One of the worst grooming blunders for men is Over-groomed Brows. Manly eyebrows waxed, tweezed or cosmetically shaped into tapered arches are just not manly. Example: “The Rock” on the left and Dwayne Johnson on the right. Thank God Johnson figured out he needed more natural brows for his movie career. They’re still just the slightest bit “done,” but better. Couldn’t take him seriously at all with them feminine arches he had as The Rock.
Now, why hasn’t Aussie makeup artist Napoleon Perdis been told by his wife to man up his brows? (I’m sorry, I had to ask.)
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“After” = a kabillion times better!
*sigh* Again with the comments and replies out of order. This one was originally posted 2 June 2009 at 11:21 pm
You ain’t kiddin’, sistah from anutha mutha!
Finally made this into a blog, eh? :P
originally posted 2 June 2009 at 11:22 pm
Er — so I’ve mentioned my thoughts on this at some point, have I?
Susan originally posted 3 June 2009 at 5:09 pm
Yes, ma’am! Over lovely thai I heard your inspired thoughts about men’s eyebrows. Matthew thanks you for the constant (silent) critiques I make on his eyebrows now :P
Could not agree with you more about this. Such a common mistake. Definitely want men to take pride in their appearance, but don’t take it to the extreme!
originally posted 3 June 2009 at 9:11 am
Exactly! And isn’t it funny how a little thing like brows can tip things over into extreme so easily??
hahaha, you speek the truth!
I’d almost take a uni-brow over pin thin brows… almost.
originally posted 3 June 2009 at 8:07 pm
A unibrow can at least be shaped, corrected. Too thin leaves nothing to be done — pencil or powder can’t save ‘em!
Leave my brows alone, dammit. I like them plucked.
originally posted 3 June 2009 at 8:08 pm
Ah ha ha! Musta been your agent or manager that forced the brow issue, then, huh?
There was an intervention suggested by the studio. You do what it takes to remain the Scorpion King. And in your fantasies, J.
originally posted 5 June 2009 at 2:35 pm
Good move. Very good move.
Preach, Girl!
Thank you for doing your part to put a stop to this. Overly plucked eyebrows on a man are on par with him sporting a pair of bedazzled jeans.
What you women say about what you like about guys needs to always be taken with a grain of salt. For years I walked around with unkempt eyebrows because I foolishly believed what my first girlfriend told me–that men who wax their brows were “gay.”
Fast forward years later, I got them waxed on a whim (to a shape not unlike the photo on the left there of Rock), and sure enough, the positive attention I received from females shot up noticeably. And my dating life has never been the same since.
Like I said, when it comes to guys, women always say they like one thing and then go for the complete opposite. Case in point, how many girls say they want “a nice guy” and then go for an asshole. Shaped eyebrows kind of aid in creating the whole ‘prick’ image, and that’s why I like them. And coming off as a prick, my dating life has been great ever since. Ciao!
Well, Waxed, unkempt is another matter. You’ll note in the right-hand photo, DJ’s brows are in no way unkempt. They’re definitely shaped, but in a more natural-looking manner that works better with his features and bone structure. Groomed, if you will. Rather than over-groomed.
We all have our preferences, all of us. Some men love fake boobs, fake tans, bleached blonde and thin frames; some prefer no-work-done curvy types. The happiest coincidence is the meeting of two people who have found in each other the type they prefer, doncha think? So well done, you, with your dating success.
I can tell you, though — no salt required — if I were to date a man with brows like the Rock’s over-groomed photo, he’d get tired of me suggesting he let them fill out a bit before I’d get tired of doing the suggesting. In fact, the probability of such a dating match is slim. I’ve never been interested in men with an image such as the one in which you now seem to revel (Johnson may have had brows over which I despaired, but never came across as anything less than a nice guy). I also like to think I’m a little more emotionally healthy than those who choose schmucks over good guys, at least at this point in my life. And, in a happy coincidence, no man with such an image has ever shown interest in me. See? We all have our preferences. *grin*
I’m all for manscaping, but agree that overly groomed / tweezed / shaped eyebrows on a dude is just bad!
And yours are great! Controlled and manly. If we’d got that darned mile-high photo I could post about them!