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I'll just be over here in the ~~closet~~ corner panik. Still cis tho.

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[–] Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 38 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Plenty of men wear makeup. Embrace your inner goth.

Personal note: this is one of the many gendered things I simply refuse to acknowledge as gendered. There are plenty of instance where it's perfectly normal (thus mentioning goth) and it shouldn't be gender specific to want a more uniform completion.

[–] Lycist@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Cis straight white male here (Though I am Aro...) I color my beard, and I wear some eye shadow occasionally, have done various things with makeup, its a fun time!

edit: By "color my beard" I mean big, vibrant colors, not like "I'm greying and color it to avoid looking like it". My favorite combo is Green on one half, and Blue on the other half.

[–] vaionko@sopuli.xyz 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I kinda wanna color my beard a crazy color now. Though I'll need a beard first...

[–] Lycist@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

If you decide to color I highly recommend Mofajang hair wax, rinses out immediately, stays for as long as you don't rinse it out.

I've bought most of their colors, so I can mix and match and do crazy things with it. My wildest was a sunset from top to bottom, black and stars on top, dark purple, then lighter and lighter to sky blue on the bottom.

[–] Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I wear emo makeup and I can't tell if I love it because it's emo or because it makes me feel girly when I put on eyeliner...

I absolutely agree that it shouldn't be considered gendered, makeup is awesome.

[–] Oestradiolo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

All the “male role models” in Hollywood use makeup.

[–] Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 4 months ago

Pretty much anyone on stage or on TV is wearing some kind of makeup. It is incredibly common.

[–] OldEggNewTricks@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Thanks!

I should make it clear I didn't mean to imply that men can't wear makeup, just that this... err, character is interested in the girly kind.

[–] Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 months ago

I assumed as much but I still find it a bit silly that it's explicitly a gendered act when it's used by professionals in many fields. If you want to be flagrantly neon pink lipped, I really don't think of all things gender should be the measure of if it's alright.