Both of my grandnieces - in their early 20's - have eyelash extensions. One is modest and fine but the younger one is a bit OTT!! In fact, it's hard to look at her without fixating on her eyelashes :-)

Since I have virtually no eyelashes left of my own, I did ask them about their extensions. Way too expensive and high maintenance for my old lady budget so I'll just make do with what I have to work with.

I don't understand the Botoxed lips....do they actually think that looks good?? Looks more like a deformity to me.

I look better with false eyelashes.

Not giant ones.

Are we distinguishing between a nicely muscular body (male or female), and those competitive body builders where the people are nothing but skin and bones with bulgy muscle masses? I don't find the latter attractive, and it's so overdone I can't believe they are healthy, either.

Several female reporters/anchors on my local news stations wear huge, thick false eyelashes and it's all that I can focus on, so distracting. I also do not like the newer trend of the long, very pointed fingernails. I watched a woman who had these nails, struggling to apply lip gloss with her finger, her nail was in her nose.

Why do female journalists on TV display those stupid hair extensions drooping over their shoulders? It's hard to take an aging "Goldilocks" seriously. (Did they miss the bus for Nashville?) No male journalist has to constantly push his hair out of his face while informing us if the governor has granted clemency (whatever).

Those tacky nails also have to be a budget-buster for some of the women I see wearing them.

Most of the women I see with a lot of makeup, elaborate hair and fake nails would limprove their appearance more by abandoning the 'salon' and exercising enough to lose their excess weight.

I'm not a fan of plastered-on makeup, false eyelashes and ridiculously long false fingernails, either. I especially dislike those long, pointy nails. They look nasty, and the person wearing them can't even use their hands like they should.

I don't think lifting weights makes a man healthy. Building up heart and lung function is healthy, not having big muscles. Big muscles are just vanity. Women having breast implants just to have bigger bosoms is vanity. Neither one makes you healthy.

When I started noticing what happens to men's bodies as they age and can no longer spend enough time to keep that muscle look which happens about age 40 when I see comments about it is for health I have to snicker. To maintain that visible muscle look even at a younger age the muscles must be pumped up to be seen. Everyone as they age lose skin tone. If the skin is not as tight against the muscles only during physical activity are the muscles visible.

One of the interesting things I have noticed about men is similar to women as they age the hips become larger. Of course the vain ones will tell you they wear the same size pants as they did at twenty. What they do not tell you is that is because the waist band is below their stomachs.

As far as women especially in pictures and movies makeup artists can drastically change a persons appearance along with careful editing via airbrushing techniques.

Whenever I see a woman with the excessively long eyelashes or extra-long fingernails, I can't help thinking of how uncomfortable it must be. Then add the high heeled, pointed toe shoes and breast and lip enhancements, and wonder how they function, especially if they have young children to care for. Many have nannies but still must interact with children. The history of women being deformed for beauty (think tight corsets -- oh, wait, waist trainers are still here) is still alive and present.

I think years ago breasts and lashes and so on were seen as ways to be more marketable in an environment where many women did not work outside the home. Since then, much has been done to judge and value women by their work results, knowledge, talents, leadership ability, etc.

I'm a woman and I detest those long fake eyelashes and daggers they call nails. I don't know how they function with these nails. That said, I have a gorgeous granddaughter and I'm not bragging, she really is. She has beautiful blonde hair which is natural and huge blue eyes and lovely brows. On her days posting that it is a natural no make-up day, she is so pretty. BUT she wears the lashes and paints her already lovely brows into ridiculous shape and gets her nails done every week, They are long with fancy designs on them. No one else in our family does this and we wonder why she does because looking at her before and after pics, most people would pick the before .

Less is more! I hate all the over do some people seem to feel like then need. Natural (with a touch of help) is so much better.

IMO, it's just another of the latest trends marketed by the beauty industry - like contouring. It's a way to get women to buy more cosmetics. Advertising works, and now there's a whole world of fashion 'influencers' that increases the popularity of such trends.

Beauty products are often sold by making folks feel inadequate. Younger women are often the best customers, but some never outgrow the need to look 'perfect'.

I agree, it’s a trend that will go away eventually. In the meantime, women will wear them because it makes them feel more attractive.

I don't get it either, but I used to have super long, thick eyelashes and they were very annoying. Especially since I wore glasses back then and even curling my lashes didn't help. Buying the curved lenses helped a little bit, but they still hit the lenses every time I blinked. I guess if you don't wear glasses or sunglasses ever it would be okay.

I agree, less is more. Before pandemic, I was shopping at my local drug store. Lady at cash register had on eyelashes that seemed more than an inch long. Her lashes were above her eyebrows. Looked kinda strange, but maybe we all see beauty in different ways.

