Men Say Women Are Overdoing It with the Makeup

They say one can never have too much of a good thing, but experience and common sense have repeatedly shown us that, indeed, too much of something can, eventually, turn for the worse. The same goes for the women and makeup combination, with men taking part in a new survey saying they wished their partners would stop piling on makeup until they’re barely recognizable, the Telegraph informs.

It’s not a secret anymore that women spend many hours of their life making themselves prettier by applying makeup, as neither it is that most consider this a vital part of their daily routine. Should they, however, turn to their partner for a piece of free advice, they would hear that men prefer them more natural – and certainly not with fake eyelashes, lipstick on their teeth and caked foundation, as the respondents to the survey have stated.

“Thick layers of caked-on foundation, a favorite fashion trait of celebs like Jordan and Christina Aguilera, emerged as one of the biggest turn-offs – as did overdoing blusher. Gloopy mascara and panda eyes caused by leaving make-up on overnight were also hailed as a no-no by the nation’s men. But while around 18 per cent of blokes wish their partner would ease off on the war-paint broaching the subject wasn’t so easy. Just over half said they had voiced their opinion,” the Telegraph writes of the findings of the survey, conducted on 2,000 adults.

Of those brave enough to have their partner know their true feelings, only half got to reap the fruit of their labor, as the other 50 percent were immediately dumped, the survey also revealed. At the other pole are the ladies themselves, with only 12 percent of them admitting to putting on too much makeup, and 15 percent saying they would never have the courage to step out the door without as much as looking in the mirror before. Even more worrying, 39 percent of the female respondents said they did their best not to have their boyfriend or husband see them before applying makeup in the morning.

“For many guys, makeup can act as a barrier between them and their partner, and it seems they simply prefer their women to go natural. But it’s interesting to see that the majority of men were reluctant to admit this to their partner. This seems to be part of a bigger issue between the genders as many women also admitted they weren’t happy with their skin condition,” a spokesman for skincare experts St Ives, which conducted the survey, says for the Telegraph.