Is My Eyeliner Running?
These are words you never want to hear from your boyfriend -- unless, of course, youíre his boyfriend, too. Jean-Paul Gaultier launches makeup for men:
"'We're sure the first men to buy it will be trendy, gay guys,' admits Le Male's product manager Stephane Goret-Dervailly. 'But pretty soon it will be used by men who just need to present themselves well, who want a solution in the bathroom when they wake up looking tired. Fifteen years ago we weren't talking about skincare for men at all. So this is pretty revolutionary.'"
Well, call me counter-revolutionary, but the day my boyfriend starts dipping into my eyeshadow and humming "I Feel Pretty" is the day my boyfriend becomes my ex-boyfriend.
(via Gawker)
I used to know a guy who wore makeup. And I'm not saying that this goes for all guys, but yeah. He was gay. And, he had a court order that did not allow him within something like 100 yards of any minor because he had been charged and convicted of pedophillia. And I'm seriously not saying that any guy who'd wear eyeliner outside of Universal Studios is a pedophile, but that's the only experience I've had with a non-actor male wearing makeup. He did it to cover his pock marks and bring out his eyes. That's what he said anyway.
Clarkified at August 14, 2003 9:17 AM
The Goddess writes: [Well, call me counter-revolutionary, but the day my boyfriend starts dipping into my eyeshadow and humming "I Feel Pretty" is the day my boyfriend becomes my ex-boyfriend.]
Way cool, Amy. We do think alike! I mentioned the "I Feel Pretty" song when I was talking about Brad, Tom and Ben on another blog entry.
Patrick at August 14, 2003 9:42 AM
Johnny Depp, in Terry Rossio's latest movie, does manage to cross the eyeliner line and survive.
(Amy Alkon) at August 14, 2003 9:49 AM
Good Johnny Depp point. He does quite rock with the eyeliner. and the gold teeth. And the dredlocks. I don't know...I'm not a die-hard Johnny Depp fan, though I did defend him in a blog a few weeks back, but I've got to say that he's an awesome actor and now that I've gotten a good look at him, he's pretty cute, too.
Clarkified at August 14, 2003 10:11 AM
Guys can wear eyeliner if it has a devil-may-care look to it, and eyeliner with dredlocks and gold teeth is definitely devilish and fine. As a teenage homosexual punker in the late 70s, I wore smudged-up indigo eye pencil against dyed jet-black hair and Boy of London duds. And I looked fabulous. Guys who cross the Eyeliner Line and survive are those who make it look like they still don't give a shit about their appearance.
Lena Cuisina at August 16, 2003 11:52 AM
It's like the baby-tee line. If you're over 21, I don't want to see your navel, unless it rarely leaves the gym. Even then...it's debatable. If you are over 12, you cannot wear pigtails unless you are playing Heidi in a porn video. Beautiful gay boys and beautiful straight boys who are trying to ride the gay line can eyeline -- according to Lena's rules above. Yours, Amy Alkon, Opinionated Bitch (the name my writer-friend Terry Rossio suggested I call my column instead of The Advice Goddess)
(Amy Alkon) at August 16, 2003 12:12 PM
And furthermore: If you are over 12 years old, you'd better think twice before wearing massive amounts of yellow. Or suffer the consequences.
Lena Cuisina at August 16, 2003 7:29 PM
Well, if you have jaundice, it might be a nice monochromatic look.
(Amy Alkon) at August 17, 2003 8:26 AM
Or people might think that you've dressed cautiously yellow as a heightened terrorist alert -- the Martha Stewart Living Approach to Homeland Security!
Lena Cuisina at August 17, 2003 4:33 PM
I just wear bright yellow to frighten away loud, underparented children.
(Amy Alkon) at August 17, 2003 9:02 PM