What Guys Think of Girls Makeup

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What Guys Think of Girls Makeup

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This morning you woke up and put your makeup staples on – foundation, bronzer, blush, eyeliner, mascara. You might copy a trendy look for cat-eye eyeliner you saw in Glamour, or steal a bright pink lipstick look from Barbie-inspired Nicki Minaj. Once you leave your room though, you won’t be the only one who appreciates your makeup choices. Or maybe you will...

Coming in at No. 9: A silvery, smoky eye

Here's how guys ranked this look on a scale of 1 to 10

Sexiness: 3
How likely they are to talk to her/ask her out: 3

Here's what they had to say:

The good: "She's fun and experimental, and doesn't take herself too seriously."
The bad: "She looks a little crazy." "If your makeup job makes a gorgeous woman look like this, that's very bad." "Too scary and non-approachable, you can't even try to look into her eyes."
The just plain weird: "She looks like a cyborg from a dystopian future." "If you want to look like a crack head ... you are doing a great job."

No. 8: A super dark and smoky eye

Here's how guys ranked this look on a scale of 1 to 10

Sexiness: 4
How likely they are to talk to her/ask her out: 3

Here's what they had to say:

The good (kind of): "This one is pretty nice, but I'm sure she'd try to kill you after you sleep with her." "Hot, but slightly terrifying."
The bad: "Yuck. She looks like a raccoon-eyed ghost. 'Nuff said." "How do I ask someone out if I can't even find the eyeballs in the sea of ink beneath her eyebrows?"
The just plain weird: "She's clearly a vampire, so as such, it seems like a bad idea to approach her." "Heroin Chic went out with the '90s, darling."

No. 7: Bold eyebrows and red lips

Here's how guys ranked this look on a scale of 1 to 10

Sexiness: 4
How likely they are to talk to her/ask her out: 4

Here's what they had to say:

The good: "Great lips! She looks open and friendly." "It's very simple. It shows that she took the time to look nice but didn't want the makeup to overshadow her face."
The bad: "Too much makeup. [She looks] old." "It's a little unnatural for me. I would think she might be uptight." "Her eyebrows look like a monobrow. Her cheeks look cake-y." "Pretty much kills my desire to ask her out, taking that lipstick off entirely would make her shoot up from a 4 to an 8 in both categories."
The just plain weird: "She seems to be wearing a lot of makeup, as if she is wearing a disguise."

No. 6: Dark red lips and minimal eye makeup

Here's how guys ranked this look on a scale of 1 to 10

Sexiness: 5
How likely they are to talk to her/ask her out: 5

Here's what they had to say:

The good: "Va-Va-Voom with those lips!" "Seems like the perfect look for really dressing up and going out. But not too formal." "Old fashioned and classic." "It's sexy and approachable but not too scary."
The bad: "Honestly, I just don't want to be wiping off lipstick from my lips. Doesn't taste that great." "Grandma makeup." "That's fine for the red carpet, but not my cuppa tea."
The just plain weird: "Looks like a man. Seriously. The lipstick especially exaggerates the masculine effect like 10 times over by highlighting her masculine features and taking away from her womanly ones."

No. 5: Pastel shades

Here's how guys ranked this look on a scale of 1 to 10

Sexiness: 6
How likely they are to talk to her/ask her out: 5

Here's what they had to say:

The good: "Everything is really 'light.'" "That redness on her cheekbones makes her seem more alive." "Beautiful and natural."
The bad: "I don't love all the pink. She looks too glamorous to approach." "She looks washed out." "Not really a fan of the pink on pink."
The just plain weird: "Too fairy princess. Makes her look older than she is."

No. 4: A bronzy glow

Here's how guys ranked this look on a scale of 1 to 10

Sexiness: 6
How likely they are to talk to her/ask her out: 6

Here's what they had to say:

The good: "Like the glossy lips." "Wow. So natural." "Smoky, sexy, I like." "The soft, warm glow looks good. Almost too shimmery, but it looks good."
The bad: "I don't have any reaction to this, I'm not really seeing anything special." "A little too bronzed."
The just plain weird: "WAY too much makeup. Looks like a clown."

No. 3: False lashes

Here's how guys ranked this look on a scale of 1 to 10

Sexiness: 6
How likely they are to talk to her/ask her out: 6

Here's what they had to say:

The good: "I like that pinkish eye shadow." "Good basic makeup. Diva-ish." "Tasteful, subtle, not over done to the point that it's intimidating."
The bad: "Fake eyelashes. Bleech."
The just plain weird: "It looks like her eyes are leaking upwards."

No. 2: Bright eyeliner

Here's how guys ranked this look on a scale of 1 to 10

Sexiness: 7
How likely they are to talk to her/ask her out: 7

Here's what they had to say:

The good: "Love the tanned look and that green on her eyelids." "I definitely like her 'healthy glow' and the slight hint of green under her eyes is exotic but not over the top." "Makeup is not overdone here and most importantly lipstick is barely noticeable."
The bad: "The green eye shadow is maybe a little tween for me, but everything else is pretty subtle so it works."
The just plain weird: "You look like you're trying to be in 7th grade again."

No. 1: The "no makeup" look

Here's how guys ranked this look on a scale of 1 to 10

Sexiness: 7
How likely they are to talk to her/ask her out: 8

Here's what they had to say:

The good: "Natural, pretty and very girl-next-door." "She's comfortable as is and you know what you'll be waking up to the next morning." "I like the no makeup look. It shows she's a normal person. If someone looks good without makeup, why fix what's not broken." "Very approachable." "It looks sexy and appealing."
The bad: "She doesn't know how to wear makeup." "Too natural. It'd be nice to wake up to that, though." "Plain Jane."
The just plain weird: "Can I invite her out for some ice cream?"

Bottom line: What guys love and hate

Almost unanimously, the guys we asked say they loved "a more natural look." One smart guy sums it up: "Less is more. Complement your attributes, don't mask them." Well, that should save us all some time in the morning.

Of course, there are a few guys that like more daring makeup looks: "Colors! F*&$! subtlety." And another adds, "I always love red lips."

And the makeup looks that scare them away: Basically, too much of anything. "I REALLY don't like over done eyes and over tanned skin." And another adds, "I hate when foundation or powder or concealer or whatever is caked on." The product they seem to dislike the most: lipstick.

So should you totally change your makeup looks to please these guys? Heck no! However, it is nice to know that you can skip makeup for a day and still look way hot in guys' eyes. And ultimately, we say if a guy can't approach you while you're sporting a smoky eye or red lip, then he's probably not man enough to handle you anyway. Don't you agree?

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