July 25, 2006

• THEY WILL LOVE YOU. Makeup is bad.
• If you use makeup, use it to make yourself feel good, rather than trying to get other people to like you. The people you want to keep around won't care one way or another.
• Gomi, we like you already. And it's not just because of the boots. As for the makeup itself, I prefer sans, if only because it shows a lot more confidence to go bare, and that confidence is very sexay. Unless it's a just-being-lazy thing, in which case that confidence is lacking anyway. Which isn't to say that makeup isn't nice -- it is, as an accent. When it's a mask (literally, psychologically), yecch.
• I prefer makeup, but not a lot of it, and nothing garish. (Please do NOT wear orange eyeshadow. Yes, you, freaky anime fangirl in my summer school class. Throw it away.)
• Myself I don't wear it that often and certainly not everyday. I guess I just don't like the feeling of it on my skin. But it seems that sometimes it's expected of you. On the other hand my hubby won't kiss me if I have lipstick on. See how confusing it all is?
• I apologize for the obviousness of my answer, but here it goes: Some guys like makeup. Some guys don't. Some guys don't care. There are lots of guys in all three categories. Figure out what kind of guy you are trying to attract, then act accordingly. On a personal level, I like it, but I don't really care. I have dated women who wore lots, none, and anywhere in between. It didn't really matter too much to me.
• The trick to makeup is to look like you're not wearing any. It's there to enhance and highlight the loverly qualities that every gal has, not to draw attention to itself. The frame shouldn't overwhelm the painting, but compliment it, just to get objectifying. That said, I must admit I have a soft spot in my heart for heavily made-up tramps.
• Myself, I think a bit of makeup is a good thing. I prefer just a small amount around the eyes. Creams, powders, lipstick, things that rub off always seem to be too much. Then again, as notnamed mentioned, garish colors or too much of a simple color tip the scales into the "bad" area.
• Nein on the makeup Ja on the liking you without
• Just put on the docs, and we're your slaves anyway.
• I prefer a low make-up ratio unless it fits a special occasion. Some of my favorite ex-gf's would only wear some light lipstick. Natural beauty and self confidence is way hotter than plastered on beauty and apparent low self esteem.
• Just put on the docs, and we're your slaves anyway. Gosh best $60 I ever spent! *wonders what she needs done around the apartment*
• I'm here to fix the cable. *wiggles eyebrows*
• Badabowbow Yeaaaaahhh chikachik Badabowbow
• looking at the flickr thing, I was thinking there should be a monkeyflickr.
• Make up is a good thing, in moderation. Remember the purpose of makeup: First, to accentuate sexual characteristics (highlighting the checkbones simulates the blush response to sexual attraction, in turn causing responses in males, and so one; lipstick mimics the engorgement and reddening of the labia in anticipation of intercourse; eyeshadow makes the eyes appear larger, as does mascara on eyelashes); and second, to hide flaws and/or accentuate the appearance of overall health (using foundation to evenly lighten or darken mottled skin, for example). Makeup to extremes usually in service to that first one - overtly exaggerating sexual characteristics. Hence, the archetype of the heavily made-up prostitute.
• The trick to makeup is to look like you're not wearing any. Indeed. And applying a version according with age... what looks gorgeous in a grown, savvy woman my not fit a teen, and viceversa.
• I like makeup, but not on the face.
• Kissin' makeup?
• I've always wondered why in general it is only the ladyfolk covering their facial flaws. Like that Linda Carter commercial for Maybelline from once upon a time where she says her husband thinks she's flawless, but really it's those fine products that make her that way.
• Let's have a look at your mug, then I will comment on your need for make-up. That's why it's called make-up: it's making up for a lack.
• Not so much flaws as concealing organic events like sweating and trying to amplify the natural lure of eyelashes and ripe, full lips... As for men, yes, it happens, but usually it's when one grows and someone starts recommending anti-wrinkle creams and such... *sigh*
• Mandyman: Because makeup use is seen, at least in our culture, as being inherently feminine. AND, more importantly, our sexual cues are quite different from yours, save for the general appearance of health and youth, which is important for both yin and yang. V-shaped chest, sufficient musculature on the arms and buttocks, bilateral symmetry - all these are male sexual cues, but not really helped by makeup.
