What percent of men do you think wear makeup? (guys, product, head)

[callofdutyplayer]

Do you think it's around 80-90 percent in this day and age?

I wear makeup ( but you can't tell just foundation, concealer, clear mascara, eyebrow pencil). Do you think most guys do and not admit it? Also why wouldn't they wear makeup if you can't they have it on and makes them look better?

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[hertfordshire]

It's nowhere near 80-90%. I'd say closer to 10-20%.

[Brian_M]

0% of all men I now know, or ever known in the past, have worn makeup. The ridicule would have been noteworthy.

[Fat Freddy]

Originally Posted by Brian_M

0% of all men I now know, or ever known in the past, have worn makeup. The ridicule would have been noteworthy.

Same here.

Except when I lived in San Francisco.

I had a few friends who lived in the Castro District.

Some of them wore makeup, but only when they were in drag.

[doc1]

Originally Posted by Brian_M

0% of all men I now know, or ever known in the past, have worn makeup. The ridicule would have been noteworthy.

This.

However when I lived in Houston, TX's Montrose area back in the 70s you'd see it occasionally because it was populated with a sizable amount of gay males.

Only one gay friend of mine wore makeup. The rest, no.

[crd08]

More non-Hollywood men are wearing makeup, but not even close to 80-90%.

[Fat Freddy]

When I was a teenager, I had a friend that was so hairy he had to shave his forehead.

Then he would put on white powder to hide the stubble.

[Hemlock140]

Originally Posted by Brian_M

0% of all men I now know, or ever known in the past, have worn makeup. The ridicule would have been noteworthy.

Same here, I have never met any male that appeared to have on makeup, and have only seen a few that were also in drag. My guess would be about 2-3%.

[turf3]

Yeah, I think OP needs to step away from the fashion magazines and spend a little time in the real world.

[Sunbather]

A pretty low percentage. Absolutely no way it is 80-90% overall for guys. As a guy who is very interested in fashion and has a lot of friends in the industry (both pure retail as well as on the design and production side etc.), even within that scene (where the numbers would be much, much higher than the overall population) it is in the minority. My guess would be in straight men you are looking at ~5% overall in the US. For men who are not straight, you're most likely looking at a larger number but even then I'd wager to guess <25% wear it on a daily, regular basis just based on my experience with friends or what i've been exposed to.