What do Boy George, Bertie Ahern and Brian O Driscoll have in common? Yup, a little love of grooming. And as we told you we were chatting with Spin FM about Bertie’s make-up budget; the Irish Male has definitely changed.
Now the man in your life might not have Bertie’s budget but we’re sure he could handle a few products – it doesn’t hurt to try! And if you’re a guy reading this, well you don’t need much more persuasion now do you?
Watch out for the new Eircom ad and the great look we created for their male model! 
Concealer: who doesn’t want to lose that racoon look and pop brightly out of the house in the morning? The top end is the YSL Touché Éclat for Men or start him on The Men Pen which can be safely ordered online. Boys – dab it carefully onto the inner corner under your eye, don’t bring it all the way out and only use enough to cover your shadows not bake them!
Guyliner: The jury is out on whether this is a good look off the film-set but he’ll never know ‘till he tries. Now he wouldn’t have to go as heavy as we do for Smokey Eye and definitely avoid the Captain Jack Sparrow look unless he’s in front of the camera. Boys – a thin line is good, maybe start with a pencil as they’re easier to use than liquid, even for us experts at LA.
Foundation: As with the ladies start with a clean, clean skin. Try the L’oreal male products which come in reassuringly solid packaging. For any boys reading this – you know how you laugh at us when we get the neckline wrong? It’s not that easy so go lightly on the colours! Match up skin colour and foundation shade in sunlight if you can.
All of this will create a subtle glow without drawing too much attention … if that’s what you want. We’ve always thought it a bit sad that men miss out on so much. But as the Beaut.ie girls reported men can even wear our favourite Eylure lashes now.
And guys, expert help is always on hand here at La Make-Up! Some of the best makeup artists in the world are male so don’t be shy! Start with one of our Make-up Classes and you never know; you might end up working here!
What make-up products do you think suit men? Or is everything great?
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