# Does it look to you like this dude is wearing makeup? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 15, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-look-to-you-like-this-dude-is-wearing-makeup/472885 "2008-11-15T18:33:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-look-to-you-like-this-dude-is-wearing-makeup/472885/1 "2008-11-15T18:33:37Z")
One of the skinhead [guys](http://wjnoblog.com/2008/10/photo-obamas-would-be-assassins/) from the failed Obama assassination attempt. It looks to me as if, in this photo, the guy is wearing lip gloss and eyeshadow. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![RedRosesForMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-look-to-you-like-this-dude-is-wearing-makeup/472885/2 "2008-11-15T18:38:18Z")
Yes, it does. Unless the lighting in that room is the best in the world to add such a ruby glow to his lips and smokiness to his eyes, he is totally wearing makeup. ---
**Author:** ![Rascal\_s\_Mom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a698b9/32.png) [@Rascal\_s\_Mom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rascal_s_Mom)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-look-to-you-like-this-dude-is-wearing-makeup/472885/3 "2008-11-15T18:44:43Z")
It really brings out the tattoo. ---
**Author:** ![missouri65](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@missouri65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missouri65)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-look-to-you-like-this-dude-is-wearing-makeup/472885/4 "2008-11-15T20:08:40Z")
Hard to tell from that pic. It looks like the sun is coming in very brightly from a window to his right. I don’t think he’s wearing eyeshadow–those are tinted glasses. His lips do look pretty rosy, though. It looks like the bright light might be washing out the rest of him, making his lips look darker. I don’t really think he’s wearing makeup, but he could have on some cherry Chapstick. ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-look-to-you-like-this-dude-is-wearing-makeup/472885/5 "2008-11-15T20:11:42Z")
I find myself thinking of ‘Buffalo Bill’ in “Silence of the Lambs” :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-look-to-you-like-this-dude-is-wearing-makeup/472885/6 "2008-11-15T20:28:01Z")
Doesn’t look like makeup to me. I vote for tinted glasses and unusual lighting on his lips. ---
**Author:** ![Anna\_Nimity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Anna\_Nimity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anna_Nimity)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-look-to-you-like-this-dude-is-wearing-makeup/472885/7 "2008-11-15T20:45:21Z")
I didn’t notice the glasses till you posted, I thought it was eyeshadow too. Now I think its the glasses making it look like eyeshadow. ---
**Author:** ![Fetchund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@Fetchund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fetchund)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-look-to-you-like-this-dude-is-wearing-makeup/472885/8 "2008-11-16T01:40:38Z")
First thing I saw is that his eyebrows look tweezed. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-look-to-you-like-this-dude-is-wearing-makeup/472885/9 "2008-11-16T01:48:48Z")
Is this one of the idiots who planned on going out in a blaze of glory while dressed in a white tuxedo with a white top hat? If so, why would a little make up be out of line? In any case, I vote yes, the guy in the picture wore makeup. But so what, so did Ronald Reagan. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-look-to-you-like-this-dude-is-wearing-makeup/472885/10 "2008-11-16T02:07:43Z")
It’s not makeup, he’s wearing shooting glasses with a smoky tint. Use the magnifier built into your IE browser. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-look-to-you-like-this-dude-is-wearing-makeup/472885/11 "2008-11-16T07:46:01Z")
His lips could be naturally that colour–it doesn’t look unusually dark or anything. And I agree that they’re just eyeglasses.