Local magazines always have at least two ads from plastic surgeons. Don't you want your body 'sculpted'? One man's ads show a woman's silhouette with the words, "Body By (His surname)".

I don't understand the fake eye lashes either. Last in-the-store shopping trip, the cashier had lashes that were probably 2 inches long and spiky. Kind of like spider legs sticking out of her eye lids.

I also wouldn't do the painted-on eyebrows that look drawn with a sharpie. Or the contouring craze where people have smears of varying colors in their faces. Or the disgusting loooong nails that you don't want within a foot of your merchandise or your person. Oh, and the fake hair clip-ins that look so heavy and unnatural.

Now get off my lawn. :)

spider legs, the perfect description! (shudder!)

don't understand the Botoxed lips....

all the better to kiss you with, my dear ... [think red riding hood]

In the time of Covid short nails are better...I never liked long fingernails on me anyway. Don't even want to think how you wipe your rear...

Oh botox... I temped at a very upscale private dermatologist office for a little bit a decade or so ago. Cant say much, but botox was used by shockingly young people for wrinkle places on their faces- as prevention practice.

I didn't temp there long, the assignment was supposed to be short. But it sure was an interesting learning experience.

And back to eyelashes.. I think it's a bit older than current trend... I remember 30 years ago being a kid and mom using them, and grandma- came on little pink or white trays at the beauty aisles. Fab photos from the 60-70's of models, clubbing, and so on with some crazy feathers, gemstones, thick black fans of eyelid fringe, lol.

I remember using eyeliner and a date telling me I looked like a raccoon. Can't imagine what he'd say today!

Those things look ridiculous. No one believes that your lashes are that long dear.

SO once said something about a woman we saw, she had on those fake lashes, dark smoky eye makeup, bright red lips and those long talons some women think are attractive.

He said she looked like a cheap camel that had been beat up by her pimp and had 2 black eyes and a busted lip. Not nice but fairly accurate. And she thought she had it going ON, poor thing.

"No male journalist has to constantly push his hair out of his face..."

True, but on the other hand, how many anchor men and reporters have hair pieces? Think about it. How often do we see a bald or balding guy doing the news? All those aging men on CNN or MSNBC or Fox? I think there is an excellent business involved in supplying hairpieces and toupees for them. Try to imagine Tom Selleck with a shiny pate. Eek!

Back in my club hopping days, I wore short skirts, spike heels, looked hot and felt sexy. But the one thing I could never stand was wearing a bra. I don't know how other women can stand having elastic (and even wire!) strapped around their chest all day. I occasionally try to wear one, and always have to take it off within an hour. I'm lucky to have what I call the "sports car style" figure, so I don't need any help keeping things in place. But I think even if I was built more like a sedan, I'd still eschew elastic bondage.

Sable, one of the things I always loved about weatherman Willard Scott was that he joked about his own hairpiece, and even would sometimes be seen without it.

I walked into my local liquor store (Gasp!) for something. The female at the register was about 30 (I am guessing and not good at that stuff). Her eye liner went about a half an inch beyond her eyes and she sported false eyelashes. It were as though she was doing some sort of stage appearance. Nice person, but she was not attractive at all.

Then there is the woman at the self-checkout at my local Walmart. I enjoy chatting with her. I am guessing again - in her 50s (or maybe a bit older). I am also guessing her height at less than 5'. What is unusual is the purple hair that she has. Not new, she has been that way for months. And now has a face mask of the same coloring!

I like them. Not the ridiculous huge ones some women wear, but just long and thick enough to be clearly fake.

As for lipstick, I’ve always liked this lyric:

Hey girl

As I’ve always said I prefer your lips red

Not what the good Lord made

But what he intended

-Roger Waters

Not about makeup or lashes or nails....but I am so tired of seeing ripped jeans. It really looks stupid, especially when someone is wearing a blazer and heels. Saw that on TV.

duct tape and a Swiss army knife

I once had a secretary with ultra long fake nails. I’m not quite sure how she typed; she did. But what she was really good at was using those nails like a knife to peel a grapefruit! She ate one every morning. Our suite smelled divine. Truth be told, her nails scared me a little.

I haven't worn make up in years nor do I get my nails done. Nope...I don't understand the fake lashes either.

Remember Twiggy with her drawn on lower lashes?

Would you like to bet that those with talons, don't do much housework, or yard work, etc.? A year ago, I attended a program given by the local police dept., regarding safety. One thing mentioned was,... women who wear very high heels are perfect victims for thieves. All that's needed is a shove, and those women are down. Easy to knock off balance. Those that wear false eyelashes that look like dead spiders on their eyes, are following the hype, of what is now a popular fashion statement.

Terrible waste of time and money unless your work requires these adornments.

Only one job comes immediately to mind <eyeroll>, but there are careers that require a neat hairstyle and regular manicures.