• Well to be perfectly honest I wasn't just asking for myself but for us "girls" in general. but just in case there needs to be a case study - here's me at midnight sans makeup and sleep
• yes. some men want barbies and they might not go for the natural look, but the rest of us love a natural looking woman. all my gf's have rarely used make up and to me, it says 'take me as i am, i'm confident about myself'. guys do forgive a lot of flaws -if only you would forgive som of ours ;) too many women spend too much time worrying about 'flaws'. we're all human, and if a guy won't accept you as you actually are, then dump him ;)
• FWIW, I will occasionally put on eyeliner and mascara before going out.
• having seen your phot, you've got nothing to worry about. as i'm in my mid 40's i now realise that my phobias/worries about how i looked were a waste of time/energy. declaration my partner doesn't rate my opinions
• Some of the All Blacks wear eyeliner, so there. I rarely wear makeup -- but I seldom go out. Like gomi, and probably countless other women, my husband won't kiss me if I have lipstick on, and he's sufficiently awesome not to care whether I wear makeup or not, so I don't wear makeup for his benefit. When I was working I wore light makeup every day, and when I got out in the evening I'll put on some mascara and eyeshadow. I think the last time I freaked out about my appearance was right before the Berkeley meetup. :P
• Dammit, now I'll be singing "Suddenly Seymour" all afternoon.
• I like to look at women's eyes, and sometimes a little makeup help is needed to make them more interesting. I do not like them to look like a raccoon's, however. Subtle, subtle, please. Lipstick tastes nasty bitter, to me. If you want me to kiss you lips and face, avoid the lipstick and blush.
• See, now here you have too much. I keed, I keed.
• Once a pairbond has been established, married or otherwise-spoken-for ladies, the importance of accentuating sexual characteristics decreases substantially. Makeup, then, is for *finding* mates, not necessarily keeping them :)
• Yer kewt with none.
• Makeup? Hell yeah! (Just kidding, don't hurt me!)
• Wow! That's an excellent glittery P-bass! Are those active pickups? Stock? What year is that? I'm more of a maple fretboard guy but with the left-handed there, you'll get the Hendrixian reverse-headstock rocksational giddyap for that funkacious flea-solo yeah yeah yeah! Oh and the person is beautiful too, no makeup needed but back to the bass, is that American or a Squier? I've been thinking about a P-J pickup combination because I like the punchy high-end of a J setup and yet there's all those Pretender-y sounds from the P that make a good case for a hybrid if you know how I mean . . .
• I usually keep it to a powder and mascara (but I have those blonde, see-thru eyelashes). When I'm in the field, I wear a thin layer of sand and grit.
• V-shaped chest, sufficient musculature on the arms and buttocks, bilateral symmetry - all these Well, then I'm fucked. Or, rather, not Since you don't normally like to wear it, I'd say wear makeup if the situation calls for it -- a real dress-up situation. Or else don't. Don't worry about what boys want. We do indeed worship your boots.
• most men with whom I've ever discussed the issue strongly prefer no makeup, in part for the kissy-kissy reason and in part, it seems, that men prefer a girl to look like herself. some of them even seem to find our flaws endearing... I will not leave the house without eyebrow pencil (for which mr. medusa cruelly mocks me, but the good lord jesus saw fit to create me with sparse pale eyebrows. I gnash my teeth in anguish and rage at the injustice of it). often I also put on a little powder, since I tend to be shiny, and maybe some very sheer, light lipstick. If I am going to a kissy-kissy type event (and when am I not?) I definitely only wear very pale or "non smudge" type lipstick, or none. when I go "out on the town" ie to some sort of wacky party or themed event, I love to put on dramatic, over-the-top, play makeup, cause I believe that's really what it's meant for... ie fun makeup and wacky hairdo NYE2004
• Ooh-la-la!
• That's actually quite restrained and aesthetic. Nice!
• Depends on the situation. If the woman with whom you share your bed comes downstairs wearing a truckload of makeup, you know it's not going to be a relaxing New York Times Sunday morning. (Though it could end up being fun in, well, other ways.)
• I feel better and more confident with a little makeup on, but the sad truth is that most days I just can't be bothered. And I have to wear special non-irritating eyeliner and mascara. It's a pain.
• MonkeyFilter: I gnash my teeth in anguish and rage at the injustice of it
• Gotta say, I prefer women au natural
• Alot of guys think they don't really like make-up on girls, but actually will give more attention to girls with make-up on than girls without it. The effects of make-up are varied and can drastically change appearances, but too subtlely for guys to pinpoint that as a reason for a change in their behavior. Just because a guy says and/or believes he doesn't care for make-up on girls, doesn't mean he actually doesn't care. I think the more relevent question is: are you good at putting make-up on? If you aren't good at it, guys will (generally) like you more without it than with it. If you are good at it, guys will (generally) like you more with it on than without it. After that, you need to decide if it's worth the effort. Personally, I can't imagine putting the effort into wearing make-up, but then again, I don't even like combing my hair every day (so I just get rid of it). Other people can bothered with daily maintenance like that, actually prefer having a daily routine/ritual every morning.
