Some good makeup can make you look fly even if if you like yourself
It’s not so cut and dry as that
Can it make an overweight, depressed, self loathing guy in his late thirties feel fly? Asking for a friend.
It doesn’t have to be makeup, but caring for how you look can help you feel fly, too. A haircut that fits. Face treatments or creams with nice scents feel good. Finding the right products for you can make you feel good. I helped my husband find the right soap and shampoo for his skin and hair type, got him to use moisturizer and better shaving products. His acne that he had for years vanished completely, his skin is nice and smooth now and he feels so much better because all the dry skin was uncomfortable. He also goes to a barber shop now that massages his head and gives him a haircut and beard trimming and he loves having a little spa time.
It won’t magic magically cure your depression or reduce your weight, but it will help you feel better in your body.
If it makes you feel more confident and happy about what you see in the mirror, then yeah it’s going to help.
You’d probably get some detractors who won’t be able to help making remarks but all they’re really telling you is they’re not your friend.
You can also do something natural looking that most guys don’t recognize as ‘makeup’ but helps improve your look.
There’s more men who do this than you might realize, e.g. anyone behind a news desk on tv
Yes. Source: experience
For real though. I did rocky horror picture show a while ago with some old friends who did theatre, and I dressed up as a gender bent version of Columbia in the gold sequin jacket. They contoured my face, gave me cats eyes, and dyed my beard bright red. I felt fly as fuck, I look damn good in fishnets and makeup. I also got to experience feeling hot; that night I learned that my body type has a number of admirers in the gay community, and quite a few people in attendance made sure I knew it. All around one of the best things that has ever happened to my self esteem
Fuck, I want that. RHPS isn’t a thing in Europe, unfortunately. But I am happy for You. Envious but happy.
Fair enough, there’s most probably some room for ethical consumption of cosmetics and make up. But by far, the large majority of this industry is driven by the capitalist need for consumption and misogyny
it’s like trimming your beard to accentuate your face (yes i know men are physically able to wear makeup), it’s not necessary but i quite like looking in the mirror and making finger guns like johnny bravo
For some women maybe. But there are plenty of women who use makeup to express themselves creatively. They study the art either formally through school or informally online, such as through videos on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram etc.
When explored creatively like this makeup becomes a hobby and potentially a career. It’s a valid form of expression using your face and/or body (hair and nails as well) as the canvas. It can be simple or it can be taken to the level of an art form!
Right, but what’s the ratio? Are there enough people who just use makeup creatively to support the global cosmetics industry?
As it is right now? I doubt it. But the actual percentages are unknown to me. It’s not something that’s particularly easy to track.
But then what do we do about it? The wider issue is with social media and its effects on girls and young women. How do we change it? Young girls especially are vulnerable to social comparisons, starting around middle school age. We can try banning social media for young people but the effectiveness of that strategy is not yet known since we’re still early in the process.
I was going to go off on a tangent about other industries that shouldn’t exist, but people are having reasonable and productive conversations in the comments, so I guess I won’t. Damn you, level-headed Lemmy users! Damn you all to hell!
“I love my body how many industries would go broke” -women
Women like looking prettier (and there’s a side to makeup that’s more self expression and art than vanity too), and more so than the average man does. That much, I think, it’s not really debatable. However, it doesn’t necessarily mean she doesn’t already think she’s pretty or alright or whatever that doesn’t get into the self-hating territory. Maybe I don’t hate my body and I think I’m alright but I wouldn’t mind lowering my body fat percentage, lol.
If they woke up with their mind changed, then they can wake up the next day with it changed back. The machine is hungry, and its propaganda is relentless
I love seeing screenshotception. lol
Personal grooming and appearance matter. As much as I hate dress codes there is something about dressing professionally and looking nice that does give you a little boost in confidence.
