Posted on 02/17/2007 9:55:23 PM PST by Dallas59
When the "before" photo is done under unfavorable lighting, and "after" photo is done under professional photographer's lighting to the maximum advantage of the depicted person, it is not a fair comparison, but cheating. Just shine the only light on a human face from the chin upward - and you'd create a Halloween monster out of the most beautiful face on the planet.
Yeah. The title should be "Why women need airbrushing."
Yeah.
Man, that second photo is HOT!
As a guy, I can tell you that I appreciate it when women use makeup...
My wife does a wonderful job with her makeup...very subtle and understated, but it makes her look just beautiful. And I appreciate it.
When I see a woman who has tastefully applied her makeup, my first impression is that she cares about her appearance. That means something...I really dislike slovenliness in people.
Oh man, put some pig on that lipstick.
The older I get the less makeup I wear. I'm in a job where I could get away without wearing any at all but I do my eyes and wear lip gloss.
The weekends and holidays? Never wear the stuff.
I simply don't like having to fool with it much anymore and besides southern summers are so hot and humid that makeup slides right off anyway.
How true.
Alcohol...it's cheaper!
The lighting is partly true. The main and most important reason for makeup is to even out the skin tone, which everyone needs (the evidence is in the pictures above). And a good foundation will have a similar effect as does good lighting, as you mentioned. Why women say it takes too long to put on makeup is a little overstated -- it takes me approximately five minutes every morning.
It all comes down to caring about your appearance. You can see what a nice haircut and a little makeup will do. And it's not that expensive nor time-consuming. I love to see these types of transformations. The women look beautiful! I am so happy for them.
it really takes very little time at all to
care about how you look. tasteful makeup
and a nice hairstyle go a long way and are
just not the huge effort some say. you don't
have to dress up and get as made up as the
women in the after pics, but a little effort
does show you care about yourself. it takes
as little as 30 mins to shower, dry my hair
(and its long!), get dressed and put on makeup.
Sorry, those aren't "make-up" jobs, those are TOTAL make-overs.
Why is it that us men are so handsome even without makeup? Why are we prettier? I often ask myself these questions while looking in the mirror.
LOL! Excellent!
"Why is it that us men are so handsome even without makeup?"
I know you are kidding but it is a profound question anyway. Men and women all look nice plain. I don't see how there is anything wrong with the before pictures. Displayed like this how must these women feel when they are home alone? Why do we do that to people? Being clean and fresh and combed and honest and good should be the criteria.
I think men are handsome including those who are bald. I don't like all this hair transplant stuff. It must be like millions of dollars to businesses. TV ads try hard to convince men they need hair. My father was bald as a cue ball with a little fringe around the bottom. He won WWII and then came home and raised me. Hair did not matter in the important things.
The makeover is basically makeup and haircut.
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