• I tend to go without makeup, and I tend to date people who prefer me that way (yay, them!). I am considering wearing a little makeup to my new job, since I look a lot younger than I am (which is good, no doubt, but people think I'm a student where I teach, and I want to establish a little authority). Like TUM,, I'm allergic to most eye makeups (yay migrane!), so I have to buy the expensive stuff.
• Also, I think you look just be-yoo-tiful as you are, gomi. What a cute bunch we all are!
• Having seen your photo I have just one thing to say: DDDDDAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMM!!!!!! Yo be fine girl! Yo no need makumup!
• It seems to me that makeup can be removed and re-applied as desired. So the answer is: sometimes wear makeup, sometimes not. Why do humans always stick to just one routine? Vary it up a bit.
• She's taken, too. *gently steers Berek to the other side of the room* I usually go without make-up, altho I have nil self-confidence in my appearance. However, I do put on quite a bit of make-up to hide the spots on my face when I have to do demonstrations, tutorials and tours. It's like battle armour, I suppose. I think it's good to go without make-up. Foundation, powders and stuff does damage the skin over the long-term. I also think gomichild looks gorgeous (^_^)
• Like Alnedra, my first girlfriend would wear makeup as a form of body armor. She wouldn't leave the house without some (tasteful) makeup. But last time I saw her, she had grown more confident and ditched it.
• An ex-gf of mine from many years back looked very nice with makeup but then i found out she spent 1-2 hours a day doing it. She didn't seem to have much of an internal life. Which depressed me. Then I realized the only reason i was going out with her was because she looked so nice. Good grief, I was blinded by makeup! On the other hand my best romance was with a woman who wore makeup only once in her life. I guess i'm cured now. Phew.
• It depends entirely on your complexion, but in general, very little should ever be used. It should only look like makeup around the eyes. I personally dislike lipstick since it hides the natural color of the lips, which in combination with the color of the eyes and skin create the palette and character of the face. Best to limit to a bit of tint at most I think. Unless you're going for the whore look, which works on some people. But yeah, foundation, rouge, the big things, they look terrible on most people. A light powder at most should be used on the cheeks - the Guerlain meteorites works for a lot of people. OTHER SUBJECTS I KNOW FAR TOO MUCH ABOUT: - vacuum tubes (history, modern use, collectability) - guitar pickups - espadrilles, cowboy boots - history and development of color theories - inks, dyes, pigments - injection mold design - piezoelectric elements - xylophone/marimba/glockenspiel acoustics
• Damn gomichild is that your jaguar? (or is it a jazzman/mustang? Can't ever remember the scale lengths). How do you like it? I'm in the process of making a telecaster type guitar, but I'm using a premade thru-neck, so the side panels, and the total shape of the guitar, is flexible. Does the tremelo on that thing stay in tune?
• Pete -- nothing wrong with a PJ, it was my weapon of choice for many years.
• What attracts people to the bass? I've never understood that. I'm sure there are a lot of good reasons but I don't know what they are. Tell!
• If a guy ONLY likes you with makeup - he's a shit. If a guy cant recognize that sometimes you may want to wear it - he's a shit too. Most men are shits. But my mum told me not to generalise :-) Wear what makes you feel good gomichild.
• my favourite quote from a naughty lad (and one of my best mates) is "99% of all chicks are awesome, man. The rest ain't figured it out yet." Makeup or no, chicks are hot.
• Speaking as a shit, my preferences are: 1. Well done makeup 2. No makeup 3. Poorly done makeup.
• The best part of your using makeup is that there is nothing I like better than a) being 30 minutes late to every event, including events that don't wait like movies while you put on your war paint. b) sitting on my thumb while you put on your war paint c) kissing an oil slick d) having an air kiss only evening because you don't want to muss your war paint e) Seeing your war face as you plant your knife in some other queen bitch's back f) having you tell me you grew up afraid of clowns Apart from that, it's all downsides near as I can tell.
