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Beauty Tips from a Man: What He Notices (and Doesn't!)

Turns out he does care about your makeup, shaving habits and how often you exfoliate -- but not in the way you'd imagine

February 9, 2011 | by Anna Jimenez | 65 COMMENTS

Tip 1: Don't worry about your nails Question: Should I bother getting a manicure before our first date? Are you looking at my nails?

Answer: "You should do it if it'll make you feel sexy and confident. But unless you're sporting horrific nail fungus, have a forest of knuckle hair, or get blinking neon rhinestones embedded in your nails, guys won't really notice your nails all that much."

SEE NEXT PAGE: Tip 2: Make hair smell good

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Smell good hair always good for hugging!

by EricaF123 Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 08:37AM Report as inappropriate

This was funny! Great article!

by NillaButterfly Sunday, December 23, 2012 at 05:51PM Report as inappropriate

Wow

by StacyW46 Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 08:27PM Report as inappropriate

very interesting

by jaye_tyler Monday, July 30, 2012 at 08:13PM Report as inappropriate

this article is an excellent reminder that beauty maintenance, not more product, is everyone's best bet. I grew up with 2 brothers and learned a LOT by listening to them "critique" women around us....LOL. Just too funny!

by jenn8779 Monday, July 30, 2012 at 09:21AM Report as inappropriate

Women have a knack for noticing the small things (and obsessing over them). This is a great reminder that men often don't.

by VV001 Monday, June 18, 2012 at 10:12PM Report as inappropriate

haha this was amusing and fun to read! the tips were pretty useful too

by LeSucre Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 02:18AM Report as inappropriate

so basically, keep it simple and don't look unnatural

by sportimonki13 Monday, June 4, 2012 at 04:53PM Report as inappropriate

Very entertaining! I didn't think the tips and the answers corresponded.

by alictasia Monday, June 4, 2012 at 08:46AM Report as inappropriate

i get most of my tips from my brother- one of the most important one was: don't wear anything that wouldn't be naturally possible, like glitter or fuschia lipstick!

by liliofthevalley Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 06:00PM Report as inappropriate

LOVE THIS!!

by brendalea Monday, April 2, 2012 at 05:18PM Report as inappropriate

I found this to be very helpful.

by ashley2896 Friday, March 16, 2012 at 05:17PM Report as inappropriate

This article totally made me think. On a date guys are the people you are trying to impress so its great to hear this from a guys point of view!

by Mishashawnea Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 07:40PM Report as inappropriate

A fantastic, fun article from the man's perspective!

by powerwoman033 Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 08:07PM Report as inappropriate

I don't know about the common sense comment. It kind of reminds you that you tend to over think and worry about the little stuff. I enjoyed it. Men really won't notice the little stuff.

by modinosaur Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 03:01PM Report as inappropriate

one of the most helpful beauty articles in a while!

by tarynone Monday, October 17, 2011 at 08:41PM Report as inappropriate

it was a good article, but i feel like most of it was common sense stuff

by naomihy Friday, August 19, 2011 at 05:38PM Report as inappropriate

I want my hair to smell good...:P

by riley_beach Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 08:04PM Report as inappropriate

Very cute article!

by CeeNee888 Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 06:26PM Report as inappropriate

Most of these things are commen sense..

by lanigaga Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 09:06AM Report as inappropriate

I agree with MissPurple 100%!

by selma Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 04:27AM Report as inappropriate

Cute article! I think we tend to fixate on some things too much. It was a good reminder about not sweating the small stuff (and not OVERDOING things!).

by dawnrager Monday, July 18, 2011 at 09:56PM Report as inappropriate

COMMON SENSE!!!!!

by kellabella Monday, July 18, 2011 at 08:43PM Report as inappropriate

mostly common sense really....

by sunkissedx0 Monday, July 18, 2011 at 06:19PM Report as inappropriate

wow fail just failed

by nikita_tadri Monday, July 18, 2011 at 04:52PM Report as inappropriate

I love this article. I think girls are too hard on each other. Good read.

by MissPurple Monday, July 18, 2011 at 10:34AM Report as inappropriate

i think a lot of girls are feeling relief right now... lol

by kenya Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 12:58PM Report as inappropriate

This was such a cute article and so very true.

by PorcelainHeart Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 09:59PM Report as inappropriate

Some of this is just common sense. I don't think the average woman walks around super hairy everywhere with a unibrow and alligator skin. And every guy is different, I'm sure if you ask him what he likes he will just tell you. I know guys who hate makeup and others who prefer you do SOMETHING to yoursef before you walk out the door.

by msbrown822 Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 09:16PM Report as inappropriate

Question: I spend extra time in the shower shaving off everything. Is any body hair a turn off? Answer: "Depends where it is. Shave your legs and pits. Your ... area is more up to you as long as it's kempt." LOL - loved this answer - so funny. Your 'area' needs to be 'kempt'! ROFL I do hope the respondents then do their own version of man-scaping and are 'kept' as well. Good grief!

by bhfreebh Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 08:53PM Report as inappropriate

great article

by kiofairy Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 08:51AM Report as inappropriate

This one's on the mark. One thing I hear guys talking about is long hair. It's like they are crazy over long hair, but mine is all talk. He usually doesn't even notice when I cut mine unless it is extremely different. I think most guys prefer a natural look.

