2007 at 1:31 am
I wouldn’t wear the stuff either,
but since there is a market for the stuff,
there must be some men somewhere
who actually attract women with it.
Why was ‘Titanic ‘ such a big hit with prepubescent ladies?
Because Leo Dicapprio looked like one.
There must be enough of those millions of -now grown-
women who like that kind of movie star look
to make a market for metrosexuals.
- Not an endorsement , mind you, but a possible explanation.
Another movie example-
When Travolta hit the disco floor in the 70’s- millions of men bought wide lapelled leisure suits and sissy polyester blouses. Weren’t those fufu pantsuits for men as stupid as man makeup? I think so.
When he scooted boots at Gilley’s- the same gold chain wearing clowns put on western shirts and hats.
Different costumes- same goal, attract women.
When ‘chicks dig’ Fred Thompson types more
than John Edwards types
the man-scara sales will fall like a blind roofer.
June 6th, 2007 at 7:56 am
Terry_Jim mentioned chicks digging John Edwards. Really? YeGads, Edwards wouldn’t need much help to look like a woman.
Great post, Angel. I enjoyed it. Something different and yet important. I don’t want men running around looking like woman either, but regarding the Biblical quote - in part - ““The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man - ” Ummmm, any of us who wear jeans or slacks are guilty, and I wear them every day except when I go to church.
June 6th, 2007 at 9:38 am
When I lived in San Francisco, I became accustomed to seeing “guys” everywhere, even in some city offices, wearing black nail polish and eye makeup. They probably “wore” nipple rings as well, though I experienced no particular urge to inquire.
Out there, it’s more “like mother, like son” than the other way around, but if there are enough guys around with too many of the wrong hormones or too few of the right ones who are successfully marketed to by these Kosmetic Kompanies from hell, we may find ourselves tripping over wanna be fegalas everywhere we go.
June 6th, 2007 at 9:47 am
lol..Thanks ladies n gents for the sweet input!
June 6th, 2007 at 10:11 am
I honestly don’t think that men looking feminine attracts women.
June 6th, 2007 at 10:26 am
Well what can I say? That is all creepy.
June 6th, 2007 at 11:07 am
Makeup??? I don’t think so…
June 6th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
I worry about the prospects my daughters will have when they start dating. The boys are buying tons of products for their hair & faces, they’re shaving their arms & legs, having their brows waxed, etc.. And these are not the visibly effeminate boys, but the athletes too. These kids are being sold the metrosexual bill of goods.
June 6th, 2007 at 1:01 pm
HEHHEHE !
i am thinking of wearing CAMMO now…
did you hear Hillary might be using botox?
she’ll need a lot more than that…
i do find it strange, to encounter a woman, who’s face is a different color than her neck…
the paint is a little overt these days.
June 6th, 2007 at 1:33 pm
Wait, John Edwards isn’t a woman?
Nicely done, Angel — I’m with you — men who wear makeup simply are not men. I go with what God gave me and if that’s not good enough for you, that’s okay with me.
June 6th, 2007 at 2:22 pm
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June 6th, 2007 at 3:43 pm
Hunters don’t wear camo paint to look ‘intimidating’, my dear… we do it to hide and blend in. Heh, heh…
I have a lifelong friend whose barely 16 year old, 6′ 8 1/2″, 318 lb. (no excrement!) son who plays football just got his ears pierced… both of them. OK, I’m getting old, but I just don’t get that… When do we run out of things to alter to simply be different?
I’m gonna’ get hurt probably, but the next birthday gifts for him from me will include a pair of pink gemstone earrings. I’m standing real near the front door when he opens his present.
Nice change of tide, Angel.
June 6th, 2007 at 11:50 pm
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June 7th, 2007 at 11:30 am
No man in make up for me, thankyou.
June 7th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
pop says, “make-up’s for ugly people!” i suppose that applies to men as well as women.
June 8th, 2007 at 9:50 am
True story.
March 22nd, 2010 at 4:33 pm
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