So with my previous thread concerning my hunt for badass punk boots for big feet, I was sharing the boots I like with a friend and she asked if I had ever tried wearing eye liner. To which I did a mental double take. Men in eye liner? Ummm, I’m no thespian so why would I wear eye liner?
She was patient and explained that apparently it’s a style for people with eyes like mine, the lighter colors, to sometimes wear eye liner either all the way around the eye or just under it. Apparently it helps accent it or something.
I’m almost completely clueless when it comes to makeup. I only know what I learned from sharing a bathroom with a younger sister. What do you dopers think about men in eyeliner or even other pieces of makeup?
Now we’re not talking on stage or anything, I mean in just day to day life…
The only guy I know who regularly uses eyeliner also regularly dresses up in drag (in which he’s quite pretty, no complaints). He also freaks out on acid quite spectacularly once or twice a year. Most people wouldn’t be able to pull it off, but he’s got the personality for it. I don’t know about “normal” men wearing eyeliner the way a woman does, seems kind of weird to me.
I think it’s quite sexy, personally, but only if you can pull it off. Also be forewarned that if I met a random guy in eyeliner on the street, I (and many other people) would probably think 1) that he was gay and/or 2) that he was part of some subculture such as “goth.” I mean, if you are, then that’s great, but if not, people might get the wrong impression. Also, it’s probably not a good idea if you work in a professional environment.
Depends on the man. On Johnny Depp, eyeliner looks incredible. Ditto Tim Curry and Christopher Judge. I don’t think I’d want to see a pale guy like Paul Bettany wearing eyeliner.
I suggest that you give it a try. Pretty soon you’ll learn whether people swoon or laugh.
Oh, do it because all the pretty boy punks do. Only wear eyeliner if you know how to apply it though. Obviously, it looks bad if you don’t. It is true though, the only guys I know who do this are gay/labeled goth/both. Some of the gay guys I know also have an obsession with glitter…
I wonder why I’m the only person on livejournal with “eyeliner fetishes” as an interest. Hmm.
Maybe not, if women could be counted on not to say at some vulnerable moment in the future “HA! HA! you wore eyeliner. You were such a pretty little thing!”, but somehow I’d don’t think they’d be able to resist.