by alictasia Friday, April 15, 2011 at 06:53PM Report as inappropriate

Hmm...how did that beauty commercial go? "You, only better"?? Fun read!

by attagirl Friday, April 15, 2011 at 03:35PM Report as inappropriate

I take this with a huge sense of humor so don't get the wrong idea when I say this. I think it's exhausting how guys throw contradicting ideas ALL the time when it comes to how they want women to look and act. They say "don't worry about taking an hour to get ready" yet they cringe at the little details that are skipped because they think "that girl doesn't take care of herself if she doesn't do that". This goes along with the maaany other ideas "I want her to be fit but I want her to eat hearty." etc. COME ON!

by volta Friday, April 15, 2011 at 12:26PM Report as inappropriate

very good stuff. Definitely agree with you LipglossandSpandex!

by BlackFleur145 Friday, April 15, 2011 at 11:07AM Report as inappropriate

Solid advice... but nothing too surprising. And every guy is different. It's not worth going out of your way to look just the way he "likes," do what makes you feel good about yourself.

by LipglossandSpandex Friday, April 8, 2011 at 10:33PM Report as inappropriate

good article!

by RoleModel Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 11:55PM Report as inappropriate

very helpful!

by makeuplover11 Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 01:57PM Report as inappropriate

This was fun to read!

by Mysterylady Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 09:04AM Report as inappropriate

you spelled "overdo" wrong

by naughtnone Friday, March 11, 2011 at 07:43AM Report as inappropriate

This was a fun read. I don't know for myself as I don't have a date, but the info seemed pretty solid. I plan on sending it to my sister and see what she thinks. She'll probably get a kick out of it and say it is funny too.

by missiongirl87 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 09:02PM Report as inappropriate

My guy for 3 years notice every thing about me that changes...getting nails done, lighter hair, whiter teeth, things like that. Im lucky.

by ChrisanneSkye Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 08:15PM Report as inappropriate

nice

by ArmenianGal Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 12:15PM Report as inappropriate

that's true.

by amy6 Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 07:18PM Report as inappropriate

Hahaha so true and so funny, but still I love to do all that pampering stuff. And i do know my man loves to watch me take time putting on my lotion after I shower..tmi..hehe

by Organic_skin_rocks Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 12:57PM Report as inappropriate

men are so funny

by LittleBunny Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 07:10AM Report as inappropriate

"don't be orange" lol, cute. The article is okay, but do it for yourself not him. I'll keep my fave lipsticks thanks.

by all_the_words Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 10:44PM Report as inappropriate

"terrifying overly plucked crazy-chick brows" hahaha that was great

by cmiller63 Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 01:19PM Report as inappropriate

Really interesting. Some of this I already knew like the nails thing, my boyfriend told me this.

by littlebeauty408 Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 01:10PM Report as inappropriate

This is common sense stuff! How old is the guy questioned?Date or no date, I would not go anywhere looking orange and having a uni-brow! Over all pretty amusing.

by toddfan Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 12:06PM Report as inappropriate

thanks for making my day :)

by BrenBren Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 11:26AM Report as inappropriate

Some great advice, mostly common sense though.

by shortbutsweet92 Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 09:19PM Report as inappropriate

too funny:)

by aly7 Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 02:22PM Report as inappropriate

Girls exfoliate to have soft skin... not to brag about how *exfoliated* they are.

by pynkNymphette Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 07:11AM Report as inappropriate

Really thoughts were usefull. However, most of these are common sense if your experience. If you new to all the dating, I would highly recommend newbies to listening to this. I the eye brow one was really funny.

by Mei.Kija Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 06:11PM Report as inappropriate

Way to go Ky! Couldn't have said any better myself. As much as the ladies don't want to hear it, guys can give you some decent advise when it comes to making yourself appealing to us. As in any case, guys don't want a girl who "over does it". Keep it simple. Avoid the tranny looking eye lashes, unhealthy looking tan, caked on make-up, perfume that I restricts me from breathing and hairy legs, and you'll be alright.

by ModernAJ Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 01:36PM Report as inappropriate

Some good advice. Although let's not forget that we do this stuff for ourselves too, right ladies? ;)

by bailey7 Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 08:42AM Report as inappropriate

Love hearing it from the horse's mouth!

by kayla_d_moore Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 04:58AM Report as inappropriate

I love beauty articles written by men :) always a very honest read!

by hostagekitty Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 08:28PM Report as inappropriate

lol "Jesus. No." I don't think that everyone looks better with some color. Some people look great with super fair skin.

by lacykp Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 03:51PM Report as inappropriate

Suprisingly good advice. Usually the simpler, the better. That goes double for beauty products lol.

by RoleModel Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 02:55PM Report as inappropriate

hahha pretty much everything my hubby tells me :)

by kupham Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 02:05PM Report as inappropriate

I wish more women would understand that overplucked brows are NOT a good look.

by sumpnspicious Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 01:29PM Report as inappropriate

Always great to hear from a man's perspective. I completely agree about the soft skin. I have always been good about moisturizing and keeping my skin smooth. That has always been the number one comment i get from dates...about how soft my skin is.

by ladyboarder9669 Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 01:17PM Report as inappropriate

good to know :)

by cielona_boco Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 12:50PM Report as inappropriate

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