• Ashyr@sh.itjust.works
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    5 hours ago

    Of course not. I’m in love with a whole person, not her appearance. I love her fierce intellect, her passion for justice, her wanderer’s spirit. I love that we can sit together and watch anything only for it to lead to a new and endlessly fascinating discussion.

    Makeup doesn’t affect any of that.

    I like how makeup highlights her favorite features or hides when she feels tired or insecure. I like that it helps her feel more fully herself. I think it’s great that makeup can do that for her.

    She will always be attractive to me for who she is. How she looked may have helped me first talk to her, but who she is has kept us talking for 16 years.

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    6 hours ago

    One night my ex decided to wear make up even though she never did. It wasn’t badly done but it felt odd, it just wasn’t her

    But honestly I don’t care much, except for fake lashes, I don’t find that attractive in the slightest

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    6 hours ago

    Yes, but shes gorgeous without it as well. She wears little make up, except for some stuff around the eyes. I really like her eyes, and the makeup does make them even prettier.

  • Varyk@sh.itjust.works
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    6 hours ago

    yup, and I’m real up front about it as early as possible.

    I’ve always had an aversion to people wearing makeup. I’m not sure where it came from, and I know I came across Rocky horror picture show young and i already really didn’t like makeup, but I’ve never gotten seriously involved with anyone who uses makeup with any regularity, especially lipstick.

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    6 hours ago

    Yes, but only because makeup is one of her passions that she can get really nerdy about. Something about her trying new, colorful looks and excitedly showing me makes me find her more attractive. I used to be a guy who didn’t like makeup.

  • RBWells@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    I can’t imagine him in makeup, but he was having midlife rosacea and getting cosmetic treatment, not just the dermatologist but the MedSpa stuff, really good skin makes a big difference.

    On me we agree, a light tinted sunscreen and some mascara or very subtle top eyeliner is best looking - the sort of makeup guys think is no makeup, basically. Before COVID I would have said more eyeliner, mascara, eyebrows filled, and lip gloss but happy for the change, people do wear less everyday makeup now.

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        He got IPL, it is $300 a round but can pay from the HSA or FSA if it is for rosacea and your dermatologist may be able to get it covered by your insurance. Yes he found one treatment with the IPL did more than all the stuff he did with the dermatologist for two years now. They have other treatments if you still are having bad breakouts, he had the acne part tackled with tretinoin - the IPL significantly reduced redness and helped a lot with texture. It’s not one and done but couple times a year, maybe eventually once a year, not bad.

  • can_you_change_your_username@fedia.io
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    Purely aesthetically I like light makeup. She doesn’t look best in light makeup though. We like hiking and most of our vacations are to various trails. She is at her most attractive after a difficult climb. She is a very strong climber and during the climb she has an amazing confidence. Right after she gets to the top and sees the view she gets this look of accomplishment and joy and it’s absolutely breathtaking. So she looks best sweaty, dirty, exhausted, and happy.

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      6 hours ago

      Man, that’s the kind of relationship I dream about… Though swap the climb for a hike because I’m deathly afraid of heights 😂

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    That’s sort of the point of the stuff. If you use it right, it works.

    I’m happy either way. I think the key is that it has to be done with enough subtly that you don’t realize it’s there.

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    8 hours ago

    No makeup at all for me. I know that some women have a “no makeup” makeup, the kind where you say you don’t have any but you actually do. I don’t like that either. (she thought that I couldn’t tell)

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    8 hours ago

    Personally, I don’t like noticeable make-up. If it’s barely visible, it’s fine as well but in general I like ‘no make up’ the best.

    It’s also not only about looks:

    • If you wear make-up, you have to be careful with rain, touching the face, kissing etc.
    • It may take a lot of time to apply.
    • It’s expensive.
    • It’s rather bad than good for your skin.
    • It’s bad for the environment (more trash, animal testing, contimination of water etc.).

    No make-up = Win-Win-Win-[…]

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    9 hours ago

    No, I greatly prefer no makeup. At least no foundation. A little eye makeup can be nice.

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    9 hours ago

    Not better or worse, just different. But those kind of things are really more for her than me anyway. She’s most attractive when she feels good about herself.

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      7 hours ago

      For me, it’s primarily the confidence boost that’s attractive.

      She’s very good with makeup, and doesn’t overuse it. Who am I to say if she wants a little more jaw angle, or eyelash definition.