Do guys notice a woman's make up and jewelries?

[W2R]

Thanks - you're looking great this morning.

Sorry, Dex!! I was thinking of Frank. But thanks for the compliment. Eva Habermann does look great, and also pretty classy IMO so for both these reasons I like "being her" at the ER forum.

 

[growing_older]

I do not like any makeup, lipstick, nail polish, jewelry, waxing, piercings, tattoos, hair coloring, and especially eye shadow. I think they make women look clownish, especially when trowelled on thick. I have never seen a woman that I thought looked better with any of the above. Perfumes are even worse. I also cannot imagine noticing the kind of shoes, glasses or handbag that a woman carries. Logical thinking, emotional stability - now those are attractive.

Another vote for less make-up is better. None is best.

A bit of tasteful jewelry can be attractive and draw attention, as can nice clothing. Particular brands of clothing, handbags, shoes, etc are completely irrelevant. I know people who are very aware of brands, but I cannot see why. Personal preference.

 

[cute fuzzy bunny]

Why do trannies look so good? Because they are tall and very good with make-up.

Dont do it Ha!

I've noticed that Faith Hill is really pasting on the plaster this year for Sunday Night Football. Its not a good thing.

 

[haha]

Dont do it Ha!

 

[bbbamI]

Hmmm, I think I need to tone down my lipstick.

 

[Caoineag]

As a woman who wears makeup maybe 2 times per year, I can tell you that there are definitely some guys who prefer no makeup. I don't consider myself especially attractive but I do get hit on more often than I would suspect possible for someone as plain as me. I think makeup tends to be code for how high maintenance someone is and some guys are really desparate for an easy going gal.

I am married to a guy who couldn't care either way (he can't tell the difference).

Oh and I will concur that women care far more about all this stuff than most men. Most of the women I know who wear makeup do so for their own self esteem. They think they are hideous without it.

 

[Marquette]

I notice makeup when it's poorly done.

I prefer no makeup.

I don't notice jewelry.

I prefer glasses.

My wife doesn't wear makeup, does wear glasses, seldom wears jewelry (I bought her some nice stuff, but it's too nice for how she typically dresses). She owned some Manolo's for a day, then regretted spending that much on a pair of shoes and returned them.

If anything, the first thing I notice is confidence. If someone uses makeup or clothing to help feel confident, then more power to them.

 

[ziggy29]

A follow-up question for men: Do you think women in general look better 1) without make up, 2) with light make up, or 3) with lots of make up?

Depends on the woman and how the make up used. I would usually vote for (2), occasionally for (1) and virtually never for (3).

I tend to notice how they are dressed and groomed a lot more than I notice makeup.

 

[Notmuchlonger]

The only way I noticed makeup is if its plastered on. Jewelery too specially if its abundant or too gaudy. I like neither. However, a light smell of perfume is nice. Just not overpowering.

 

[bbbamI]

Why do trannies look so good? Because they are tall and very good with make-up.
ha

I don't know...I've never cared for men that wear make-up, but that's just me.

All natural in a man for me....clean hair, nice smile, well groomed nails...I guess that would be another thread.

 

[calmloki]

Hmm - seems like mostly i notice really poorly done makeup; what i call clown makeup. Thinking of Mam'sell making up the corncob pipe smoking female critter in Pogo. OTOH at a recent reunion i met a woman who has, I'm told, a very large wine colored birthmark on her face - and i didn't notice anything - very skilled. We live in a town with a high percentage of Hispanics - makeup is de rigeur and often poorly done - lots of paint-roller applied base coat with a definite line at the jaw. Lots of pencil thin eyebrows in unlikely locations. Lots of too tight spandex tops with mega muffin rolls.
There are some women who do makeup well - those who look better without my noticing they are made up, and those few who can create and pull off a dramatic look - seems like they often have the bone structure, body, and maybe phermones to look good in a bag or nothing at all. Eh. Men have Redford and Pitt types too. Most of us aren't them though.
Like silver and turquoise - the different blues and greens are great with brown skin. Most other sparkly stuff is just that to me.
But let's talk high heels - big fan of slender ankles and long legs, and a woman who's wearing pants that she would be walking on if not for her heels, swaying back and forth, her caboose shown to it's best effect.... Voof!

 

[Bimmerbill]

Sometimes, especially when I size someone up for how well they maintain their appearance.

I tend to notice teeth more now that I've had my orthodontics off for about a year. Then general maintenance (nails, hair, clothing, etc). Jewelry, watch, etc.

 

[Kwirk]

I'm certain that I love make-up, jewelry, and well-chosen clothing. But if I actually notice it apart from the appearance as a whole there's probably a problem.

 

[GoodSense]

A friend of mine who usually doesn't wear make up was a party of a wedding party, so they all got made up by the cosmotologist. When she came out of the room, her husband blurted out, "What happened to your face?" It was pretty funny (not so funny at the time for her, though).

 

[Sarah in SC]

Having just purchased my first pair of heels, I can say for sure that they improve my posture a lot when I wear them. But I only wear them for dance class and when practicing at the house.

I remember sitting on the edge of the tub as a kid, watching my older sister getting ready for dates--carefully applying makeup, jewelry, and meticulously matched clothes and handbag. I remember thinking that I'd better marry a guy who likes my sense of humor!

 

[73ss454]

Sarah, was that the pole dancing?

