Mascara, Masculine Manly Make Up For Men

We've all seen the advertisements for mascara. Impossibly smooth skinned women with faces so symmetrical they may as well have been designed by a computer turning their faces and fluttering their long, dark eyelashes as smooth as silk butter voice-overs tell us how much this particular mascara will make our lashes longer and thicker and darker. It's always aimed at women of course, but in reality, mascara should be men's make up. Why? Allow me to elaborate.

You will no doubt have noticed, dear reader, that men tend to be inordinately hairy creatures with naturally thicker, darker hair on their legs, arms, backs and yes, even in their eyelashes. Genetically speaking, it is a male characteristic to have long dark eyelashes.

So technically, when a woman wears mascara, she's not making herself look more feminine, she's actually making herself look more masculine. Much more masculine. It's just a quirk of current fashion trends (and a reflection on the herd mentality of the general public) that the general agreement is that mascara is make up for women.

It's actually quite bizarre if you think about it. We tell women that they can look more feminine by altering their facial appearance to be more masculine. What a topsy turvy crazy world we live in where women are encouraged to make their eyes masculine but the idea of men wearing lipstick is just 'wrong'.

Of course, there's no reason why we shouldn't all share mascara. The fact of the matter is, darker eyes with longer eyelashes look more dramatic and draw the viewer's gaze. This trick will work equally well for men and women, the appearances of both genders could be said to be improved by the application of mascara, if that's the sort of thing one likes, and given the way we've all been indoctrinated since we were small to think that people with paint on their faces look more attractive than people who have not smeared their faces with all manner of mineral and chemical compounds, chances are that wearing mascara will appeal to the general population.

If you're a man and you'd like to try out some mascara but don't want to be too obvious about it, here's a tip just for you: brown mascara. It's not as dramatic as black mascara and you can wear it without really looking like you're wearing make up (which is the way make up should ideally be worn, but so very rarely is.) You'll enjoy the feeling of primping yourself and you'll also enjoy the confidence boost that comes from knowing you've kicked up your subconscious appeal to the world.