Has your boyfriend or husband ever told you he prefers you without makeup? But the minute a really attractive woman comes in the room with a face painted full of makeup he starts rubbernecking. Sigh!A few months back, with the help of Greg Hodge (the man who runs the dating site) we put five different pictures of women (at different times) on Beautiful People and close to 20,00o men voted on them. Should they be allowed on the site? (We know it’s obnoxious.)
Here’s the catch…the men thought they were voting on five different women but it was actually two women made-up to look different in each picture. (Greg was in on it but the voters weren’t.) Thanks to the complementary art of photography and sophisticated styling of Elizabeth Stewart, (and make-up by Shannon Griffin) the men never knew they were voting on the same two women. See how it turned out after the jump.
This is the same woman. She got in on the left (as expected) and the right (with no makeup) but not the middle (as a blonde).
This woman was quite popular with her hair down (she got in), but with it up she didn’t make the cut. We aren’t exactly sure what men were thinking. Tell us what you think?
Men are pigs!
I want to know what those men look like? Gross!
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To me it seems that the men were voting for those who seemed genuine. The first girl looked naturally pretty in the first and last picture, but you could tell there was something “fake” about her in the picture with the wig. Even if they couldn’t tell exactly what was off, they knew that she was “made up”.Same for the second girl. First picture looks like someone who would look pretty completely fresh faced. The second, with the “glam overdone” hair looks too contrived.I think it shows more of a man’s fear of going home from the bar with a hottie and waking up with a coyote urge. And I think that’s why men say they don’t like makeup. A bit of makeup to play up your features is “safe” for them. A ton of makeup makes them wonder if they might wake up to a monster the next morning.
Interesting poll – and a great argument on behalf of the “language of makeup” concept. I think what separates the “members” from the “rejects” here is the degree to which the subject’s makeup and outfit makes her seem ready to interact socially or sexually with the viewer.
Loose or unfussy hair indicates approachability just as minimal or no makeup does.
The highly-made up, highly coiffed look is what my dad used to call “War Paint,” and while it’s great for a formal, glamorous occasion, it’s very much a “look at me” look, not a “come hither” or “let’s meet for drinks” look. Think of a highly-processed looking Madeleine Kahn in “Young Frankenstein” pleading “No tongues!” when her lover bends in for a kiss.
The other “reject” looks prim; her hair is controlled, rather than styled, her makeup seems to be a concession to “grooming” rather than self-expression and her top covers any remaining skin. She looks like she’s dreaming of being married and mini-vanned.
Just goes to show…obvious make-up turns BEAU-tiful people into BOO-tiful people…or is it BOOTY-ful people?