 

[Zoocat]

I was in Chicago for a family event this weekend and one of the 20-something neices was wearing orange high heels with her dress. Given that she was very slim, pretty and had long wavy blonde hair perfectly styled, she would have been pretty in jeans and t-shirt.

But I noticed that, in the hotel lobby and on the street, every man who looked at her really noticed those shoes. Her long legs and those shoes. But they definitely took notice of the shoes.

She was often standing next to her dark haired sister, also very pretty, but the men only looked at her and her shoes. It was as if they were mesmerized.

 

[Sarah in SC]

Oldbabe, I know what you mean. When I get my friends to try on my new shoes, I am completely amazed at the way their DHs or SOs look at them, like they've never seen them before! Pretty funny, but I can tell you that more than a few have gone out to buy some of their own after seeing the effect.

I can't really imagine wearing mine outside of the house or class, but you never know!

Yes, 73ss454, these are for pole dancing (or pole fitness as they prefer to call it when you are doing it for exercise instead of cash)--the shoes are 6" platform heels with sparkly stuff in the platform part. Very girly.

 

[jIMOh]

If you want me to notice you, here is what I might be looking at (for)

1) size of chest- sorry but wife has small chest, so I tend to notice the big ones
2) legs- I am a leg man, just the way it is
3) smile and related facial features. I cannot tell is makeup is or is not used unless it is too much, in which case HUGE turnoff.
4) dangly earings I like, but if they a gaudy big that is a turn off
5) personality is noticed (probably #1) more than anything else. After all my wife caught my attention and it wasn't he chest which did it (I am still looking for her chest- LOL).

 

[freebird5825]

i'll try this from a woman's perspective. recall i w*rked with a lot of men in my field, all my life, so i have been directly exposed to a lot of guys' thinking, as "one of the guys", so to speak.

Do men actually notice a woman's make up (purple vs brown eye shadows, for example) or earrings (stud vs dangly)? Or whether her eyebrows are waxed?
i doubt guys notice the details at this level. i think it is the overall effect that gets noticed.

personally, i did not "go girly" while in my career. it just didn't fit there. but when i was hosting VIP visitors or doing a big briefing, and was dressed to the nines with <gulp> legs showing, ALL my guy friends took very special notice. Some of course said things like "we didn't know you were a girl". They paid.
now that i'm FIREd, i go girly. and it is VERY noticed. so do the extras, ladies. but don't be consistent every day. the change gets the most notice.

A follow-up question for men: Do you think women in general look better 1) without make up, 2) with light make up, or 3) with lots of make up?
I'm gonna answer this anyway, based on comments my guy friends had made about women we saw on a daily basis, over the years.
LOTS is definitely a no-no. Big league turn off and evoked the most negative comments.
Most guys seem to like light to medium makeup to enhance.
No makeup is also popular, but my observation was the guys liked the "au natural" look only on ladies like me who have darker hair and lashes etc.

 

[freebird5825]

I was invited to a Sex & the City party this weekend. There is something about the movie that just makes one want to spend money, even for LBMM people like me. But I am also quite sure few men notice what brand of handbag a woman is carrying.

almost forgot...re your party and the glitzy handbag requirement...go to your local salvation army store for a retro handbag. i have found absolute treasures there, for dirt cheap. a lot of the handbags "turned in" were bought, used maybe once, and put in a drawer. have fun!

 

[mb]

Hmmm, I think I need to tone down my lipstick.

Little makeup is best except for red lipstick which can be incredibly sexy. It's worth logging on the forum just to see your avatar.

 

[ziggy29]

Oldbabe, I know what you mean. When I get my friends to try on my new shoes, I am completely amazed at the way their DHs or SOs look at them, like they've never seen them before! Pretty funny, but I can tell you that more than a few have gone out to buy some of their own after seeing the effect.

Okay, guilty here. Mostly.

About four years ago my wife lost enough weight that she was feeling pretty good about her body. She decided to start getting a little more adventurous in the wardrobe with more skirts and dresses, and some heels which she almost never used to wear.

Well, seeing that had, may I be blunt, a bit of an aphrodisiac effect.

Now I'll say that I don't really want or expect her to dress like that all the time; too often and it's no longer a "special treat" for me and I don't want her to wreck her feet with too many painful shoes. But once in a while... wow. We joke from time to time about Viagra commercials -- which I feel a little bad about for guys who really can't get going any other way...but as I tell her sometimes, in THAT dress and THOSE shoes, who needs chemicals?

 

[Sarah in SC]

Ziggy, you got my drift exactly! I never knew the power of shoes until now. You are a lucky man indeed from the sound of things!

 

[ziggy29]

If you want me to notice you, here is what I might be looking at (for)

1) size of chest- sorry but wife has small chest, so I tend to notice the big ones
2) legs- I am a leg man, just the way it is
3) smile and related facial features. I cannot tell is makeup is or is not used unless it is too much, in which case HUGE turnoff.
4) dangly earings I like, but if they a gaudy big that is a turn off
5) personality is noticed (probably #1) more than anything else. After all my wife caught my attention and it wasn't he chest which did it (I am still looking for her chest- LOL).

Other than the #1, I totally agree with this. When I was single I dated a woman who was 44DD and one who was a pirate's delight (sunken chest), and I definitely like the proportional happy medium. Fortunately I have that happy medium now.

But yeah -- comments on the earrings and the legs are spot on, at least for me.