Chisue - don't overlook the ladies working in the 'beauty' industry, like salons, makeup counters and shops like Sephora.

And haha - as a kid, I had a piano teacher with long manicured nails who wouldn't play the keyboard. She would point to the keys for me to play 😄

That said, fake eyelashes and wigs (another revived trend) just seem so 60s/70s to me - so do painted on eyebrows.

Most people care what they look like, even if the look they’re going for is “I don’t care what I look like.” We spend so much time focusing on cultural diversity, why not just accept and embrace that others have different tastes and preferences?

^^ But this is an opinion thread (I think?) and we are just expressing our opinions. Just like the food threads where some people find venison gag-worthy, and others love it. Most people don't want to control the clothes or makeup choices of others, but we do have opinions. :)

You’re absolutely right, kadefol, most of the comments are simply opinions and i got stuck on one or two that to me leaned more judgmental. My mistake.

Frankly, I think it is fine to be judgmental about long fingernails. That is a matter of hygiene that may affect us all. In my state several years ago, there was legislation introduced to forbid fake nails on food service workers. I did not follow it to see if the bill died or if it became law.

I can't have any length on my fingernails. Especially with my pinkies, if they get long at all, the pressure from using the fingers starts lifting the nail off the nail bed. It hurts and I'll actually get dark vertical lines under the nail where it has started to bleed. Don't know how others do it.

nickel, I would most definitely make a distinction between a body builder and a fit and muscular male who is normal looking and healthy. Those body builders are almost hard to even look at and the other aspects of what they do and why they do it are highly suspect in my opinion,

I don't really care what people look like personally...to each their own.

What I really hate is when women or men wear way too much flagrance. I can't even stand to be within 10 feet of them without without it overwhelming me. There are women at work that I won't even get in an elevator with because I won't be able to breath. It's hard to hold one's breath for the time it takes to go up 4 or 5 floors. Sometimes I will get in an empty elevator and I can still smell the perfume stench from someone who rode the elevator before me.

I don't know how these people can stand to be around themselves!

I’m with you on that for sure. I think maybe they go nose blind and add more and more? I don’t know but maybe the formulation has gotten stronger. I’ve had to get into fights about this with my wife. She’d show me the teensiest dab or spritz she was putting on, and I’d tell her it doesn’t matter, it’s strong enough to where I’d avoid her train car. At this point she’s conscious of it and looks for very subtle scents. But I don’t see why people feel compelled to smell like anything other than clean. Might be something primal? My dog likes to leave his scent everywhere as well.

lol at "flagrance" ... intentional or not I like it! Slight tangent but funny -- DH just read me this: "I can tell if someone is judgemental just by looking at them."

Once I was waiting to board a commuter train and a person standing next to me asked what perfume I was wearing. I was puzzled, because I wasn't wearing any, which is what I said. The person *insisted* on knowing because he or she (I don't recall) liked it so much. I continued to deny wearing perfume, but clearly the person thought I was lying. We got on the train and I forgot about it.

I figured it out much later. It was the Emlin SOAP I'd bathed with that morning! I really didn't think anyone could pick up that very faint scent, which I stopped noticing once I left the bathroom.

When I was a young girl working i a large office I loved it when the women walked by and i could sense the special perfume that they wore. Of course a fragrance may be too much for some because smell is the most primitive and intense sense we have. For awhile I had the most boring job in the world, coding page after page of gas meter reading books. I'd fall asleep and the only thing that helped was a splash of water in the face and to reapply some perfume. I never overdid the perfume thing, I am sure. When my husband said he didn't like perfume I gave it up. Imagine this -- about twenty years later he commented on a lovely perfume a friend was wearing!!! This was no attraction, no romance. I wasn't a bit jealous. But at that moment I felt that I had cheated myself out of the pleasure of scent -- for myself!

I used to use Roger et Gallet soaps primarily sandalwood or rose and washed my hair with Herbal Essence shampoo back when the shampoo only came in one type. At the end of the day I could still smell the sandalwood on my skin so it may not be that people drenched their bodies with scent but that they used a soap that left a lingering scent on their bodies. Some people's skin especially those with slightly more natural oils will hold scent where drier skin will not.

I got so used to the "Boy you/your hair smells good" that I was taken aback last year when I read that someone saying that was hitting on you and could be a sexual advance.

What hubby and I laugh over is seeing women at amusement parks wearing high heels.

For me, it's any one with a hair color that's not normal for a human being. Blue hair, for example, is icky to me.

Remember patchouli from the 1960-70's? It seemed like everyone bathed in it. I have never worn much make up since the 1970's. For a job in 1970 I had to wear fake eyelashes and eyeliner and the whole 9 yards regarding makeup. I only lasted a few months. I keep my nails short because of hobbies like gardening and find that longer nails get in the way of doing things.