• If lipstick tastes bitter, it's probably cheap. Most people won't complain about Chanel (scented with rose oil), unless it's to say it's too floral. But Wet N Wild lipstick is awful. You can't really market a premium lipstick that smells/tastes bad to nearly everyone, because the scent and taste are part of the package. I have been very interested in makeup since I can remember. I grew up performing. I also have an uncle who was a professional stage/film makeup artist and instructor, and that's something I also studied for years and considered pursuing. I remember seeing makeup he did for a show I was in, delicately striped liquid eyeliner on all the leads, and being entranced by it. Makeup is an art, and good makeup, especially character makeup, requires imagination and a steady hand. I think from my own experience that, for many women, wearing makeup or not or how much we wear has to do with a variety of personality characteristics, as does whether or not we are generally attractive to men and to what kinds of men. It's not always about self-esteem; I think that's an erroneous assumption some people make; though it may be true in some cases, it's not the only reason. (Anyway, some people are most attracted to others with low self-esteem.) I have heard and read the old saw about "makeup = sex," but I think a different science-related theory can be argued: skilfully-applied makeup can make a woman look healthier than she is (and thus, on some level, like a more desirable mate/producer-of-offspring). Most of the sexual characteristics that makeup supposedly mimics are also characteristics that a woman will have after a good run. And that's only modern makeup styles, so I think that overall it's more about personal adornment. It is also undeniable that, in most US offices, wearing light, well-applied makeup is considered part of what a woman has to do to "look professional," particularly if she has any contact with visitors to the office. Some women can get away with wearing little or no makeup; these women generally need to dress reasonably well and keep their hair well-groomed. I have seen some remarkably tacky-looking secretaries, but whether or not they wore makeup was incidental (either too much or none); they tended to dress badly/inappropriately; their employers have generally not cared, because they were not front-office staff. These women have settled into a niche and will not move up from it. (Men are under similar strictures, but makeup is not considered a part of men's grooming.) I know that among the reasons I wear makeup - though I usually only wear it if I'm leaving the house - is the fact that I was raised to. I don't feel "dressed" without at least mascara/powder/lipstick. Another is that I generally wear a cross between natural and retro-pinup makeup, very light lip and eye color, but upper-lid eyeliner and red or strawberry-pink lipstick, and I like to look glamorous! It's a self-expressive thing for me. A third is that I really look kind of tired and sick without makeup, enough that I get questioned about my health by strangers and co-workers on no-makeup days. I don't care if they don't think I look healthy - it's no secret that my health is unstable - but it's annoying to have it mentioned, as I don't really want attention related to my health problems. I don't wear as much eye makeup when I'm wearing my glasses a lot, and I don't wear much foundation/powder in the winter. My fiance really doesn't care if I wear makeup or not, though he doesn't like it when my lipstick rubs off on him.
• having you tell me you grew up afaid of clowns dude, haven't you seen Batman Begins?? you have to, like, become what y'r afraid of... /grows 6 additional legs
• monkeyflitter - the problem is the person, not the makeup, if they are consistently late. Or a tendency (on, er, your part?) to make last-minute plans, and not respect that others need a little bit of time to get ready? I dunno. It's not fair to not give people lead time, and to expect them to drop everything and be ready when you say so. It is fair to expect someone to be ready with 30-60 minutes' warning. Showers might take longer. Also, sticky lipgloss SUCKS.
• @ Capt Renault See, now here you have too much. Hehehehe - well the funny thing is that although I'm not so much into makeup I'm obsessed with face masks and expensive creams. I think this ties into the slight anti-makeup stance I have because of the effort I put into the skin to begin with. @ petebest - my little bass is a Japanese crafted Fender Precision which we customized ourselves. To be honest when I first got it I was happy just to find a left handed bass at the time and didn't stress too much about it. I'm still not sure how I feel about the pickups though. @ TUM and meredithea - the makeup I do own tends to be expensive. Also I have to be careful that it doesn't go off and become funky because of how rarely I wear it. @ ActuallySettle that's Mr Gomi's Jaguar (although he does have a Mustang as well). And yes he does complain about it going out of tune easily - in fact when he plays with it live it has to be constantly hooked up to a tuner and tweaked between songs. What attracts people to the bass? The grooves, the sound, tying the whole band together for starters? (I will let Wolof tackle this one) (Tis funny how many comments about instruments this piccie got - I didn't even think about them when I took the pic.) I think some women look great with a bit of makeup - I'm just not sure I'm one of them. Which puts me at odds here - because the majority of women wouldn't be seen dead in public without makeup. The other night on the last train home at about midnight there were these 4 Japanese chicks sitting in front of us and for the entire hour train ride home they all sat there re-doing their already very made up faces (and they weren't ganguro either). Mr Gomi and I just looked on in amazement - where they were going was probably home - why bother?
