How to Use Makeup to Look Like a Man

Don't use lipstick to look like a man.

While makeup is synonymous with ultra-feminine womanhood, it can be used for many different looks. You can use makeup to look older, younger, tired, bruised, monster-like and even male. Using makeup to look like a man can add a great edge to any Halloween costume. It can also help with stage and screen acting as well as with street performing.

Things You'll Need

• Blush
• Bronzer
• Eyeshadow
• Eyebrow pencil
• Blush brush
• Eyebrow brush
• Eyeshadow brush

Instructions

1. Use eyeshadow to darken your under eyes. Men don't wear cover up under their eyes, so they tend to be a little more blue-black than women. Use a blend of blue and black eyeshadow and apply lightly under your eyes. You should apply this very lightly, and only to the area under the eye that is closest to the nose. Remember that the purpose is not to look as though you have a black eye.

2. Bush up your eyebrows. Men tend to have less groomed, more full eyebrows. Using your eyebrow brush, comb your eyebrows against the natural way they lay. Then, pat them down so they are not askew, and fill them out with either an eyebrow pencil or some eyeshadow on a stiff brush. Lessen the appearance of your arch by filling it in with makeup.

3. Give yourself a more prominent, man-like brow by brushing a light colored highlighting powder over your eyebrows. Apply the powder from the top of your eyebrow to about 1/2 inch above the brow. Then, add a darker colored bronzer above that. This will make your brow more pronounced at the eyebrow line.

4. Add a 5 o'clock shadow. Using a blush brush, apply some gray eyeshadow along your jaw, chin, lower cheeks and side burn area. You can also switch to a smaller brush and apply the gray eyeshadow to your upper lip. Be sure to apply lightly so that the makeup suggests a beard.

5. Broaden your nose. Most men have larger noses than women. To make yours look broader, apply a light colored cover stick (slightly lighter than your own skin tone) to your nose. Apply it to the bridge of your nose and slightly over the edges of the bridge.

6. Add a cleft to your chin. Using a coarse angled brush, apply one brush of gray eyeshadow to the center of your chin.

Tips & Warnings

• Apply all makeup lightly--you don't want it to look like you are wearing any.

• Be sure to check for potential allergens before applying makeup.