How to Avoid Makeup Men Hate

Don't scare off men with your makeup! Here's how to avoid the looks guys despise.

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The trick to always looking good is, well, knowing a few tricks! Check out the ingenious beauty tricks in these Howcast videos.

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Steps

Step 1

Avoid heavy foundation

Don’t wear heavy foundation that looks like it was applied with a spatula. Do choose a color that matches your skin tone. A different colored cheek and neck appalls men and women alike.
Step 2

Keep it real with lips

Avoid lipstick colors that are nowhere near the shade of actual lips. If you use a lip pencil, make sure it matches your lipstick perfectly; men don't like lips whose outline they can see from a mile away.
Step 3

Don't overpluck

Don't overpluck your eyebrows and then pencil in thin ones; most men find that look about as appealing as a unibrow.
The products that help eyelashes grow can also be used on eyebrows.
Step 4

Watch the blush

Apply blush with a light touch. When men see crazy red cheeks, they think of their great aunt Ethel.
Step 5

Ditch the panda eyes

Smoky eye makeup can be sexy, but don't go overboard. Many men think it's only a good look for a panda.
Step 6

Eschew blue

Don't even think about blue eye shadow, unless it's veeeery subtle. Most men find bright blue eye makeup clownish -- especially when it's paired with the previous no-no's. So, can we get you a washcloth?
20 percent of men wish their partner would wear less makeup, according to one survey.