• Oops and I forgot to mention that boys in black eyeliner are teh hawt!
• Ah, Gomi, youth is soooo wasted on the young. Wear makeup when you're in the mood. Wear makeup for fun. Wear it for you. Wear it when you want to feel special. I'd say if you wear it, subtle is best 99.3% of the time, and the rest of the time you can plaster up if you're in the mood. You don't have to wear it all the time, but it's fun to wear it sometimes. Just be you, chickie.
• Oops and I forgot to mention that boys in black eyeliner are teh hawt! :) I've found it to be a look that works for me. I have pretty eyes (and long lashes) but they're set a little deeply, and the eyeliner makes them pop right out. Context is everything, naturally... it's great when going out clubbing in Hollywood, less so when teaching middle schoolers (I take my eyebrow ring out for that, too).
• Oh, and I'm with layne... I think makeup is best when it's understated, but I too have an occasional prediliction for the trashy look. Then again, I had a mullet in my senior photo back in HS, so consider the source.
• Ah, Gomi, youth is soooo wasted on the young. *smiles at BlueHorse* Weeeeell to be perfectly honest I'm turning 35 in a couple of weeks so we might be pushing it a little there (~_^) Long eyelashes too the_bone? *develops crush*
• I'll take some pics next time we go out. :D
• You tease!
• I go out all the time. Won't be long.
• 35? Phuuuuut! Girl, you haven't a CLUE!
• Heeeeeee!
• A little refresher: facial piercings are out (septum on chicks is acceptable) dressing "punk" is out tattoos have made a resurgence, but only conspicuous one. There is actually an entire page I could spend on acceptable tats, but I won't bother. black T-shirts are in, or any plain t-shirt. Screen print shirts are out EMO is the new Goth (meaning it is dead) beards rock, but I opted for the chopstash. Which regretably was shaved today, job interview tommorow. I don't make these rules or enforce them, I am just the messenger. Gomi is adorable, don't waste the makeup!
• You know that moment when you see your new girlfriend without her make up for the first time? Fantastic!
• *sigh*
• I dye my hair an ever-changing series of colours - my natural haircolour hasn't seen daylight for about 15 years - so I guess that counts as wearing make-up every day, in a sense. As for cosmetics, I'm allergic to the vast majority of them (damn you gods of sensitive skin!), but do wear mascara, due to over-blonde nigh-invisible eyelashes. I think make-up works well as just another item of clothing, as it were - if you're out to make a big impression, glam it up by all means! Wearing boots and jeans and a t-shirt and then putting on lots of smudgy black eyeshadow and bright red lipstick can be equivalent to donning a party frock if you do it right.
• Oh, and another yay for men in eyeliner!
• *passes mothninja a pic of Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow to drool over*
• *drools*
• here's another vote for do whatever you're comfortable with well-applied make-up can really accentuate someone's appearance, but i'm very partial to the no make-up at all look. most of my long-term girlfriends have been close to make-up free, and mrs roryk uses lipstick and mascara only, unless it's a big event. i like make-up on myself, but apart from stage performances or fancy dress occasions, i've only worn it very occasionally, usually when press-ganged. a friend of mine spends at least an hour getting ready to go out, but for her it's part of a routine - a quiet time when she can centre herself and all of that stuff. oh, and it's all about the bass
• Unless you're going for the whore look, which works on some people 'Member Homer Simpson's makeup gun? "Homer, you've go it set on 'whore!'" And another hoo-ya for the eyeliner boys. Mmmm-hmm!
• You know that moment when you see your new girlfriend without her make up for the first time? Um, no. Those that were around didn't make it to sun-up. Tell me what it's like, kit -- I've imagined it for so long...
• What attracts people to the bass? I've never understood that. Then you cannot know. Thank you, drive through. Excellent customizing, gomi. Do you want to see our treehouse?
• Ooooooo nice treehouse (^_^). The issue with the customizing was that it borked the earth wire and a hum has developed. Need to fix. *puts on face pack*
• Eyeliner on guys is emo and emo blows! Unless your Danzig, then your evil and worship evil stuff and bath in the blood of your enemies and crap. But he doesn't really wear eyeliner. He excretes a viscous black tar teletranportiated from hell straight to his tear ducts.
