thepinkladyj
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Hello. I run a YouTube channel for avant-garde makeup and recently on my Facebook fan page I started a discussion about women who use lots of artificial things to improve their appearance and myself and several others actually were wondering what the male perspective on the topic would be. Being mostly a community for women there aren’t a lot of guys to ask so I’ve come here because I’m really curious to gather opinions on what you guys think on the matter.
When I say artificial things I mean things like: lots of makeup, wigs, extensions, weaves, contact lenses, tall shoes, padded bras or panties, fake nails, false eyelashes, dyed hair etc basically anything artificially added to improve ones appearance.
So here’s the scenario: You’ve started dating this women and you think she’s really beautiful. You go on several dates, maybe get serious, and eventually she starts to feel comfortable around you. Then one night the padding comes out of the bra, the makeup washes off, the extensions come out etc etc – now how do you feel? In this scenario it’ll be the first time you’ve seen this woman without all the artificiality. If this happened to you; would you feel like you were deceived? Would you feel like you were lied to or let down? Or would you feel perfectly okay, maybe even relieved? Have any of you ever been in a situation similar to this? If so, what were your initial thoughts or reactions?
Now this isn’t a question about whether or not you prefer natural to made-up looks (though I know people probably won’t get the point of this question and say which one they prefer anyway). This is about the possibility of feeling deceived after seeing a woman for the first time in her completely natural state.
Note: As for myself and a lot of others (women) that I’ve discussed this with; the general consensus (so-far) is that its okay for women to dress up with this sort of stuff if they want to, but from a mental standpoint its probably not that healthy if you can’t live or go outside without artificial things, and if it is an all the time thing than they should re-evaluate their self-esteem and self-image issues. And yes most of the people I’ve discussed this with so far (including myself) do present themselves o’natural and feel comfortable with it but we do also like to dress up and have fun some times. So don’t worry this question comes from the curious not the freaked-out or insecure.
Ladies: This question is “supposed” to be meant for the guys but if you really want to chime in on how you feel about yourself wearing artificial things than maybe you can tell us a little bit about how you feel. Do you feel okay being natural? Or do you always have to have your artificial things to feel attractive? Or are you someone who can dress down or up depending on the occasion?
Lots of opinions wanted. Please tell me what you think.
To babydoll: please calm down. I already said I'm okay being natural this wasn’t a post begging men for approval of anything. This was a general inquiry about men’s opinions as a matter of curiosity as already stated. And for the record I already have a BF he loves me both natural and made up so I don’t need anyone’s approval be they male or female I just genuinely wanted to know what people's thoughts on the matter were.
To the gents: The question is not natural vs made-up - the question is: in the above scenario would you feel deceived, let down or perfectly fine. Thanks to everyone who's replied so far.
When I say artificial things I mean things like: lots of makeup, wigs, extensions, weaves, contact lenses, tall shoes, padded bras or panties, fake nails, false eyelashes, dyed hair etc basically anything artificially added to improve ones appearance.
So here’s the scenario: You’ve started dating this women and you think she’s really beautiful. You go on several dates, maybe get serious, and eventually she starts to feel comfortable around you. Then one night the padding comes out of the bra, the makeup washes off, the extensions come out etc etc – now how do you feel? In this scenario it’ll be the first time you’ve seen this woman without all the artificiality. If this happened to you; would you feel like you were deceived? Would you feel like you were lied to or let down? Or would you feel perfectly okay, maybe even relieved? Have any of you ever been in a situation similar to this? If so, what were your initial thoughts or reactions?
Now this isn’t a question about whether or not you prefer natural to made-up looks (though I know people probably won’t get the point of this question and say which one they prefer anyway). This is about the possibility of feeling deceived after seeing a woman for the first time in her completely natural state.
Note: As for myself and a lot of others (women) that I’ve discussed this with; the general consensus (so-far) is that its okay for women to dress up with this sort of stuff if they want to, but from a mental standpoint its probably not that healthy if you can’t live or go outside without artificial things, and if it is an all the time thing than they should re-evaluate their self-esteem and self-image issues. And yes most of the people I’ve discussed this with so far (including myself) do present themselves o’natural and feel comfortable with it but we do also like to dress up and have fun some times. So don’t worry this question comes from the curious not the freaked-out or insecure.
Ladies: This question is “supposed” to be meant for the guys but if you really want to chime in on how you feel about yourself wearing artificial things than maybe you can tell us a little bit about how you feel. Do you feel okay being natural? Or do you always have to have your artificial things to feel attractive? Or are you someone who can dress down or up depending on the occasion?
Lots of opinions wanted. Please tell me what you think.
To babydoll: please calm down. I already said I'm okay being natural this wasn’t a post begging men for approval of anything. This was a general inquiry about men’s opinions as a matter of curiosity as already stated. And for the record I already have a BF he loves me both natural and made up so I don’t need anyone’s approval be they male or female I just genuinely wanted to know what people's thoughts on the matter were.
To the gents: The question is not natural vs made-up - the question is: in the above scenario would you feel deceived, let down or perfectly fine. Thanks to everyone who's replied so far.