Makeup for men: Marketing folly or about time? 38 Articles

by H D Dumas

Makeup for men? About time! "Canaanite men and women both wore makeup" (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology, 2007) and body and facial paint has been an important aspect of life for men in many...read more

by Debbie Noury

Men wearing makeup is not a common sight in present day western society. Of course there are exceptions - actors and clowns to name only two. Unlike women, however, the common man does not wake up in the morning and feel t...read more

by Heidi Marie Fleetfoot

Whether you decide that makeup for men is a marketing folly or that it is about time that men start to wear some really depends upon your personal preference and cultural background. There have been many times throughout h...read more

by Wayne K. Wilkins

The new age of narcissism has arrived; the dawning of the make-up era for men, where we actually care for our hair, our fashion sense and the way we look. When did this happen? When did we even start to care? Simple; We st...read more

by Angelica Weathersby

Not counting the $24 billion spent on skin care each year or the price of clothing, human beings spend about $71 billion annually to make themselves personally more attractive. Haircare takes the lion's share of this amou...read more

by Mona Gallagher

Manly make-up for men? We always knew that men used it in the film and television industry, but those men have to either look good or at least be in character for their roles. They work under special conditions and make-up...read more

by Lee Gee

Whatever will be next in the name of fashion? A dangerous poser in this era of fame, flair and flamboyance. Having contemplated the topic of mens makeup being "marketing folly or about time", I immediately thought of men...read more

by Drew Price

Metrosexuality has gone a little too far in this case. Attempting to market make up products towards men would be a huge mistake for companies. Imagine advertisers running make-up ads during football games, like the supe...read more

by Lorraine Sanford

I'm sure this question has relevancy, but honestly it's not one I would have ever thought to see; and yet I realize we are literally living in changing times. Advertising "genuises" abound, and they can come up with s...read more

by Bob Schmidt

Makeup for men might be something whose time has come, but may also be a major marketing folly. The question for marketing is this, how do you overcome the reluctance of men to accept a product line that is more asso...read more

by Ethel Smith

Make-up for Men? Hmm. Why not, but similarly why bother. As a fifty something I cannot see it catching on with my fifty something husband. It takes me all my time to persuade him to put a little cream on his skin when need...read more

by Jon Coe

It seems that most women are attracted to men because of their masculinity and their ruggedness; As men are attracted to women because of their beauty and their femininity. Men and Women are two halves of a hole; Women loo...read more

by Rachelle de Bretagne

I suppose that everyone should be given choice, and in the area of make-up that the choices are there for men to take advantage of as well as women. Society tells us that it's somehow not acceptable for men to wear make-up...read more

by CD Gozzi

Just when we thought all things were normal, now men are wearing makeup. People in the public eye - actors, newspersons, orators etc. have always worn makeup since they are usually under harsh lights and they want to look...read more

by Angela S. Young

How about makeup folly? Please! It's sad that women have to spend so much time, money and energy on trying to make themselves look better than they are. Don't men (and women) have more important things to do? Ah, I lo...read more

by Holly Rogers

Gone are the days when you could tell the genders apart with ease. These days men and women are trading what was typical of their gender type and seeing whether or not the grass is greener on the other side. But when you t...read more

by Jack Mitchell

Makeup for men is not a new thing, it is well known that throughout history men have worn makeup just as much as, and in some cases more than, women. The ancient Egyptian males did it, the French did it, Native Americans d...read more

by Ray Fauteux

It's about time that men started paying more attention to their appearance. Once a subject for ridicule, men who dye their hair and use foundations and concealers are becoming more and more prevalent. What is so wrong w...read more

by InspiredWritingResea rch

Definitions of "Make-up" - Are we talking about War Paint here? - or Cosmetics? What do we girls think about it? You cannot blame Cosmetic Companies for trying to make money but are men set to become their next victims? T...read more

by Bryan Geoghegan

Through out time "Fasion" Changes. Who knows what kids will be wearing in 50 years? Why is it wrong for a man to wear make up? Its not. Plain and simple. I wear black eye liner, and black nail polish when I'm not around my...read more