• Gomi - in truth flipped thru - days u will days u won't - days u will want to days u won't. If you look for the 'love' then he will not care - maybe a preference that you can enjoy.If you don't never make it part of who you are to attract or retain! Initially it can make you allegedly more atrtractive but the hell who wants to run to the bathroom at 4am to preserve 'the image'? Not me although i know women who do...... your choice only
• The drive the rhythm PB we all want to play some of us just strum bah
• Hm gomi had time for a coule of comments - u have children or testing out for yourself?
• *rubs forehead, breathes deeply*
• Just to clarify for anyone who is concerned that gomi doesn't recognize her own babeitude, we were engaging in some girl talk the other day in #mofirc (stop by and see us sometime!) about how neither of us is much for daily makeup when she had the brilliant idea to post this question.
• gomichild: now how can i phrase this curious george so i don't sound like i'm 12? mandyman: curious george, will boys like me if i don't wear makeup? gomichild: heheheh
• The compliments have done wonders for the ego though and I send out much Monkey Love to all.
• aagh Gomi - in truth do you care if the boys don't like you if you don't wear makeup - would that be a more accurate question?
• So wait, she totally pvvnX0r3d us with the Babeshot et Bass when all along it was the secret policeman's other ball? My aunt Marian always said, never marry a musician.
• funny my mum said the same - but then i think she defined it as drummer - u know all rhythm no melody, beat or harmony - (oh hell apologises to drummers now!)
• In the meantime applauds use of au naturel - funny had a seriously vain 'north shore' friend (ok if you ever lived in sydney u will understand the link) who now denies using cosmetics because they have'allergies or spots' despite her obvious cosmetic surgery! Um she dismissed
• LET'S ALL HAVE SEX NOW. IN CLOWN MAKEUP.
• To my mind (thanks Fes!), both gomichild and mandyman look fii-i-i-ine without makeup.
• I wear my makeup ... on the inside. *folds arms, stares off into space*
• Well fly to be honest - me personally myself I don't particularly care if what my own Boy thinks in regards to makeup - although I have asked him on occasion how he feels about. When it comes down to it I pretty much please myself (but make sure to get some kisses in before I apply lipstick). I guess really what I wanted to know was how guys felt about it in general but made the mistake of being amused by mandyman's comments.
• MonkeyFilter: the mistake of being amused by mandyman's comments
• MonkeyFilter: the mistake of being amused by mandyman's comments I try to fight it. Everyday. But I can't help myself! geez I hope I haven't used up my 15 minutes of fame with this post
• Painted Jezebel!
• *gasp*
• It certainly is one stunning butterfly pete! Now, what is gomi on about here?
• Geez Abiezer I thought we'd managed to get you banned from the entire internet. Why aren't you in bed btw?
• No mere frying of my motherboard and banning from irc as a spam-bot could keep me from harassing you our gomi. Miserable editing has kept me from my bed, sad to relate.
• Awwww hunny-bunny (;_;) Unfry that bastard motherboard - we are being missing you on the mofirc!
• Erm I mean un-spam bot yourself..... *thinks about getting some sleep*
• Here's how I look as I sip my coffee sans makeup each morning, in case you were wondering.
• Don't those little green things bug the crap out of you, mandyman?
• heeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
• What green things?
• 
• Meh that's just backwards katakana. Perfectly safe, never been known to take an eye out.
• make-up makes me break out, and grosses out my husband. It grossed him out before we were dating, so if I had worn it I probably wouldn't have kept him. So makeup isn't always good for finding mates. i still like to wear it sometimes, but I really should get some high quality makeup to do interesting face painting with. I love face painting.
• Burt's Bees tinted lip balm is teh awesome.
• Remember the purpose of makeup: First, to accentuate sexual characteristics I've been coating the front of my trousers in cold cream for some time, now, and it has totally failed to help me pull. The one time I did get lucky the rouge on my buttocks and V-shaped torso, if anything, seemed to have a prophylactic effect.
• Someone once told me that the way to pickup women was to put a potato down my swimsuit when I go to the beach. I tried it but all the women ran away screaming! Then I realized that I was supposed to put the potato in the front of my suit, not the back. *BA-DA-BUMP*
• You guys are just so totally jealous I groped gomi's arse.
• Duh!
• Groped Gomi's Arse is a great name for a band.
• OI!
• No makeup, please. The exceptions to the rule? Attending a Halloween party or participating in a theatrical production. In other words, attempting to portray someone you are not. If dating, this is certainly not a time I'd want the falsity of masquerade/makeup. And no, I never liked makeup at age 12, either.
• Personally, women almost always look better without makeup. If they must a little goes a long ways.